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Nathan Greno
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Ryan: Someone filled in the star field for the MM book.
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...but WHY?
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Nathan Greno
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On the original art, the lettering was done on the board -- it wasn't pasted on. You'll notice that jagged edge I circled below... it almost feels like JB worked up to the logo area and left a space for the lettering. I wonder if JB expected the letterer to clean up that edge? Or fill in the star field behind the logo? On the original, it very much looks like an unfinished edge...
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Nathan Greno
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| Posted: 23 January 2012 at 4:18pm | IP Logged | 3
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Ok... this is also odd... I found the image above online, and I just noticed someone edited the note at the bottom! WHY???
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| Posted: 23 January 2012 at 7:39pm | IP Logged | 4
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Tim O'Neill wrote:
| JB puts ALL of his characters "through the wringer"! |
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I was going to challenge this by comparing it to JB's FF run. I mean, he didn't put them through the wringer much. Aside from Hero.
...and the Malice storyline.
...and Sue losing the baby.
So, yeah, never mind.
In any event, AF is still some of the best stuff I read. It might help that it was AF (issue #19, of all things) that got me into collecting comics in the first place.
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Finally found this. Recall Mignola did all the Omega Flight entries in the Marvel Universe Handbook. Would have loved an AF issue that he could have drawn them in. 
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Nathan Greno
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I'm not a huge fan of Mignola from that era of his career.
His characters tend to look... lifeless. I remember when he took over penciling AF -- I thought the look of the book became very depressing. I quit buying it after 3 or 4 issues.
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Peter Martin
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I never had a problem with Mignola's pencils on AF. From my perpective now I can conjure a probelm, in that he wasn't JB, but I can remember pouring over Alpha Flight #29 again and again, and I was pretty in awe of the art (yes, I was 11 and a swipe-merchant, but I still would say it's quality art).
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I really dig this Shaman by animator Rodolphe Guenoden.
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Bill Mimbu
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As a follow up that "Canadian Legion" writer (see page 3) dissing Alpha Flight as the reason for the creation of his book: http://graphicly.com/raven-entertainment-studio/legion-unlea shed/2/read#spread=1 At least there is a "after Byrne" credit.
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The color on that cover is so... bland.
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Bill Mimbu
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Try looking at the interior pages Nathan... The cover is basically the best part about the book IMO: http://legionunleashed.blogspot.com/ Some of the better looking pages from 4 years ago: http://legionunleashed.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post_13.htm l Unfortunately, the following action pages are rather wince-worthy in their execution IMO Oh, how I long for some JB Canadian superteam action.
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 16 February 2012 at 1:20am
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While I don't like the colors on the cover, those 4 years ago pages look absolutely fantastic to my eyes. Maybe because it is reminescent of some European style coloring I am a bit more accustomed with than most here in the forum.
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