A First Look at Eaglesham's Alpha Flight Pt. 1

[Le Messor]

I agree with the commenter on the JB forums - Northstar does appear to be running. Who flies with their legs bent in a running pose? Oh well...JB's got the final word.

Yeah, I thought running, too.
Also, much as I want to give Byrne the final word, I always remember his comment on his forum: 'I always wished I could've explored what would happen if Shaman's bag got turned inside out'.
Methinks he's forgotten a thing or two in the last thirty years.

My understanding was that Marrina took on human form because Plodex egg was waiting for encoding and took on the DNA imprint they came into contact with first? The Master stated that he felt compelled to travel to the Plodex Ship as where other creatures. The ship decided which species was the most dominant and imprinted the eggs with that DNA. So this morphing power confuses me a tad. The reason given for Marrinas mate not having form was that the original ship was damaged in the crash and therefore didn't imprint the eggs.

Agreed.
OTOH, she did have shapeshifted blisters, and some (extremely limited) shape changes when she met said mate.

- Le Messor
"I spell good."

[cmdrkoenig67]

My understanding was that Marrina took on human form because Plodex egg was waiting for encoding and took on the DNA imprint they came into contact with first? The Master stated that he felt compelled to travel to the Plodex Ship as where other creatures. The ship decided which species was the most dominant and imprinted the eggs with that DNA. So this morphing power confuses me a tad. The reason given for Marrinas mate not having form was that the original ship was damaged in the crash and therefore didn't imprint the eggs.

Right...The other thing that confuses me is how can Marrina change into her "leviathan form" anyway? What exactly is that form based on? Plodex need DNA to take a form and Marrina's egg originally used Mrs Smallwood's DNA to take a human form. Just how is Marrina miraculously able to take the form of leviathan (more than a hundred times her own size even) with no "leviathan" DNA introduced and no genetic manipulation? It makes no sense.

Dana

[Ahab]

Right...The other thing that confuses me is how can Marrina change into her "leviathan form" anyway? What exactly is that form based on? Plodex need DNA to take a form and Marrina's egg originally used Mrs Smallwood's DNA to take a human form. Just how is Marrina miraculously able to take the form of leviathan (more than a hundred times her own size even) with no "leviathan" DNA introduced and no genetic manipulation? It makes no sense.

Dana

Dana, you overlook the obvious. Gladys Smallwood was a mutant that could turn into a Leviathan. Clearly.

[Phil]

Gladys Smallwood was a mutant that could turn into a Leviathan. Clearly.

Aren't we all? I know I am...

[Le Messor]

Right...The other thing that confuses me is how can Marrina change into her "leviathan form" anyway? What exactly is that form based on?

That egg was rolling around on the bottom of the ocean for a loooong time.
It just now occurs to me the implications.

- Le Messor
"I started to slow down but the traffic was more stationary than I thought."
~ alleged actual response on an insurance form

[DelBubs]

Agreed.
OTOH, she did have shapeshifted blisters, and some (extremely limited) shape changes when she met said mate.

I thought all that blister stuff was a hormonal response to odd shaped blobs gyrating in front her, doing the funky chicken.

[Flightpath07]

Clearly, you meant the funky tuna.

[Phil]

Clearly, you meant the funky tuna.

[DelBubs]

Clearly this interweb thing is a wonderous invention. Want an image of a funky tuna, one quick google, clear up the mess and then get on the PC.

[Flightpath07]

Phil, you are a wonder.

Not a Wonder-Twin, 'cause that'd be DC. And not a Boy-Wonder, either. More like...Wonderbread.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Ha! I love the hipster Marrina, Phil.

Dana

[kozzi24]

Why not? Super speed is super speed. Running seems pretty pointless, a lot more work for no real reason.


As slow as they want. They can even hover if they want to.

Super-speed flight in an apartment would be slower than flight, and allow for navigation.

Are there on-panel references to them hoverig in flight?

[Mokole]

I don't know. You're starting to make me think of those slow races that Calvin and Hobbes had.

[Le Messor]

Super-speed flight in an apartment would be slower than flight, and allow for navigation.

Are there on-panel references to them hovering in flight?

From Byrne's era?
I'm having trouble recalling.

There's this:


Thanks to Mokole.

Post shapeshift Marrina had a little more than blisters - sharp pointy teeth, for one thing
, and her musculature seemed to change.

I hope Phil isn't the boy Wonder Twin, because ugh...
I've read those issues of Titans.

And now I don't read Titans any more.

- Le Messor
"I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter."

[Phil]

Heh, I can't claim credit for the Hipster Marrina.

It was taken from http://www.daleeaglesham.com/Denizen...hp?topic=884.0