Heroes of Lallor

 

The original Heroes of Lallor are five super-powered youths born roughly during the same time period on Lallor, a planet run by a dictatorship. Their superpowers result from their parents' exposure to atomic radiation. Though raised by the government, they are eventually banished for opposing the dictatorship. First appearing in Adventure Comics #324, these heroes have "stronger" powers than the members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. They are tricked into fighting the Legion by a relative of the Jungle King, who had fallen in battle to the Legion previously. During the battle, Duplicate Boy and Shrinking Violet fall in love; their relationship survives this battle. The dictatorship is overthrown and the heroes choose to remain on Lallor.
In Adventure Comics #339, one of the members, Beast Boy, who had been shunned by Lallorian society, flees to a jungle planet, Vorn. There he leads the animals on the planet in a revolt against humans. He dies saving a little girl from an attack by one of the animals. He is buried on Shanghalla, the memorial planet.
The Heroes of Lallor help the Legion out several times against the Fatal Five and Darkseid.
Duplicate Boy and Shrinking Violet break up after Imskian rebels kidnap her and replace her in the Legion with a Durlan named Yera. Violet confronts Duplicate Boy for uncovering the imposter via x-ray and failing to rescue her.
The Heroes of Lallor make a single appearance in post-Zero Hour Legion continuity. In Legionnaires #49 (June 1997), Beast Boy, Gas Girl, and Splitter appear in a single panel, being told they cannot help the Legion as they are needed on Lallor. Evolvo had previously been established as a member of the Workforce. 

I have previously drawn Life Lass on June 30, 2015, and Duplicate Boy on March 13, 2018. 

Evolvo Lad

 Sev Tcheru is the leader of the Heroes of Lallor, using his powers in the defense of his planet. As a member of the Heroes of Lallor, he was one of the five born and was raised alongside the other heroes by the government, only to be banished for disobeying the dictatorship of the planet. Evolvo Lad's superpower is to assume the form of an evolved, or devolved, version of himself. When he is evolved, his brain becomes larger and he becomes much smarter. When devolved, he has been shown to be stronger, even assuming an ape form.
Sometime later Evolvo Lad and his teammates are tricked into battling the Legion of Super heroes by a relative of the Jungle King. However teammate Duplicate boy and Legionnaire Shrinking Violet fell in love despite their teams conflict.The two teams eventually part peacefully remaining as allies.
Evolvo Lad along with the rest of his team then assist the Legion as well as the entire universe in battling Darkseid as well as his Daxamite army, in their attempt to conquer the universe. Following Darksied's defeat, he and along with the rest of the Heroes of Lallor help in the rebuilding and recovering of people.
Evolvo Lad has the curious and unique ability to switch between two other forms- a Cro-Magnon-like super-strong form, and a giant-brained "evolved" smart form. This allowed him to be both a Team Smart Guy and a Team Powerhouse, and offers a unique set-up- two sets of powers in an Array (sort of like Ultra-Boy), giving him quite a few options.

Beast Boy

 

One of five children of the planet Lallor who were exposed to powerful radiation at a young age and were gifted with superpowers, Ilshu Nor was born with the power to turn into various animals. He and the five other children grew into teens and decided to use their powers to fight injustice as the Heroes of Lallor.

He is able to transform into any animal or beast and duplicate their special abilities. He is not related to Beast Boy, the Teen Titans member.

In Adventure Comics #339, one of the members, Beast Boy, who had been shunned by Lallorian society, flees to a jungle planet, Vorn. There he leads the animals on the planet in a revolt against humans. He dies saving a little girl from an attack by one of the animals. He is buried on Shanghalla, the memorial planet.

