• Marvel Gives A First Look At Eaglesham's Alpha Flight *UPDATED*

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    In another positive push for the new Volume of Alpha Flight, Marvel.com brings us a sneak peek at Dale Eaglesham's sketchbook along with commentary from Dale himself on each of his designs.


    Thursday saw a spotlight on Marrina, the most re-designed of all the characters, with more of the team on Friday.




    For more of the sketches and Dale's notes visit here and here.

    All images are property of Marvel, and are posted here out of support. Go visit the site and then order the comic!
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    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 03-25-2011
      Oh. My.

      I like the hair. And the tattoo.

      The rest...interesting.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor - 03-25-2011
      (BTW, the second 'here' in the article isn't a link. Mistake? Do I get a no-prize?)

      Is it just me?

      Attachment 869

      And, a little closer to home:

      Attachment 870

      And:
      Attachment 871

      I love those influences... if influences they are.

      ... okay, that last one probably is just me.

      - Le Messor
      "I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy."
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 03-25-2011
      The 2nd here is so I can update it in an hr or so with today's sketches.
    1. DaVeO's Avatar
      DaVeO - 03-25-2011
      I am loving this process. Boy, did she ever need an update. Really excited to see Dale's other concepts of AF.
    1. Canucklehead's Avatar
      Canucklehead - 03-25-2011
      Cool. Hopefully with an edgier look and attitude, she'll be a more rounded character and less "bipolar". Leave the "gone feral!" episodes for Wolvie. She was always my least favorite character because of that.

      Part 2!
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 03-25-2011
      I love the thought given to Sas' hair.

      I genuinely think that in that sketch alone he's the best I've seen since Byrne.
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 03-26-2011
      I prefer Sas when he is smiling. Under Byrne, he so often seemed like a friendly sort of character (until his beastial rage took hold of him, that is).
    1. DaVeO's Avatar
      DaVeO - 03-27-2011
      These sketches are amazing. Pinch me I'm dreaming, at least these 8 issues will LOOK fantastic (please no fill-in artists, I'll wait for the quality if I have to).
    1. Sasquatch17's Avatar
      Sasquatch17 - 03-31-2011
      Marrina just became 100X more interesting to me in one sketch!

      I'm so looking forward to AF's return!
    1. sengsterooney's Avatar
      sengsterooney - 04-01-2011
      Out of curiosity, is PM Cody... Gary Cody? The ex-Alpha liaison who became (under Mantlo) their betrayer and had his brain fried? Is that him? Just curious as there is a hash-tag on Twitter called GaryCody4PM.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 04-01-2011
      Yeah, it appears to be one and the same...
      #0.1 sees an election for Canadian PM.
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 04-01-2011
      Ironic, as we are in full election swing right now...
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 04-01-2011
      Life does have a habit of imitating art!
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 04-01-2011
      Also, the chances that we will elect somebody who has been previously accused of being brain-dead, is 100%.
    1. sengsterooney's Avatar
      sengsterooney - 04-01-2011
      Actually, I'm quite glad it's Gary Cody, as it's definitely a nod to the AF of the Byrne era and will tie this series in with the first volume. No doubt, he survived being brain-fried by Bedlam years ago.

      I guess it's a bit passe these days to say I'M FREAKING LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RETURN OF THE REAL ALPHA FLIGHT!!!

      I just hope that it gets promoted to a regular and not just a maxi.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor - 04-01-2011
      Quote Originally Posted by Flightpath07 View Post
      Also, the chances that we will elect somebody who has been previously accused of being brain-dead, is 100%.
      Well, you will keep voting for politicians...

      - Le Messor
      "Don't vote. It only encourages them."
      (that's aimed at you Americans... we have to vote in Australia.)
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil - 04-02-2011
      Thanks to Seng we have this from FVL over on Dale's board:

      This was discussed a bit on the AF.net forums, but thought it might be more pertinent to raise it here.

      I noticed in one of Dale's sketches that the new PM of Canada (due to events unfolding in Fear Itself) is Prime Minister Cody. This wouldn't happen to be Gary Cody, the ex-AF liaison from Byrne's run of the title, and who Mantle brain fried in one of his issues of AF? If it is, that would be really, very cool!


      The one and the same. The joys of CHAOS WAR, both in HERC and ALPHA FLIGHT, is that Herc, inadvertently and/or advertently, brought back a bunch of formerly-dead folks from Heaven and/or Hell. Some of those resurrections, in the case of Mac, Heather, Shaman were positive.

      Some of them, in both the HERC and AF series... Not so much...
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 - 04-02-2011
      Some of them, in both the HERC and AF series... Not so much...
      Ooooooo...I sense an appearance by Wild Child....(oh pleeze oh pleeze oh pleeze)
    1. cmdrkoenig67's Avatar
      cmdrkoenig67 - 04-02-2011
      How very interesting...

      Dana
    1. cmdrkoenig67's Avatar
      cmdrkoenig67 - 04-02-2011
      A writer could also bring back other positive characters like Bochs or Diamond Lil too, but yes...It would be nice to see evil Wild Child return (unless, he isn't dead anyway...He didn't appear in the Wolverine in Hell story...Even though, his "killer" Omega Red did).

      Dana
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