Wednesday, June 19, 2019

In September, "Return to the Great White North with 'Alpha Flight'"

It's a day short of a year since my last post but this is a wonderful way to break the silent streak.


Marvel.com - Brace yourselves, committed connoisseurs of the Commonwealth—the entire creative team is composed of cunning and cuddly Canucks! Written by clever creatives Jim Zub, Jed MacKay, and Ed Brisson⁠, the comic has art crafted by co-conspirators Max Dunbar, Djibril Morissette-Phan, and Scott Hepburn with a kinetic cover by compatriot Nick Bradshaw! 
So... Grab your hat and come travel light because adventure lies just around the bend! Featuring three brand-new tales no one has ever told before, ALPHA FLIGHT: TRUE NORTH #1 sees Canada's greatest creators unearth the secret history of squad stalwarts Puck, Snow-bird, Talisman, Northstar, Marrina, Guardian, and Vindicator! 
"To celebrate the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Championship," notes comical comic editor Chris Robinson (sadly, not Canadian), "we’re bringing back the greatest of the Great White North, Canada’s premiere super-team Alpha Flight! And we’ve assembled a super-team of Canadian talent behind the scenes for extra authenticity. Trust me, these guys are going deep into the Deparment H files to tie-up those loose Alpha Flight story threads that have been keeping you all up at night. You wanted dip with the chips? Here it is!"
Unless I'm mistaken, it will have been five years since Guardian had a significant appearance in any book (and that was in an X-Men book at the time and it sucked). I was initially concerned about the "secret history" stuff but I'm not sure I would trust any other writing team to do right by these guys.

3 comments:

  1. Yeah! The last time we saw Guardian was Amazing X-Men #10 (on sale Aug 13 2014)

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    1. I know it's not unusual for some character to be off the radar for a while but I had begun to believe that I might never again see Guardian front and center on a cover like this one.

      I just want them treated with a little respect and this creative staff is cause for great optimism there.

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    2. I don't know if people get notified of replies to comments but if so, I'd like to hear your opinions on the book, Rob.

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