Posted over at comicbookresources.com T & A Thread...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/pr...pid=1281721530And finally, Scratchy asked, "Rumor has it that Alpha Flight will be returning, under Jim McCann's writing. How soon can we expect news?"
Brevoort: Scratchy, Alpha Flight is dead. Dead, dead, dead. I killed them. (Well, Bendis and I.) They are demised, dead, finished, decomposing, dead. They're hanging out with Nightcrawler.
However, if you happen to live in Canada (or are just visiting during the right weekend), the members of Alpha Flight are taking over for the Avengers, at least for one special variant cover to "Avengers" #4 illustrated by Phil Jimenez. This special extremely limited edition will only be available for purchase at the Fan Expo in Canada on August 28 and 29. And wait'll you read the cover copy!
Y'know, if somebody like Phil were to illustrate it, I bet we might be able to get an Alpha Flight series to sell at that…
Who knows how much of that is him joking at the end, or giving us a hint the Jimenez is doing AF....
So I'm guessing that maybe people are right and Phil Jimenez is going to be doing AF after all.... Will my positive vibes be dashed in two weeks?
Keep your stick on the ice.
Live it.
Hm.
Well.
Huh.
Not sure how to take this...
On the one hand, yes, there are rumours of an AF appearance, possibly in Hawkeye/Mockingbird. And, there is also a special Avengers cover that features AF, but it is a variant, and there seems to be nothing being said about them actually being in the issue. Which leads to this question - then why the heck would you bother to do the cover? If, as Mr Tom Brevoort so succintly puts it (does anybody at Marvel know what "tact" or "customer relations" mean?), " Alpha Flight is dead. Dead, dead, dead. I killed them. (Well, Bendis and I.) They are demised, dead, finished, decomposing, dead. They're hanging out with Nightcrawler." ...Then again, the question is, why would you slap Canadian fans (cuz they're doing this in Canada, after all) in the face by putting out this cover? It seems like you are giving hope with one hand, then taking it away with the other!! Why give us just a little bit of what we want, then remind us that you killed our favourite heroes? WTH?
The more I look at this...the less sense this makes. Actually, it is starting to piss me off more than a little.
Anybody else feeling more anger than hope?
by the way...do I just live in a box, or have i totally missed the fact that Nightcrawler is dead!?!!?!
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there is no way that is a denial by t&a, something tells me that a version of alpha flight is dead, so he's not lying, but if we know anything by now, they are going to announce a series not on a q&a (no offense cbr) but more than likely at a con.
let me put on my detective hat.
1) jimenez states at sdcc that his dream project is the original alpha flight, and asks the crowd who wants to see a return of the originals.
2) jimenez tweets he is working on a new project where he's workin on some classic characters that he loves and has been dreaming of drawing.
3) jimenez just happens to be drawing the variant.
4) rich johnston rumors alpha's return with jim mccann writing. jim mcann and jimenez both have a project that are working on that will be announced "soon'
the last line in the interview:
"Y'know, if somebody like Phil were to illustrate it, I bet we might be able to get an Alpha Flight series to sell at that…"
btw, the art they put in the interview was absent of the "avengers" logo, and guardian saying "canadas mightiest heroes" and they eluded to it in the interviewnot sure why.And wait'll you read the cover copy!
there is alot of clues leading to some form of alpha flight news, including scott kollins special cover that i posted in another thread. i just pray that they are finally bringing back the team in its rightful form, not some random book with "alpha flight" slapped on the cover.
the last line in the interview:
"Y'know, if somebody like Phil were to illustrate it, I bet we might be able to get an Alpha Flight series to sell at that…"
So, they think that all it takes is a great artist to make AF sell?
Well, that seems like a reversal of thinking, as they have previously stated that AF cannot sell and so will not be put out by Marvel.
Also, putting a good artist on AF...lemme think, hmm...actually, that really HASN'T been tried before! lol.
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It'd help.
While I still kinda agree with your 'tact' and 'customer relations' comment (apparently, no), I think you need to read Brevoort's line with your Monty Python glasses on. I could be mistaken, but that seems to be a reference to the Parrot sketch.
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"He who has a shady past knows that nice guys finish last."
Oh no! Are you gonna force me to watch Python?! Man...all that, just to try to remain full of hope about AF coming back? Is it even worth it?!? I mean, Monty Python...man, you gotta be in the right MOOD for that stuff, or else...gack...nothing, no funnies, just sighing and scratching and shaking of the head...
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Look, I came here for an argument, not abuse!
Hey, hey now, nobody expected an inquisition!
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Live it.
"Bring out your dead!" (seemed appropriate for an AF forum, lol)
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I Dislike "editor" Brevoort even more....What a bastard. You're right, FP....The man has no tact...Nor does he even have any respect for the fans of the comics he's putting out. I'd feel like I should be swearing a lot more, but I'll control myself.
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ALPHA FLIGHT IS RESURRECTED, LONG LIVE ALPHA FLIGHT!
I took his jabs as much more of a joke since he has drawn the ire of AF fans in the past and was just poking fun at him being an AF villain.
Overall, I thought it was a positive quote with the Jimenez hint at the end.
"How do you know that my dimwitted inexperience isnt merely a subtle form of manipulation used to lower peoples expectations, enhancing my ability to effectively maneuver within any given situation."