Alpha Flight Questionnaire

[Darkstar]

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?

I believe I picked up in Ish #1 in 1984, or whatever year it came out.

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?

Their X-Men debut. Thought they were enigmatic, the names seemed a bit different than Marvel's general heroes. There was a mystique that was very appealing.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?

Madison Jeffries. Always loved the powers & the personality, since Byrne first introduced him.

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?

I never cared much for Marinna. Manikin was a really poorly designed hero too, thought the powers were goofy. Probably him.

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?

Bedlam.

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?

Llan. Another generic evil sorceror/demi-god type. Ho hum.

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?

The events following Hudson's death. (first death) Very emotional.

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?

Vindicator (Heather), Sasquatch, Box (Jeffries), Puck, Northstar, Aurora and Snowbird.

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)

I'm sorry, really, I'd have to go with Aurora just cuz she's such a friggin' hotty!

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?

Heather, all the way!

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?

Byrne. I will also give honorable mention to Mantlo. (don't throw veggies!!!) I have to as a Jeffries fan. I do like the character development he did with Jeffries and Heather, whatever else he loused up.

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?

Who ever came after Mantlo. Don't recall name, but he bored the pants off me and I stopped following the series.

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?

Nobody has ever drawn Alpha like Byrne. Regal looking, but still somewhat more realistic than many artists.

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?

That guy that came in with Mantlo from the Hulk. (Mike Mignola?) Jeez, his art was ugly & crude!! After Byrne's aesthetics, that was a -real- system shock!!

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?

All of Mac's resurrections. His death was so well written, & it's consequences, bringing him back was really lame. Sasquatch's death (excessive on top of Guardian!) and turning Puck into the vessal for a demon spirit also get honorable mention.

[WEAPONX]

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
SINCE THE FIRST SERIES, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY GETINTO THE 2ND ONE,BUT LOVED THE 3RD.

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction? IT WAS WHEN THEY APPEARED IN X-MEN TO GET WOLVIE..THOUGHT THEY WERE BAD GUYS AT FIRST

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character? TIE..SASQUACH/GUARDIAN

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character? THE WHOLE BOX/JEFFREY MADISON THING


5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain? THE MASTER

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain? SMART ALEX..LOL

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight? HMM,WOW, THE ONGOING ARC OF GUARDIAN COMINGBACK TO LIFE/WALTER COMING BACK TO LIFE, FIRST AS NARYA, THEN AS HIMSELF

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"? YEP

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island) UM AURORA,IN HER "FREAK,SEXFIEND"PERSONA

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight? GUARDIAN/SASQUATCH

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer? BYRNE

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer? NONE

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist? ALL

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?NONE

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?

IF "OUR ALPHA FLIGHTERS" ARE TRULY DEAD, ID RESSURECT THEM..

The Following is the official forum Alpha Flight Questionnaire. This automatically gets sent to new members. I would also like for existing members to take a minute to fill this out, as it is a great way to see the interests of fellow Alpha Flight Fans.


1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?

[DaVeO]

Hello all. My first post at this wonderful forum and, eh? What's this? A Questionnaire? Do I get paid? No? Well, I am a professional qustionnairer, but I'll do a freebie.

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
In spurts. That sounds icky. What I mean is that I collected Byrne's run then was off until about issue #85 to #100.

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
First issue of the Flight was #11? I think. When Heather has that freaky dream after Mac died. I got it because Wolverine was on the cover (when he was cool) but I stayed because the characters were interesting. And yeah, the Canadian thing.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Talisman

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Marrina

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Omega Flight

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Hmmm. Not sure.

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
The first X-Men/Alpha Flight mini series.

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Vindicator (Heather), Talisman, Puck, Sasquatch, Northstar, Aurora, Snowbird, Box 2 (Jeffries), Diamond Lil, Black Knight (one can wish).

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Ironically enough (see question #4) Marrina. She could do the fishing.

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Puck

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
John Byrne, so far.

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Whoever did the last series. Scott Lobdell?

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Don't know.

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Do you even have to ask? Bendis must die!

[Mokole]

Welcome DaVeO and WEAPONX, great to hear from you!

[SmurfInABlender]

So I never did this....


