ALIEN LEGION (Epic Comics, 1984) Part Two

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In this week's episode, Steven and Chris continue their wide-ranging discussion of Epic Comics' ALIEN LEGION series (Also check out Part One, which went live last week). Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, Frank Cirocco, Larry Stroman.
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SHOW NOTES
00:08 - Issue 6: “Operation Nerve Center!” - The character of alien soldier, Dirge, and his all-too-human battle with an addiction to a performance-enhancing drug
01:53 - The use of thought balloons as an essential window into the deepest vulnerabilities of our traumatized cosmic battalion. “Soldiers in this insane crucible of battle.”
08:01 - Impostor syndrome in ALIEN LEGION — the neurotic, inadequate, deeply insecure messes, who are our main players, along with the increasingly expansive cast of characters in this world
12:50 - Sarigar usually keeps a lid on his id, but sometimes a mofo’s gotta use his big-ass lizard/reptile tail to beat some ass
14:51 - Issue 7: Whilce Portacio (!) inked this issue of ALIEN LEGION
15:37 - Issues 8 - 11: The Chris Warner issues: rock-solid work in between the more idiosyncratic runs of Cirocco and Stroman
16:59 - The rise of the grimmest and grittiest of all legionnaires, Jugger Grimrod, in the era of Wolverine and the Punisher
24:08 - Issue 12: “Hollow Harvest!” The arrival of the great Larry Stroman brings a distinctly new visual flair to the book and some awesomely stylized hair!
48:25 - Issue 13: “Moonlilies for Cora Cora!” = FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
56:31 - Issue 14: “Reprise!” - the devastating next chapter
1:20:53 - Issue 15: “The Official Death of Jugger Grimrod!” The title says it all.
1:35:42 - Issue 16: “Demons!” - Intro of Tamara, the first woman legionnaire
2:04:04 - Travis Charest & Larry Stroman both drawing DARKSTARS for DC! Discussion of Charest’s early work -- WILDCATS w/ Alan Moore and METABARONS
2:06:23 - You can tell every genre of story as a war story.
2:07:51 - ALIEN LEGION as the ultimate, hyper-compressed metaphor for life. “We’re all in the ALIEN LEGION.”
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Chapters

1. ALIEN LEGION (Epic Comics, 1984) Part Two (00:00:00)

2. Issue 6 - “Operation Nerve Center” (00:00:08)

3. The clever and essential use of thought balloons (00:01:53)

4. “Impostor Syndrome” in Alien Legion (00:08:01)

5. Sarigar usually keeps a lid on his id (00:12:50)

6. Whilce Portacio inked this issue of Alien Legion (00:14:51)

7. Issues 8 - 11 - The Chris Warner (BLACK CROSS, THE AMERICAN, DARK HORSE) issues (00:15:37)

8. The rise of Jugger Grimrod (00:16:59)

9. Issue 12: “Hollow Harvest!”; First Larry Stroman issue (00:24:08)

10. Issue 13 - “Moonlilies for Cora Cora” = FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (00:48:25)

11. Issue 14 - “Reprise” (00:56:31)

12. Issue 15 - “The Official Death of Jugger Grimrod” (01:20:53)

13. Issue 16 - “Demons!” - Intro of Tamara, the first woman legionaire. (01:35:42)

14. Travis Charest & Larry Stroman both drawing DARKSTARS for DC (02:04:04)

15. "You can tell every genre of story as a war story." (02:06:23)

16. ALIEN LEGION as the ultimate, hyper-compressed metaphor for life. ”We’re all in the ALIEN LEGION.” (02:07:51)