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galateus (galateus) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-18 23:44:00

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char: blok, char: brainiac 5/querl dox, char: lightning lad/livewire/garth ranzz, char: phantom girl/apparition/tinya wazz, char: superman/clark kent, group: legion of super-heroes

Brainiac 5 and Clark

Waaay back in 2006, when the Legion of Super Heroes cartoon first aired, an s_d 1.0 member thought that Bouncing Boy would be the Legionnaire who'd be subtext-y for Supes.

Then the episode "Legacy" happened. Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20.

From Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #11:

(There's a sort of Martian Liberation Front terrorizing the place in J'onn J'onnz's name. "What did the United Planets ever do for us?!")

Yes. Training purposes. Is that what they're calling it now?

Bonus, best interview ever:

WF: Fans sometime turn to the comic book spin-offs to see some of their favorite characters pair up in a romantic context. Legion of Super Heroes had a unique relationship that many fans were hoping to see expanded upon - Brainiac 5 and Superman. Any thoughts on why fans took to that pairing, could have it been explored in any further context, or could it have been done realistically at all? Do you have any thoughts on that relationship, or one you were looking to explore?

JT: I definitely wanted to explore Brainy's "man crush" on Superman more. I also wanted to add Supergirl into the mix at one point and do some fun stuff with that "love triangle." I don't know if Brainy's love for Superman was of the romantic type, but then again, he has a 12th level intellect and his concept of platonic love versus romantic love is probably more complex than we could understand. I don't think we could accurately define it with our 21st century labels, nor would I necessarily want to in the context of this comic book.

(Why did the comic series have to become crappy and get cancelled? Whyyy?)

Seriously though, Legacy also gave us Alexis and that alone makes it worth watching ~~on YouTube right now, go go go~~.

ETA: Goddammit Photobucket just reduced their bandwidth limit from 25 GB to 10 GB. Yet they still sent me an email saying I'd exceeded the "25 GB" limit...

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	crinosg 2009-08-19 03:49 am UTC (link)
	That first page made it seems like Brainy had a little playset with action figures. A superboy action figure. Yes Brainy, we get it. You're totally gay for Superboy. We all are. Now drop your pants and get in line, or get off the pot. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	punishermax 2009-08-19 03:53 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty disturbed as to how you know where the pantsless Superboy love line is (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	crinosg 2009-08-19 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Its within us all. But you have to believe its there. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gothamsprincess 2009-08-19 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Is this GuyLove/Ho-Yay week? [Not that you are seeing any complaints from me ;)]Because, I do think we should make it official, for more, y'know. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icedark_elf 2009-08-19 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Isn't almost every week that involves Superman and Batman one of those? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-08-19 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	Superman, Batman, Nightwing, Robin (ANY Robin), Wally as Flash, Kyle as GL, Conner as GL, Ted as Beetle, Michael as Booster etc etc etc (Reply to this) (Parent)

	starwolf_oakley 2009-08-19 04:38 am UTC (link)
	"All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the United Planets ever done for us?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bluefall 2009-08-19 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Well, at least they're not a bunch of filthy splitters. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sianmink 2009-08-19 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Haha the second season premiere flopped Brainy/Blue straight over into TEXT. I mean, seriously. I learned it.. all.. from you. (Reply to this)

	zechs27 2009-08-19 05:04 am UTC (link)
	God I miss this show. (Reply to this)

	zordboy 2009-08-19 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Good lord. Is there anyone in the DCU not gay for Superman? crickets chirp Well, fair enough. (Reply to this)

selenesue
2009-08-19 05:15 am UTC (link)

Legion got cancelled about ten minutes after the Siegel case settled and WB pulled everything that meant they might have to pay the heirs for Superman appearances. About a half hour after that, the same production unit got turned around to make "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" instead. Look it up.

I exaggerate slightly but it all did happen pretty quickly.