1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
Honestly.. since last summer

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
I was never much into comics, but always been a fan of superheroes, i bought "the Ultimate guide to X-men" and came accross Alpha Flight.. I love Hockey... and I thought "I wonder what this team is about" and so I found the first 22 on ebay and Uncanny X-men 120 and 121 and fell in love immediately.. thus also sparked my wide collection of comics.. Alpha Flight led me to Collect Namor, then I started collecting new stuff like Mighty Avengers and CheckMate... not to mention all the Graphic Novels I've already bought.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Tough choice.. But I'd have to say the Boches-Jefferies Combo.. when Box was operated by Boches and Jefferies wore his leather Jacket and had no costume.

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Manikin... what a tool

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
hmm.. The Master of the World... Though the Dream Queen was tight

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
The Pink Pearl or what ever her name was

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
The after math of Mac's death.. pretty much the second year, when everyone is trying to come back together.. that was some of the most inspirational and soul diving writign i've ever seen

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Northstar, Old Tibetian Puck (Yeah I actually like him old and tall), Jefferies-Boches Combo, Sasquatch, Heather Hudson right before she started wearing the gaurdian suit.. confident yet still behind the scenes, and Talisman

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Sasquatch.. he can get food.. and he's a freak'n genius.. the "professor" of OUR Gilligan's Island.

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson Pre-Suit

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne or Hudnall

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo... don't get me started on that

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Byrne

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Undecided

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
bringing Mac back... some legends are meant to stay dead

[DaVeO]

Welcome DaVeO and WEAPONX, great to hear from you!

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I've been lurking here for awhile so I thought what the heck, might as well show support to this promising series. Not even sure if I still have my old Flight issues (gotta go digging in my Ma's basement).

[mreeez]

Wow, I never did thie either so here goes.

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?

Over 20 years

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?

Weapon Alpha bustin' through the ground and proceeding to kick the tar outta Wolverine and was like 'Whoa, that dude wrecked Wolverine!'

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?

Guardian (Mac)

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?

Manikin

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?

The Master

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?

Llan

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?

AF # 12 (vol 1)

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?

Guardian, Sas, Puck , Shaman, Northstar, Snowbird

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)

Puck, imagine the stories he would tell to pass the time.

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?

Mac

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?

Byrne

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?

Mantlo

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?

Clayton Henry

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?

Calimee

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?

As much as it pains me to say, bringing back Mac. His death was brilliant.

[-K-M-]

Ha! I havn't done this either
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1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?

Only 2 years, not long at all but as anyone knows I'm a beast :P

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?

The cartoon, and how Wolverine pretty much solo'ed them. Until I actually picked up their comic I thought they were pretty weak and a joke. How wrong I was.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?

Guardian (Mac)

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?

Manikin

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?

The Master or Great Beasts

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?

Omega Flight II/Hardliners, so cheesy

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?

AF # 12 (vol 1), Mac dying was a shock to everyone. Having the leader die was very rare and ground breaking

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?

Basically the original line up from Alpha Flight #1 with Box and Talisman.

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)

Talisman would be be cool as I could learn magic.

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?

James Hudson

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?

John Byrne

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?

Mantlo

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?

Micheal Bair (Pencil)

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?

John Calimee

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?

Sasquatch as a female

[DelBubs]

Just thought I'd nip in and say hi to all the new members. Glad you found your way here and hope you enjoy yourselve's.

[Flightpath07]

Guess it is time I got around to answering this...

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
I collected for a few years in the 80s. I read all the Byrne run from a friend, then starting collecting about the time that Mantlo took over. I trailed off after issue 50 or so. Never read another one until two years ago. Heard the rumours that there had been two more runs of AF, and there was another run in the works, so i got on E-Bay and started getting all the original series, and checking out all i could about AF (and OF) online, even got my own website (blog) up and running last year!

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
Blown the freak away.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Partial to Puck (especially the Byrne-era Puck), Heather (both as Vindicator and as herself), Sasquatch, and Wild Child (Kyle Gibney rocks!). Diamond Lil is cool, too. Flashback was never a member, but his power was kinda cool, too.

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Madison Jeffries - I liked him as himself, but not as Box.

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Master Of The World.

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Pink Pearl, closely followed by Gilded Lily.

