Preview here. Possible spoilers at the link, click at your own risk.
Well...now I'm a little creeped out and unsure if this is a good thing or not. But hey, look...competently-written speedster powers!
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Preview here. Possible spoilers at the link, click at your own risk.
Well...now I'm a little creeped out and unsure if this is a good thing or not. But hey, look...competently-written speedster powers!
Oh yeah, Puck is a bit messed up by his time in Hell.
I gotta say this is my FAVORITE puck. The other characters are "As good as the original drawings" but this puck is the best puck I've seen. Dale Eaglesham has done something that outdoes the source material. IMO
Like I siad before Puck's a bad little man.
Finally managed to read the preview page with Judd. Wow. (ah, freckle-faced Heather is a "murderous villain"? I really hope that does get changed before publication) I hope that # 2 takes it up a notch and pulls together what happened in # 1, because Nerrkkod just leaving when Mac falls out of the sky and Mac more worried about what Cody's up to when he barely beat Nerrkkod...just doesn't seem right. To me.
Is somebody messin' with their minds?
And I hope Aurora is more than just a "messed-up chick." Northstar is regarded as a hero---rightfully so---Aurora should be seen as such, too. Without poaching on Mike Carey too much, it would be nice to touch on the X-Men Annual where Rogue and her team helped both of them on the Helicarrier.
Norman Osborn undid all that over in Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry/Al-Fan
Alpha Flight gets better and better!
I like the idea of Heather as a villain.
And if Puck is a little "messed up" so much the better!
Spoilers...
While, I don't like the idea of Heather being a villain, I don't think everything is as it appears (nor do I really think she's a villain, she may have been coerced). I also don't think she's actually "murderous"...I think Mac is just embelishing a bit, since Heather attacked him so cold-bloodedly in issue 1 (she obviously didn't kill him).
Also, Puck certainly appears to be a bit off...Poor guy.
Dana
that looks awesome!!!
Can Mac's suit fire a shot without his helmet? It's nice to see him get a little face time. Don't get me wrong, I love the mask, but it can get a little bland when he wears it all the time.
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Now I'm impressed the Box bots actually could transform Sasquatch and Snowbird back into their base forms. No one has ever done that to them before.
I never understood how Heather could wear the Guardian suit without a helmet in the first volume of AF, nor do I understand now how Guardian could fire off a blast without it. I thought the suit was controlled by the cybernetic helmet. Did something change?
I wonder why they switched Vindicator using her geothermal suit in the Chaos War one shot (and what she used right up till her death) back to her classic electromagnetic suit.
Exactly. The whole suit started out as the helmet Mac built and "stole". And why bother wearing it if it's not needed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ahab
The writers said they pretty much wanted to go with the early years (especially Byrne's) issues and they also said they never read the second series. Must be just their preference. At also gives Mac and Heather more of a "connection".Quote:
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Word. I'm half-expecting the page after to show that puppy in his hands bursting into flame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Legerd
I do think it's actually going to be Puck, though...as firm as the last two creative teams have been on the "No more copies!" line, I don't see them bringing a fake out of Hell just to mess with team (or readers).
GAH!
Release date put back from 13th July to 27th :(
I'm impatient :(
I do love that slightly maniacal Puckster! Cannot wait for some interaction with him and the big shaggy carpet!
I have a sudden urge to re-dialogue that last page into something very stupid :-D
I haven't read of Pucks time in hell, what is this shiny soul cutter he talks off. Just curious as Alpha have a couple of mystical swords associated with them and Witchfire went up against Magik recently...
Rob gives a summary over at his site: http://alphaflightcollector.wordpres...n-wolverine-5/
Thanks. Now I have a better understanding. As long as Puck sticks around, that's all that really matters.
It looks as Dale Eaglesham lost control of his panel layouts on the preview page with Puck. I can tell he's trying to build a dramatic moment by zooming in on Puck with large panels that increase in size toward the bottom left so as to show NS and Mac's reaction at the lower right. Ok fine, it works, but what's with that little square panel of cracked roof tiles all by itself? My eye wants the third Puck panel to extend just a little more to the left so as to have symmetrical border with its right side, and be connected to the little square panel. We know he doesn't use hi-tech digital tools otherwise I'd accuse him of being too lazy to deselect the rectangle tool.
