Crackity Jones' Discovery Of Alpha Flight

I hope Purple Girl gets slaughtered.
By Northstar.
Eventually.
That character cannot disappear fast enough for my liking. I cannot stand her.

"His efforts are for nothing"

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

I love her even though Garry just tried to ruin her for me. :P

Goblyn's okay; her dad isn't. g/a-f

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Originally Posted by Tawmis

Well, Goblyn isn't exactly 100% of this (Earth) world, if I am remembering correctly, so there may be a touch of supernatural to her claws that allow her to do what Wolverine can't.

And seriously, you should be glad that there's a character out there who CAN do something that Wolverine can't!

Ahhh, CJ and Tawmis, I went back and actually looked at/read # 54. I should never post before checking, first. One day, I'll learn...

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Originally Posted by Flightpath07

I'm pretty sure you already established that Garry is The Bringer Of Ruin. Are you trying to replace that title with Garry the Effortless, or Garry the Unbannable? Cuz, as far as cool titles go, The Bringer Of Ruin is "fairly well awesome".

I like "Garry the Effortless", although [unintentional] "The Bringer of Ruin" is probably more accurate. But this is CJ's thread, and I've griped about the Mantlo era enough...for awhile.:cool::cry:

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Originally Posted by Garry/Al-Fan

I like "Garry the Effortless", although [unintentional] "The Bringer of Ruin" is probably more accurate. But this is CJ's thread, and I've griped about the Mantlo era enough...for awhile.:cool::cry:

No, there is NEVER enough griping about the Mantlo era.
Remember: The Mantlo Era birthed Purple Girl who is the WORST character in the history of EVER.
We must remind ourselves and keep the hate strong so that we can keep each other fueled. Purple Girl's awfulness cannot be forgotten. Forgetting is how history repeats itself.
NO MORE PURPLE GIRL(S).

this post is mainly a bunch of BS. It's Monday, I deserve an allowance of BS.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Yeah, and even Mantlo gave me something good: Goblyn.
But that's the ONLY thing.

You don't like DreamQueen? I knew you didn't like her as much as Goblyn, but that didn't have to mean not at all.
Then again, she's something evil.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

To me, that song was about a trio of curious siblings who walked in on their dad having an affair... hence the "He left us now for dead". Because I highly doubt his father had intentions of killing them, but at their age, they probably felt like he was going to.

I didn't get 'intent on killing them' from 'left for dead'; just, he walked out on the family, and if they lived or died after, so be it.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Yes, Mantlo DID leave a lot of necessary clean-up. How long was Hudnall's run again?

He stays until around about #90.
Then Nicieza is next, who CAN be a good writer.

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Originally Posted by Sypes

Pathway. Didn't she has some communication issue? Autism?

Yes, she was autistic.
In fact, these comics were the first place I ran into that word - at the time, I thought it was just a cool character trait, not a serious condition.
I know better now.

~ Le Messor
(Frasier?) : "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Woody: The same is true of Math!
~ Cheers

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

NO MORE PURPLE GIRL(S).

You're gonna hate volume 2, then. ;)

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

No, there is NEVER enough griping about the Mantlo era.
Remember: The Mantlo Era birthed Purple Girl who is the WORST character in the history of EVER.
We must remind ourselves and keep the hate strong so that we can keep each other fueled. Purple Girl's awfulness cannot be forgotten. Forgetting is how history repeats itself.
NO MORE PURPLE GIRL(S).

Purple Girl - the worse character - ever?

This is actually an interesting topic... going to make a new thread, so we can all toss in our opinions...

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

You don't like DreamQueen? I knew you didn't like her as much as Goblyn, but that didn't have to mean not at all.
Then again, she's something evil.

Eeek, I keep forgetting about her.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

I didn't get 'intent on killing them' from 'left for dead'; just, he walked out on the family, and if they lived or died after, so be it.

That's because you see it from an adult's perspective. Also: I got the feeling they thought he was going to kill them from other lyrics in the song "When my father ran undressed, he's pointing at my throat".
I BET YOU SEE A HAT, TOO, AND NOT AN ELEPHANT, HUH?

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

He stays until around about #90.
Then Nicieza is next, who CAN be a good writer.