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Delphine Courtney storyline. Thta was a complete shocker. I SO wanted that to really be Mac!

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Wild Child, Guardian (Mac), Sas, Puck, the original Box, Aurora, Windshear, Nemesis, Vindicator (Heather), Shaman.

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Puck - Eugene would always have a story to tell...

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Puck - but not as Mantlo and others wrote him, he was too indecisive and weak - the Byrne Puck cared for people, and charged into danger bravely. He was more the embodiment of Canada than Mac Hudson was.

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Byrne - when his heart was in it, he was the best.


12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
Mantlo
Also, Byrne, cuz he sucked for some of his stories, they were god-awful at times.

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
a) John Byrne
b) David Ross
c) June Brigman


14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Mike Mignola

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
Kyle Gibney would have joined the team in issue 1 of volume 1, and stayed there forever.

[Manikin]

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight?
10+ Years

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction?
The Cover of Alpha Flight #128

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character?
Nemesis or Manikin

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character?
Flex

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Mesmero

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain?
Gilded Lily

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight?
Alpha Flight #128

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"?
Guardian I, Vindicator II, Sasquatch, Nemesis, Shaman, Manikin, Persuasion, and Box IV

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island)
Heather Hudson

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight?
Heather Hudson

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer?
I like most of them


12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?
no comment

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist?
Scott Clark


14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist?
No comment

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?
New Avengers 16

[Dfense75]

1) I have been collecting Alpha on and off since issue #11 vol.1 (which to be honest is one of the first comics I ever remember buying).
2) The first memory I have is observing Guardian's costume and remebering how cool I thought it was. To this day it strikes a cord and will always be timeless in my heart.
3) My favorite has to be Sasquatch. When I was a kid. My father used to take me to this mountain by my childhood home. He would tease me that Bigfoot/Sasquatch was living in the area and he would pretend to hunt him down with me. When I saw there was a character of the same name. I was hooked.
4) Least favorite would be Wildchild. How many Wolverine copies do we need?
5) Favorite villain has to be Master of the World
6) Least favorite villian has to be Marvel Comics themselves. Lets face it. Has anyone given Alpha more trouble?
7) The death of Guardian is my favorite story. Not only one of my first comic memories but one of my earliest expieriences with a character i liked actually dying.
My team: Guardian, Sasquatch, Northstar, Shaman, and Puck
9) My desert island Alpha member would be Aurora. I mean come on besides being a hotty the mutilple personalites would keep things interesting.
10) My leader is and always will be James MacDonald Hudson
11) John Byrne
12) Scott Lobdell. I mean WTF was he thinking !?!?
13) As a kid John Byrne was a favorite. But to be honest I really like Clayton Henry's art. I think he would make a great Alpha artist.
14) Dont really have one
15) Bendis (who I'm actually a huge fan of) Killing Alpha Flight in a lame and unhonorable way. DYING OFF PANEL are you kidding?!?! Im sorry if you decide your gonna kill off some true heroes. They go down fighting and in a blaze of glory!

[Michael Connell]

1. How long have you been collecting Alpha Flight? Since issue #1 back in 1983.

2. What was your first memory of Alpha Flight? If recent, what was your first reaction? Buying the first issue in '83 and reading it on the way home.

3. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight character? Aurora

4. Who is you least favorite Alpha Flight character? Box II

5. Who is you favorite Alpha Flight villain? The Master

6. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight villain? Deadly Earnest

7. What do you think is the best issue / story-arch from Alpha Flight? The death of Guardian storyline.

8. What do you consider the Alpha Flight "Dream Team"? The original team.

9. If you were to be stuck on a desert island with one member of Alpha Flight, Who would it be (powers can not get you off the island) Aurora - NO CONTEST!

10. Who was/is/could be the best leader of Alpha Flight? Guardian (James Hudson)

11. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight writer? John Byrne

12. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight writer?

13. Who is your favorite Alpha Flight artist? John Byrne

14. Who is your least favorite Alpha Flight artist? Jae Lee

15. If you could undo one thing in Alpha Flight history, what would it be?Everything after Byrne left the series.

[DelBubs]

Welcome to the boards Michael. I can see by your answers your the old fashioned type of AF fan.

[Michael Connell]

Yup I'm old school.