Gas Girl

 

Gas Girl was created by Edmond Hamilton & John Forte. His first appearance was in Adventure Comics # 324- The Legion of Super Outlaws, Sept. 1964.
The bizarre origin of Tal Nahii who was born with the mutant power to turn into any form of gas at room temperature, thanks to her parents being irradiated during an atomic accident earlier in their life. The young girl exhibited the ability to transform into any gaseous element at room temperature. Taking great joy at her unique disposition she is known as a bit of a show-off and enjoys shocking people with her sudden transformations. A native of the planet Lallor, she found others born with abilities like herself also due to an atomic accident on Lallor.
Tal is very bright and impetuous by nature and is often the first to get into trouble. She has a fierce loyalty to the group whom she grew up with as a child and would later join them as the official protectors of Lallor, boasting that she does not need the mighty Legion of Super-Heroes help in defense.
You guessed it right, the Heroes of Lallor are next.

The Wanderers

The Wanderers are a group of superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They first appeared as allies of the Legion of Super-Heroes in Adventure Comics  #375 written by Jim Shooter, illustrated by Win Mortimer with a cover by Neal Adams. DC published a thirteen-issue series featuring the team in the late 1980's.

Here's my group shot version, I chose the cloned version. Hope you like it.

Long Live the Legion!

Dartalon

 

Dartalon is a member of the Wanderers whose body produces sharp quills which he uses as projectile weapons.
Dartalg was a member of the Wanderers and an expert marksman who carried a blowgun that fired specialized gimmick darts.
After he died and was resurrected through cloning, he was renamed Dartalon and his appearance was changed. Dartalon's body gained the ability to grow sharp quills which he could use as projectile weapons. His body could regenerate the quills quickly after they were used.
Dartalon is a fierce fighter and often uses the quills on the backs of his hands as claws. He also carries a quiver filled with quills he has already removed and treated with poisons, explosives, sedatives, etc.
Since their resurrection, Dartalon has formed a close friendship with his fellow Wanderer Elvar.
In the New52, the character Quiller was based in the Dartalon version of the character. He served as the base for the character Quill in the Supergirl live action series.

BG by Aleksei Bachinskii
And this was the last Wanderer I got to do for now. 
Group shot coming soon.

Re-Animage

 

Re-Animage cannot die. He also has a healing touch, which can even bring the dead back to life if they've died very recently.

Originally known as Immorto, who was a member of the Wanderers with the ability to return to life whenever he was killed.

When he was eventually vaporized, Immorto appeared to finally be truly dead. But then Clonus resurrected Immorto and he was reborn as Re-Animage.

Re-Animage can recover from any wound and does not age. He can also temporarily share his reanimating energy with others through touch. This allows him to revive recently dead bodies.

Re-Animage is the leader of the Wanderers.

As I mentioned before on my other Wanderers designs, I chose the cloned versions since I thought they were more interesting design-wise.

One more to go...

Aviax

 

Aviax is a member of the Wanderers with the ability to transform his body into any creature of flight that his imagination can conceive.
Orintho was a member of the Wanderers with the ability to change his shape into any type of bird he had encountered.
After his death and resurrection through cloning, Orintho was renamed Aviax and his abilities were augmented so that he could become any creature of flight that he could imagine, including birds, dragons and bats.
Aviax's skeleton is extremely porous and fragile, like most birds.
Aviax is a skilled pilot and navigator and flies the Wanderers' spaceship for the team.
At some point in his career Ornitho became friends with Beast Boy of the Heroes of Lallor. They formed a bond over their similar powers and teamed up for occasional adventures.

I also did my best to keep it faithful to the cloned version, for some reason I thought it was more interesting. Two more Wanderers to go...

Elvar

 

Elvar is an expert swordsman and a member of the Wanderers.
Elvo was a member of the Wanderers who was a master swordsman with an energy-charged blade.
When Elvo died and was resurrected as a clone he took on the new name Elvar and his body was transformed into a smaller, elfinlike body with enhanced speed and agility. He also gained the ability to energize his power sword to enable it to cut through almost anything. In addition, Elvar can use his willpower to project beams of energy from his sword.
After their resurrections, Elvar and Dartalon have become close friends and enjoyed many adventures together.

I chose the cloned version of the Wanderers to draw, I thought the original designs were a little too simple. I find the cloned version designs to be more interesting, yes even with that 80's look. Speaking of which, I had to keep Elvar's 80's hair due LOL. 

