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sun_soraya (sun_soraya) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-11-07 18:47:00

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char: beast boy/changeling/gar logan, char: cyborg/vic stone, char: flash/kid flash/wally west, char: raven/rachel roth, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, char: starfire/koriand'r, char: wonder girl/troia/donna troy, creator: george perez, creator: marv wolfman, group: teen titans, publisher: dc comics, title: teen titans

Gar Logan on Space Trek 2022
We didn't have any New Teen Titans stuff recently, and with the scans of Gar Logan's first appearance a few days ago I thought I could dig out the Gar issue from the Tales of the New Teen Titans mini series (1982).
Flashbacks of Gar getting sakutia are repeated every now and then, but the TotNTT mini also has a few nice scenes of Gar's tv show Space Trek 2022 plus the Titans sitting around a camp fire being all cute and kind with each other (which I miss these days).
So, Space Trek, camping Titans, Hot Dog drama and Gar Logan in top shape are right ahead:

The setting: the Titans are on a camping trip to spend time with each other while not fighting bad guys. Vic and Raven already talked about their past, and now it's Gar's turn. He starts with his sickness, the death of his parents and the Doom Patrol and then comes to his days as an actor. Oh, and he has trouble with his hot dogs...

Love the parody here... Tiffany's costume is just a big NO, though (but look how cuddly Dick and Donna are...)

I'd seriously love to watch that show.

Gar and Jillian were dating some time ago. Of course, the happy days don't last long: the Arsenal kidnappes the girl. Unfortunately Gar doesn't have his costume at hand, so he loses his normal clothes while changing into a bird to follow them (except for his pants, apparently).

And here's Perez drawing Gar with full body hair...
While Jillian's bound to some kinda rack, Gar gets trapped in an airtight cage with electrified walls. The identity of the Arsenal is finally revealed: it's Gar's ex-guardian Galtry, who only wanted Gar's money. He plans to get it now in exchange for Jillian's life. Gar has to call home, but can't get Questor to send the money, so Galtry runs off with Jillian and leaves Gar to suffocate...

Gar frees himself, follows Galtry and Jillian, changes into several animals, beats the villain and rescues the damsel in distress. Sadly I can't show the rest because I'm hitting the page limit.

Instead have a short look at the shirt Donna's wearing at night (from the prior issue):

... it just has to be custom-made.

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	ulf_boehnke 2009-11-08 01:55 am UTC (link)
	You know, I wouldn't dare to be a sci-fi writer in a superhero universe. Whatever name or appearance one might come up with for an alien race, something out there could have it. And then come to Earth and sue for defamation. Or declare war. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-11-08 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Hey, we never know our luck, if might happen for real. When the otherwise saintly, universally revered for their benevolence, species known as the Borg arrive for real on OUR Earth, they'll probably blow us apart for suggesting they're conquering, soul-less monsters. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blake_reitz 2009-11-08 02:16 am UTC (link)
	I am reminded of the Borg from the 27th century. http://www.angryflower.com/borg27.gif (Reply to this) (Parent)

blake_reitz
2009-11-08 02:15 am UTC (link)

There was a great Astro City issue, featuring a comic book company that used "real" heroes for their material. Eventually the head editor (sort of a Funky Flashman-type) was threatened by heroes and beaten into a full-body cast by villains, and decided that the audiences wanted stories about cosmic heroes and villains, guys so powerful that "they wouldn't give a rat's ass about earth."

The next day, the main character (a writer) shows up to work, only to find the whole building inexplicably vaporized.

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	ulf_boehnke 2009-11-08 02:55 am UTC (link)
	I have read the story and have probably picked up the idea there. I am a bit disappointed in myself that I didn't had this idea on my own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ulf_boehnke 2009-11-08 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"have" not "had" (Reply to this) (Parent)

icon_uk
2009-11-08 04:47 pm UTC (link)

Years before that, Hero Alliance did a story where the Alliance discover a comic company has been publishing a series where they were being depicted like the Giffen and DeMatteis JLI. They were NOT best pleased, but they couldn't do much about it since they WERE heroes.

Their nemesis, on the other hand, was NOT as gentle and his indication to the publishers as to what would happen if they continued to depict him, or his foes (He had his pride) in a comedic light, would have nothing to do with the due process of libel laws.

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	blake_reitz 2009-11-08 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	Crazy! I've never even heard of Hero Alliance. Sounds interesting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-11-08 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	I have a number of the issues, must see about posting some. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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