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Michael Arndt
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I remember getting this issue. Not only did I purchase this but Fantastic Four #257 was available at the time. I loved the fact that two JB books would be available each month. I had no clue who AF was. At the time I had only read three issues of JB's run on X-Men. I thought it was pretty good. I instantly liked Sasquatch, Puck, and Shaman.
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David Henriot
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Wow ! That issue !!!!
It must be the comic i have read the most (along with the She-Hulk Graphic novel, i guess).
And that cover ! I must have spend one day of my life, over years, to stare at it
A great time in my life.
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Caleb M. Edmond
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FINALY!!!!
I thought I'd be old and gray(er) before we finally got to posting AF in the
JB Book Club.
Interesting point: Although I picked up ALL the JB AF issues when they
originally came out (And have read many of them repeatedly since), It
wasn't until I picked up the TPB that I found new insight into the
development of the book, it's stories, and most inportantly, it's
characters.
For those of you who (1) didn't read the MARVEL AGE that came out at the
time spotlighting the series, or (2) didn't pick up the AF Classics tpb,
you're missing out on a great opportunity to get into the mind of JB (at
least at the time the series was first developed) and gain insights into his
thoughts behind the charaters/book.
It truly gave me a new respect for the series.
It is now IMHO, arguably one of the best series ever produced (At least
the JB years).
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Pat Ditton
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I love this book.
It hurt a little to discover (years later) that JB wasn't happy about doing it.
I, too, feel it is full of professionalism (since it wasn't all "love") -- I often refer to AF #1 as a classic origin tale crafted so perfectly....
I long to pick up a moder AF book with the same feeling(s) this one has/had.
Great idea for a thread, Ryan.
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Aaron Smith
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Aaron might I suggest picking up Alpha Flight Classics vol. 1? It came out a few months back and is a great way to discover Alpha Flight if you haven't read it.
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I'll get around to that one soon, Michael. Thanks.
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Ryan Maxwell
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Again, courtesy of Gerry Turnbull, the Man with the Scans:
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Ryan Maxwell
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Chad Carter
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This series from issue one reminded me of MICRONAUTS more than X-MEN. Without the stricture of a "star" in the pages of ALPHA FLIGHT, there wasn't a sense that these characters were "safe." Though I didn't expect to see as many deaths as eventually happened, there was that odd feeling of being on uneven ground while reading it. And one issue later, JB punctuates his theory of the "starless" AF by nearly killing one of the most charismatic characters in its pages and having another sympathetic character turn into a psychotic she-beast.
My Snowbird crush reached epidemic levels here, continuing from the X-MEN "Wendigo" story.
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Matthew Panek
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Loved this series...I liked the art, the villians (new and old!), the unpredictable storylines, the solo spotlight stories, and the origins back-up features.
I remember being really upset when JB left. I kept reading it, but the book never recovered. I was stunned to find out years later that it somehow lasted 130 issues!
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Pat Ditton
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I have to always argue the beauty of ALPHA FLIGHT from the eyes of a 10 year old -- and this is where I drag Wayne and JB into this with their new "FX" series.
As I told Wayne Osbourne, I've had my 10 yo son read FX (ashcan copy) -- and as he read it -- all he could say was "cool"...."Cool"....."COOL"....!!! He loved it. I read FX as an adult, and while I admire the story and characters and truly enjoy the "old school" feel of the book -- the childish abandonment of being able to just read it and be totally lost in the wonderment of the book -- that is lost to me...I'm 36 - not 10.
So, let's go back in time 25 years....Alpha Flight #1. Who are these characters? They're unknowns who appeared in a couple issues of X-Men, beat the crap out of them, have some connection to Wolverine -- and are just friggin' cool -- 'cause they're "new". All the other problems with the book are lost on me (at age 10) --- and I will always defend this book ---- even to it's creator (JB) -- as it was a monumental book during my own personal "Golden Age".
When I think of all the books JB has done -- if I had to thank him for just one of them -- it would be Alpha Flight.
Now -- as an Adult, I read the classic reprint trade paperback and I see the problems that JB was writing through and around --- I see glimpses of genius that spark but just never ignite (that flame of a voice about this high...). I still love this book - I always will - and I do thank JB for sticking with it as long as he did, with the level of professionalism he had to give us (10 year olds) a truly inescapable experience.
Thanks, JB.
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Matt Reed
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Question JB: Is Cody, the man Guardian is talking to in the bottom panel of page 2, named after your pal Gary Cody?
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Joe Smith
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sweeet AF drama and action.
ahhhhh...
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