Interestingly, the development of Talisman is where I started to lose interest in Alpha Flight.  I really liked Shaman and wanted him developed more before the focus was placed on his daughter.

I found Elizabeth kind of unsympathetic and snotty.  I always wondered if that that impression was intended by the creator (JB).  I thought it made the decision Shaman later makes to save Talisman last (about 6 issues later) where Shaman fails to save Talisman a lot easier to make. 

I secretly hoped at the time that Talisman would have died and this emotional trauma would have fueled a more intersting Shaman.

This is an interesting issue, the introduction of Talisman. I didn't saw that coming at the time. And later, it seemed like she was getting more powerful, than the rest of her teammates (like phoenix??). Jb's inks are superb.

But the cover of this one is always weird to my eyes, and its the position of Talisman's legs...

I never liked Talisman much either.  I think I felt it was too simple that the daughter of Shaman had powers, too -- and I didn't feel she deserved them, probably becuase of her attitude.

It's been a loooong time since I've read the issues - I should go back through them and see if I still feel the same way.

QUOTE: the art has an almost Michael Golden look to it.

The way Heather was drawn on the splash page as always looked off to me, and I couldn't tell why.  She does have a Michael Golden look to her though.