An artist who added an extra edge to the cult-fave series… By PETER STONE Larry Stroman had the X-factor. One of the most intriguing aspects of comics is how various artists interpret  these wonderful stories. As a writer, I have a vision of what my work should translate into. What a punch should look like. What a beautiful female character should look like. What an explosion should look like, etc. The artist, however, has a different view and very often exceeds my ability to see the story. I’ve worked with Neal Adams, Michael Golden, Rudy Nebres, Mark Beachum, Trevor Von Eeden, Kevin Nowlan, Ron Wilson, Dave Hoover, Richard Bennett, and the incredible Ernesto Infante. Each one drew my stories differently, and I was always, always, always, happy with the results. Then there was Larry Stroman. He drew two  full issues of Continuity’s The Revengers (a name that existed way before Thor stumbled into it in the Ragnarok movie) and then 16 pages of a third. We (Neal and I) had found Larry  in a late-’80s/early-’90s Epic Comics title from Marvel called Alien Legion, with Carl Potts and Chuck Dixon. Altogether, Larry drew 28 issues of the series and really gave it a heart and soul. His style seemed simple but was absolutely unique and tremendously graphic. The aliens in Alien Legion were strange and mysterious, but had an accessibility that allowed the reader to quickly care about them. The leader of the Legion was Captain Sarigar, a tough-as-nails commander who came from a race without legs — only a snake-like tail. He was mean and cruel, but deserved to lead this group of misfits in Nomad Squad. Tonk Or’Malloe was a fireplug of an alien, carrying a powerful rifle most humans couldn’t lift. Then there was Jugger Grimrod, a Wolverine-type of killer who could take on pretty much any being. Tamara was a red-haired firecracker, and Torie Montroc III was the only one in Nomad who looked somewhat human. In a comic industry filled with war comics and even The ‘Nam, Alien Legion was an interesting series with absolutely no superheroes. I bought it like it was oxygen. Co-creator Carl Potts, and later series writer Chuck Dixon, wrote stories that were tough, military, and full of hardcore action. The Nomad Squad encountered situations and aliens unlike anything ever seen in...