|
2 AUGUST 2008
 Wow, I did not expect to write an article like this one. The ball started
rolling, and the more I dug into this short-lived team, the more intrigued
I became. It's a title that stands in most readers' minds as a period
piece—not a good one. Extreme Justice was released at a time when the
industry was coming down from it's "Image high," and it preceded the
hullabaloo of Grant Morrison's relaunch.
I managed to score an interview with the the series' creator, Dan Vado,
who shared some great insights into working on JLA in the mid '90s.
Watch for more updates. My scanner is down so I still have some images
to add. In addition, I'm getting a reference book to research JLA sales
figures, so I'll be talking about that, too. This write-up led to updates
in its members' profiles, most notably, Zan
and Jayna. I plan to update
the others' as well.
What factors motivated the creation of Extreme
Justice,
and its creators? Were there any redeemable qualities? > READ
ON ...
26 JULY 2008
No, not that kind of furry.
Just when you think there's no more weird
Legion stuff to dig up, you find stuff like this. And I love it. > READ
ON ...
Props
to the web site Welcome
to the 30th Century for turning me on to this rarity. (Even
though they fail to mention me on their links page—AS
IF!
14 JULY 2008
Cleaning up after the epic Booster Gold opener, issues #1-10.
Plus #0. Plus #1,000,000. It was really good if you didn't read it. I
still have to figure out how to handle the Time Masters profile. On one
hand, Adam Arnold has covered them quite extensively. But it hasn't been
updated and I'm not sure he's interested in doing so.
"After his defeat at the hands of Rip Hunter and Booster
Gold (52
#52), the Venusian worm dubbed Mister Mind plotted
revenge on the "Time Masters" and assembled a rival band
of Time
Stealers." > READ ON
...
10 JULY 2008
Hey take a look at the sequence of Gog-related events here, extracted
from the JSA Chronology. If you see any errors or have comments, please
let me know.
| THE
KINGDOM |
Somewhere outside normal time/space, the original
Superman of Earth-2 (trapped in Alexander Luthor's "heaven")
contemplates his "captivity"
and searches for a way out. NOTE: This series
is the first time the future heroes of Kingdom Come (Earth-22)
appeared in the mainstream DCU, and the first app. of Earth-2 Superman
since Crisis #12. |
Kingdom #1 (2.99) |
Booster Gold opens the first Planet Krypton restaurant
in Metropolis. The restaurant is unwittingly a nexus of Hypertime, "haunted" by
images of heroes from various timelines and alternate worlds (including
some that ceased to exist as a result of the Crisis on Infinite
Earths). |
Kingdom: Planet Krypton (2.99) |
The Superman of New Earth finds Gog battling Captain,
in hopes of destroying Kansas earlier in time. Superman, Batman
and Wonder Woman of Earth-22 arrive
from the future to help their New Earth counterparts with the
aid of Earth-22's young heroes (Nightstar, Kid Flash, Offspring
and Ibn al Xu'ffasch). An arsenal hidden in the Planet Krypton
restaurant allows them to defeat Gog. The "Phantom Stranger" of
Earth-22 steps in to reveal himself as the grown son of
Superman and Wonder Woman (Jonathan Kent II).
The Quintessence reclaims Gog and confesses the error of its ways.
Meanwhile, the Superman of Earth-2 discovers there may be hope
of escaping Alex Luthor's world. |
Kingdom #2 (2.99) |
Our Worlds at War: Imperiex
destroys much of Kansas. |
Action Comics #780 (8.01) |
Our Worlds at War: Superman rescues a young boy in Topeka,
Kansas. NOTE: One might assume this boy is
William Matthews, the future Gog (see next entry). |
Superman v.2 #172 (9.01) |
William Matthews, a boy with faith in Superman, survives the
death of his parents during Imperiex's attack on Kansas. The boy
is visited by a mysterious man called Gog. NOTE: The
Gog of Earth-22 first appeared in New
Year's Evil: Gog #1 (2.98).
