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Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Readsreads
Did you mean NYU, or is NIU a university I haven't heard of? (I'm not up on North American geography.)
- Le Messor
"Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
"All my autopsies are performed on dead people."
It would seem like it's pretty quiet here.. but I'll be the loud person. That's pretty typical for me anyways.
NAME: MaryAnne
BIRTH DATE: 3 January 1980 (See, I was gutsy and put the year in there!)
LOCATION: Tacoma, WA right now, but that tends to change a lot
OCCUPATION: Currently, I'm an Army officer. Soon I'll be back to school for journalism.
INTERESTS: Comics, costuming, historical reenactments (and the associated wardrobes, of course!), movies, photography, and food/drink pairings
BIO: Where to start?!! I grew up (mostly) in western NY, with a few years spent between Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. I started reenacting when I was 14. I got my AS right away (in history) and then took a 5 year break, where I worked all kinds of crazy jobs and also started costuming. And at the end of that 5 year break I joined the Army, where I got to have a lot more adventures, but a lot less time to do pretty much everything else! With the Army I've gotten to spend time in Washington (state), Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Afghanistan, Louisiana, and now I'm back to Washington- whew! I'll start my "out of Army" life in the Spring, and will be moving and starting school for Journalism. Whee, adventure! I'm very much looking forward to the changes coming in my life, and very much anticipate being back in a creative environment. Live is good, people!
Wow Blue, you've been all over :) Nothing like a life well travelled! Welcome ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
Blue, with all that costuming experience tell me you've been making Alpha Flight cosplays!
~ Le Messor
"It is always darkest before it goes totally black."
~ Sting
I love traveling. There are still a LOT of places left for me to visit, but I'm working on that, too. And the good part of me moving so much is that my family members have gotten to come visit, so it gives them a chance to see more of the USA as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sypes
*hides head in shame* I just finally, in the last two years, started on superheroes and supervillians (to date, bronze age Cat Woman, Black Cat, and the Wasp). The next costume on my list (literally) is Aurora's yellow and white costume, especially now that I'm an expert in coiling my hair up and hiding it under the Wasp's short wig!Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Messor
I wouldn't mind making Snowbird and Talisman in the future though. I've got to get through the three I'm planning (Aurora and two others). And then, I can continue my quest to find someone to be Northstar so that I can make our pair costumes (the original ones). So many costumes, so few people to understand what they are!
Yeah, I've been to, like, two of those places. (Arizona and Pennsylvania).Quote:
Originally Posted by SypesWow Blue, you've been all over :) Nothing like a life well travelled! Welcome ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
You'll have to post pics. Is that the Catwoman with the green cape, or the one with the actual cat mask?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
~ Le Messor
"It is always the partner's fault."
Ahh, a vintage year!Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
And Welcome aboard!!!
Then what do you call 1970???Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
(and if you say damn old I'll hit you with my walker)
DIGGER
Smithsonian?Quote:
Originally Posted by DIGGER
Sorry, I couldn't resist. :-\"
Yeah, I was also thinking that Blue seems sort of young to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIGGER
Here's my Catwoman. Purple gown and mask, green cape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Messor
Attachment 2726
And for giggles, my Black Cat
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I call it a year other than the year of my birth.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIGGER
Amazing! Can I borrow that Black Cat costume for tomorrow night???? ;pQuote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
Nothing. I just run and hide until it goes away.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIGGER
Great work there.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
That *is* one of the Catwoman costumes I meant!
Are the models you?
~ Le Messor
"I feel a little insane, I feel a little dazed"
~ Skyhooks, Living In The 70's (NP)
Come on by! But I'll warn you, I have a reputation as a very mean woman when it comes to lacing corsets! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sypes
Yep, that's me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Messor
Amazing! Those look GREAT!Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
Ha! Shows what you know, that isn't even close to my last name you young whippersnapper!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
Cool! I can totally see you playing Aurora.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueRoommate
~ Le Messor
"History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of man."
~ Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla
Hi Everyone,
I've just found this site after getting interested in my old comic books again. I have most of the first 62 issues of Alpha Flight and the first two annuals. I also have the Cat's-Paw Marvel Role Playing module. The first time I saw members of Alpha Flight were in the old Dragon magazine. I've included a pic below since I noticed the article wasn't in the TSR RPG thread.
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...ay1985cc25.jpg
If anyone would like to see the rest of the article I can post it here. My humble abode is in Connecticut. As far as other interests. I collect Star Wars action figure prototypes, Led Zeppelin memorabilia, and own a restored Plymouth E Body 'Cuda Barracuda.
Robert
www.behindthetoys.com
I'd be very interested in seeing the rest of the article if you can post it. I've heard of the Cat's Paws RPG before, but still don't know much about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sems Fir
P.S. - Great pic of Guardian & Box.
