There's stirrings of talks and rumours about something happening in the world of Flight, so I decided to rant. I want this out there before there's anything specific, anything solid.
This is not just for the benefit of Marvel, but for those who expect me to take whatever garbage Marvel dishes out and love it.
I've often said that I love Alpha Flight. I've even said at times (depending on how Marvel is operating at the time) that I want a new Alpha Flight series.
'Alpha Flight', a term which here is a linguistic short-cut.
What I really mean is, 'John Byrne created a beautiful, character-driven series with a particular group of characters I love. I enjoyed the light style, the sense of hope and wonder, the attention to detail, the twists and turns, the mystical storylines, the iconic designs, the stylised but realistic art that felt 'big', with the bright colouring, and yes, even the fact it wasn't set in the USA.'
I do not mean I have some sort of fetish for the word 'Flight' and the Greek alphabet. I like both, don't get me wrong, but that's not what I'm here for.
When I say I love Alpha Flight, when I ask for a new Alpha Flight series, I mean all that stuff I just wrote; I do not mean those words on the cover of a comic. If a series is published by Marvel, set in Canada, has something like Sasquatch (and maybe another Alphan) in it, and 'Flight' and a Greek letter on the cover, that's not good enough.
It might be a great series--I loved Omega Flight--but it isn't what I've been asking for.
Here endeth the lesson.
- Mik
"Can't talk. Ranting."
- me