It is unclear whether the Gog in this story is him,
or a hallucination induced by the Third World Gog (see next entry).
|
(Action Comics #813, 5.04) |
William Matthews becomes Gog (II) after
acquiring the powers of an old Third World god in Africa. The powers
destabilize his mind and give him glimpses of other Earths. NOTE: In
this issue, the Third World Gog claimed that William Matthews suffered
from delusions regarding his origins. This William is probably distinct
from the William of Earth-22. |
(JSofA v.3 #16, 7.08) |
The Wrath of Gog: William Matthews, Gog, returns for revenge
on Superman. Superman gets overconfident in battle and is stabbed
by Gog's kryptonite-laced staff. (#815) Despite
help from Superboy and the Teen Titans, Superman succumbs to the
poisoning (#816) but his own immune system
eventually helps him recover. (#818) |
Action Comics #815-818 (7-10.04) |
In the Name of Gog: Superman is attacked by an
army of Gogs, recruited from throughout time. (#824) Gog
apparently kills Superman but secretly, takesk him prisoner. Superman's "death" inspires
an army in his name, who battle Gog for a hundred years. During this
time, Doomsday (now armed with a conscience) becomes a champion for
Superman and eventually hunts down Gog. This elder Gog repents after
realizing the horror of his crimes and together, Gog and Doomsday
agree to fix the time stream. Back in the past (the original time
point), Gog simultaneously achieves the same enlightment and calls
off his campaign. He escapes. (#825)
| Action Comics #820-825 (12.04-5.05)
|
DECADES HENCE
Kingdom Come, Earth-22
|
In battle with the Parasite, Captain Atom
is torn open and most of Kansas is destroyed. NOTE: This series
was originally an out-of-continuity "Elseworlds" story
and was later said to have taken place in an offshoot of Hypertime
(a divergent timeline). Hypertime was a concept introduced by
the Kingdom event in 1999. After the Infinite Crisis,
this timeline became the parallel Earth-22. |
Kingdom Come #1 (7.96) |
Superman rescues
one sole survivor from Kansas: a boy named William. Unseen,
the Quintessence of Earth-22 decides to gift him with great powers.
They ask the Phantom Stranger to deliver it to
him as an adult. |
New Year's Evil:
Gog #1 (2.98) |
1st apps. of Wildcat III,
Zatara II, Thom Kallor
as Starman, Midnight, Red Tornado III,
Brainiac's Daughter, Al as Atom-Smasher, Atlas, Whiz,
Ibn al Xu'ffasch, Sandy
as Sandman IV. |
Kingdom Come #2 (8.96) |
The U.N. launches a nuclear attack on the
metahumans. Captain Marvel dies detonating the bomb above ground
zero. |
Kingdom Come #4 (10.96) |
The U.N.'s bomb shunts Superman
to New Earth, where he meets the Justice Society. |
JSofA v.3 #9 (10.07) |
Superman returns to Earth-22 after
the moment of his departure. The bombing survivors agree to work
together with the world's governments to solve their problems. |
Kingdom Come #4
(10.96) |
2031: Gog,
moving backwards through time, arrives to kill Superman again.
He hopes to accelerate the destruction of Kansas, to shake the
world's faith and heroes and lead to their earlier downfall. For
various reasons, the members of the Quintessenece would also benefit
from the Kansas tragedy happening sooner. With the help of the
Justice League, Gog fails to kill Superman on the day of he and
Wonder Woman's son, Jonathan. Gog kidnaps the infant and
moves backwards again in time. Despite warnings from Waverider,
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman go back
in time with Rip Hunter to rescue Jonathan. NOTE: The
date is given by Deadman. Jonathan Kent's first name was revealed
in Kingdom #2. |
The Kingdom #1 (2.99) |
11 August 2040: Superman
of Earth-22 visits the adult William and asks him to stop deifying
him in his church. William's faith is shaken just as he is gifted
with great power from the Quintessence. With the power to alter
time, he becomes Gog. In madness, he kills Superman and
begins moving back through time to kill him again repeatedly. NOTE: The
date is from Kingdom #1, the date of the oldest Superman's
death. |
New Year's Evil:
Gog #1 (2.98) |
6 JULY 2008
» Legion Link
I'd never seen this before. For your perusement... The
Legion of Simpson Heroes!