I did my best to make it look cool. 

Psyche

 

Psyche is the "Mistress of Emotions" and can manipulate and control the emotions of others. A member of the Wanderers, a super-hero team from the 30th century.

I chose the cloned version to do first, I thought they were a little more interesting than the original design-wise.

After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Wanderers went on a mission to investigate enigmatic and deadly beings that were posing a threat to the civilized galaxy. It proved to be the original Wanderers’ final mission, as their starship was overwhelmed and the entire team was murdered by the mysterious enemy. A Controller named Clonus located the ship drifting through space and brought most of the Wanderers back to life via cloning. Since Clonus had inadvertently created the creatures that had murdered the Wanderers, he now felt responsible for their deaths, so he took the opportunity to enhance their powers during the cloning process in hopes that the new team could defeat the creatures that had destroyed them earlier.

The cloned version of Psyche had platinum hair instead of blonde.

Energy Boy

Origin 

Sharles Gluck of Ventura, in the 30th Century. When the Legion announced their latest call for new members, Sharles traveled to Earth to join Legion. He is surrounded by a large Venturian publicity contingent.  
Creation
Energy Boy was created by Paul Levitz and Steve Lightle
Character Evolution 
Bronze Age
During his tryout, he was upstaged by Polar Boy's entrance and was unable to continue. The Legionnaires thanked him politely, but rejected him. Energy Boy, humbled returned to his home world of Ventura. 

Princess Projectra

 

Projectra (often called by her nickname "Jeckie", a shortened form of her name ) is a member of the royal family of the low-tech planet Orando, and possesses the superhuman ability to generate illusions affecting all five senses. During her membership in the LSH, she met, fell in love with, and married the martial artist Karate Kid. After her father King Voxv died, she fought both her cousin Pharoxx and her grandmother and mentor, Hagga, who sought to usurp the throne. Afterward she became Queen Projectra of Orando, and she and Karate Kid became reserve members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. 

Post-Zero Hour reboot

The 1994 event known as Zero Hour removed Projectra/Sensor Girl from continuity. A new, non-humanoid Sensor character with similar powers was introduced in her place in the reboot continuity.

Threeboot

In 2004 continuity, Projectra is once again human. She is initially depicted as a spoiled child of the Orando royals and a non-powered but financially well-endowed supporter of the new Legion. Her demeanor changes when her homeworld is destroyed, leaving her without a family or any financial and social privileges. Projectra's attitude has become increasingly cold, detached, and almost selfish in nature. The tragic demise of her parents has also awakened her hereditary powers, the ability to generate illusions, based on a particular form of witchcraft.

Here's my Threeboot version, one of her many adaptations. I've already done the other versions of this character, this one was the only one left. They are available to view in this Blog and on my website www.tommytejeda.com

Ronn-Kar

Ronn-Kar is a native of the planet Neptune, who has the ability to flatten his body.

This Legion of Super-Heroes character is a bit unusual but worth to take my own pass at it.
Powers:

• Transformation: He has the ability to make a startling transformation that allows him to completely flatten his body like a pancake.

His application for Legion membership is rejected, as his power is considered "too unusual".

He joins the Legion of Super-Villains during war between the two Legions. 
He eventually redeems himself when he joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes in their fight against the Dominators' control of Earth.

 

Kent Shakespeare

This character is or was an incarnation of Superman or an ally, and a member of the Superman Family.

He joined the Legion under the codename "Impulse" sometime after the Magic war, but resigned along with many others during the Black Dawn. During his retirement, he became a medical student at an Outpost called Medicus One, where he would be reintroduced to the Legion during an attack from the Persuader. He was later erased from history by waves of chronal entropy during Zero Hour.

Powers

• Superhuman Strength
• Superhuman Durability
• Superhuman Speed
• Accelerated Healing

Abilities

• Medical Science: Kent has extensive Medical knowledge, having attended Medical School. He is a capable paramedic, and has spent time working in the Medicus One clinic outpost.

