 | Marvel's Alpha Flight is here to stay |
Alpha Flight #1 - Preview - variant cover
Earlier this year, an eight issue mini-series relaunching the Canadian superhero team was announced. With writing team Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente (who had previously collaborated on Incredible Hercules) joined by Dale Eaglesham, the series has been a knock-out.
Marvel held a news conference last week announcing their "Next Big Thing" was, surprisingly, Alpha Flight getting an eight-issue limited series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and drawn by Dale Eaglesham, a Montrealer who now lives in Vankleek Hill, Ont. Van Lente in particular admits to be a huge fan of the group, which originally had its own series in the 1980s.
"I remember my first issue was No. 5, with (a cover featuring) Puck spinning out toward you, and I was immediately hooked," says van Lente. "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. They just had this incredible list of dysfunctions. All of the Marvel characters are known for having quirks, problems and issues, but it's almost like Alpha Flight out-Marvels the other Marvel books."
Since the series has neared its half-way point, Van Lente has been coy about the possibility that the mini could turn into an ongoing series. Just this weekend the secret was let out of the bag.
Via http://www.comicbookmovie.com:
There have been a fair few announcements made at the Fan Expo in Toronto, the first being that former DC exclusive writer (best known for his work on Vertigo titles DMZ and Northlanders) has signed up with Marvel for what appears to be some sort of Wolverine related project. Also announced, much to the delight of of the Canadian fans in attendance, was that Alpha Flight has been upgraded to an ongoing series. Originally slated to be an 8 issue mini, the current creative team of co-writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente plus artist Dale Eaglesham will stay on the series.
Remember the somewhat mysterious "DESTROY" teaser released by Marvel last week? Well, 'The Pint O' C.B.' panel revealed exactly what that is. Written by Fred Van Lente, with art by Kyle Hotz, it'll be a five-issue miniseries titled Destroyers this September, starring The Thing, She-Hulk, Karkas, A-Bomb, The Beast and Devil Dinosaur. Apparently, Van Lente revealed during the panel that, "We find out what really killed the dinosaurs, and they're coming back for us." Many thanks to Newsarama for all of the above information. Be sure to head on over to the site for more!
If you have missed out on the new series so far, keep an eye out for a collection of Pak and Van Lente's Alpha Flight issues. Otherwise, get your local comic shop owner on the horn to get up to speed.
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