6 JULY 2008
» Team Updates
Several small updates to the Titans-related teams, including the Titans
East and Terror Titans. As you may know, I do not belabor much other
than the membership list of the Titans because the team is so beautifully
covered by Titans Tower.
I've also added the latest hijinks of members of the Great
Ten and an obscure team called the Freakshow to the Teams
Appendix.
I would love to start a new project: a chronology or map of the DCU espionage
family. If you have lots of interest in this, or lots of comics related
to it, give me a ring and let's start working on it!
8 JUNE 2008
» German DC Fan Portal
I got a request for link exchange to this great German site, which if
you speak German, would be great!
For other reasons, though, it's interesting to click through and see
what's going on. It's easy to assume that America is the only market
for these comics, but in fact there are whole worlds to DC out there
we know nothing about. It makes me wonder how things sell differently
in other countries. And what, if any, adjustments are made to the foreign
versions of DC comics? Are there native comics companies who put up stiff
competition?
If you have insight into this, give me a holler...
VISIT: DC Arena: A German
DC Fan Portal
(http://www.dc-arena.de)
2 MAY 2008
» Legion of Three Worlds Teasers
Have you seen them? One
of the cover and the preview from Wizard
27 APRIL 2008
Rest assured, even if I don't post notice here, I am constantly doing
updates across the site. Usually it's updating characters' statuses,
or adding to the Chronologies.
Here's a meatier chunk for you. Expanded and revised profile:
"After Maxwell Lord left Checkmate in ruins, the
organization was reogranized by the United Nations. Amanda Waller was
appointed White Queen which, though powerful, kept her from running
field operations. Although she was nominated for the position of Black
Queen several times, the appointment was always blocked because of
her recent affiliation with Lex Luthor. Her solution was to reignite
the Squad as a "pet project,"
with the help of her Checkmate underlings, King Faraday and
Count Vertigo..." > READ ON
...
18 MARCH 2008
» Legion Ephemera!
Get ready for more! I was cleaning out my file cabinet and found some
interesting Legion ephemera...
This is a major one. John Censullo, an early contributor to my Legion
module, once mailed me this alternate story intended to be published
in Secret Origins. Editor Mark Waid pushed this one through
channels after the Crisis, including Superboy in the Legion's origin.
After Byrne's revamp of Superman continuity, this didn't sit well with
the higher-ups. Although Waid fixed it so that it would have still
worked all right, it was killed. A new story was written and ran in
Secret Origins #46. It was written by Gerard Jones and penciled by
Kurt Schaffenberger. > SEE
...
I have scanned this story in from the original. It offers lots of insights
about the new directions the Legion books took in the late 90s. At this
time, the editor was trying to save the book and open it up to new readers
with the creation of the Legionnaries title. > READ...
These must have come either from and issue of Wizard, Legion #100
or were a giveaway. Can anyone tell me? These would be
a whole lot more fun if they didn't remind me of how much I hated (and
still hate) Jeff Moy's artwork. > SEE
...
16 MARCH 2008
Well, this one took hours and hours. I realized that in reviewing Grant
Morrison's new Club of Heroes — from Batman #667-669 — I
would have to split my Global
Guardians entry
in two.
I also incorporated all the great existing stuff from my Obscure
Characters section
to make a really well-rounded history of these heroes. I hope we see
them again soon, though I daresay Morrison is probably the only one
who can show them sufficient love. > READ ON ...
14 MARCH 2008
A long-overdue update to this page, to accompany the one below. I might
still add some pics... > READ ON ...
8 MARCH 2008
This group is the new version of the Crime Syndicate and originates
from the new Earth-3. > READ ON ...
3 MARCH 2008
» Team Updates
I'm going through and doing "routine maintenance" on whole pages, starting
with those which have languished the longest. Check out:
- Zoo Crew: Adding
the events of Captain
Carrot and the Final Ark!, "The Zoo
Crew reside on Earth-26, although they refer to it as "Earth-C."
