Living Legends 19 Notes

This is it: the chapter we finally see what happened to the heroes trapped in the abyss sphere.

Ghost Woman’s powers and identity get taken to a new level as we realize she is far more than we ever expected from her previous appearances. Her identity crisis and alter egos will become a major part of Living Legends in the months to come.

Blackout gets his own cure as the abyss sphere somehow remedies his loss of intelligence. The mute Blackout will also get to do more than act like an animal upon his return to the real world.

Hey, remember when Marcus Bennett was another spy for Dominique? No? Well, he is, the no good dirty rat! But now Doctor Frost is beginning to get the clues he needs to finally figure out the mystery behind Dominique and her allies. I think Frost has really started to gain a voice with this issue, even if that voice is Jack Bauer.

And it all comes down to the Green Lama. I’ve waited eighteen issues to finally introduce one of my favorite Golden Age characters to the story of Living Legends. Originally, I planned to make Lama one of the initial Legends, but as I worked my way through the characters I realized he could be far too powerful among the initial eighteen. We wouldn’t want him to show up Atoman, nor did I want to make a second hero in trouble with the government. So Lama got pushed back. But Jethro Dumont is finally here, and he is here to stay.

Next month, it is back to the characters in the real world as we begin the progression in to the next stage of the mystery of the time-jump.

Living Legends 18 Notes

The Lady Fairplay / Foulplay story moves forward and we get some of the first clues towards one of the over-arching story arcs of Living Legends. More on this in future chapters.

Charles Chandler, although a very health mid-eighty year old in this story, is another golden age hero. In his case, he used to use the classic name Crimebuster. A very strange character that was somewhere between standard superhero, pulp hero, and Archie-style comedy romance. Now he will be a key figure in the evolving conspiracy as it takes center stage over the next few chapters.

Yep, a baby for Isobel. More in future chapters.

Did you think the Atoman / Black Owl story was over? No, my friends, it has only just begun.

Next month: What happened to Blackout, Dr. Frost, and Ghost Woman?