What does how often you see a character have to do with how much you like him? Sometimes all it takes to love or hate anything is one exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puck
Suzene
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What does how often you see a character have to do with how much you like him? Sometimes all it takes to love or hate anything is one exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puck
Suzene
I'm an open-minded person. My current opinion of the character may change eventually, but for the moment I see nothing in this new character that makes her stand out. If she is going to use the name of an existing character at least have a take on it that is as interesting as the origional.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puck
Just the fact that she's CanadAsian makes her stand out to me. Haven't seen that yet in a comic. Besides, she's the first spunky-new-ingenue that hasn't been taken under Logan's wing yet. Here's to hoping that remains a trend!
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Crystar 11. I only read S/F type comics, but really loved Shaman, Puck & Northstar. Although Snowbird didn't appear in the issue, I thought she looked cool on the cover.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
see question 1. I liked the speed flight powers of Northstar, although the tactical ability he demonstrated in Crystar hasn't been seen much since.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Northstar, but not because he's gay
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
The four newbies in Volume 3, most of the newbies of Volume 2
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
the Master
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Razaar
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arc from Alpha Flight?
..(vol 1) 7-8, 24
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Heather lead, Puck, Sasquatch, Northstar, Aurora, Jeefires sans armor, Shaman
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Aurora, because I get bored with the same person all the time
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather, suited
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne, although Furman made the team come alive for me after so long
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo, for Razaar, killing Scramble, discarding the original team, although I did like most of the issues in the 40's.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne, Lee
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Calimee can't be called an artist, can he?
I didn't care for the sytle of any Volume 2 artists
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Issues 50 - 75, the period that the title still has not recovered from
1. Since issue # 1 vol 1
2. Seeingthe cover to # 1
3. Guardian Jamas Hudson
4. Northstar
5. The Master
6. i liked them all.
7. All
8. All the originals.
9. Snowbird
10. Guardian James Hudson
I have always liked the origianls best and am mainly getting this series in the hope that they will come back and replace these other people.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
1987
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction? Crossover with the x-men miniseries
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Nemesis, Witchfire and Talisman
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Box
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Dreamqueen and the Omega Flight team
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Not sure
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Llan the sorcerer
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Nemesis, Diamond Lil, Vindicator, Witchfire,Northstar,Guardian,Goblyn
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Nemesis
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Vindicator
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
?
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
?
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
?
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
The first series ending
I agree the first series shouldn't have ended. If they had stuck with the original concept and not made so many changes it might have lasted.
1. Since the mid-Nineties. I have all of Vol. 1 and 2
2. As a guest appearance in a Wolverine comic
3. Madison Jeffries
4. Whitman Knapp
5. The Master
6. Pestilence
7. Alpha Flight #12
8. Guardian, Puck, Jeffries, Vindicator, Northstar, Aurora, Wild Child, Shaman
9. Murmur
10. Vindicator
11. Bryne
12. Mantlo
13. Jim Lee
14. Calimee
15. Death of Guardian in AF #12
Or it might have stagnated. Change isn't inherently bad, but bad changes always suck doubly, first because the readers won't care and secondly because the writers that come after won't care, so you wind up with shrinking readership and a mess of retcons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richv1
Suzene
Yes some change is good but not totally changing how the characters are handled.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since the end of vol 2 sadly. I went back and got most of vol 2 but haven't gone back to get vol 1 yet.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
My friend had the issue when Puck was restored to regular height by the Firefountain. That was the first issue I ever read.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Tough one. Uhhh. Sasquatch or Puck. Don't make me choose!
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Uhm Manbot. He was a tool literally and figuretively.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Master seemed pretty badass though I'm going by him holding off Kang in Avengers.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
I kinda liked Scramble really think more could have been done with him. So as for unused potential Lionel Jeffries definitely
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Any storyline with the X-men where its not all about AF getting their butts handed to them.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Puck's daughter. Oh yeah.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
I'd say Puck. Did he ever officially lead? He's got the experience in my opinion.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Haven't read enough to have an opinion I don't think.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
See above.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Well I prefered the art at the end of vol 2 than to the start but vol 3 is blowing them out of the water.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Again no opinion.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
I'd not kill poor Mac off so often.
