From the new Joe Fridays at Newsarama
Newsarama: Joe, there are a few Omega Flight reader questions this week, but before we get to those – you announced this past week that Omega Flight #1 had sold out at the retailer level and that a 2nd print was coming.
Given demand has not only exceeded pre-orders but whatever overprint you set, and that originally the series was conceived and announced as an ongoing … well, any good news yet for Canadian fans?
Joe Quesada: Just to be clear, Omega Flight was originally conceived as an ongoing but later solicited in Previews as a mini series. That said, you bring up a great point, stay tuned for Omega Flight updates!
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Q: CyclopsScott 04-08-2007 06:21 AM
This week saw a question concerning the choice to stay away from a fictional government with the response being that the "Marvel U is grounded in our “real” world". However I noticed something rather contradictory with this week's books. Omega Flight #1 opens with a female Prime Minister for Canada, but we haven't had a female Prime Minister since Kim Campbell in 1993. Why is it that the 'real' Marvel U has the real U.S. President George W. Bush, but not the real Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper?
Q: trent 04-10-2007 09:55 PM
As others have more succinctly asked on the subject of a female Canadian Prime Minister, in light of your "real world...big players are big players" quote, I only wish to add an addendum. Knowing your position on rude inquiries, please place tongue firmly in cheek. Query: Do you view, as many Canadians feel is America's stance on us ... that we are NOT in "the real world?" If so, how do you plan to escape the wrath of your Canadian creators (thinking Immonen, Grummett, Finch, Bachalo, Andrews, and others), and especially the vengeful power of a John Byrne or Todd McFarlane? Are we truly only your repressed, somewhat-slow cousins? What's up, eh?
JQ: The reason CyclopsScott/trent is because we are arrogant Americans who feel that no other country exists other than our own [laughs]. I kid, I kid, okay for the real reason let’s go to Editor Andy Schmidt.
Andy Schmidt: What’s a Canada? [laughs]
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
At one point we had talked about the Wrecking Crew storming the capital and taking over the government for a short time. But we didn't want to use real people in that scenario.
The plan changed, but we left the fictional Prime Minister in.
JQ: So Andy, will you be apologizing to our wonderful Canadian brethren?
AS: I thought making Omega Flight was an apology for killing Alpha Flight off in the first place...
Does insulting the P.M. mean we have to do a whole other Flight book?
JQ: Would you be willing to do that?
AS: Uh...
Raise?
JQ: No.
AS: Well, in that case, they all die in the last issue.