Comments on: Hero History: Andromeda

By: Ivory Bill Woodpecker

Ivory Bill Woodpecker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:38:09 +0000

I understand why they did what they did with reboot Laurel, but I really found myself missing the brave little girl who saved her people. :(

By: Scott Steubing

Scott Steubing — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:04:56 +0000

The UP President post-Zero Hour during the White Triangle storyline is mis-identified. That’s not Winema Wazzo, that’s President Chu. Wazzo was president after RJ Brande.

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:51:12 +0000

She sure seemed still interested in Brainy, even though she was married!

By: Esther

Esther — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:25:30 +0000

Not slutty…confident.

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:54:43 +0000

Did it bother anyone post zero hour that they took Laura Vandervoot and made her a nun, when she seemed before to be the slutty Legionairre?

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:39:54 +0000

Oh, and if the readers don’t like “Tom Welling”, then give them “John Newton” or “Gerard Christopher”, since they both actually wore the costume :-)

By: Darrell

Darrell — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:38:19 +0000

Laurel Kent actually is a part of the Laurel Gand history, in the fact that she was a 30th century decendant of a 20th century hero of Kryptonian power, Superboy.

Since “Valor” replaced Superboy, then Laurel Gand replaced Laurel Kent as the decendant.

Laurel Kent and Kara Zor-El were merged to become the complete Laurel Gand.

Nothing re-written about that.

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:49:06 +0000

“tom welling” is one of the reasons i come back here… the site has *gasp* personality!!! in the WebVanilla2.0 world, it’s nice to see this sort of thing..

It’s interesting to me that when I’ve made the argument that Matter-Eater Lad is a genius, Bouncing Boy is the heart of the Legion, and Blok the greatest hero of the 30th Century, the Tom Welling references are the ones that are considered controversial. :)

Again, it’s never my intention to antagonize anyone, but the fact is this: My words. My rules. I make ‘em up. :) Still, as you may have noticed, I will give every character their due respect when I do their own Hero History, even Arm-Fall-Off Boy. But of all the Legionnaires, there’s no one that needs LESS help supporting his legacy than the Boy of Steel.

By: ~wyntermute~

~wyntermute~ — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:50:31 +0000

“tom welling” is one of the reasons i come back here… the site has *gasp* personality!!! in the WebVanilla2.0 world, it’s nice to see this sort of thing..

as Clark finds himself lusting after his own spawn (admittedly several times removed) because she looks like Lois, whom he actually hasn’t met yet.
Did anybody else find themselves humming “i’m my own grandpa”?

By: Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:08:07 +0000

And although I’ve consistently enjoyed these profiles, I am REALLY getting freaking tired of your oh-so-arch use of “Tom Welling.” Whether or not the Siegels and Shusters get to reclaim any copyrights or trademarks for Superboy, that only affects what DC can do with that character and that name. It doesn’t affect the fact of the character that actually appeared already being, yes, SUPERBOY. Nor does it prevent anyone else from noting that fact.

It’s a stylistic tic… I’m sorry it’s affecting your appreciation of the Legion Hero Histories. I will promise you this: Superboy’s H.H. will refer to him as Superboy.

As for Laurel Kent, I don’t believe I ever said they were the same character. Instead, I entered Laurel Kent as an interesting aside, something neat that I wanted to touch on before we got the the meat of Laurel’s story.

By: Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:48:38 +0000

Greybird: Keep in mind if we want to use Tom Welling, we’ll use Tom Welling, thank you very much.

By: Greybird

Greybird — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:52:47 +0000

Although you’re quite thorough, Laurel KENT really had nothing at all to do with Laurel GAND. Not in derivation, nor (altered) heritage, nor even hair color. Andromeda was a replacement for the excised Supergirl, and Laurel Kent was a descendant of the excised Superboy/Superman – initially, anyway. I don’t know why you matched them up here. You vaguely suggest a connection or inspiration, but don’t support this.

So you’re not only being needlessly snarky, you’re actually rewriting the past. You’re more capable than that, and this irresponsible attitude only serves to diminish the reference value of your profiles.

By: katzedecimal

katzedecimal — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:25:13 +0000

No, Laurel Gand was definitely not the same person as Kara – for one thing, she wasn’t a total user :-P Batch SW6 Laurel/Brainy is my all-time favorite pairing as it was pretty much the only time he ever had a relationship working out (only this time it was the entire universe that fell apart 9.9 ) Post-ZH Laurel was a shock, but she grew on me (like mold), especially after her interactions with Brainy started. My heart broke when I saw her final Legion leave-taking — ah, Laurel, ye poor innocent lass, he doesn’t play The Game! You said you were leaving, you gave your reasons, what more was there to say? Silly girl (but she was only 16, 17 tops) I was disappointed that we never saw her again after Dark Circle. After Legion Lost, the one and only time she was even acknowledged as a part of the LSH-universe was as a couple of snapshots, in issue #31 of The Legion. And just why is a disinterested nun posing for adorably cheesecakey snapshots for a chartreuse prince she knows to have a crush on her, hmmmmmm? ….alas, we will never find out ;;;_;;;