new maxi series................alpha flight!!!!

[Hankpym]

If---if---the maxi-series becomes an ongoing series, I hope that the editors and writers and artists will be willing to say whether:

(1) the Eugene Judd with short bones who was nearly disembowled by Marrina is the same Eugene Judd who is tall and has a sorcerer living inside of him;

(2) the Elizabeth Twoyoungmen/Talisman who was told by her father that the Coronet of Enchantment could never be removed is the same Elizabeth Twoyoungmen/Talisman who had the Coronet taken away and worn by her (aged) father;

(3) the Michael Twoyoungmen who successfully operated on Eugene Judd [see # 1] and helped Aurora with her cracked ribs is the same Michael Twoyoungmen who (while wearing the Coronet of Enchantment)
let Heather/Vindicator kill "Snowbird"

(4) the Aurora and Northstar who use logic and reasoning are the same Aurora and Northstar who couldn't figure out that any contact negates their powers made them a liability to the team, and in fact never mentioned it;

(5) the same team that confronted a demented Lionel Jeffries who had turned a hospital full of innocent patients, doctors, and nurses into monsters is the same team that would even consider for a second making the self-same Lionel Jeffries a member of the team (did I mention that Lionel supposedly "cured himself" and the only one to have witnessed this is his brother Madison Jeffries, whom Lionel had used his monster-making powers on)

It's probably obvious that I think it is a terrible idea to graft what could be a good run onto the "Mantlo Era" continuity.

There is no way to fix that garbage...which is exactly what it was. Only way around it is to ignore it....which is what I think that the new creative team will do.

[cmdrkoenig67]

I agree with Hankpym...I also think the best approach is to not address said continuity screw jobs, especially Puck's "origin". I really don't think there is any way to fix Puck without some sort of reboot, since several authors have established that Puck used to be tall and that Razer was the cause of his short stature.

The only way I can see to do said clean up in aisle 4 (hockey gear), is to do a soft reboot/retcon...Say Puck returns and he mentions having Achondroplasia (maybe more than once) as Byrne intended and originally stated in the book, but have no character in the book ever mention Razer again. Said retcon/reboot would only be successful if it was consistent moving forward from that point on, was set in stone in future Handbook Puck entries and if certain fans actually allowed it to be Puck's accepted history (there is no guarantee of the last one, though...Even though I personally, would be fine with it).

Dana

[Flightpath07]

OR...the Razor/Puck was really a Skrull!

[Hankpym]

yknow...I never count the continuity error that said Bochs and Jefferies knew each other before Byrne's run. Actually I think it was kind of corrected when Jeffries says in issue #63 (I think) that when he hooked up with bochs to get revenge on Omega Flight it was the first time they met. So....I just chalked up Mantlo's error as having scramble mess with jeffries and boch's mind since he touched them both. I also attribute that to boch's insanity....since it made no sense for him to suddenly to go nuts when Mac said he was a stable individual.

[mos_def]

yknow...I never count the continuity error that said Bochs and Jefferies knew each other before Byrne's run. Actually I think it was kind of corrected when Jeffries says in issue #63 (I think) that when he hooked up with bochs to get revenge on Omega Flight it was the first time they met. So....I just chalked up Mantlo's error as having scramble mess with jeffries and boch's mind since he touched them both. I also attribute that to boch's insanity....since it made no sense for him to suddenly to go nuts when Mac said he was a stable individual.

Hank Pym is wise. Look at the new guy dropping intense Alpha continuity

[Hankpym]

Hank Pym is wise. Look at the new guy dropping intense Alpha continuity

LOL! Thanks!

[Flightpath07]

Hank Pym is wise. Look at the new guy dropping intense Alpha continuity

Plus, he's dating Tigra!

[Hankpym]

Plus, he's dating Tigra!

LOL..I guess you could say that...

[Flightpath07]

Oooooo...I'm getting jealous! Tigra is H-O-T!

[Phil]

And over on Grek Pak's Twitter:

Do not miss a single issue of "Alpha Flight." That's all I'm saying. RT @MattSD1 Two questions: 1) Where is Purple Girl?

[Phil]

From the ComicVine coverage of C2E2's Fear Itself panel:

Alpha Flight (no visuals provided) will show what's going on North of the border. The original team is back. The government has changed and Alpha Flight is fighting a new government super group.

Bold-ing is my addition.

Edit; also similar to the post below but with more a hint

Will Puck be in Alpha Flight? "Maaaaaaaybe."

[Phil]

Newsarama's coverage:

Puck in Alpha Flight? "Maybe," Van Lente answered.

[Le Messor]

Hmm... New team? That's a cool idea, whether they use new characters or old.
But I hope it's a real superteam, and not yet another Weapon X style thing (the program, not the comics series).

Still, either way, could be cool.

- Le Messor
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?"
~ Yogi Berra (attrib)

[Flightpath07]

Puck could be in it? And Purple Girl? Hunting down the other members of Alpha Flight? Interesting...I mean, yes, it's been done before in AF, but still...I'm hooked.

[Mokole]

I wouldn't mind seeing a team based on villains or even a Weapon X style thing, because then AF could cut loose and kick there sorry *ss*s back to the Stone Age.