Tom McCraw (LSH/L* co-plotter/colorist) and Jeff Moy (L* penciller) were
the guests on America Online's Legionnaires Chat for Thursday, April 9,
1998.  Legion of Super-Heroes Chat takes place every Tuesday in the DC
Comics Online area of AOL at 6:00 PM EST.  Legionnaires Chat is held every
Thursday in the same area at 10:00 PM EST.  (Keyword:  CHAT DC.)  Regular
guests include Tom McCraw, Jeff Moy, Jason Armstrong, Ron Boyd and Mike
McAvennie.
Thanks to T. Troy McNemar who originated the Legion Chat Reports; so much
of the format of these writeups was derived from his hard work.
DISCLAIMER: I can't guarantee the reliability of this report.  Essentially,
the Legion chats involve about twenty-five fans shouting repeated questions
to the creators.  The creators are sometimes unable to answer questions
thoroughly or clarify their responses.  As a result, misinterpretations may
occur on my part.
SPOILERS: Information that spoils current or upcoming issues is found
toward the end of this report after the "Spoiler Space".
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If you would like to request a list of original art for sale by Jeff, you
can e-mail him at legionmoy@aol.com.
There is no word yet on who will replace Jason Armstrong as penciller of
LSH.  Jeff doesn't know if his brother Phil (guest-pencilling L* #64) is a
possibility for the position.  Tom said that editor Mike McAvennie is
looking at both established and new artists.
Jeff thinks he does not put a lot of action in his art; he is not an
"action guy."
There aren't any definite plans for another mini-series to follow LEGION:
SCIENCE POLICE.  Tom commented he would like to have a Triad mini.
Jeff has doodled Catspaw recently; he would like her to be reintroduced.
Jeff thinks she was black; Tom says she was Hispanic.
Jeff thought the friendlier Brainy '5.1', if he had the time, would
possibly fix Garth's right arm.
Tom said that Monstress' blood is blue, but that may have been strictly a
joke since "with all the money she has, she has to be a blue blood."
Another SECRET FILES for the Legion is in the works; its release date is
unscheduled.
Toms Peyer and McCraw have ideas for the third of Tinya's selves, but
nothing is planned yet.  She is not the Time Trapper.
Jan isn't pretending that he's so absent-minded.
Laurel will remain short for now.  She'll go through some changes.
Cham will be experiencing some rough times.
Tom said there will probably be no new members for the time being, "except
for an appearance by Thunder."
Cory Carani has finished inking the art for the print that he and Jeff will
give away at this year's conventions.  Cory called it one of their best
pieces yet.  It includes Nura in her L* #16 costume, designed by Adam Hughes.
Vi, Jan, Lyle, and Monstress will receive spotlight issues in the near 
e.
SPOILERS!
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW PERTAINS TO L* #61:
Tom helped with plotting, but not as much as usual, so he passed on getting
the co-plotting credit.  It was a rare occurence; he'll return on
subsequent issues.
Some of the former Legion creators that Jeff drew on pg. 1 include Otto
Binder (behind Monstress), a 14-year-old Jim Shooter, and others he doesn't
remember.  Roger Stern supplied the photo references.
Jeff mainly used WHO'S WHO IN THE LSH and material supplied by Stern and
McCraw to use as reference for the old preboot costumes.
Jeff didn't intend for Zoe in her white dress to resemble the White Witch.
It was Jeff's idea for Monstress to be Lori's "nanny", because "Lori
shouldn't be wandering Metropolis alone."  Jeff thought it was an
appropriate role, given Monstress' personality.
Jeff isn't used to drawing exaggerated muscles, which is one reason why he
thinks he needs to work on drawing Superman.
Dawnstar wasn't depicted among the rest of the Grell-era Legion because
Stern didn't write her in; Jeff thinks that was because there wasn't enough
room.
Jeff said the Time Trapper's eyes are visible "to make him look eeeevil."
He doesn't know if the Trapper is secretly intended to be anyone else.  Tom
said, "the Trapper is the Trapper."
Every preboot Legionnaire will be seen in LSH #105 except for some of the
Five-Year Gap members.  Echo isn't there; Catspaw and Quislet are.  Celeste
will appear but Tom wouldn't say if she would be a Green Lantern or a
Darkstar.
Tom said that the current Legion will remember some of their experiences in
this timeslip story.
-- Alex Tam
goldie@intergate.bc.ca; Nachro2 on AOL
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