I forgot my dreamteam. Actually it would probably be something like the Alpha Flight we saw in early Exiles. Wolverine leading Alpha, Beta and Gamma Flights with Mac and Heather running Dept H. I love the idea of it being more than just a team, Hydra but good or something. The one problem they had was John Proudstar (the original Thunderbird) as Shaman.
So basically everyone working in different levels within a Dept H that works. You got Aurora and Northstar for long distance scouts, Marrina for aquatic work, Shaman and Talisman running the mystic side, Puck as the combat specialist.....I could go on all day.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since Vol 1 in 1983!
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
My first memory was Mac/Guardian getting killed when his suit detonated. I was definately disturbed and bummed out...we had only just started!
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Mac/Guardian though I love em all...
4. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Major Mapleleaf currently... I like Logan and Judds humour not boyscout humour.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Mr Jerry Jaxon ofcourse... anyone that can partly engineer Macs death is worthy of hating the most.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Take a rain check...
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
I'm gonna change this to fave issue story run so; 17, Vol 1 Byrne... but really 1-20
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
The original team including Wolverine, Diamond Lil and Nemesis!
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Aurora
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Guardian past... Sasquatch is now... Hmmm future?
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
A general thumbs down in series 2 for introducing those brothers with stupid powers... totally unconvincing. I treat series 2 as a whole like some Bizzaro world Alpha Flight that happened in Guardians dreams one night.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
The butchery in the 2nd series speaks for itself! Urghhhh
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Guardians suit detonating... It would have been nice to allow Guardian to develop to atleast 50 issues before clocking his nutty wig once and for all.
welcome to you both Syd and Prince, glad to have you aboard!
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Originally Posted by Ben
Well, if you mean the first 28 iss's of volume 1, then you mean John Byrne, who both wrote and drew those famous issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by Castor
John Bryne I'll pick to as my favorite on Alpha Flight. I liked the JLA issue he just did. Now that is how a comic should be done.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since issue #66 Vol 1. The one that broke the fourth wall. I still love that issue and all of Mantlo's run. Yes, I know. I'm the odd man out, but it's what I started with.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
First memory? Puck on some ad in another comic. I think it was one of the old Marvel Subscription ads.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Weapon Omega/Wildheart. I miss the smart, suave Wild Child/Kyle Gibney! That one spread of him in the ship's chair with his hands steepled under his chin was just too cool. Though I have always loved Madison Jeffries as well. He was and is an awesome character, even if Weapon X made him into a wuss.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Wyre, of course.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Master! Just found out recently Heroes for Hire stole him for a while? What ever became of that?
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Mesmero
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
AF #13 Vol 1
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
The original team + Madison Jeffries' Box
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Female version Sasquatch
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Shoot me. Bill Mantlo
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Shoot me twice. John Byrne
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Skroce
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Whoever drew that crappy, fuzzy Sasquatch in the mid 100's of vol 1.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Keep Kyle Gibney as Wildheart!
You walk a perilous path there Drakkar, oh and welcome :-), but Wyre is just misunderstood. Everyone saw him as just a Cable rip-off, but, after all he was the man who gave your fave character a decent origin, which has probably led to Wildchild being the most used character ever from Alpha (maybe ;-) ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakkar
I think that is my standard answer, whenever I get asked that question. The graveyard sequence, with that Sienkewicz (sp, I know :roll: ) type art and the lead up to the next arc, nice steady flowing story.[/quote]Quote:
Originally Posted by Drakkar
Welcome Drakkar! Don't step too close to the cupboards, you never know who's gonna pop out!
Regarding Mantlo, we'll try not to hold it against you :) Everyone needs to have a fan in thier corner...well maybe not John Calimee....
Ben
Thanks for the warm welcomes! I used to belong to Tonto's list years ago about the time AF v.2 started or so, but real life got in the way. It's good to be around AF fans again :)
You know...it's been a while since I read my AFs and with this new series out I am gona get started again. Anyway, when thinking about favorite storylines I forgot one other that I loved very much and that was the one when Forge and Madison Jeffires merged to make the ForgeBox. That was a very cool concept with the two of them together and I would have loved to have seen more of that. Also, Diamond Lil's cancer storyline was good, too.
Heh heh, you were old-school, back in the day... Back when I didn't use my real name on the internet ;) I stopped running the mailing list some years ago. Much like yourself, life got in the way. Glad to see you found your way here.