- Cosmic Teams — D: Doom Patrol,
D.E.O. and more.
- Justice League Elseworlds: adding the Justice Alliance of America.
- Cosmic Teams — J: Justice
Experience, Jihad, Justa Lotta Animals and more.
- Cosmic Teams — O/P/Q: Peoples'
Heroes. I also broke the Olympians' entry into its own profile, but
have not updated it yet.
29 FEBRUARY 2008
I just discovered this publication, even though it's been out for a while. It collects the Best of the Legion Outpost fanzine which began in the 1970s. This is not for the faint of heart, but hardcore Legion geeks only. I've found its redeeming factors are:
- You can order it online.
- It has lots of interviews with Legion creators.
- One of those is a never-before printed Keith Giffen interview from when he first started drawing the series. He comments on each Legionnaire individually.
- It reprints lots and lots of private, commissioned art.
> READ ON ...
28 FEBRUARY 2008
I've been waiting for someone to pick up the ball on these! Jorge
Martinez has added to his super-library. Love them. > READ ON ...
      
27 FEBRUARY 2008
I have scanned two of the three articles from this magazine (from January
1981), which features a HUMONGOUS interview with Paul Levitz just before
he took over writing the Legion for the second time. > READ ON ...
10 FEBRUARY 2008
I've dissected this image for you. You can tell what's going on already,
for the most part, but these renderings make some things clearer.
Also, Dan DiDio has commented that George Perez will be involved with the Legion in the near future. No clues about whether this means interior or cover art. I'm betting Geoff Johns will be launching a new Legion book (he's also been treading lightly about some mystery project).
Here's the original
article from Newsarama.
CLICK THEM
3 FEBRUARY 2008
While others prepare for the Super Bowl, I chose to finish — finally
— editing my Legionnaire profiles to fit current New Earth continuity.
It's a great time to read these, as these Legionnaires are gearing up
for a new future, and a 50th anniversary. > READ ON ...
20 JANUARY
2008
This racist group assembled by Vandal Savage was one of the impetuses for
the JSA's reformation. > READ ON ...
17  JANUARY 2008
On February 26, 2008, Warner Home Video will release a feature length Justice
League movie based on the 2004 comic book DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn
Cooke.
Also watch for a comic book follow up, on sale March 5, 2008:
 JUSTICE
LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL
Written by Darwyn Cooke; Art by Cooke, J. Bone and David Bullock; Cover
by Cooke
Celebrating the DVD release of the New Frontier movie comes this collection
of never before seen stories including "New Frontier: The Lost Chapter," with
script and art by Darwyn Cooke! This tale provides a first-hand look at Faraday's
quest to outlaw masked vigilantes, culminating with the day Superman goes
to Gotham to bring down Batman. Also included are two back-up stories featuring
Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Sgt. Rock and others, as well as behind-the-scenes
bonus material from the movie!
DC Universe | 48pg. | Color | $4.99 US
 Official
Site • Myspace
Page
15 JANUARY 2008
Done!
Work on my JLA
Elseworlds has led to a Legion endeavor. I still have quite a few things
to review, but there a link in here for some good reading, too.
Recent additions include Superman
& Batman: Generations III, Legion
#300,
DC One Million, Elseworlds
Annuals and Legends
of Dead Earth and Superboy's
Legion. > READ ON ...
5 JANUARY 2008
I continue to add and refine by JLA Elseworlds reviews. Grant Morrison
really unleashed a tidal wave of crap in his great wake! Obviously I
knew that DC pounced on the opportunity to cash in on JLA's initial
success, but I'm still staggered by the number of books I need to cover.
My collection is now only missing JLA: Welcome to
the Working Week,
JLA: A League of One and JLA: Seven Caskets.
These reviews were spurred by the revelation that some
Elseworlds have been spun into their own Earths
in the multiverse. There are some really fantastic stories in
these one-shots and prestige format series. When they were initially
released, I shied away from them; I preferred to spend my time and
money on in-continuity tales. Elseworlds seemed like such a distraction
and frankly, DC's Elseworlds track record was poor (see the 1996
DC Annuals).
