Yep, the ones you've put up lately tell me if it's a major appearance, a cameo, or whatever.
Thanks.
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Yep, the ones you've put up lately tell me if it's a major appearance, a cameo, or whatever.
Thanks.
I'm gonna figure they just thought 'Alpha fought the Master, let's put two Alphans against the Master'.
I was referring to other publishers. I recall Greg Pak's Battlestar Galactica #0 selling for $0.25 (Dynamite Entertainment) and StarCraft #0 given away for free (Wildstorm) and Dungeons&Dragons #0 selling for $1 or free at NYCC2010 (IDW). The concept is that you give a promo comic to tease in new readers for a low price. Makes more sense to me than starting over at #1 every 8 issues. I wish I could remember more examples of this situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
That makes more sense Rob. If Marvel was not giving away a free new Guardians of the Galaxy book and also a new Rocket Raccoon book next weekend for FCBD, maybe they would have given away Original Sin 0 instead???
I can see what you're saying, and Marvel have done similar with Origins Of Siege and the 25c issues they did in the earlt 2000's, but OS #0 is more of a prologue than a promo-tease.Quote:
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I've pretty much accepted $3.99 as the standard price point nowadays so I won't be surprised when everything goes up to $4.99 in a few years...
Yup; Phil, you're doing a bang-up job on all those.Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Messor
I'm actually pretty used to $4.99 books already.
Of course, I don't pay a huge amount of attention to the US cover price, since it's more of a guideline in Australia.
(I keep automatically typing 'here in Australia', but I'm in Colorado right now. Hunh.)
~ Le Messor
Now... this is a strange one...
I've recently been catching up on a lot of New Warriors and in Volume 3 #3 I discovered something that's... possibly... an appearance.
Now, back when Alpha Flight Volume 3 was running Skottie Young was hired to draw two covers for the Dave Ross fill-in issues. Only one of these saw print; his Sasquatch cover to #8.
The Marvel Previews magazine with the solicit to #7 showed work in progress of his cover that never actually graced the issue in the end. (I've been searching up & down my house for the issue [which actually led me to find some other stuff I'll post elsewhere] and can't find it and I think the scan of it was either lost to the sands of time when we moved the site to this format, or stuck on an ancient hard-drive in my loft somewhere; but for reference the cover was
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I believe that Skottie may have included it in one of his convention artbooks at the time and sold prints of it, but it never actually saw publication other than that.
Until (I've just discovered) the aforementioned NW #3:
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So tenuous but does it count...?
On the same theme:Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
From Wizard Magazine #72 (August 1997)
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It counts. Nice find!
I think I have that Previews magazine too. I'll try to dig it out also.
EDIT: I found it! Issue 11 from July 2004, soliciting September 2004.
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/...rticleID=11712
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Phil That's an AWESOME find! A poster of an unpublished Alpha Flight cover, on the wall of a superhero in another comic!?! Are you KIDDING me!?!!! That is SO cool!
:-k
Can you grab a scan of the 'in progress' solicit?Quote:
Originally Posted by rplass
Sorry, having scanner issues. It actually says "Not final cover" and it's the lower left portion that contains Major Maple Leaf. If I get the scanner up and running, I'll get the image you're looking for.
EDIT: I bought a new scanner. Here's a nicer scan:
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Hmm... I'll have to see if I can remember to look that issue up when I get home!
~ Le Messor
Cute!
I've just dug up a reference that I haven't seen mentioned before (that I remember).
There was kind of a crossword in an issue of X-Men Unlimited (original series), that had two Alpha-related clues.
I may get less vague about it later.
~ Le Messor
I've checked my above reference: X-Men Unlimited (v1) #14:
There's a crossword in the back of the book, and two of the clues are Alpha related. One's about (SPOILERS!) Heather, another's Aurora.
Puck appears in the Thanos Annual 1 (2014)
Nice one!
Ugh... 3 covers...
Yeah but the covers (I think!!) are at cover price, not big buck incentive sketch variants. I got all 3 for cover price. Watch it at $4.99, Marvel. >:)
Also it's a tiny cameo but all Thanos is big now because of the move thingy so it's bigger than just Puck.
Most people are bigger than Puck...
Anyone see this!? .....
This weeks Amazing X-Men book...
Sorry Phil! Didn't see it!
No worries, no need to apologize at all! Just making sure you were aware of it if you wanted to join in the conversation :D
Now this is bizarre: http://www.comicvine.com/grandes-her...1/4000-435899/
A merging of the covers to #27 & 28 with some editing
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That's the first time I've actually seen the notorious Puck / Talisman scene. She looks like Persuasion there!
That is a weird cover you found, Phil. Not a Byrne Guardian, but a bizarre pic.
And it is listed as issue 21 !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
From Magneto #4:
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Listing Angelo twice reminds me of Linkara's reaction to his tragic death (Linkara didn't know who he was).
Didn't Pyro die of the Legacy Virus? ("violently"?)
Yes, I saw Diamond Lil there. :)
~ Le Messor
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
~ Mark Twain
They're all repeated at least twice.
It's not an appearance as such but it's nice to see her there.
Apparently this is out in comic specialty stores, there might be an Alphan appearance?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Accord.../dp/0593074246
EDIT:
Stephen Mooney has confirmed on twitter that there is:
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https://twitter.com/Stephen_Mooney/s...44697592061952
... 'classic Wolvie lineup'? I take it that means the original Byrne (or X-Men) line-up?
Ooh I see tiny Northstar in today's Nightcrawler #4. Too bad he has no face. But he's kicking butt and flying fast so I'm loving it!
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I'm led to believe that there's some AF in this:
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Wolverin.../dp/1423170814
I have no proof yet so it might be worth a look before a purchase.
With no proof of purchase, you can't claim the prize.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
That looks pretty cool; definitely worth a check. :D
~ Le Messor
Wesley: My. She is cheeky, isn't she?
Faith: Uh, first word: jail; second word: bait.
Has anyone got this poster at all?
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Is that Puck just below Spider-Man? (Hard to see on this image, but if you've got it I'm sure it's obvious)
EDIT: The pre-painted inks certainly make it look like it is:
http://ilovecomiccovers.tumblr.com/p...by-jim-starlin
Also, Sasquatch at the back on the left.
Mooney is correct! There's a splash page with some Alphans, a posed image with Northstar, a very large Sasquatch, Puck, Aurora with a glowing fist (?!), Guardian (with um, something on his costume, something which is definitely not a maple leaf), and Snowbird. In the enemies section, Wild Child appears :) but wearing his Age of Apocalypse costume. It's a strange book with little pull out cards and papers and posters, kind of like a pop up book made out of post-its.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Oh and Alpha Flight makes a cameo in the very last :( issue of Comic Heroes magazine: http://www.sfx.co.uk/2014/07/18/comi...4-now-on-sale/ It's $19.99USD which is a bit steep but you do get 164 pages.
I see a guy in a Guardian suit and a guy in a Shaman costume, I think, in this week's Wolverine and the X-Men #9 http://marvel.com/comics/issue/48904...e_x-men_2014_9
It's not them, just guests at the party dressed up as them. Kinda counts.... and reminds me of some other appearances of people dressed up as Alpha Flight characters.
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