There were a few things I liked about Legion S2, notably the setup of the romance of Chuck and Luornu. You don't have to be a pretty perfect body to have a love story. :-D

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	icon_uk 2009-08-19 06:41 am UTC (link)
	It's sort of like finding out they can't make chocolate chip cookies anymore, but then they turn around and make chocolate brownies instead. You WANT to complain, and you wish they made both, but it could be worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2009-08-19 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	Your analogy makes me want to go bake something, and frankly, I don't know if that means making cartoons, or literally baking cookies and brownies. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bluefall 2009-08-19 07:32 am UTC (link)
	You don't have to be a pretty perfect body to have a love story. Well, if you're a man, anyway. Unless you're telling me Triplicate Girl was actually drawn anything less than ideal for the animation style. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	selenesue 2009-08-19 02:24 pm UTC (link)
	Shrug. It's a start. There was that Tellarite couple in the Star Trek Hidden Frontier fan video series... oh wait, that was me. ::snicker:: (Reply to this) (Parent)

	04nbod 2009-08-19 11:56 am UTC (link)
	It was that and the fact warner sold off its animation block on the CW (Reply to this) (Parent)

	idreading 2009-08-19 05:25 am UTC (link)
	I feel so embarrassed for Brainy. Brainy, why do all your teammates know about your Superman Mary Sue fanfiction? Also, that issue of the comic confused me. Where did the rogue Martians come from? Are they descendants of J'onn? I thought he was the last Martian. (The comic doesn't even match up with the cartoon, though, so I'm not sure why that should bug me.) (Reply to this)

	toasty_fresh 2009-08-19 05:44 am UTC (link)
	I am so glad Brainy got a haircut. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-08-19 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	I think he makes the shaggy blond look work for him. I know I usually find it cute. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	faile_neume 2009-08-19 05:49 am UTC (link)
	Wee!Clark is freakin' adorable. (Reply to this)

	geoffsebesta 2009-08-19 05:50 am UTC (link)
	awesome. (Reply to this)

	swingbound.livejournal.com 2009-08-19 06:18 am UTC (link)
	Aww... and I had just been watching the show as well. And really. Shopping for glitter? Oh, Brainy... (Reply to this)

	04nbod 2009-08-19 11:53 am UTC (link)
	context is for the weak I believe Brainy is bi. Always have but he and Supergirl is my OTP (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-08-19 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	Brainy's orientation: awkward and maladjusted. Prone to unrequited crushes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-08-19 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	but supergirl, andromeda and Dream Girl were requited. He tends to go to emotional extremes (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-08-19 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	And recall that it was Lyle who was going to be the first gay male LSH member, in the Post-ZH Legion. (IIRC He and Condo Arlik, a newscaster, would have been a couple. Condo pre-ZH being the late lamented Legionnaire, Chemical King who had a close relationship with pre-ZH Lyle according to their Secret Origins issue) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	grazzt 2009-08-19 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	The Secret Origins story of Chemical King is pretty slashy, too. Someone should post that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	schala_kid 2009-08-19 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	There's no doubt Brainy was gay for Supes (especially in the 2nd season, sheesh). I just realized that the lonely weird and smart types always have a thing for Supes, I mean just look at Lex, Bruce, Brainy and Alexis! Bruce to a lesser degree though but it's still there. Also Clark is a stalker magnet. (Reply to this)

bariman1987
2009-08-19 07:02 pm UTC (link)

Freudian slip alert! Brainy talks about a mango-ball tournament.

Brainy: Do you know how hard it is to find "glitter" and "gluesticks?"
Phantom Girl: No, but apparently you do.
Brainy: ...Dammit.

It's probably a good thing Superman got lost on Mars instead of going to the museum. He's got no money and Brainy forgot to to give him the $1.50 admission fee.

(Also, it seems you've exceeded your Photobucket limit.)

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	04nbod 2009-08-19 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	museums are free in the UK ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	galateus 2009-08-20 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Technically, my and every free user's Photobucket limit came crashing down by 60% today, making me retroactively have exceeded it. (Cheaters. They could've waited til the monthly renewal time to reduce it...) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bariman1987 2009-08-20 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Damn retcons! You could always start a second account and use that if need be. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	04nbod 2009-08-20 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	I always use tinypic and select size for a 800px screen so its perfect for Scans_D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-11-05 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Hey everyone, do you guys think there is a chance we can have this series back on TV, I mean a way we can get a third season or something? Is there anything we can do? (Reply to this)