FAN-ART: Alpha Flight Micro-Heroes...

[maniac mike]

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Guardian, Shaman, Snowbird, Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch*, Marrina, Puck, Talisman, Vindicator
*Created by Major Justice

[Ogrebear]

Nice work!

Like the bookends Guardian and Vindicator.

[ClawMaraud]

What is this? Looks like beanie baby versions of Alpha Flight.

[maniac mike]

What is this? Looks like beanie baby versions of Alpha Flight.

They're called micro-heroes, below is a link of a forum specially for micro making and posting...

http://microheroes.virtuaboard.com/forum.htm

[ClawMaraud]

No, sir! I don't like it.

[MajorMountie]

I absolutely love these. They need to make Box!

[maniac mike]

Thanks MajorMountie!

Weapon: P.R.I.M.E.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/Marvel%20Heroes/Tigerstrike_zpsnafmq8qt.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/Marvel%20Heroes/Double%20Trouble_zpsjcmjt5vo.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/Marvel%20Heroes/Killspree_zps0hytuxpp.gif
Tigerstryke, Double Trouble, Killspree, Yeti

[Flightpath07]

Weapon: P.R.I.M.E.

Nice!

[maniac mike]

New project I was working on over at MIB combining both DC & Marvel...

ALPHA LANTERNS:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Guardian_MG_zps7cqzjfsw.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Sasquatch_MG_zpsqzpbhhms.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Marrina_MG_zps9fbdiny1.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Snowbird_MG_zps7ppn77tt.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Puck_MG_zpszvrbftif.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Aurora_MG_zpsniyn9os6.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Shaman_MG_zpsrdeuhtam.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Northstar_MG_zpszmn25asx.gifhttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/ManiacMike/My%20Universe/AL_Vindicator_MG_zpslr099c2i.gif

Guardian/Life, Sasquatch/Rage, Marrina/Avarice, Snowbird/Fear, Puck/Willpower, Aurora/Hope, Shaman/Compassion, Northstar/Love, Vindicator/Death

[Flightpath07]

Those are interesting, MM. I liked the originals better, however. Are you planning on making Roger Bochs (Box), Wild Child, Purple Girl, Weapon X, Diamond Lil, Mr Jeffries (Box), Groundhog, and Saint Elmo...would love to see all of them, as well.

[Le Messor]

Hmm... I like! But I'd think Marrina would make a better rage, then Sas avarice because of his connection to Gilded Lily (okay, because it'd leave nobody else); I'm not sure about Snowbird as fear, either, but I don't know what else to make her...
come to think of it, it'd be hard to swap them around.

Maybe you should make Shaman's costume indigo?

Guardian as black lantern - bwahahahaha! Perfect!

~ Le Messor
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
~ Paul Keating

[maniac mike]

Here are the original OMEGA FLIGHT:

https://i.imgur.com/rmqf0Y8.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/0909ps7.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/qUhNPLb.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/kqZO3P5.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/U00vnG4.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/vr7RqN0.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/2ZvhRCl.gif
Jerome Jaxon, Delphine Courtney, Smart Alec, Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback & Box

[Le Messor]

Aww... Look at the cute widdle evil killers!

Wow... I haven't said that since Gremlins!

[Bill P]

So cool

[Garry/Al-Fan]

When did the spelling change to 2 "y"s [Tygerstryke]? Because that's what I was thinking (for a change to the original character), even though the name is spelled "TigerStryke" in the NORTHSTAR mini-series. Had to dig up the issues to check

[Phil]

I'm pretty sure that in his first appearances in X-Force it was spelt Tygerstryke and that it was wrong in the Northstar series.

[Flightpath07]

Here is a little something that has always annoyed me a bit...

Do these heroes and villains choose how to spell their own names, or do newspapers and whatnot just have to guess when mentioning them in stories?

Seriously. Do these people stay up at night, sewing their spandex costumes and trying to think of unique ways to spell their names? And do they have to then TELL everybody how it is spelled?

Villain, robbing a bank: "Yes, this is the villain WypperWill robbing you. That's W-Y-P-P-E-R, W-I-L-L; make sure you spell that correctly. Have you got it? Repeat after me; Wypperwill - W-Y-P..."

Or

"No, no, you've got me confused with that other guy. I am the hero Spyderman, spelled with a Y instead of an I. Got it now?"

[Le Messor]

Villain, robbing a bank: "Yes, this is the villain WypperWill robbing you. That's W-Y-P-P-E-R, W-I-L-L; make sure you spell that correctly. Have you got it? Repeat after me; Wypperwill - W-Y-P..."

Haven't you seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog?

"That's Horrible. Two 'r's."

[Flightpath07]

Haven't you seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog?

"That's Horrible. Two 'r's."

Yes, yes i have.

And then promptly bought it on DVD.

"He rides across the nation
The thoroughbred of sin
He got the application
You just sent in
It needs evaluation
So let the games begin
A heinous crime, a show of force
(A murder would be nice, of course)"

[Le Messor]

Then you know that, yes, villains stop in the middle of crimes to tell reporters how to spell their names.

~ Le Messor
"It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting."
~ Tom Stoppard

[Flightpath07]

Only in musicals!

[Garry/Al-Fan]

I'm pretty sure that in his first appearances in X-Force it was spelt Tygerstryke and that it was wrong in the Northstar series.

Can you tell me which X-Force Tygerstryke initially appeared in? Just in case (one day) I get some money to buy it.

[Phil]

#11-13, 22-23.

I might be wrong on the spelling though, it's been a while since I read them.

[Le Messor]

I've just checked my Marvel Premiere Classics, and in #12 it's 'Tygerstryke' and in #23 it's 'Tigerstryke'.

The colours of his costume change, too. (White in #11-12, part yellow in 22-23.)

