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         Trevor Smith Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 4:45pm | IP Logged | 1
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Why oh why did I not have the patience to save for a 
 20x30?  Next time, dammit...next time!
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         Thad Studebaker Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 5:19pm | IP Logged | 2
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Love it!  I really miss this team.
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         Martin Redmond Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 5:20pm | IP Logged | 3
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That's awesome!
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         Eric Smearman Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 5:30pm | IP Logged | 4
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Woo-Hoo!!
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         Jeremy Boyd Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 5:49pm | IP Logged | 5
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As great as each individual Alphan looks in this piece, Puck stands out to 
 me!  What a great character -- he (and all of Alpha Flight) deserved so much 
 more than the crap other writer hoisted on to him.
 
 RIP Eugene Milton Judd -- you lost your way as of Alpha Flight #30.
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 6:48pm | IP Logged | 6
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John, I know that you have your reservations about AF, but after hearing all 
 the praises on this forum for the characters and your creation/run on the 
 book, don't you realize what a special thing you have created?  Does it 
 boggle your mind that fans find AF so meaningful to them?
 
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 I much appreciate the intensity of emotion AF fans show for the characters 
 and my work with them.  I just don't share it!
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | 7
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RIP Eugene Milton Judd -- you lost your way as of Alpha Flight #30.
 
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 I built Alpha out of a lot of "damaged" parts -- deliberately so.  It was very 
 strange to watch others "fix" all the damage.  Basically, to strip the 
 characters and the book of any chance to be unique.
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         John Farnham Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 6:55pm | IP Logged | 8
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JB: Given a completely new administration at Marvel -- if an editorial staff asked you to do an AF mini-series, like a "Hidden Years" project - would you do it?  Would you need a big fat pay check to even consider it or is there no amount of money and editorial crew that could make you re-visit the boys and girls from up north?
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         Brad Teschner Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 6:58pm | IP Logged | 9
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please say yes please say yes please say yes...
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:02pm | IP Logged | 10
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I came this><close to doing an Alpha Flight related series back in the 
 90s.  An editor contacted me about working up something he had in mind 
 involving Northstar and Aurora.  The editor was Gay, and he wanted to play 
 up that aspect.  I thought that would be a good series, especially with some 
 of the other ideas the editor suggested.  The Powers That Were killed it.
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         John Byrne 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:05pm | IP Logged | 11
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JB, did you have a "casting choice" for Northstar?  Was there one real-life 
 face you were modeling him on?
 
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 Aurora's face came first, and I based Jean Paul's on that.  I don't recall having 
 a "model" for her.
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         Didier Yvon Paul Fayolle Byrne Robotics Member 
  
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           | Posted: 15 March 2009 at 7:19pm | IP Logged | 12
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beautiful commission... 
This is THE True Alpha Flight.... 
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