Huh. Then his run isn't THAT short. I was thinking it was shorter than that.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

~ Le Messor
(Frasier?) : "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Woody: The same is true of Math!
~ Cheers

Quotes just keep getting better!

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Originally Posted by Flightpath07

You're gonna hate volume 2, then. :wink:

Really??
Fuuu...

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Originally Posted by Tawmis

Purple Girl - the worse character - ever?

This is actually an interesting topic... going to make a new thread, so we can all toss in our opinions...

Hands down.
Worst character *I* have ever read in comics. But I probably haven't read near the comics you all have.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Eeek, I keep forgetting about her.

See, there's the problem right there. It's Gilded Lily you're supposed to try to forget.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

That's because you see it from an adult's perspective. Also: I got the feeling they thought he was going to kill them from other lyrics in the song "When my father ran undressed, he's pointing at my throat".

Yah, he was definitely putting the fear of him into them.
On the other hand, the Good Son is a tiller. He has a tiller's hands...

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

I BET YOU SEE A HAT, TOO, AND NOT AN ELEPHANT, HUH?

If you want to wear the elephant like a hat, then on your head be it.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Huh. Then his run isn't THAT short. I was thinking it was shorter than that.

It was reasonable. It was short for the time - when Mantlo's AF wasn't that huge a comics run - but longer by today's standards, methinks.

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Quotes just keep getting better!

Now I feel the pressure...

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

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Originally Posted by Flightpath07

You're gonna hate volume 2, then. :wink:

Really??
Fuuu...

Well, it's what she did to Jean-Paul that makes you hate her, so you still have a chance with v2.

~ Le Messor
"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
~ Adlai Stevenson

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

See, there's the problem right there. It's Gilded Lily you're supposed to try to forget.

She's what I consider a crazy-fun villain, though.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

Yah, he was definitely putting the fear of him into them.
On the other hand, the Good Son is a tiller. He has a tiller's hands...

*sigh*
Now I'm all distracted by your Nick Cave reference. <3

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

If you want to wear the elephant like a hat, then on your head be it.

To wear the elephant, I'd have to wear the snake that has eaten him, and that is what makes this all impossible.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

It was reasonable. It was short for the time - when Mantlo's AF wasn't that huge a comics run - but longer by today's standards, methinks.

definitely longer by today's standards. Unless you're Bendis. Then his runs are unfortunately, entirely, too long.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

Now I feel the pressure...

I'm good at that.

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

Well, it's what she did to Jean-Paul that makes you hate her, so you still have a chance with v2.

A chance to hate her more, or a chance to...unhate her?

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

~ Le Messor
"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
~ Adlai Stevenson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnGTg-B5RQI

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Originally Posted by Le Messor

Well, it's what she did to Jean-Paul that makes you hate her, so you still have a chance with v2.

Well, i was going off of the comment below, so...

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

NO MORE PURPLE GIRL(S).

Heh. Yeah; Volume 2. Both Volume 2 and 3 do a good job using/creating characters that seem an awful lot like other characters we all know and love/hate.

Also, I read #64 and #65.

*sigh*

Those were both WTFery issues.
Both written by Mantlo, too? I thought I had gotten rid of him, but he came back? :(
And I thought that in issue #64 I was going to get the original Sasquatch back only to be let completely down by some courtroom battle that only gave me a two second reappearance of Aurora and did NOTHING to change snowsquatch back to his original self.
#65 was another let down because I don't care about Madison nor do I care about Heather at this point.

*sniffle* it just keeps making me so sad.

#66 is Mantlo's last issue, #63 was a fill-in/precursor.

It's... different.

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Originally Posted by Phil

#66 is Mantlo's last issue, #63 was a fill-in/precursor.

It's... different.

Ah. I see.
Thank you, Phil!!!!

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Originally Posted by Crackity Jones

Also, I read #64 and #65.

*sigh*

Those were both WTFery issues.
Both written by Mantlo, too? I thought I had gotten rid of him, but he came back? :(
And I thought that in issue #64 I was going to get the original Sasquatch back only to be let completely down by some courtroom battle that only gave me a two second reappearance of Aurora and did NOTHING to change snowsquatch back to his original self.
#65 was another let down because I don't care about Madison nor do I care about Heather at this point.

*sniffle* it just keeps making me so sad.

Ugh. That issue with the courtroom... Just... ugh.