~ Le Messor
"It's six o'clock and time for the penguin on top of your terminal to explode."

[Garry/Al-Fan]

Thanks for the info.

BTW, are you a colourist by profession?

[Le Messor]

Nope. I work in the civil service.

Out of curiosity, why do you ask?

~ Le Messor
"In language, clarity is everything."
~ Confucius

[Flightpath07]

Just how civil is that service of yours? ;)

[Le Messor]

Sometimes it's downright rude! ;)

[Garry/Al-Fan]

Nope. I work in the civil service.

Out of curiosity, why do you ask?

~ Le Messor
"In language, clarity is everything."
~ Confucius

Because of your interest in the colouring in comics; besides that, just nosey.:cool:

[Le Messor]

I thought it may be that. :)

I'm intersted in comics being the best they can be... Marines comics? (Or is that Army?)

~ Le Messor
"It's smart to pick your friends - but not your nose."

[Kim Lee]

These are so adorable! Kim

[maniac mike]

Thank you all for the comments on the Microheroes!

It's been awhile since I've posted anything here but I decided to post a new set of AF micros for everyone, from 1992 a trip down memory lane...

Core Alpha:

https://i.imgur.com/l4dH4kg.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/jvcQFJY.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/g5dHOjD.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/ndajb5F.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/IuTbz6N.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/TQVVW18.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/qzOkZTL.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/GkPiErI.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/ovri2aK.gif
Guardian, Puck, Northstar, Aurora, Weapon Omega/Wildheart, Windshear & Sasquatch

[Le Messor]

Cool! I remember that run... but didn't Sas look a lot like a teddy bear at the time?

~ Le Messor
"Life is what you make it. Just clean up after yourself."

[Jason Eberly]

Cool! I remember that run... but didn't Sas look a lot like a teddy bear at the time?


Yeah, I remember that the artist would draw the hair on his head in the upward "Logan" fashion. And had these big, all-black eyes.

Oh, and those microheroes turned out fantabulous! I loved those costumes, even if the run was only okay.

[Flightpath07]

Agree with Jason, the costumes were great.

[Le Messor]

The idea of Alpha having a team uniform really worked for me. I liked how they got it working even on people like Windshear, who had a completely different cut of costume, but still the same look overall.

~ Le Messor
"Life is to be enjoyed and if it is not, it makes people ill in one way or another."
~ Louise Bogan

[Flightpath07]

As far as the above Microheroes go, the only real problem would be Puck; his torso should be the same size as everyone else's, just with shorter limbs. His limbs look too proportionate in the pic above.

[rplass]

Everyone knows the correct way to draw Puck is Ron Lim's Puck:

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(Infinity Crusade #2 for those of you wondering)

[DIGGER]

His version looks like he took some Pym particles or something. (Lim's version that is)

[Flightpath07]

Everyone knows the correct way to draw Puck is Ron Lim's Puck:

3241

(Infinity Crusade #2 for those of you wondering)

lol

[Flightpath07]

Kyle as Weapon Omega

Oh yeah! That's what i am talking about!

[maniac mike]

Here are the two different versions of the Canadian hero Chinook...

https://i.imgur.com/tJGOOTM.gif
Alpha Flight -1 WW II Hero

https://i.imgur.com/rqHQZCM.gif
The Logan Legacy #2 Colin Ashworth Hume

[-K-M-]

Funny I didn't like chinooks (Windshear) costume in the book, but here it actually makes it look not half bad.

[Phil]

Looks very Stingray-esque.
I'm not sure the cowl works for him (in the comics design, I mean; not the micro hero)

[Le Messor]

He's got a cape, though! I like capes, and it's been so long...
(Stupid Incredibles, ruin it for everybody...
Good movie, though.)

I haven't read the comic, but looking at the micro version, and trying to imagine that done as modern artwork, I think like the cowl is there to make him look like Batman.

Why do arrows represent air powers? I'm just curious. Red Tornado, Aang, now Colin.

~ Le Messor
"A small mind is obstinate. A great mind can lead and be led."
~ Alexander Cannon

[Phil]

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[Le Messor]

Hmm...
That works for me. Thanks, Phil.

[maniac mike]

So I'm in the process of updating all of my AF micros and I haven't posted anything here for awhile so I decided to get off my butt...

GAMMA FLIGHT:

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Madison Jeffries, Diamond Lil, Smart Alec, Wild Child

[Le Messor]

I'm now unable to see your pictures; I get a photobucket message about 'please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting'. :(
Unfortunately, it also applies to ones I could see before.

Also, totalbest is right.

~ Le Messor
"And she may cry but her tears will dry
When I hand her the keys to a shiny new Australia."
~ Dr. Horrible

[Phil]

Yeah, I think Photobucket got closed down a few years back.
The spambot resurrected an old thread.
I'll fix it when I'm off my phone.

[Le Messor]

Oh, that's too bad. :(

[-K-M-]

Photobucket is still active. They just stopped hyperlinking. Have to pay like 200-400 a year to be able to post it on another site :\

[maniac mike]

Department H agents Robert Michaud and Porter from Avengers (2013) #10

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[maniac mike]

New post...

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Major Mapleleaf Louis Sadler Sr.

Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #106

[maniac mike]

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Master of the World

[Tawmis]

Thank you all for the comments on the Microheroes!

It's been awhile since I've posted anything here but I decided to post a new set of AF micros for everyone, from 1992 a trip down memory lane...


Guardian, Puck, Northstar, Aurora, Wildheart, Windshear & Sasquatch

Got a link for these? Appaears there's no URL in the there so no images. :(

[maniac mike]

Got a link for these? Appaears there's no URL in the there so no images. :(

I'll be fixing that soon Tawmis!