I'll still buy the issue even though it has that little panel of cracked roof tiles, of course ;)
I like the way the 4th panel is central. It makes the talk of hell and cutting souls more dramatic.
I hadn't even noticed the extra panel till you pointed it out, to be fair.
That small panel seems superfluous and there seems no reason for it. Maybe it is just there for filler as it could diminish the impact of the central panel if incorporated into that. Maybe that small panel has some significance, but I can't see what.
What is happening on the first page of the previews? It appears that Guardian is exiting the side of a building and heading towards another (Parliament?) and then the next panel shows Vindicator towing an unconcsious Guardian to the same building. Is it to suggest that there is someone else now impersonating Guardian (in another Guardian suit) while he is imprisoned? Or am I just dense and not following the panels?
I took that as Guardian was already unconcious and Heather is taking him out of the building by controlling his suit cybernetically (or something) like that.)
Maybe it's one of the Great Beasts, cleverly disguised. Maybe a new one we haven't seen yet?Quote:
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Qigooq the Crusher!
It seem so cute, though. It could be a demon pet that followed Puck out of Hell into our world.
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Squiggles the Demon Pet
On the other hand it seems to radiate immense power, as if it were a mystical object from long ago.
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The Ancient Roof Tile of Agamotto
Wild guesses, of course. I do agree that it has some significance, but I think it's far more important than you suspect. The entire Alpha Flight series could hinge on its very existence!!!
As you can probably tell, I'm not a completist and don't have Dark X-Men: The Beginning # 3. My main point, though, is Northstar's okay, but Aurora's just a crazy loon...that's not going to work very well. Sorry.
Is there a specific roof tile that is native to Canada? If so it could be Snowbird in disguise.Quote:
Originally Posted by rplass
I think it's a visual metaphor meaning: Puck's cracked up. Either that, or Dale has a roofing business on the side and he's slipping subconscious advertising into his artwork.
They said that there would be other guests from the Marvel Universe in this series. Clearly it is an appearance by
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the Thing. I can't believe everyone missed this.
Works for me. Aurora's struggling not just with keeping her DID under control, but with the potential of having her only family -- no matter how well-intentioned -- infantalizing her and casting doubt on her ability to cope with living the life that has always offered her more freedom than any other. And the worst part is, he might be right. It may not be a punch-up, but I always have enjoyed that tension between the twins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry/Al-Fan
Whaaat?! I didn't even know that! I don't know why they keep changing the release dates... We're exactly on schedule as far as I know on our end. :( Maybe it has to do with the Fear Itself event, i.e. that we can't reveal something in AF before something else comes out...Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Alpha Flight volume 4, number 1 is the best that MARVEL can do.
It might be a mistake, just seems unlikely if they're including it in the press release.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Oh, and I just asked Dale about the little tile panel, and he says it was just a design element, a visual continuation of the panel to the right. It's the kind of art deco thing he likes to put in once in a while.
And btw, it's pretty rare that you'll find something in his art that's accidental -- there's almost always a reason for everything.
Wolfie
I had money on it being subliminal messaging :-( Art decor works though and it fits the page nicely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Ah, so no chance of a commission piece of the Roof Tile? It's my new favorite Alpha Flight member! Or, Alpha Flight villain, not sure which one yet... I just know it's my favorite!
ROFLMAO!! And I just laughed out loud when I saw DelBub's new avatar -- you guys rock!Quote:
Originally Posted by rplass
P.S. This is how great inside jokes get started. When Dale was on Green Lantern way-back-when, he drew a character in a crowd scene that for some reason people latched on to. It was a rather rotund young man, dancing... He became known as The Blissful Dancing Fat Kid, and Dale started putting him in backgrounds whenever he could. I seem to remember he even drew an alien version of him when he was at CrossGen working on Sigil.
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I believe John Byrne does something similar with a bald bearded gent in his comics. Over here we have 'Viz' comic where the artists on various strips try to sneak in a depiction of a sports pundit called 'Jimmy Hill'. Readers get a monetary reward if they spot him.