Let my mind reset.

[hannah]

I've started reading The Legion of Superheroes, which is consistently more Comics! than anything I've read in a very long time. I wanted something as wide-open and weird as Farscape and it's scratching that itch pretty well. Though given the aliens, metaphors, dark sense of fun, regular continuity reboots, strong core concept with rotating character sets, inconsistent numbering, lack of a complete collection, and all the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff, Doctor Who might be a better point of comparison.

Now for the next step in participatory consumption: finding a podcast. Hopefully one that isn't entirely comprised of straight white guys, because that's not a demographic whose opinions I need more of in my life.

Comments

[akamine_chan]

Oh man oh man, I used to read the Legion! Through several reboots and ridiculous names and powers...my faves are still the Legion of Substitute Heroes, with the absolutely wonderful Infectious Lass!

[hannah]

The ridiculous names and powers is a good chunk of the appeal. The Subs themselves are genuinely delightful, and it's a concept they'd do well to bring back - the 30th century is a big, wide-open place to play in, and there's no reason not to be open to fun if you can have some.

I went in thinking I'd like Brainiac 5. I came out of it loving Brainiac 5. And Sensora. When she's a big, giant snake wearing a Carmen Miranda fruit hat. But yeah. Brainiac 5.