tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post1870469040531241863..comments2024-03-28T07:39:54.332-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: The Other Karate Kid!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-44624392485708645712018-07-31T03:18:24.519-04:002018-07-31T03:18:24.519-04:00I don't disagree. But I suspect the creators w...I don't disagree. But I suspect the creators were mostly concerned to bring him into a world in which the Legion was not a factor and develop him in a way which was the cliche for martial arts heroes. DC was rather prone to do the obvious thing during this era. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-43943718064315636682018-07-31T03:16:32.592-04:002018-07-31T03:16:32.592-04:00I was unaware of Giffen's antipathy. The charm...I was unaware of Giffen's antipathy. The charm of those earliest Legion stories is the utter weirdness of the membership who have all sorts of zany powers. Karate Kid seemed oddly grounded within that frame. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-45114489825987881152018-07-30T14:51:31.159-04:002018-07-30T14:51:31.159-04:00I know I bought the first issue, but felt it was p...I know I bought the first issue, but felt it was pretty bland fare, as were most of the kung fu comics that came and went. I wonder why they felt they had to conform to the extent of bringing him into the present; a future day science fiction milieu would've been visually unique among martial arts comics, and he could've been pitted against some wild opponents in gladiatorial and just plain old alien settings.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-32939016319340633042018-07-30T12:53:39.649-04:002018-07-30T12:53:39.649-04:00I too have the exact same reaction, Rip, liked Val...I too have the exact same reaction, Rip, liked Val a lot ( though Saturn Girl, Wildfire & Dawnstar were always my favourite Legionnaires ). Did you know Keith Giffen hated Karate Kid? There's an interview in seminal fanzine The Legion Outpost where he can't explain why, but just hated the character on site.pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.com