Theena

Ally of the Legion of Super-Heroes with a symbiote that allows her to track and communicate over great distances.

At some point in her past, the alien Theena's life was saved when she was bonded with a psychic symbiote. They have been connected to each other ever since and it is unknown if Theena would survive a separation. The symbiote has several pods which can act as visual monitors, tracking or communicating with almost anyone. 

She is a big fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes and resides with thousands of other Legion fans outside the team's headquarters. Due to her status as a communication and news hub, both Legionnaires and their fans constantly go to her for the latest news updates or to send a quick message to a loved one. She uses her abilities to also watch out for the thousands of Legion fans she lives with, keeping tabs on their whereabouts and those who come or leave their community. She was the one who counted the votes when the Legion was electing a new leader after the Dominator War.

 Calcu-Lad was a tryout for the Legion of Super Heroes. I found out he was a reject after I was done with this piece of art. His real name was not revealed, neither was his home planet. 

His first appearance was Legion Vol. 3 #39 in October 1987. He was rejected when Colossal Boy was admitted.

That's all the knowledge I have about this character, if you know more please leave a comment with extra info.

Thanks for stopping by.

Long Live the Legion!

 

X-Ray Girl

 

X-Ray Girl is a member of the Legion of Superheroes.

X-Ray Girl can make any solid object transparent with her touch.

She also wears a Legion flight ring. The ring gives the wearer the ability to fly. The speed and range of which are determined by the wearer's willpower.

May the Fourth be with You...Always!

 

Happy May the Fourth!

And for this Star Wars Celebration day, I hope you enjoy watching this Simpsons short on Disney+ as much as I've enjoyed working on it as a Character Designer.

By the way, this past Monday was my 23-year Anniversary of working on The Simpsons!

May the Fourth Be with You...Always!

Freedom Overture

 

Freedom Overture

My latest mixed media art.

It will be printed 31" x 40" as giclée and stretched on canvas.

It becomes 3D when viewed with Chromadepth 3D glasses.

I may possibly take orders to be printed as a poster.

I was inspired by the events from the last 3 years.

Many things got swept under the rug, but they will never be forgotten by many.

Fascism, tyranny, dictatorship, censorship, corruption, and crimes against humanity should be brought to justice.

It saddens me our world got divided due to all of the above.

Those who blindly and willingly support that, get all fired up to defend the perpetrators of those atrocities. Those who comply because they genuinely believe is the right thing to do despite how messed up it is.

And those who do not support that, and made a stand against all odds, supporting freedom of choice, freedom of speech, liberty, and justice for all.

The good old divide and conquer, never fails. Throw a little fear-mongering propaganda and voilà.

I can't wait for people to put their differences aside and unite.

Politics, Covid, and I even dare to say some man-made dogmas have been designed to divide humanity between many other things. All committed by a few corrupt, degenerate, power/money-hungry, psychopaths.

It is time to wake up and do something about it. Only when we rise united those nefarious folks will be brought to justice.

It happened throughout history many times.

How many insurrections, revolutions, world wars, and civil wars will it take until we achieve a higher state of consciousness?

A higher state of consciousness that's not tinted by a dumbed-down society that embraces poisoned foods, the lack of education, and obeys out of fear of the few corrupt.

The time for a change, to unite, and manifest the timeline we all truly want to see is way overdue.

John Wick 4

 

Just saw John Wick 4, staggering astonishment...just wow. Go watch it ASAP.
Here's my two cents tribute art.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

 

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, thumbs up.

Just saw it tonight.

Here's a little something I came up with.

I would recommend you watch Loki, Season 1, Episode 6 before Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, if you haven't already.

Just saying...

Trailer:

https://youtu.be/ZlNFpri-Y40

Happy Valentine's Day

 

I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day.

Cheers

I guess we are all doing this now.

Yeah yeah growing as an artist blah blah...