But I guess DC's marketing ploy is working on my like a fish in a barrel.
Since these Elseworlds have become canonical in their own right, I've
been checking them out. What I'm finding is often fantasitc! Books like
Superman: Red Son and JLA: Justice Riders feature top notch
storytelling and art.
I still need help reviewing some of these (I have bought some and will
review them as soon as I read them), so if you'd like to help, you'll
find a link to send me your contributions under each unreviewed entry. > READ ON ...
22 DECEMBER 2007
I've updated this with a lot of the current Countdown stuff, including
Arena. There have been more Earth's explored than the list
in "DC Nation" detailed... > READ ON ...
 The
Crisis Chronology
23 NOVEMBER 2007
The new story in Action Comics has brought many obscure Legion applicants
to light once again. This inspired me to dig them all up and talk about
them...
"Super-hero groups have a long history of
membership drama. Add adolescence to the mix and you're bound for
teenage drama" ... > READ ON ...
19 NOVEMBER 2007
» Yikes! My Legion Costume Designs!
Like many fans, I designed lots and lots of Legion costumes. In bringing
you the scans below, I was motivated to dig these drawings out of my boxes
and bare myself to the world. There's more where these came from, too.
What you see, you can never un-see...
(Scans are large.)
17 NOVEMBER 2007
» Legion Rarities: Fan-Designed Costumes
I just love to bring you these oddities. These fan-designed costumes appeared
in Adventure #403 (1971, after the Legion's run ended in that comic).
Only those for Duo Damsel and Saturn
Girl were used permanently. For one
issue only, Karate Kid, Projectra,
and Shadow
Lass wore these costumes,
in Superboy v.1 #183 (1972).
  
Click for a larger look
13 NOVEMBER 2007
» Legion Trivia: Superman #8
I know I'm not the first to post it, but since i just added it to my original
Legion Chronology, it's worth putting here...
Creator John Byrne played a little joke in this story by including
the four Legionnaires who most closely resembled the Fantastic Four:
Brainiac 5 (Mister Fantastic), Invisible Kid (Invisible Woman), Sun Boy
(Human Torch) and Blok (Thing). The cover even mimics Fantastic
Four #249
(1982).
7 NOVEMBER 2007
I've put some more work on this and separated this info from the old
pre-Crisis stuff. Loved the first issue of "Superman and the Legion"!
Can't wait to see where it's all heading. This includes many new post-Infinite
Crisis events such as Superman's new origin, and Karate Kid's sage
in Countdown. > READ ON ...
This has also led to some tweaks in the Legion of Super-Villains
profile. > READ ON ...
13 OCTOBER 2007
Catching up to lots of stuff here ...
"The Shadowpact is the
name given to various teams of mystics who've gathered over thousands
of years. According to the late wizard, Shazam, each such assembly
of heroes was doomed to fail in the pursuit of "lost
causes." ... > READ ON ...
"The Secret Six lay dormant for many years until the formation
of a new super-villain Society spurred Lex Luthor to build a team of
rivals. Hiding behind the guise of a new Mockingbird (III), Lex assembled
a group of rogues to challenge the Society's massive new alliance"... > READ ON ...
6 SEPTEMBER 2007
I am so happy to tell you about the new Martian Manhunter blog, The
Idol-Head of Diabolu! Frank Lee Delano used to host the best
M.M. info on the Web, and now he's refashioning it here. > READ ON ...
Martian
Manhunter • Hyperclan
And on a side note: This is a terribly busy month for
me, so updates will be very small. Rest assured, I continue to catalog
my comics for future updates. I hope to get on with updates for some
groups like Suicide
Squad, and
continue updating my JLA/JSA member profiles.
11 AUGUST 2007
This chronology includes events from both the cartoon and the comic
book. I don't have them all recorded, so I'm a little hazy on the first
appearances of certain characters, and other online sources are contradictory. > READ ON ...
29 JULY 2007
I'm starting to release a chronology for the current Legion because
I'm so glad they're not the only Legion anymore. I've been keeping notes
on the issues anyway.
