• Marvel Solicitations For April 2013

    Marvel have released their Solicitations for April 2013 featuring the following titles that include Alpha Flight related characters:-

    AVENGERS #10
    (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Dustin Weaver
    50th Anniversary Variant by Daniel ACUÑA
    “VALIDATOR”
    • We learn that the Canadian super team Omega Flight got lost in a Garden Origin Site.
    • Discover what happens when the Avengers go in to rescue them.
    • Learn why ADAPTATION is the scariest word in the Marvel Universe.


    UNCANNY X-FORCE #4
    (W) Sam Humphries (A) Ron Garney (CA) Kris Anka
    Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
    • The first arc comes to a crazy climactic end!
    • What have Fantomex and Cluster been up to while Bishop has been killing the rest of X-Force?





    ULTIMATE COMICS WOLVERINE #3 (OF 4)
    (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Ramon Rosanas (CA) Arthur Adams
    • A story from Wolverine’s past is revealed! Who is the mother of his son?
    • The terrifying potential of Project: Mothervine is unleashed!
    • Jimmy Hudson is caught in a brutal life-and-death battle he can’t hope to win… against the brother he never knew he had!








    AGE OF APOCALYPSE #14
    (W) David Lapham (A) Roberto De La Torre
    COVER BY GUISEPPE CAMUNCOLI
    VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND
    PART 3 of X-TERMINATION! – FINAL ISSUE!
    • The multi-verse is being consumed!
    • No one is safe as our heroes split up to fight a war in two universes.

    X-TREME X-MEN #13
    (W) Greg Pak (A) Andre Arujo
    Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
    VARIANT COVER BY KALMAN ANDRASOFSKY
    Part 4 OF X-TERMINATION – FINAL ISSUE!
    • With the rift into the AOA widening, the only chance might be to step into the void-but at what cost?
    • Kid Nightcrawler makes the ultimate sacrifice

    ASTONISHING X-MEN #61
    (W) Marjorie M. Liu (A) Matteo Buffagni
    Cover by GIUSSEPE CAMUNCOLI
    Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
    Part 5 OF X-TERMINATION!
    • The Extermination are poised to devour both the AOA and our Earth!
    • A final goodbye between Wolverine and AOA Jean Grey!

    X-TERMINATION #2 (OF 2)
    (W) David Lapham & Various (A) David Lopez (CA) Mike Deodato
    X-TERMINATION EVENT PART 6 – THE CONCLUSION!
    • To stop the Extermination, Jean takes the Apocalypse power into herself – but can she control it?
    • The final reckoning for AOA Nightcrawler…and the entire AOA itself!

    *PLEASE NOTE:Northstar is likely to be in all parts of the X-Termination crossover, but is not guaranteed at this point*




    WOLVERINE: SEASON ONE PREMIERE HC
    Written by BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER
    Penciled by SALVA ESPIN
    Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
    Discovered as a feral mutant prowling the wilds! Recruited as a covert operative by a secretive government agency! Destined to pursue a dream of peaceful coexistence between man and mutant! Witness the birth of the Wolverine as the man called Logan makes his journey from animalistic wildling to beloved X-Man. Including Logan’s first blockbuster battle with the Hulk, as well as pivotal appearances by Sabretooth and Wendigo, this blood-splattered tale features a contemporary retelling of the Clawed Canuck’s formative years!
    136 PGS./Rated T+ ...$24.99
    ISBN: 978-0-7851-6672-6
    Trim size: standard
    Comments 44 Comments
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Hopefully the Avengers #10 Variant will be the one to feature Marrina!
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Let's hope!

      ~ Le Messor
      "Only when all of mankind lives in harmony with nature can we truly decree ourselves to be an intelligent species."
      ~ Genelle Haldane
    1. Mokole's Avatar
      Mokole -
      So Avengers is about alternate realities??
    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
      -K-M- -
      It's crazy Alpha/Omega Flight is being a big part in Avengers. Never would have guessed that
    1. rplass's Avatar
      rplass -
      Two more items I see in the solicit:
      INCREDIBLE HULK: CROSSROADS TPB
      Written by BILL MANTLO
      Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN KUPPERBERG, BRET BLEVINS & MIKE MIGNOLA
      Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
      Banished to the mysterious and dangerous Crossroads by Dr. Strange, the Hulk fights his way back from the edge of insanity; battles the U-Foes, the N'Garai, Klaatu, the Puffball Collective and more; fights alongside newfound friends like the Lady of Life in the City of Death; and comes face to face with three aspects of his own shattered psyche as Bruce Banner struggles to reassert control over his savage alter ego and come to terms with his haunted past! Plus: The story of Banner's birth, and how his tragic childhood shaped the monster within, is revealed! And longtime INCREDIBLE HULK artist Sal Buscema wraps up his decade-long run! The Jade Giant is truly at the crossroads of his life! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968 ) #301-313 and ANNUAL #13, and ALPHA FLIGHT (1983) #29.
      384 PGS./Rated T ...$39.99
      ISBN: 978-0-7851-8448-5
      and
      A+X VOL. 1: = AWESOME TPB which features the McGuinness poster with Northstar - it's been published before but not as a full cover to a book.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Well, if we're talking about old material there's also:

