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People still ask me from time to time if the Great Beasts are "real"
mythology. I take that as a mighty high compliment!
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Al Cook
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Man, what a great run this was. Twists and turns and fun and adventure
galore. Sad that its time was so limited.

JB, what does Keith Williams "inking assist" consist of?
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Brad Teschner
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Quaetion JB:  never picked up on this before...Snowbird said Sasquatch was a hybrid of Lankowski and Tanaraq.  Was Tanaraq's true appearance different than that of Sasquatch??
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Small curiosity: In the brasilian/portuguese version, Snowbird's hand when she takes out Sasquatch's heart is painted pinkish red!
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DOES Canada have any "real" mythology (oxymoron alert!). Are there any Inuit legends that are well known?
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Scott Daggett
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Awesome issue!! Awesome story & art.  I like the depiction of Snowbird swooping in for the kill against Sasquatch.  I need to get JB's Alpha Flight run in trade paperback!!
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>People still ask me from time to time if the Great Beasts are "real"
mythology. I take that as a mighty high compliment!

Surely they are! They are!
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Adam Hutchinson
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I grabbed this issue off a spinner rack at some random drug store on vacation when I was a kid.  Sasquatch was my favorite character there were two them fighting on the cover.  I knew I couldn't miss this issue!  I must've read it and re-read a dozen times.  The Great Beasts are such an awesome concept, and they do have just enough real world flavor.
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Nathan Greno
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I miss the thicker ink lines of the earlier issues. The newer pages had less "punch" in my opinion.

I was happy then they returned as JB moved onto other series :)

Example of the thick vs. thin =
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Dave Phelps
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Definitely one of those "Holy $#!&" kinds of issues.  One of my favorites of the run.
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Gil Roland
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I miss the thicker ink lines of the earlier issues. The newer pages had less
"punch" in my opinion.

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I could not agree with you more! The sense of weight that I was use to on
those earlier issues were lost when the thinner lines took precedent. At he
end of the day I realize it's the artist discretion how the final piece looks, but
I can't help but imagine how this issue would've looked like with the
heaviness of the earlier books
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Kevin Hagerman
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My long-ago reaction: What?!  They're bringing back Guardian and we're losing Sasquatch!?
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