tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post5347541972908538744..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1984: Alpha's Initial Outing Part II: The I In TeamJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-55759898811929643252015-02-06T21:39:41.503-05:002015-02-06T21:39:41.503-05:00Puck and Northstar were my favorites. A dwarf supe...Puck and Northstar were my favorites. A dwarf super hero was inspiring by itself, but he was very likeable as well. Northstar I loved because why shouldn't there be a prickly bastard whose only interest in the team and superheroing is because it's a way to bond with his estranged sister? When I was a kid I didn't get the subtle gay stuff but now it's so abundantly obvious and cleverly done! I remember getting some early AF issues in those bags-of-three department stores used to sell at a discount. Snowblind was definitely one of the issues, as well as the Puck-centric one. I had never heard of AF but enjoyed it a lot. AF will always have a special appeal to me. Especially the very early issues.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-73671375952603434612015-01-22T22:15:10.620-05:002015-01-22T22:15:10.620-05:00For a book that he didn't want to do, I consid...For a book that he didn't want to do, I consider Alpha Flight to be some of Byrne's strongest, most inventive work. Ahead of its time, really. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-91823926314078996422015-01-05T14:24:20.536-05:002015-01-05T14:24:20.536-05:00Hi David, how right you are... it was FF 262 inste...Hi David, how right you are... it was FF 262 instead of 257. Consider it corrected!Clarmindcontrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584770229321250898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-72597385039620524632015-01-04T23:20:27.966-05:002015-01-04T23:20:27.966-05:00I fondly remember the comic store trip where I pic...I fondly remember the comic store trip where I picked up that "Trial of Reed Richards" issue (I also picked up Alpha Flight's #7 and 8 that same trip, so I guess Assistant Editors' Month was already old news...)<br /><br />I always interpreted that Galactus scene differently, I thought the small panels on htat page were all the different alien races in attendance at the trial, observing Galactus (and, we are told, perceiving a different being). I never considered those heads were all supposed to be Galactus. Is Byrne's intention clarified anywhere for sure? In any case, it's a very cool page. I loved Byrne's Galactus better than anyone else's rendition.<br /><br />also, small correction, the Trial issue was #262, not #257 (although that was another Galactus issue, where he destroys the Skrull throne world...think you covered that in your Frankie Raye pieces). Once again, amazing Byrne art for that one, especially the double-splash of Galactus riding through space...<br /><br />Byrne's original villains weren't always the most inspiring, but Nemesis was a pretty cool concept.<br /><br />david p.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com