• Help Get Alpha Flight Into The Marvel 75th Anniversary Collection

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    Marvel have released the following press release regarding their 75th Anniversary Celebrations:

    We want to hear from you, true believer! Tell us what you think are the best stories in Marvel Comics’ 75 years of history, and they’ll have the chance to be printed in this oversized, commemorative omnibus! From 1939’s Marvel Comics #1 to 2014’s All-New Marvel NOW!, we want the best of the best. The most iconic stories, the biggest moments and fan-favorites – we want it all!


    “Marvel’s 75th Anniversary belongs to our fans as much as it does to our creators and everyone behind the scenes,” says Marvel SVP of Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “From day one, Marvel fans have been an integral and vocal part of making Marvel the company it is today and we want their help in celebrating. The 75th Anniversary Omnibus is the perfect way to celebrate with our marvelous fans. Email your picks for the best Marvel comics of all time to marvel75@marvel.com – and see if yours makes it to print!”

    The first appearance of Captain America, the Death of Gwen Stacy, the coming of Galactus, Civil War and everything in between! From the first time four adventurers flew a fateful mission to outer space to the epic clash of Avengers vs. X-Men. Tell us what you think the best Marvel stories of all time are! Email your picks to marvel75@marvel.com to help us decide which stories to print. It’s that simple! Pick your top 75 or just your number #1. Once the votes are in, we’ll choose the best ones to print in this enormous 1200 page book and we’ll release the top 75 as a special digital exclusive collection!

    The choice is yours – which stories will you pick? Don’t miss your chance to be a part of Marvel Comics history this November when the epic 75th Anniversary Omnibus hits comic shops and book stores everywhere!

    For more on Marvel’s 75th Anniversary, please visit http://marvel.com/75 Join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #Marvel75 and don’t forget to follow us at @Marvel !



    An Alpha Flight issue deserves to be in that collection, so get voting Flight Fans!

    What will you suggest?


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    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor - 09-27-2014
      It's nothing to do with Alpha Flight (well, technically he was a member at the time), but I loved the write-up of Incredible Hulk #181:

      "A new hero crashes a fight in the Canadian wilderness between the Hulk and Wendigo in this story by writer Len Wein and artist Herb Trimpe. His name was Wolverine, and he was never heard from again."
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      Le Messor - 09-27-2014
      This just in (to me, anyways) :

      http://goodcomics.comicbookresources...1/#more-172660
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 09-28-2014
      Quote Originally Posted by Le Messor View Post
      This just in (to me, anyways) :

      http://goodcomics.comicbookresources...1/#more-172660
      Only 75. It was much bigger than that, for me.

      Truly, if it hadn't been for that issue, i never would have become much of a comics collector.

      Also being truthful, I HATED Alpha Flight # 12. When i first read it, I mean. But the angst of it hooked me.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 09-28-2014
      That's 75th place amongst people registered at CBR.

      I can't stand the boards there I'm afraid so won't get involved.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor - 09-29-2014
      Quote Originally Posted by Flightpath07 View Post
      Only 75. It was much bigger than that, for me.
      For all of us, methinks. But I was surprised to see an Alpha Flight issue in there at all.

      Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
      I can't stand the boards there I'm afraid so won't get involved.
      Oh, I haven't joined the boards or anything. I usually just read their Comic Book Urban Legends page (but not usually the comments). It's pretty good for the history and stuff.

      I'm not even sure I know how I saw the 75 of the best page; I think I may've noticed it on the side bar, and gone to check for Alpha.

      ~ Le Messor
      "I said you could play chess, I didn't say you could play soccer on the chessboard!"
      ~ Clara, Doctor Who
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 09-29-2014
      Oh yeah, totally - any AF is usually good AF.

      Had it been anywhere else I may have registered and voted but while I enjoy reading CBR most of the time I don't dare going near comments.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor - 09-29-2014
      Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
      Had it been anywhere else I may have registered and voted but while I enjoy reading CBR most of the time I don't dare going near comments.
      I wonder if it'd help if you told Brian Cronin that, and your reasons why?

      THIS is the only forum I'm on, and there's a good reason. I used to post on Linkara's blog fairly regularly until he moved to a new site where I had to register with Disqus to comment.
      There were some amazingly bad comments on there, back when I read them every week (good ones too, of course - let's not overgeneralise).

      ~ Mik
    1. rplass's Avatar
      rplass - 09-29-2014
      I registered at CBR and probably posted there 1 or 2 times. I share Phil's sentiments about those boards, to some extent.
      I do recommend the site http://www.cxpulp.com/forum.php which graciously offered to host the OHOTMU board after comixfan.net shut down. I think you'd like it there. It's free!
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 10-09-2014
      #12 is now available digitally because of this:

      https://comicstore.marvel.com/Alpha-...al-comic/35473
      https://www.comixology.com/Alpha-Fli...l-comic/150545

      (X-Men/Alpha Flight has also been added due to the release of Asgardian Wars TPB: https://comicstore.marvel.com/X-Men-...s-series/29116)
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