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Date: |
January 2002 | ||||
Title: |
“Brave New World: Two of Four” | |||||
Credits: |
Mark Millar (Words [Writer]) • Arthur Adams (Pencils) • Tim Townsend (Inks) • David Baron (Colors) • Bill O’Neil (Letters) • John Layman (Editor) • Arthur Adams / Tim Townsend / David Baron (Cover) | |||||
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| 2-5 | The Authority has had a reputation for going up against variations on other superteams, including an evil version of the Avengers and a gender-swapped set of X-Men. It was probably only a matter of time before they decided to off a version the Legion, too. And while we’re at it, in the wake of September 11, let’s have buildings blowing up and Arabs. |
| 2-3 | Behind Rush’s (the winged woman) knee is a version of Elastic Lad. Between her and the machine is an Ultra Boy clone, incorporating Native American fringe from Thunderbird (who was based on Ultra Boy) and with a helmet reminiscent of Ultraman. The woman above him is a female Wildfire (based on the faceless helmet). In front of the Machine is a three-headed girl, Triplicate Girl, and the boy with the magnets would be Cosmic Boy. Below him is Sun Boy. Below Rush’s feet is a version of Ferro Lad, incorporating an Iron Man look. Below the Machine’s feet is a version of Shadow Lass. Below the Colonel’s leg is Princess Projectra. Under the Surgeon’s hand are Porcupine Pete and Element Lad, turned into gold. Street is diving toward a gender-swapped Bizarro version (and what would be more imperfect in a duplicate than the wrong sex?) of the gender-swapped Mon-El. In the background, attacking the building, are Dawnstar, Supergirl (in a costume and with a power effect a lot like Apollo, who is a version of Superman), Star Boy (with a star for a head), and Lightning Lad, plus Polar Boy making ice at the bottom (and wearing a Santa cap) and a dinosaur (Beast Boy?) destroying a car. Teuton is flying to attack a female Colossal Boy. Floating behind her is a female Bouncing Boy. Above her is presumably a male Phantom Girl (there being few other Legionnaires not accounted for). Below is Chameleon Boy (holding an Arab), then Saturn Girl (with a ring around her huge head), and Superboy (again with the Apollo appearance). And in the lower-right corner are Lightning Lass and the computer Brainiac 5. Below Teuton is Timber Wolf (looking a lot like Wolverine), Karate Kid, the gender-swapped Mon-El (Mon-Ellen?), and Matter-Eater Lad (eating a person). Shrinking Violet and Invisible Kid are notably missing from the tableau. She appears in 3:5; he’s probably here somewhere, but we just can’t see him. (I’m sure the Authority kills him, too, though.) |
| 3:2-3 | Colossal Girl, Bouncing Girl, and Phantom Boy. |
| 3:4 | Supergirl and Karate Kid. |
| 3:5 | Element Lad (by process of elimination), Elastic Lad, Wolverine, Porcupine Pete, Triplicate Girl, and Shrinking Violet (in a very small chair). |
| 4:1 | Superboy, Ferro Lad, Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Lightning Lass, Star Boy, Bizarro Mon-Ellen, Saturn Girl, and Chameleon Boy. |
| The Surgeon is apparently based on Michel Foucault, noted post-modern philosopher. | |
| 4:2 | Shadow Lass (miscolored, being eaten), Lightning Lad, Princess Projectra, Polar Boy (note the fur on the boots), and Beast Boy. |
| 4:3 | Dawnstar (miscolored, already chopped to bits), Brainiac 5, and Mon-Ellen. |
| Rush: based on Ann Murray, Shania Twain, k.d. lang, or Celine Dion? Pick your favorite Canadian singer. | |
| 4:4 | Cosmic Boy. |