Hey Robert, welcome to alphaflight.net! That image you posted is from an article by Jeff Grubb, who also wrote the Cat's Paw module, published in Dragon Magazine #97 (May 1985). The article is in a series of "Marvel-Phile" entries which contain additional character info to supplement the MSHRPG from TSR. That issue has character info for Talisman (Elizabeth), Box (Roger) and Guardian (Mac). It's a three-page article with a preceding fourth page featuring a full-page splash of Talisman from the cover of Alpha Flight #19 (with Heather, Shaman, Puck and Snowbird in the background) as the main illustration for the sci-fi gaming section of the magazine. A smaller b/w thumbnailed inset in the section describes the splash page and credits John Byrne for the art.
According to the text of the character bios and the May 1985 cover date, that issue was contemporaneous with Alpha Flight #23 or so. Wow, another long-time fan joins us!
I hope you didn't actually rip out that page, Robert! Your scan looks nice and clean but the left edge looks quite jagged and the right-side hole punches are puzzling because that's a right hand page, unless someone made loose-leaf bound books of the Marvel-Phile pages and arranged it that way. I too have very high quality scans of those pages if anyone is interested. I also have a text version of the article for some reason.
Check out Dragon magazines #106, #107, #176 and #181 for additional Marvel-Phile columns with more Alpha Flight characters and updates. They're fairly hard to find with covers in good condition but the paper quality from back then was very high and over time they have held up great, so even if you get a somewhat beat-up copy your interior pages should still look terrific.
Welcome again to the boards!
Love,
rplass
Welcome Robert!
And I'd like to see THAT!Quote:
own a restored Plymouth E Body 'Cuda Barracuda
Oh, now wouldn't ya? Barracuda?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flightpath07
Aww, have a Heart.
Hmm.. are they original illustrations?
The signature & date would suggest so, but they're very much in the style of handbook entries...
Nice little index of the issues here.
I've just been figuring Byrne did original handbook-style illustrations.
~ Le Messor
"It is better to have tried and failed than to have failed to try, but the result's the same."
~ Mike Dennison
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for the kind welcome. Yes, I dismantled the Dragon magazines in my younger days. I had quite a few but a after a while they took up too much space so I performed a quick rip and destroy surgery on the collection. I still have a couple. I kept the MSH articles including a couple of more articles on Omega Flight, which are in the other thread. Here's the rest of the article:
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...ay1985ac25.jpg
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...Fmay1985bc.jpg
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...ay1985dc25.jpg
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...ay1985ec25.jpg
Here's an older image of my restored 'Cuda:
http://www.behindthetoys.com/images/...ob/73Cudac.jpg
At least I didn't destroy the comics!
Robert
www.behindthetoys.com
Nice! Extremely jealous, my new internet friend, extremely jealous.Quote:
Here's an older image of my restored 'Cuda:
NAME: Joey Moreno
BIRTH DATE: Sept. 17, 1985
LOCATION: Miami, Florida
OCCUPATION: Physical Therapy Student and Pro Bodybuilder (Not enthusiast .. an actual professional, lol)
INTERESTS: Superheroes, Movies, MMA, Bodybuilding, Gymnastics, PC Gaming, Skateboarding and Eating.
BIO: I was raised and still reside in Miami, Florida. I'm currently engaged to a gorgeous Canadian. I grew up in an action-movie-loving household. Now I believe I can actually become one of those on screen heroes (totally kidding). Well, that's pretty much it :)
PICTURES: https://instagram.com/joeymoreno/
Welcome aboard, Joey. Hope you enjoy your stay here.
And good luck with that action hero ambition. We need more of those on Alpha Waves.
What brought you to Alpha Flight?
~ Le Messor
Thanks for the warm welcome Le Messor. It means a lot :)
What brought me here is wanting to know if there were any Canadian superheroes. There had to be more than just Wolverine. Once I found Alpha Flight i looked into it and really liked it. I liked it even more when I noticed I could definitely dress up at Puck. That's my next goal on the list.
Yo hydro! Welcome to the boards. We'd love to see your cosplay Puck. Send in the pics and we'll get them on this site for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by hydro
Love,
rplass
Thank you rplass! I definitely will share when that time comes around. I'm extremely excited!
Which series have you read? What did you like?
Name: Chris Elvins
Birth Date: March 27, 1979
Location: Huntington, WV by way of Orillia, Ontario
Occupation: Bank Manager
Interests: Comics, Comics and Sports Memorabilia collecting, the Leafs, the Hip
Bio: born & raised in the Odot, attended Marshall University home of the Thundering Herd. Grew up loving Alpha Flight & Captain Canuck. Frequent guest on Heroes and Villains podcast ( check out episode 110 on Northstar).
Welcome to the boards, Canuck Elvie and wow nice avatar! I just picked up Captain Canuck #1 this week as well. Please post a link to that episode 110 podcast on Northstar!
Love,
rplass
Welcome, Chris Elvins! (How many people misread your name at first? I did. I thought... 'Chris Evans? Where do I know that name from?')
Hope you enjoy it here. We're mostly friendly, except when we aren't.
~ Le Messor
Welcome Chris! Nice to see a fellow banker here!Quote:
Originally Posted by Canuck_Elvie
Am back form the deeps of Real life drama..