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Pseudonymously writing erotic fiction about tough guys and their admirers. š³ļøāš Also long threads on Marvel #Comics #AlphaFlight! Profile art: A commission by @GrahamGroans.bsky.social
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I can only imagine the whining when he loses.
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Great review! Does anyone actually play the Liszt Mephisto Waltzes in the movie cause they are beyond awesome.
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Lol. My revised Tall Puck thread will be up next
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I once did an April Fool's Alpha Flight tweet promising a in depth thread on Wyre and I'm quite sure no one believed me lol
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Mareenāah, just like Marina Sirtis. Please donāt pronounce it like the tomato sauce, folks.
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I agree. At least Mantlo was trying to give Puck a pulp adventurer, Doc Savage-ish history. If only heād just stuck with only that.
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I would love to get your takes on which is worse- Tall Puck or Wolverine Origins?
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Amazing!
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Youāre probably referring to the Mantlo run, which I love despite its flaws. I have another thread in the offing about the whole Tall Puck mess which was his worst mistake. But my general feeling is that he really hits his stride by the time of Dave Ross and Jim Lee as pencillers.
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Thank you! Love your AF podcast!
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ā¦ while also juggling a big crossover, Infinity Crusade. I was not a fan of the art of this run at the time, although recently Iāve come to appreciate that it may have been the garish colouring that turned me off. Some of this stuff looks great in black and white. *end thread*
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Finally, writer Simon Furman and pencillers Pat Broderick and later, Dario Carrasco Jr take over the book at 110 until its cancellation with issue 130. Furman embraces the plurality of accumulated AF characters and then stuffs the book with new villains galoreā¦
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Then we get a short run by subsequent X-men scribe Scott Lobdell and penciller Tom Morgan. Morgan is in my top 5 of AF artists and I so wish he had stayed longer. This run is famous for 106, the Northstar coming out issue which is historically important but terrible.
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Fabian Nicieza, who was possibly writing EVERYTHING at Marvel at the time, takes over with issue 87 and takes us through the 100th issue righting a few narrative wrongs (like Tall Puck) and making some controversial choices (the resurrection of Guardian). Pencils through his run are by Michael Bair.
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Mantlo departs AF after 3 years with issue 67, replaced by ESPers writer James Hudnall. Hudnall brings a horror-ish vibe to the comic, but honestly it doesnāt really work, and he nevers gels with artist John Calimee. I like the Allread-esque look of Calimee but thereās no doubt this was a mismatch.
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Then-unknown comics superstar Jim Lee replaced Ross with issue 51, honing his comics chops in his first work for Marvel. Leeās art starts off great and ends superb and it's my favourite Lee work of all time because it precedes the famous 90ās comic art excesses.
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Pencilling partner Mike Mignola (of Hellboy fame) followed Mantlo to the book but left after a few issues, replaced by Canadian artist Dave Ross. I first picked up Alpha Flight during the Mantlo/Ross run and so it holds a special place in my heart.
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Byrne left in a bit of a gimmick when the entire creative teams of the Incredible Hulk and AF switched books at the exact moment of a Hulk/AF crossover in issue 29, with writing duties falling to Marvel workhorse Bill Mantlo. The Mantlo run has MANY detractors but I will be his apologist-in-chief.
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The Byrne run provides backstory and solo stories for the main characters and introduces the recurring villains (The Master, The Great Beasts, Omega Flight). As a penciller, Byrne has many standout moments including the fight with kaiju-esque Tundra, and the death of Guardian.
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Issues 1-28 were written and pencilled by creator John Byrne. Many fans still consider this run the ne plus ultra of Alpha Flight, which is ironic because Byrne has said he didnāt much care for AF and considered his work on established Marvel books of much greater significance.
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I endorse Wuthering Heights as the top Brontƫ book! Usually Jane Eyre gets all the credit.
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Well I hope all the history Burgess crams in there is helpful for Solomon Kane. Are you using real historical figures as characters or just background (if thatās not a spoiler)?
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Do you find audiobooks helpful for thinking about writing dialogue?
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I canāt imagine this in audiobook because of all the Elizabethan slang and mile-a-minute allusions!
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I like the use of hauteur in this context, (reminds me of my favourite French import, flaneur) but I think the hillbillies would say high-falootinā
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Absolutely. I love making a banana bread like loaf with leftover squash pureed.
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Four kinds of handsome is a great way to start my day. Thanks, buddy.
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Such great foodporn
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Awesome issue!