Comments on: Legion of Three Worlds #2 http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/10/legion-of-three-worlds-2/ Thoughts that seemed like a good idea at the time Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Chris J. Miller http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/10/legion-of-three-worlds-2/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Chris J. Miller Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:44:21 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=455#comment-140 But here's the thing: if he's there, <strong>where did he come from</strong>? Think about it. We can identify several distinct versions of Mon-El: * There's the post-<em>Crisis</em>, pre-<em>ZH</em> version, whose origins and entry to the Zone were set during Superman's adult career, shortly after <em>Invasion</em>!. (Apparently no longer operative history; call it a hypertimeline.) He served with the FYL Legion, and ceased to exist along with them. * There's the post-<em>ZH</em>, pre-<em>IC</em> version, also a contemporary of the adult Superman, sent into the zone by Kon-El, who served with the Reboot Legion (and appears in <em>L3W</em> #2). * There's the post-<em>IC</em> version, who was sent into the Zone by a teenaged Clark Kent, and went on to serve with the new/old Unboot Legion. So, I can't help wondering: is it possible that the Unboot version of Lar is the <strong>same one</strong> who served briefly with the Threeboot Legion? Remember, he was pretty amnesiac when they rescued him from the Zone. Furthermore, as you note, he wound up imprisoned there again... and that's where his teammates found him at the start of <em>L3W</em>. If the Threeboot version is <strong>not</strong> this same post-<em>IC</em> Lar, though, then who <strong>would</strong> he be? We know of his future adventures, but have no present-day origin to connect him to. But here’s the thing: if he’s there, where did he come from?

Think about it. We can identify several distinct versions of Mon-El:

* There’s the post-Crisis, pre-ZH version, whose origins and entry to the Zone were set during Superman’s adult career, shortly after Invasion!. (Apparently no longer operative history; call it a hypertimeline.) He served with the FYL Legion, and ceased to exist along with them.
* There’s the post-ZH, pre-IC version, also a contemporary of the adult Superman, sent into the zone by Kon-El, who served with the Reboot Legion (and appears in L3W #2).
* There’s the post-IC version, who was sent into the Zone by a teenaged Clark Kent, and went on to serve with the new/old Unboot Legion.

So, I can’t help wondering: is it possible that the Unboot version of Lar is the same one who served briefly with the Threeboot Legion? Remember, he was pretty amnesiac when they rescued him from the Zone. Furthermore, as you note, he wound up imprisoned there again… and that’s where his teammates found him at the start of L3W.

If the Threeboot version is not this same post-IC Lar, though, then who would he be? We know of his future adventures, but have no present-day origin to connect him to.

]]> By: Tom Galloway http://blog.smartmemes.com/2008/10/legion-of-three-worlds-2/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Tom Galloway Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:27:56 +0000 http://blog.smartmemes.com/?p=455#comment-137 Threeboot Mon-El did pop up at the end of Waid's run, but got put back in the Phantom Zone. So he exists, but didn't get pulled over by the ceremony. Or, maybe he did, and Perez just didn't draw the lurking, unseen by everyone in the room, phantom? Threeboot Mon-El did pop up at the end of Waid’s run, but got put back in the Phantom Zone. So he exists, but didn’t get pulled over by the ceremony.

Or, maybe he did, and Perez just didn’t draw the lurking, unseen by everyone in the room, phantom?

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