      WOLVERINE BY MARK MILLAR OMNIBUS HC
      Written by MARK MILLAR
      Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., KAARE ANDREWS & STEVE MCNIVEN
      Cover by JOE QUESADA
      He’s the best there is at what he does. And when writer Mark Millar (THE ULTIMATES, KICK-ASS) gets his hands on Wolverine, what he does isn’t very pretty! When the Hand brainwashes Wolverine, he slices and dices his way through friends and foes alike — carving a swath of terror through the Marvel Universe that ultimately results in an X-Man’s death! Finally captured and deprogrammed, Wolverine swears vengeance against his tormentors — and the vengeance of Wolverine is a wonder to behold. Then: Nobody knows what happened the night the heroes fell, but the villains have been calling the shots ever since. Wolverine’s fate is the biggest mystery of all. No one has heard from him for fifty years, and in his place stands an old man called Logan. Collecting WOLVERINE (2003) #20-32 and #66-72, and WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN GIANT-SIZE #1.
      576 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$75
      ISBN: 978-0-7851-6796-9
    1. TSOG's Avatar
      TSOG -
      Ah, a Garden Origin Site! That makes total sense!!

      ...

      Does anyone know what that is? Has it been revealed yet? Doesn't seem like it has...
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Yeah, in the current Avengers 1-2.

      There's a bit about it here.

      It's kind of... an enemy that riffs on the garden of eden and restarting earths in their image... sort of..
    1. TSOG's Avatar
      TSOG -
      Ah, that makes total sense!

      Well, I'm interested regardless, even if it turns out to be an alternate reality thing. I'm curious as to the team's line-up, being that they refer to them as a Canadian group, yet only two members actually were. I suppose they probably mean Canada-based.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Quote Originally Posted by TSOG View Post
      Ah, a Garden Origin Site! That makes total sense!!
      Luckily Phil's answered you, but I'm not sure what you're referring to?
      Is this in the wrong thread?

      (I'm confused. )

      ~ Le Messor
      "It takes both a weapon, and two people, to commit a murder."
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Quote Originally Posted by Le Messor View Post
      Luckily Phil's answered you, but I'm not sure what you're referring to?
      Is this in the wrong thread?
      From the Avengers solicit:
      AVENGERS #10
      (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Dustin Weaver
      50th Anniversary Variant by Daniel ACUÑA
      “VALIDATOR”
      • We learn that the Canadian super team Omega Flight got lost in a Garden Origin Site.
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Thanks!
    1. Legerd's Avatar
      Legerd -
      So does anyone know who the OF characters are in the Garden Origin story? Are they from the OF mini, or are they the evil OF, or are they entirely new characters?
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Not a clue at this point.
      They could be the remnants of Alpha Strike or an alternate reality team.
      This could be the reason Si Spurrier couldn't use Jeffries.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Okay, so today's Avengers #4 confirms that it's a team from our reality:

      "The Canadian Government is insisting that an Omega Flight team handle their site."

      I'm definitely thinking that the Box character is Jeffries now.
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 -
      Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
      Okay, so today's Avengers #4 confirms that it's a team from our reality:

      "The Canadian Government is insisting that an Omega Flight team handle their site."

      I'm definitely thinking that the Box character is Jeffries now.
      Sigh...

      Not to ask the obvious, but WHY would an Omega Flight team even exist in our reality?!
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Quote Originally Posted by Flightpath07 View Post
      WHY would an Omega Flight team even exist in our reality?!
      Well, the last one didn't work out too badly for the government.
      They saved Canada at one point, didn't they?

      ~ Le Messor
      "They call him the Sand Spider."
      "Why?"
      "We think because it sounds scary."
      ~ Anti-terrorist task force, in True Lies
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Well considering the last Alpha Flight team went rogue and robbed banks I can see the government having a clandestine black op's team...

      We'll see when the actual issue comes out.
    1. Flightpath07's Avatar
      Flightpath07 -
      I will have to guess that it is Wendigo, Murmur, and Box (Jeffries). Murmur would make sense for the woman shown, as her power has been proven to control real-life Sasquatches, so it should also work on Wendigo.
    1. Sypes's Avatar
      Sypes -
      Quote Originally Posted by Flightpath07 View Post
      I will have to guess that it is Wendigo, Murmur, and Box (Jeffries). Murmur would make sense for the woman shown, as her power has been proven to control real-life Sasquatches, so it should also work on Wendigo.

      I thought of that too! So let's assume it is Murmur, and she is controlling the Wendigo, could the "robot" be Man-Bot instead of Box? And who would that guy be? Flex? Radius?