Fantasy LXG

CatFang · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: Fantasy LXG

So,

Excited as I am about LXG 3 and The Black Dossier I thought I would start Fantasy LXG.

So, pick a century and then the LXG team who would be active in it.

I would think the rules are that the League members can be from any form of fiction but their stories must take place in the "real world".
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Web of Fear · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

If you've read the New Traveller's Almanac in Volume 2, you should be familiar with the various other incarations of the League. Smile

Interesting thread, and I'll give it some thought.
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CatFang · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

Ah - the wordy bits in the back.

I have to shamefully admit that despite having the original run and the absolute edition I have never quite got beyond the first couple of pages Embarassed

I must look back over them.

I'll have a think about my teams and post them when I am not at work Exclamation

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Web of Fear · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject:

The Alamanc is a rather dense read, I grant you that, but IMO they are worth persisting with. I guess the Black Dossier will follow suit.

Do you have the Jess Nevins unofficial companion books (they're barely unofficial, as both books have introductions by and blooming huge interviews with Alan Moore, as well as contributions from Kevin O'Neill)?
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Web of Fear · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject:

I've been pondering this for the last 24 hours and can't think of enough characters to form a League.

Lucifer Box from Mark Gatiss' The Vesuvius Club/The Devil In Amber is one. I suppose I'd also say the Doctor, but he's easily capable of handling things on his own. Smile

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CatFang · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

I mentioned it to a friend we were out with today and we thought of so many people we just couldn't narrow it down.

I'll post some later, probably, bit exhausted from 3d Beowulf just now
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CatFang · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

OK then

CyNic, KirbyHands (who I know is registered but has not posted yet -nudge- ) and I were talking about this for hours today so -

Top ones I think from today as follows:

(This is books only, as if you include characters from other media it just gets too much)

Dr Quatermass
Flashman
Mowgli
Pennywise the Clown
Dr Gonzo
Edmund from the Narnia books but grown up now
Mary Poppins
The child catcher (from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
The man with x-ray eyes
The illustrated man
Yossarian

That's enough for now - but have loads more

Very keen to include Mr Benn if tv characters are allowed
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Guest · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject:

A modern League

Odd Thomas, Supernatural Psychic from the Stephen King books
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike flashy hollywood Private Detectives from Robert Crais books
John Rebus, dour Scottish Detective from the Ian Rankin books
Pandora, female Vampire from the Ann Rice books
Titty Walker from Swallows and Amazons by Arther Ransom
Everybodys favourite nut job, Haninbal Lector, from the Thomas Harris books
And.......

Garfield!!!!!!! Fat Cat!

Now that is a League!!!!

norsefire1 · Collector Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 454

ok just been thinking of an early medieval one, one may have to fiddle around/change dates of some of these but they all could (if one where smart) fit.

1.Robin hood (and his band of out laws)
2.Brother Cadfael (and maybe is sidekick)
3.Brynhilder
4.Merlin
5.sir brian De Bois Guilbert
6.sinbad the sailer
7.guts the black swordsman

if i can think of it i may do one for the tudor times and a dark ages one, as web of fear says, the jess nevins books are well worth it and a 3rd should be out soon.

Web of Fear · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

Impossible Territories is the title of the next Jess Nevins book to go with the Black Dossier.

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