BUT, I only own the trade paperbacks for issues #1-12. Can anyone tell
me where the issue breaks are in the story? I hate when that's not clear.
ALSO, where did they have an early appearance outside their own book?
I believe it was just a cameo of the three founders in the 21st century?
... > READ ON ...
14 JULY 2007
Including the newest JSA member, Citizen Steel: "In
college Hank
Heywood was a talented biology student working with Dr. Gilbert
Giles to develop a bioretardant formula..." > READ ON ...
14 JULY 2007
I've finished chronicling this Alex Ross maxi-series, which I didn't
like very much. I have a lot of problems with his totally chaotic layouts
and overuse of white paint. > READ ON ...
30 JUNE 2007
I was finishing up recording the events of Sandman
Mystery Theatre: Sleep of Reason and noticed how poorly I'd documented
this JSA member. It's all there now: "Wesley
Dodds was the son of investor Edward Dodds and his wife Marina..." > READ ON ...
26 JUNE 2007
All right! I never intended to keep doing much work on this Chronology,
but since i keep notes on every DC issue I buy, I decided to piece together
all the events of 52, falling out of the Infinite Crisis. I will
keep going with the events of Countdown. > READ ON ...
19 JUNE 2007
I've edited the most recent portion of the chronology to reflect the
revelations of Infinite Crisis, 52 and other issues. The rest
of the JLA Chronology has been reviewed, as well. I'm still waiting to
find out what Wonder Woman's post-Infinite Crisis history will be... > READ ON ...
18 JUNE 2007
The newly knighted Big Gun gets my first major overhaul of his profile.
Follow links to tons more on this character as well:
"In his eighteenth year, Jefferson Michael
Pierce participated in the Olympics and believed that life
could never get any better than this..." > READ ON ...
13 JUNE 2007
» Big Bang Comics
Why Big Bang Comics? I bought this series a while ago and finally got
around to sort of reading it. I've put information on this site about
the JLA, JSA and Legion knock-offs in that series. Quite astounding,
they are...
Part of the new subsection Other Publishers'
Justice Leagues — "The Round
Table of America was
unquestionably inspired by the JLA..." > READ ON ...
"The Pantheon of Super-Heroes formed sometime
around the year 2965..." > READ ON ...
10 JUNE 2007
Adding pics and rounding out everything about Katar and Shayera... "Katar
Hol's father was a Thanagarian agent named Paran Katar, who arrived
on Earth in 1939..." > READ ON ...
Tons here. Adding info about Fel Andar and Golden Eagle (though I gotta look up one bit)... "The lives of Hawkman and Hawkgirl began millennia ago, as the lovers in 19th Dynasty ancient Egypt, Prince Khufu and Chay-ara..." > READ ON ...
Wow, there was a lot I hadn't written about her... "Kendra
Saunders is the most recent reincarnation of Princess Chay-Ara of
ancient Egypt. Chay-Ara and her husband, Khufu were murdered
by a blade made from the Thanagarian "Nth metal." > READ ON ...
26 MAY 2007
» Sorry, been a while...
Actually, all my upgrades in coding have taken away from actual information
updates, but I'm almost done with my styling.
26 MAY 2007
Check out this awesome Swamp
Thing site, unto which I've gladly bequeathed my former Swamp Thing
Chronology. Sometimes I wish I could have such a singular vision. I
have to say, by the way, that I enjoyed the last Swamp Thing series
and was sad to see it canceled. Perhaps the artwork turned people off?
The series impressed me because the writing was deliciously creepy
and they began by actually acknowledging <gasp> recent
continuity with the character.
17 MAY 2007
» Now I Can Hear You Better
I am super high tech. I finally joined the 21st century and put up a "Talk
Back" page. You will gradually see this button appear across the
site. Go ahead, give it a try:
This is in an effort to allow you, the reader, to quickly send me info
about my pages. Sorry, Cosmic Teams will never be "open-edit" like
Wikipedia. Which is a good thing (read below).
17 MAY 2007
» Facelifts!
So notice the facelift of the JLA, Teams and JSA sections.
