The reason I make AF respect threads is they don't get enough respect to begin with. Everyone knows all the mainstream characters, this is a way to diversify people with the non "mainstream" heroes. I only gotten into Alpha Flight just this year and by reading the series they definetly deserve more credit than they get.
Their far from boring, the series was ahead of it's time actually. The original series, not so much in vol.2 or at all in vol.3, but they were dealing with things such as A.I.D.S, homosexuality, rape, and various other things that were taboo for it's time and no one else touched on until many years later.
Some were horrible I will admit, but since all the characters such as Aurora with her multiple personalities, and Guardian who didn't want to be a hero in the first place worked well in a team book. Later their histories became convulted and confusing, but the original issues were incredibly written. It was also a unique take as opposed to other team books at this time where instead of having all the members in one issue, they dealt with individual member stories until AF #12 were they finally truely banded together.
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The world is being attacked by Kang and his army from the future. The whole European continent is falling, and there is about to be a attack on North America. So who will step up and save the world against impossible odds? Alpha Flight? nope, X-Men? nope, Avengers? nope....The Master?...wait what? Master's weapons are the only thing on this planet that have been able to damage Kang's weapons. Master didn't get killed here, but his defeat was still bull as writer forgot he can fly and errr...has a forcefield.
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I just got Volume 1 of Alpha Flight, becoming intruiged from your respect thread. I am liking them so far, my favourite been Sasquatch. Nice respect thread.
Well check out the Sasquatch respect thread then as well, you will be happy as he is joining the new Omega Flight team with Beta Ray Bill, US Agent, Guardian, Talisman and Archane.
The first #28 issues are gold, but when Bryne leaves the quality goes skyrocketing down.
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--------------------------------------------- Avengers #49-55 (Vol.3) [Part 3/3] : Avengers & Kang
Kang has taken over the Sentinel army meant to fight him and used it agains the world. Master's weapons are the only thing on this planet that have been able to damage Kang's weapons and the most brillant minds of the plant stuggled to understand it. Kang eventually takes over the world, but the Master's technology saves the day. Also no one steals the Master's technology. Washington would have been sparred as stated if Master was in control of his technology, as Kang attack was his technology just on auto.
Ha! I only just gotten into Alpha Flight just this year. I'm a newb technically to their stories, but have basically read all their apperances now
Not many people hate them, just they don't know them. I barely knew about them and thought Wolverine could take them himself. Then I find out Alpha Fight rountinely takes on Elder Gods and skyfather beings. Oh lord.
No one handed Namor or Sasquatch their asses like that before. Master's underated.
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The Master can thank his creation due to the Plodex race, the super power race where even just one member (Marrina) battled against the Avengers including Thor, Namor and Captain Marvel (Pulsar) and was getting the advantage. Well this is the history of the ancient race going from their rise to dominance to extinction. Just to note this is the first time I have seen a Marrina pic where she actually looks GOOD. Ataboy Namor. Just to note the writers in Vol.3 did not research Alpha FLight much. The Plodex ship that was located in the arctic was destroyed in Alpha Flight #4.(volume #1), Marrina was not found in the arctic, she was found in Newfoundland when a fisherman fell out of his boat and found an egg at the bottom of water, Marrina was not that only egg that hatched
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