Comments on: Hero History: Colossal Boy

By: Tangent72

Tangent72 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:47:51 +0000

I enjoy your write-ups! Of course, we can’t have Colossal Boy without giving props to Shrinking Violet! :) When will we see Vi’s piece?

By: RobOrange

RobOrange — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:47:53 +0000

Thanks for the post on “Leviathon”. I will look or the Ferro Lad post.
I suppose I will have to print these in color at work and make a Major Spoilers LSH Encycolpedia. (Ima Geek)
Once you have posted all the LSH, I expect the Substitute/Honorary Hero History series. Those should be short bios of a few like Insect Queen, Comet Queen, Night Girl or Infectious Lass…very short subjects.

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:00:02 +0000

Seriously, Super-Silver-Age-Tom Welling? You need to do that piece by piece and save it for last. That�s not a Hero History, that�s a Hero Thesis. Besides, Countdown/FC might throw a wrench into what�s considered canon.

It should be noted that canon has nearly nothing to do with the Hero Histories, as I’m trying to write them from the perspective that Legion history actually happened, including revamps, retcons, and various hoody hoos.

Besides, we at Major Spoilers never back down from a challenge! Ha haa!

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:57:56 +0000

For him to overlook what she did (especially to poor Violet) made him look so foolish and insensitive.

Well, Colossal Boy was kind of a big klutzy, vaguely insensitive kind of guy…

By: Amya

Amya — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:43:25 +0000

Good work as usual though CB isn’t one of my favorite Legion characters. It is great that you have such enthusiasm for all of them. But I have to say that the romance between CB and Yera was one of my least favorite in the Legion even if it was often well-written. For him to overlook what she did (especially to poor Violet) made him look so foolish and insensitive.

By: UltraMatt

UltraMatt — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:28:20 +0000

heh..always had a soft spot for growing (and shrinking) heros…giant-man..ant-man…and even though I’ve never read an issue of LSH (don’t go out much >_>) CB here…

love these hero historys, MP..great work on them ^_^

By: Mark I.

Mark I. — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:57:52 +0000

Seriously, Super-Silver-Age-Tom Welling? You need to do that piece by piece and save it for last. That’s not a Hero History, that’s a Hero Thesis. Besides, Countdown/FC might throw a wrench into what’s considered canon. If Rip Hunter’s blackboard is to be taken literally, the “Boy” might be permanently retconned into the “Man.” You’d have to go back and spellcheck the whole article! Tom Welling would become Pre-Crisis Zombie George Reeves!

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:11:02 +0000

And Ferro Lad? Looking for a light work week again, aren�t we?

Yeap… After doing Sensor Girl, Dream Girl and Star Boy back to back to back, I realized that even *I* have limits as to how much Legion I can read in a short span of time. So, the new plan is to alternate long histories (Element Lad, Chameleon Boy, Ultra Boy & Mon-El) with those who hopefully won’t give me bedsores from my writin’ chair (Impulse, Thunder, Gates, & Invisible Kid.)

Was that a little preview of things to come? Maaaaybe. :) Also, I have decided that I’ll soon be taking on the biggest challenges in Hero History… Legion Hero Histories for Tom Welling and Laura Vandevoort. Place your bets now on how long it take for me to become a complete basket case.

By: Baal

Baal — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:11:48 +0000

Nose baseball hieroglyphic hopscotch pouch. Over across, up the thing, no?

Is there a message there or just random words?

Anywho, thanks for the latest Legion hero history. I always liked Gim and Yera too and I think it was his death in the Archie Legion that led to me no longer buying it.

And Ferro Lad? Looking for a light work week again, aren’t we?