That run you speak of had some really good stories in it, the problem was that there were just too many characters to keep track of at that point, however there was some great stuff going on then.
Ben
The beginning of Mantlo's run wasn't bad, say up through the Sasquatch resurrection. The concept of Manikin wasn't bad, and was at least an original power. Persuasion was also a good creation, but the problem with her is the power. Its hard to have controllers as good guys. They either need to be limited lik Karma is to two people at once, or there always has to be new reasons why their power isn't working.
Mantlo's basic problems were:
whining as characterization. a single issue or two of ROM is quite readable, but did you ever try reading it in bulk: 75 issue of poor me and my lost humanity. His Hulk was the same, and the team book of Alpha only gave him variety in what people can whine about in the same issue.
His outright destruction of characters: Snowbird, Scramble, Deadly Ernest, Clementine etc.
The disdain for Byrne's creations that was evident in the stories, leading up to the new "better" team in #51.
But if you judge Mantlo solely on Alpha, you are limiting yourself. His prolific run on Micronauts was classic.
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4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Wyre, of course.
Ah, someone that understand good taste:)
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Was never around for the first two volumes but have been here for Volume #, in back issues i have gotten all of volume 2 and a third of volume 1
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
The story in the Avengers where they have to team up to save the people in the nuclear sub, I think it happend around Avengers 361 or something
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Too many to name, always found og Guardian just cause how cool his suit is, Northstar and Sasquatch are other favorites from the original team, Wild Child is cool, Radius and Flex from Volume 2, and the new Puck and Nemesis from Volume 3 (I know Nemesis is from Volume 1, but Volume 3 is my first exposure to her)
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
goblyn? i guess
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain? Department H ;)
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight? Death of Guardian i guess
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
New Puck, Sasquatch, Flex, Radius, Nemesis, Guardian, Northstar
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island) New Puck
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight? Guardian
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist? Clayton Henry
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist? Duncan Rouleau
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be
Pucks strange origin, Radius's "death" in Uncanny
Welcome Fiend28, glad to have you on board!
The key to the cupboard is hidden under the door mat.
Ben
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Actually I just started with volumn 3....
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Ah! Now this is funny because I've known of AF for years and even more so since right before the big JP coming out issue. The Star Bulletin in Honolulu wrote a huge article up about 'Marvel Comics coming out of the closet'. (that was the title of the article if I remember rightly) I was already a comic book fiend by then and saw the article and read it. This was me. "Holy s**te he's hot!"
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Northstar...I love what happened when Kia Asamiya got her hands on him.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Eh...dunno yet. I'm still catching up on back history/issues.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
See: #4
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
See: #4 again.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
vol3 issue 2 had me cracking up.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Both Puck's, the twins, the Hudsons, Walt
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Walt! Hey the guy is willing to go into a bet where he runs the risk of becoming a sex slave for a year if he losses. I like that in a man...or woman for that matter...that and I have a thing for bespecled, slightly older scientist types.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
From what I do know I'd have to say Guardian...every team needs by the book types.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
I am loving Scott's run right now. =)
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Larry Hama never got his hands on this book did he?
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Henry's stuff is amazing. I like the slight anime look to the thing.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Rob Leifield...who let him out?
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be
Hmmm...dunno yet.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since the end of the first series
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
First memory was from that Wolverine four issue limited. I forgot what it was called, but the covers were in a thicker cardboard. I thought the team was really cool/different. This was my first exposure to X-Men as well.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Marrina
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manakin or Witchfire, or Goblyn. Three way tie.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Master
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Marina's "mate"
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Hopefully the current one!
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Northstar & Aurora, Flashback, Sasquatch, Puck 1 & 2, MML, Marrina, Snowbird, Persuasion, Shaman, Windshear.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Northstar.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Was Mac, Is Sasquatch, could be MML.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Scott
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Not sure.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Current, then Byrne
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Duncan R.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Flashback's rebelling, then dying.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Alpha Flight v1 #1... back in 1983.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
My family was taking a camping trip to Texas to see relatives. I was allowed to buy a few comics to take along as reading material. I got to pick them out, and then my mom hid them away until we left. I remember being excited about finding #2 and #3 while we were on the trip. (I got all my comics from a drugstore in those days. It was a little behind.)
