Archive for the ‘Timber Wolf’ Category

Or – “The Man To Whom James Howlett Should Be Paying Royalties…”

One of the most common reasons I’ve heard for not reading the Legion (after “Too Many Members!” and “Too Much Continuity!”) is the assertion that their future is too bright and shiny, and all the various Lads and Kids and Lasses too well-adjusted and clean-scrubbed.  While I can admit that there is a grain of truth to that, the Legion has it’s share of darker types as well, none moreso than the man originally known as The Lone Wolf.  Originally a supporting cast member, Timber Wolf was one of the first graduates of the Legion Academy, and after four long years, made his way into the Legion itself.  As with many of the later period Legionnaires, his path has been a long and difficult one (in fact, he didn’t appear in the first version of the “rebooted” Legion for almost seven years) and his look has changed more often than Madonna, but through it all, he’s retained his strong sense of integrity, a fierce independence, and an unconscious ability to find trouble that otherwise should have left him alone.  This is your Major Spoilers Hero History of the troubled-yet-noble Brin Londo of Zuun…  Timber Wolf!

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