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Derek Cavin
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Yowza. This makes me feel old. I just finished reading JB's run. Still good to this day (especially the first 18 issues).

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Hey, Wallace. I grabbed that pic from the Gallery.
60% of my internet time is spent there. 40% here in the forum!

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Daniel Kendrick
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When I came back from Italy in July 1983 I remember picking up issue #2 off the shelf at a little stand in JFK and  enjoying the characters. Never saw them before in X-Men, hadn't seen the first issue. Still enjoyed the book and understood who there characters were.  In San Antonio I managed to grab the issues I was missing. Alpha Flight, Champion's & Orange Julius all bring back that "gods, how long ago was it?" feeling.

And ya know what? The issues, even if dated a lil, are still as enjoyable as they were then!
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How are they "dated" for you? I mean -- yes, they ARE dated, but what are
the points that you pick up on that make them so? (For me, it's those
friggin' bellbottoms!!)
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Glen O'Brien
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That means it's been a bit more than 24 years since I really discovered AF and JB with AF #11 (though a friend had previously tried to turn me on to AF during that first year).  How is that even possible?  I'm still so young.  Just ask me!

 

Almost a quarter of a century later I want to say thanks for all the great memories JB. They started with AF and they continue up to today!

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 QUOTE:
Yowza. This makes me feel old. I just finished reading JB's run. Still good to this day (especially the first 18 issues).

The sad thing is it's never been good since.  22 years of lackluster Alpha Flight.

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Michael Arndt
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I remember I picked up AF#1 and FF#257 on the same day at the same place.
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Joe Smith
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Man, that's a great drawing.

Lokkit' Guardian.  Just Lookit' 'Im.

THAT"S a hero!
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Flavio Sapha
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And Byrne KILLED him!  #$%@!!!
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Pedro Bouça
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Ahhhh, I still love those characters! Pity Marvel doesn't...
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Gerry Turnbull
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Garett Stehle
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What Lars said!

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