by Joe Palmer | Apr 11, 2022 | Articles
Twenty five years ago a small group of comic nerds were posting back and forth on DC Comics’ original message boards that were hosted by AOL in the late 1990s. These nerds were different from the overwhelming majority of nerds posting. Their posts were campy and...
by Joe Palmer | Apr 6, 2018 | Articles
Or The Effects Of Comics On A Proto Gay Boy Who As An Adult With A Rambling Mind Couldn’t Think Of A Better Title Every geek has their “first ever” comic (or trade, etc) that creates a magical portal between them and the words and illustrations on...
by Joe Palmer | Jul 21, 2017 | Reviews
Lee Allred, writer Michael Allred, artist Laura Allred, colorist Wes Abbott, letterist DC $3.99 “Swingin’ ’60s Action With The Teens From Tomorrow!” Long time Legion fans take hope their favorite stalwart superhero teens of the future will...
by Joe Palmer | Aug 7, 2011 | LGBTQ+ Characters
As one of the new members of the Legion Academy, Gravity Kid (Tel Vole) is eager to help when he and fellow students are charged with stopping a wildfire for which the Science Police have requested help. As is often the case with new heroes, he and the other students...
by Joe Palmer | Aug 7, 2011 | LGBTQ+ Characters
Power Boy (Jedidiah Rikane) was introduced in a pre-Crisis story, plotted by Paul Levitz and written by Paul Kupperberg, as a Legion Academy trainee along with Dawnstar, Laurel Kent, and Shadow Lass’ younger brother. The story itself is fairly forgettable. Young...