My time on Wiki has taught me some things and led me to pursue more HTML
knowledge. I'm going to continue new and better formatting throughout
the site, for consistency and ease.
Also, I've broken my Squadron
Supreme info out into its own profile. This is the sole non-DC
material in my site, for obvious reasons.
11 MAY 2007
» Or Not to "Wikify"
After actually learning the Wiki system and contributing, I decided
that I don't like it. This is why:
-
Verb tense. They advocate writing character histories in
the present tense. What? I cannot get over this. I have always maintained
that I want my visitors to have the easiest, most sensible read. This
means histories are written like real history and the notes that
go along with it are put off to the side for those who want more
information. This includes issue citations (which I make smaller
and not in a reference list) and notes about publication history
and changes to continuity. As far as I'm concerned, the history is
written as if these people truly exist. Everybody knows they don't,
duh.
-
Length. I went to add my Aquaman info to the Wiki page and
had to just stop. Several comments on that page encouraged condensing
(or deleting) excess information. Again, Cosmic Teams has always
aimed to be exhaustive if possible. Why not? If I've got the information,
I want to record it for my visitors. I think you're all smart enough
to skip ahead if you like. I don't like to leave details out, and
I've got more than enough Web space.
-
Objectivity. I don't interject my personal opinion too often,
but in some cases, I really want to.
-
Perception v. Reality. I assumed there were Legions of people
actively adding to Wiki entries. Not really true. There are Legions
of people yakking and kvetching over them, making minor changes and
additions, but like the Web in general, not so many really digging
in to write the good stuff. I like to think my site has sufficient
reputation that you know that what you're reading is solid and oftentimes
exhaustive. I've been at this for 10 years now!
-
DC Database? So not liking these things I checked out the
DC Database project which is similar and thought maybe that's the
place for me. No. Even fewer contributors, and what's the point of
duplicating the info at Wikipedia? It seemed cumbersome and although
I liked how some of their policies were different, I hated things
like citation style. It was then that I realized that I do what I
do for very specific reasons and I work hard to make things readable,
enjoyable and sensible.
So in summary, I do a better job.
4 MAY 2007
» I'm Probably Going to "Wikify"
Sort of.
In a way, I've gotten what I always wanted in Wikipedia: enthusiastic
and reliable contributors. I have never been successful at recruiting
people to help me with this site and for a long time I believed the interest
just wasn't out there. But the growth of DC Comics material on Wikipedia
has made it clear that there are many fans out there interested in this
kind of pastime.
My site is very much like Wikipedia in that it's done by enthusiasts
for no money. No annoying ads. To me it makes sense to merge — at
the very least — most of my individual character
profiles with those on Wiki. I still feel a proprietary connection
to a lot of the rest of the content, though. Actually, bequeathing info
to Wiki will take some of the burden off me. It's often overwhelming
to me trying to update everything. The scope of my site has gotten out
of control.
What to keep? I enjoy writing the teams material the most, but that
info also mirrors some Wiki articles, so maybe I should just move those
to Wiki as well. I'm proudest of modules like L.E.G.I.O.N. and
intend to do more of the same with Omega
Men module. I also like having my own encyclopedic JLA, JSA and Legion
sections, but I would rather keep up my chronologies and ephemera than
individual character profiles.
Your
thoughts?
» Rare Legion Designs by George Pérez
I've finally reacquired Best
of DC Digest #24 (May
1982)! I found it hard to come by. This digest collection was unique
among the series because it also featured a new tale featuring Colossal
Boy that related to the reprint story from Adventure Comics #371-372.
In addition, the issue featured what was billed as "New Costumes!" by
George Pérez. Sadly, only a handful were new, and of those,
only a few were ever used. Blok's appeared only once. The most notable
are those for Cosmic Boy, Shadow Lass and Timber Wolf.
Some Googling has
also given me reason to believe that these drawings were also assembled
into a poster and inserted into the 12/82 issue of Teräsmies (the
Finnish Superman comic).
I have also started a Legion
Gallery page.
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resolution copy of these extras:
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