Reviewing AF Vol 1 Issues 31-40
Volume 1, Issue 31
February 1986
Art by Mike Mignola
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Grateful Dead!
Art - 18
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 32
March 1986
Art by John Bogdanove
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Short Story!
Art - 9
Story - 10
Intangibles - 6
25/30
Volume 1, Issue 33
April 1986
Art by Sal Buscema
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: A Friend In Need
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 9
27/30
Volume 1, Issue 34
May 1986
Art by Sal Buscema
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Honor
Art - 10
Story - 6
Intangibles - 5
21/30
Volume 1, Issue 35
June 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Child Is Father To The Man
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 7
25/30
Volume 1, Issue 36
July 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Labor Pains
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 37
August 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Death Birth
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 9
27/30
Volume 1, Issue 38
September 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Pestilence!
Art - 10
Story - 9
Intangibles - 9
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 39
October 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Invasion Of Atlantis!
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 40
November 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Love
Art - 10
Story - 9
Intangibles - 8
27/30
In my opinion, these ten issues of Volume 1 of Alpha Flight were all about change. Change in the series, change in the characters (okay, okay - that one has always been an Alpha Flight staple), change in artists. Unfortunately for Mr Bill Mantlo, one of those changes happened to be "change in the history of the characters" , which led to poor marks by me in the category of Intangibles. The artistry improved immensely when "Canada's own" David Ross came on board in issue number 35; I cannot say enough about his talent with the pencil, he is the best thing art-wise to happen to AF since John Byrne himself. The stories themselves remained strong and compelling for the most part within these ten issues; it was merely the changing of background information amongst the characters that caused some concern among Flight fans world-wide. I actually did not personally mind the story of Razer as relates to Puck, merely I lamented that it did not fit with Puck as he had been created and written by John Byrne. I also abhored the retelling of Wolverine's origin whereby blame and doubt is placed on James Hudson for possibly being responsible for creating Wolverine.We got to see the return of villains like Deadly Ernest, as well as the creation of new villains. These issues allowed us many crossover opportunities, with Namor and Dr Strange and the Mighty Avengers making appearances within their pages. We also got to see some interesting superhero family dynamics; like what happens when a demi-goddess does not know if she wants to be mortal anymore, how a demi-goddess gives birth, and what happens when a powerful Father and Daughter reach a point of impasse in their relationship. We also got to see the thought process behind Heather Hudson putting on the power suit and taking the name of Vindicator.
Particularly strong comics overall are issues 36 and 39, followed by issue 38.
All in all, on a scale of 300, these ten issues scored 266.
This is an average of 26.6/30 for each of these ten comics.
Percentage score is 88.6%.
Letter grade for these ten comics = B+
I hope you enjoyed my review of these comics.
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February 1986
Art by Mike Mignola
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Grateful Dead!
Art - 18
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 32
March 1986
Art by John Bogdanove
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Short Story!
Art - 9
Story - 10
Intangibles - 6
25/30
Volume 1, Issue 33
April 1986
Art by Sal Buscema
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: A Friend In Need
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 9
27/30
Volume 1, Issue 34
May 1986
Art by Sal Buscema
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Honor
Art - 10
Story - 6
Intangibles - 5
21/30
Volume 1, Issue 35
June 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Child Is Father To The Man
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 7
25/30
Volume 1, Issue 36
July 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Labor Pains
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 37
August 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Death Birth
Art - 10
Story - 8
Intangibles - 9
27/30
Volume 1, Issue 38
September 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Pestilence!
Art - 10
Story - 9
Intangibles - 9
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 39
October 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: The Invasion Of Atlantis!
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 40
November 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Love
Art - 10
Story - 9
Intangibles - 8
27/30
In my opinion, these ten issues of Volume 1 of Alpha Flight were all about change. Change in the series, change in the characters (okay, okay - that one has always been an Alpha Flight staple), change in artists. Unfortunately for Mr Bill Mantlo, one of those changes happened to be "change in the history of the characters" , which led to poor marks by me in the category of Intangibles. The artistry improved immensely when "Canada's own" David Ross came on board in issue number 35; I cannot say enough about his talent with the pencil, he is the best thing art-wise to happen to AF since John Byrne himself. The stories themselves remained strong and compelling for the most part within these ten issues; it was merely the changing of background information amongst the characters that caused some concern among Flight fans world-wide. I actually did not personally mind the story of Razer as relates to Puck, merely I lamented that it did not fit with Puck as he had been created and written by John Byrne. I also abhored the retelling of Wolverine's origin whereby blame and doubt is placed on James Hudson for possibly being responsible for creating Wolverine.We got to see the return of villains like Deadly Ernest, as well as the creation of new villains. These issues allowed us many crossover opportunities, with Namor and Dr Strange and the Mighty Avengers making appearances within their pages. We also got to see some interesting superhero family dynamics; like what happens when a demi-goddess does not know if she wants to be mortal anymore, how a demi-goddess gives birth, and what happens when a powerful Father and Daughter reach a point of impasse in their relationship. We also got to see the thought process behind Heather Hudson putting on the power suit and taking the name of Vindicator.
Particularly strong comics overall are issues 36 and 39, followed by issue 38.
All in all, on a scale of 300, these ten issues scored 266.
This is an average of 26.6/30 for each of these ten comics.
Percentage score is 88.6%.
Letter grade for these ten comics = B+
I hope you enjoyed my review of these comics.
On to the next batch of ten! Click below!
http://canadas-own-the-flight.blogspot.com/2007/03/reviewing-af-vol-1-issues-41-50.html
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