Ps: Not AI & not Lensa. I did these, capiche...

http://www.tommytejeda.com/paintings

#artvsartist2022

 

Gold Lantern

 

At some point after the 21st century, the colored lantern corps, including the Green Lanterns and the immortal Guardians of the Universe, ceased operations.
In their absence, a new group of Elders, beings of golden energy, inhabited the planet Oa. They claimed that the collective powers of the "emotional spectrum" held greater potential: it could bring true balance to the galaxy. 
In the 31st century, they sent an emissary named Gdon to choose Kala Lour as their standard bearer. Lour was a spiritual teacher on Apploza and was visually blind (as are many in his world). At first, he declined their offer, not wanting to be part of a military organization. They reassured him that he was the first of a new breed of Lantern. He then accepted their offer wholeheartedly.

The power of the Gold Lantern appears near-limitless and benefits from having a wielder who is practiced at self-control. It also enables him to fly unaided in space, at speeds faster than light.

I haven't done any Legionnaires in a long while for multiple reasons, I hope this makes up for it, at least a little.

Long live the Legion! 

Namor

 

Marvel's The Submariner.
Namor, King of Atlantis.

Grundy

Solomon Grundy,

Born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday,

Married on Wednesday,

Took ill on Thursday.

Grew worse on Friday,

Died on Saturday,

Buried on Sunday.

Happy Halloween!

Catwoman

Trick AND Treat!

Meow
 

Scarecrow

 

I hope you have a Long Halloween 🎃

Love, Scarecrow.

Abstract Mecanika

Abstract Mecanika

My latest mixed media art creation.

Will be printed and stretched on canvas 29"x29".

Embellished with acrylic and texturized with clear gel on ciclée.

Becomes 3D with Chromadeph 3D glasses.

Trying something new as usual.

SciFi Purple

 

After playing with the AI art generator Midjourney, I got inspired and that became an idea for a new piece. I painted and added lots of details with Photoshop. It doesn't really look like that original AI art anymore.

Always looking forward to learning from new tools and pushing the boundaries to new horizons with art.

Will be printed as giclée and stretched on canvas. 30"W x 40"H, will sell the giclée for $2500.

It becomes 3D when viewed with Chromadepth 3D glasses.

The price will go up after adding acrylic embellishment on canvas.

Jurassic World: Dominion

 

I’m seeing Jurassic World: Dominion tonight in IMAX.

Looks epic.

I’ve been a dinosaur fan ever since I was a kid, I used to know all their names.

Here's my two cents fan art and my Ricardo Delgado style tribute art attempt, no one draws dinosaurs like him, no one.

#whendinosaursruledtheearth

May 25th, 1977.

 

The original Star Wars (Episode IV) was released on May 25, 1977. The rest is history. Thank you uncle George. Happy Star Wars day...again.

This coming Friday the new Obi-Wan Kenobi show comes out, looks really good. Here're my two cents.

Today it would have been my dad's 100th birthday if he was still alive. He took me to see Star Wars for the first time back in 1977.

Also today is a National Holiday in Argentina. The May Revolution took place May 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires. It started the Argentine War of Independence.

So many special dates today.

May the force be with you...always.

Friday the 13Th on a full Alien-made Artificial Satellite night.

 

Happy Friday the 13th on a full view of the Alien-made Artificial Satellite (full moon this coming Sunday)

Some cultures, including the Ancient Egyptians, actually considered the number 13 to be lucky. While others have simply swapped numbers as the base of their phobias, triskaidekaphobia to be exact.

Like Social Distortion, Thirteen’s my lucky number.

As for the full moon, I know one day the heavily indoctrinated masses will find out the actual truth that our moon was Alien-made and brought to Earth thousands of years ago. Some folks know thou, minority so far.

Click on the link below for some education:

https://youtu.be/DhTagWzkjHk

Here’s my two cents tribute to that glorious Hollywood fear mongering classic flick with #jasonvoorhees

Have a great weekend social media peeps.

#fridaythe13th #fullmoon #alien #made #satellite #13 #luckynumber #instagood #art #bloody #machete #happyfriday