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Heather. Definitely Heather, particularly as done by Byrne.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Don't really have one, actually. Had to think about it for a while though.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Delphine Courtney. Disguising "herself" as Guardian was one heck of a move.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Don't really have one.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
This is a hard one. A toss-up between v1 #11-13, which has the death of Guardian, and v1 #105... the Bachelor Party issue.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
I love Byrne's lineup. Byrne's lineup plus Heather in a suit (I originally disliked that, but I've gotten used to it) would be ideal.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Heather. (To quote Denys O'Neill "If I was in the same universe as her, I'd inevitably fall in love with her.")
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Scott Clarke, I think.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Mantlo taking over the title with v1 #29.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since AF Vol. 2
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Uh.........I don't know..........
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Nemesis and Talisman
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Um......hard to say.......
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Nemesis!
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Scrambler and that one thing he became.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Around the time of Snowbird's baby.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
The new team and the originals combined! :D
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Puck II
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
John!
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Didn't really have one..........
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
I actually liked most of them!
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Hard to say.........
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Snowbird's baby dying.
1. Since Alpha Flight # 1 (1983). But not continuously.
2. Again the aforementioned AF # 1. The first scene with Mac in the Canadian Parliament building contemplating the shutdown of Dept. H. I loved the idea of a Canadian superhero and still do.
3. That has kind of changed over the years. Originally it was Guardian (loved that costume and battlesuit) and Box (loved the idea of a "homemade" superhero as Roger Bochs seemed to have assembled his first Box robot in his living room surrounded by old issues of popular mechanics and his T-squares. It all seemed fantastic and realistic all at the same time. Now, I think Heather, Puck and Sasquatch are my favourites.
4. Northstar, he was always too arrogant and selfish.
5. Don't really have one. Possibly "The Master" purely for nostalgic reasons as he was Alpha's first real villian in their original series.
6. Really hated the story where Roger Bochs turned evil and insane. That was just totally wrong and out of character. I wish they could bring him back as John Byrne had written him.
7. That would probably be the first one where Mac gets led into the Alpha Flight ambush and is unexpectedly killed. Alpha Flight # 12 (first series) totally blew my mind when I first read it. Too bad it turned out to be all a cop-out with later writers.
8. By dream team I assume you mean writer/artist. That would be the return of John Byrne or Scott Lobdell (in second place).
9. Heather of course.
10. Heather again.
11. The talented Mr. Byrne.
12. Hard to say because Alpha has had more bad writers than good ones. Possibly the James Hudnell run. But Bill Mantlo and Fabian Nicieza had their stinkers too.
13. John Byrne Mike Mignola David Ross Jim Lee and whoever drew #102-105 (I don't have the books in front of me to check).
14. Gerry Talaoc.
15. Insanity/Death of Roger Bochs.
JC :twisted:Quote:
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The cancellation of volume 1!Quote:
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1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
I picked up issue #1 Vol.1 long ago at a 7-11 after cutting some lady's lawn. Best money I ever spent. The Slurpee I bought didn't have as lasting an effect.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Fighting with my little brother about who actually owned the meager Alpha Flight collection. I think we had 1-25. After that I had a long hiatus. I actually thought they had been canned until I found issue 100 on a newstand many years later.
3. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight character?
My favorite is Shaman. I love the mysticism he's surrounded in. Also the fact that he among all of the Alphans was the most human to me. He's the only one who ever asked if he was worthy of being a superhero. Everyone else, exception Heather, just seemed to take to it naturally. I liked Shaman's struggle and inner turmoil.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manbot. Was he a robot? was he a man? No he was a Manbot! That and he never did a damned thing!
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Gotta agree with all of the Dream Queen fans out there, though the Master is a very close second.
6. Who is your least favourite Alpha Flight villain?
Pink Pearl! Couldn't get my head (or arms) around her character.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Gotta go with the Dream Queen Saga, though the Infinity stuff where Alpha was actually considered an A list team always impressed me too.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Alpha to me will always be Heather, Sasquatch, Puck, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora, and Snowbird. I could live with Flex, Persuasion, or Talisman, but that's about it. I did like Radius as well, though he wasn't much of a team player. The newbies I'm not sold on yet.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Heather! Hot red head with the brains to get us off the island (no powers there) or at least allow us to survive on love and coconuts!!!!!!!
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather! Hands down the best leadership skills!
11. Who is your favourite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne. He's the one who hooked me. Others have been trying to shake me off that hook with no success.
