Article: Alpha Flight To Return In May

[Le Messor]

Can somebody help sengsterooney back into that chair already!

I'll do it, I'm closest.

[marvelboy74]

Thank you Marvel! Finally something going on at the House of Ideas that I want to spend money on. Hopefully if the series continues they can rescue Persuasion out of the X-abyss and bring her in to a new Beta Flight.

[Phil]

http://www.thestar.com/article/941724

Not sure if the print article will be any more in detail.

[Le Messor]

I don’t know when it occurred me to me that they were living in another country. I might have clued in at some point, but I just thought all the characters were terrific.

I love this! It's the way to get over the 'They're just the Canadian Xvengers, the only hook is they're Canadian' - he was hooked without knowing that.
I also love that this article was put together by somebody who really knows their stuff!
They used the Byrne #1 cover-based promotional sketch! Yay!

- Le Messor
"I have read your article, Mr. Johnson, and I am no wiser now than when I started."
"Possibly not, sir, but [you are] far better informed."

[Flightpath07]

Another great Alpha article.

[DaVeO]

There is an X-Men: Alpha Flight hardcover listed at Marvel coming out in May 4th. Anyone know what that is about? No info is available.

[Phil]

There is an X-Men: Alpha Flight hardcover listed at Marvel coming out in May 4th. Anyone know what that is about? No info is available.

See http://www.alphaflight.net/content.p...HC-in-February

[Phil]

Solicitation Text for #0.1

Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by Ben Oliver Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Because YOU demanded it: Exploding out of FEAR ITSELF with an all-new series is the ORIGINAL Alpha Flight by the superstar creative team of writers Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente and artist Dale Eaglesham --- with covers by the incomparable Phil Jimenez! Get in on the ground floor of this highly anticipated maxi-series with this standalone adventure by artist X: Who are Guardian, Vindicator, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora and Marrina? How did they become their nation's most beloved heroes? And are they strong enough to withstand their greatest challenge yet?

Special POINT ONE issue.

DO YOU FEAR...YOUR COUNTRY TURNING ON YOU?

[rplass]

I notice Heather is mentioned in the solicit for #0.1 (thanks Phil!!!), so even though she was off panel entirely in Chaos War #5, she's back with everyone else. Note also Northstar is listed - I guess he's wrapped up his X-Men stint by then... because we all know it's impossible for a Canadian hero to be in more than one book at a time.

Love,
rplass

[Phil]

Another FVL interview, mainly stuff already covered, but some food for thought:

http://westfieldcomics.com/blog/inte...-alpha-flight/

[Phil]

Cross posting from the Maxi-Series thread;

As found on daleeaglesham.com; Alpha Flight to have Variant Covers?

[Le Messor]

The interview moved on from AF a bit quickly, but I liked the way the AF part went. It was a nice way to publicise it, trying to appeal to both old and new readers "You don't need to know anything going in" - that was a good thing to say.

- Le Messor
"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."

[Flightpath07]

Variants?

Variants!

[groan] ... dang it, that means Marvel is getting yet MORE of my hard-earned money...

[Phil]

Another FVL podcast with mention of AF:

http://wordballoon.blogspot.com/2011...with-herc.html

I haven't listened to it yet so not sure how much is AF or if it's anything new, but hey; it's good publicity for the book.

[Le Messor]

Yeah, FVL is really publicising it.
Now all we need is a couple of one-page ads in other comics. X-Men spring to mind, especially original Toad. Well, he more just springs around the room and stuff, but you know...
Batroc springs more than Toad now, but he really has less to do with the X-Men. Unless you want to get into Victoriana, and Spring-Heel Jack, but then that leads to Jack the Ripper, and that's terrible.

So, in conclusion, don't jump around a lot.

- Le Messor
"I like music. I'm very into Britney Spears' early work, before she sold out. So mostly her finger painting and macaroni art."
~ Dawn