Article: An Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus Coming In February 2017?

[Phil]

Wow. Very suprised they got the Amazing Heroes stuff.
So comprehensive. Very happy with all that!
And glad to hear the nuptials are coming along nicely, Rob!

[Le Messor]

Ooh! Ooh! Question:
The captions in Aurora's origin are different in the floppy vs the Alpha Flight Classic edition. Which version does the omnibus have?

Also, does Tanaraq still say "Fool it now!"?

~ Le Messor
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
~ e.e. cummings

[rplass]

Gee, I had never noticed the difference in captions. Could you give the specific issue/page numbers and captions? I'll check it out.

[Phil]

Mine arrived today!

It's a shame that the CBG #500 cover wasn't coloured, and that the artwork for the 90's toys wasn't included, but other than that this is as comprehensive as I could have dreamed of!

[Le Messor]

Phil, congrats! Enjoy.
(Shakes fist) Enjoyyyy!!!

Rob:
Issue 9, page 17:
"Madame DuPont's School for girls is one of the last of its kind in Canada -- perhaps the world..."
"... staunchly clinging to the harsh, cruel ways of another century."

The Alpha Flight Classic version then adds a line:
"despite the reforms in the church and constant pleas for change from Rome."

(Then both version go on to:
"That the school might one day find its way into the twentieth century is of little solace to Jeanne-Marie, however.")

~ Le Messor
"The most useful virtue is patience."
~ John Dewey

[Phil]

It has the 'Despite...' line.

[Phil]

Also; between flicking through & looking at Rob's list, I realise I don't have a copy of Incredible Hulk #312, which technically has an appearance of Walt!

[Garry/Al-Fan]

I got the ALPHA FLIGHT Omnibus (through Amazon), yesterday. Now this is the compilation that truly shows why Alpha Flight was (and IMHO still is) a remarkable supergroup. As rplass points out, it presents the origin stories together, which is superb.

If any tweaks can be made for any subsequent printings, putting the missing 'k' in Walter's last name on the dust jacket and clarifying whether Mike Mignola helped John Byrne with the art on AMAZING HEROES # 22 (or if that was done just by John himself) would be my suggestions.

Again, this is excellent. If anyone really wants to know who these characters are, this is the book that shows it.

[Phil]

AH #22 was definitely just John.
I believe they just duplicated the credits from the other AH cover.

[Le Messor]

Phil, thanks for letting me know. (I was just curious.)

I don't have Hulk #312 either. 'Technically'? Does he just show up at the end or something?

Garry:
"If anyone really wants to know who these characters are, this is the book that shows it."
I don't have it, but judging by what's inside it, I must agree!

~ Le Messor
"Our thoughts are precious. They are our very own property and can't be taken from us."
~ P.K. Shaw

[rplass]

In Hulk #312, Walter is in the form of an energy bolt. If you have #313, then you know what it looks like. I have #312 and always considered it an appearance.

[Le Messor]

I guess I don't feel the need to hunt it down, but it sounds like a nice historical artefact.