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Daniel Burke
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| Posted: 24 March 2025 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | 1
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This Omni includes the JB and JRjr issues.
Coming out early next year!!
(Alpha Flight vol 2 announced as well, picking up where the JB volume ends)
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 1:57pm | IP Logged | 2
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How are they doing an omnibus when the series ended when Byrne left?
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Greg McPhee
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| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 4:01pm | IP Logged | 3
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(Alpha Flight vol 2 announced as well, picking up where the JB volume ends)
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I'll give that one a miss.
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Dave Kopperman
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| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 4:37pm | IP Logged | 4
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After getting enthused about Alpha Flight via the other thread, I happened to be at the mall over the weekend. Neither Barnes & Noble nor Newberry Comics - both of which have admirably well-stocked trade sections - had it in stock. Feeling: denied.
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Richard Stevens
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| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 5:31pm | IP Logged | 5
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There were post-Byrne Alpha Flight comics? Are you sure that's not a divergent timeline?
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 25 March 2025 at 6:02pm | IP Logged | 6
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I’m torn. I really got into Mignola’s art on AF after JB left, but man, did
Mantlo fuck some stuff up.
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Edward Aycock
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I admit I was not enthused by Mignola's artwork at all at the time but then again, I was 13 when JB left AF and I hated change.
And over the ensuing decades, I have grown consider Mignola a master in both art and narrative. I didn't even make the fun fact connection of JB and Mignola collaborating together on "Hellboy" until many years later when I said, "Oh wait a minute... Alpha Flight!"
But the narrative of changing the entire team out - no thanks. I do hope that some of the proceeds of the Omnibus can go to Mantlo's long-suffering family.
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Jean Voulis
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JB and Mignola made a great team - World of Krypton as well as some 'fill in' special issues of Superman (and a personal fave that was plotted by Roger Stern - issue 23 the origin of Silver Banshee).
And that Iron Man run with JRJR and the (underrated) Paul Ryan was a masterpiece. The colours alone were brilliant in the living laser issue.
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Daniel Burke
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| Posted: 26 March 2025 at 12:46pm | IP Logged | 9
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Agreed Jean. REALLY looking forward to the Iron Man Omni
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Richard Stevens
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| Posted: 26 March 2025 at 2:03pm | IP Logged | 10
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That big boots Iron Man design is incredible. Right after the classic red and gold in my book.
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James Woodcock
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| Posted: 26 March 2025 at 3:26pm | IP Logged | 11
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I absolutely love the big boots Iron Man - it’s one of the armours I bought as
a toy, although it was scaled back somewhat.
JRJR was on fire when he drew those stories.
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Peter Hicks
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| Posted: 26 March 2025 at 9:42pm | IP Logged | 12
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“ I admit I was not enthused by Mignola's artwork at all at the time but then again, I was 13 when JB left AF and I hated change.”************ Mignola has said that all the negative fan mail about how he drew superheroes for Marvel and DC convinced him to create his own characters so that he could define their look.
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