12. Who is your least favourite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo...yeah I'm gonna say it....Razer!
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne - his art was just clean and classic.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Duncan Rouleau - I tried I just couldn't enjoy his art. Doesn't make it bad, just makes it not my favorite.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
So many things, but bringing back Mac was probably where I'd start.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since the original series in the eighties.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
1st memory was reading their guest appearance in Uncanny X-Men #120-121.
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
That's a tough one...I'd have to say Heather. I like all the originals(with one exception).
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
It has to be Mac....I hate that he was brought back to life(again and again)...this really messed with the character's original death(the impact it had on the team, Heather, etc...). He has been consistantly the worst written of any of the original team.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Tha Master of the World.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Llan the Sorcerer....bleuch!
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Walter's death by Snowbird and the team's search for his soul in the Realm of the Great Beasts.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Roster: Guardian(Heather....Mac would be Dept H director), Northstar, Puck, Sasquatch, Snowbird and Talisman.
Creative team: John Byrne/John Byrne and Terry Austin
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Northstar.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather...she fit so well into the role....Mac never wanted the job, while Heather enjoyed it.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
The best ever...John Byrne.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
James Hudnall...sorry James.
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
You have to ask? John Byrne.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
The fellow who illustrated most of the Hudnall issues(I can't recall his name at the moment)
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be
There are lot's of things....bringing back Mac is one, but I'd have to say: Puck's origin(being possessed by a demonic sorcerer, that made him a Little person....ugh!).
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Since their first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #120.
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight?....
At the end of Uncanny X-Men #109, James MacDonald Hudson makes a reference to bringing Alpha Flight back with him when he next tangles with Wolverine and the X-Men. I remember wondering what this "Alpha Flight" was.
3. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight character?
Snowbird!
4. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Wyre.
5. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight villian?
The Great Beasts.
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villian?
Can't really think of any.
7. What do you think is the best issue/story arc from Alpha Flight?
Volume #1, issue #1 -- outstanding!
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, Snowbird, Northstar, Aurora, Sasquatch, Puck, Marrina, and Talisman. In other word, the classic team, more or less. Guess I'm just old-fashioned.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight....?
Snowbird -- she's a good huntress, and possibly not only for herself, in an emergency.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson -- with or without the battle suit.
11. Who is your favourite Alpha Flight writer?
John Byrne.
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Fabian Niecieza, (sp?). Bill Mantlo started out with some good ideas, (Tamarind Island, Snowbird's baby), but then, he started killing off good characters and having longtime members leave; and by the time he was finished, the book was unrecognizable.
13. Who is your favourite Alpha Flight artist?
John Byrne.
14. Who is your least favourite Alpha Flight artist?
John Calimee.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight, what would it be?
Bring back Doug Thompson and Snowbird's son from the dead.
Slight correction to #9:
I'm an animal lover, so I wouldn't need Snowbird to hunt for me. I'd eat fruit and coconuts, and let Narya hunt for herself.
1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
I have about12 v1, 6 v2, and all of v3
2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
When Flashback, Puck, and Box all first appeared
3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Feedback, then Box. See if Zuzha or MML can take over top spot.
4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
The Hudsons, never liked them as heroes. Never liked Manbot either.
5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Omega Flight
6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Uhhh, a few were wankers, so I won't pick one just yet. I didn't like the Infinity stuff or 'World Tour' much.
7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Af v1 #118-120. Hopefully v3 will beat that easily.
8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Puck leading Feedback, Box, Windshear, Nemesis, Zuzha, Major Mapleleaf, Shaman, Sasquatch, and Ghost Girl. I'd prefer a smaller team though, so then Puck, Feedback, Box, Windshear, and GG.
9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Box, he could get us off. If we're really stuck then Zuzha.
10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Puck.
11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Furman, hope Lobdell beats him
12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo then Byrne
13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Henry is good but Jim lee for me.
14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Not sure, a few were bad.
15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Keep dead people dead and leave Heather off of AF.
Interesting.... You seems to go against a lot of what people usually thinks is good and I dond remember who is feedback
Not gonna speak about some of the choices, each to their own:-). Feedback was Albert Louis, the gent who was chased by the Hardliners and eventually joined Alpha (#120-130 ish). He could generate electrical dopplegangers of himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by syvalois