Reviewing AF Vol 1 Issues 41-50
Volume 1, Issue 41
December 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: It's Not Easy Being Purple
Art - 10
Story - 7
Intangibles - 9
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 42
January 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Auction
Art - 8
Story - 6
Intangibles - 9
23/30
Volume 1, Issue 43
February 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Strike Across The Border!
Art - 9
Story - 6
Intangibles - 8
23/30
Volume 1, Issue 44
March 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Plague!
Art - 9
Story - 6
Intangibles - 7
22/30
Volume 1, Issue 45
April 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Resurrection
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 46
May 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Friends...And Lovers
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 47
June 1987
Art by Mike Mignola & Steve Purcell
Story by Bill Mantlo & Craig Brasfield
Title: You Can't Tell The Forest From The Trees
Art - 7
Story - 5
Intangibles - 7
19/30
Volume 1, Issue 48
July 1987
Art by Terry Shoemaker
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Madness
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 49
August 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Flesh Of My Flesh!
Art - 9
Story - 9
Intangibles - 8
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 50
September 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: This Mortal Coil!
Art - 10
Story - 7
Intangibles - 2
19/30
In my opinion, these ten issues of Volume 1 of Alpha Flight were a horrid ill-conceived mess. Mr Mantlo seemed to suddenly decide to put his own stamp on this series, and what a stamp it ended up to be! Northstar slowly dying, Sasquatch returning as a female, the death of a number of Alphans at the hands of their own teammates, the introduction of the first few members of the new Beta Flight, the continued re-writing and humiliating of Puck, an Alpha Flight love triangle...need I go on. And this is mentioning nothing about issue 50, where he tries to change ever single character in one fell swoop! Horrible creative and writing decisions abound throughout these ten issues. That being said, on to the art. The stellar artwork of David Ross began, to me, to lose a little of its lustre, and I was glad when he was replaced by the very talented June Brigman in issue 45. As for other details, I thought one of the worst Alpha Flight stories ever debuted in issue number 47; it was much more of a sci-fi story than a Flight story. The new look Box with Madison Jeffiries in the armour was a treat, although i certainly did not agree with the ease with which he killed his own brother. The opening 2-page recap in issue 46 was another example of Bill Mantlo's pen going on and on and on like the Energizer Bunny, it was overkill! On a good note, the rebirth of Sasquatch in issue 45 was one not to be missed by any Alpha fan.
Particularly strong comics overall is issue 45.
All in all, on a scale of 300, these ten issues scored 244.
This is an average of 24.4/30 for each of these ten comics.
Percentage score is 81.3%.
Letter grade for these ten comics = B-
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December 1986
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: It's Not Easy Being Purple
Art - 10
Story - 7
Intangibles - 9
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 42
January 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Auction
Art - 8
Story - 6
Intangibles - 9
23/30
Volume 1, Issue 43
February 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Strike Across The Border!
Art - 9
Story - 6
Intangibles - 8
23/30
Volume 1, Issue 44
March 1987
Art by David Ross
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Plague!
Art - 9
Story - 6
Intangibles - 7
22/30
Volume 1, Issue 45
April 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Resurrection
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 10
30/30
Volume 1, Issue 46
May 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Friends...And Lovers
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 47
June 1987
Art by Mike Mignola & Steve Purcell
Story by Bill Mantlo & Craig Brasfield
Title: You Can't Tell The Forest From The Trees
Art - 7
Story - 5
Intangibles - 7
19/30
Volume 1, Issue 48
July 1987
Art by Terry Shoemaker
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Madness
Art - 10
Story - 10
Intangibles - 8
28/30
Volume 1, Issue 49
August 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Flesh Of My Flesh!
Art - 9
Story - 9
Intangibles - 8
26/30
Volume 1, Issue 50
September 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: This Mortal Coil!
Art - 10
Story - 7
Intangibles - 2
19/30
In my opinion, these ten issues of Volume 1 of Alpha Flight were a horrid ill-conceived mess. Mr Mantlo seemed to suddenly decide to put his own stamp on this series, and what a stamp it ended up to be! Northstar slowly dying, Sasquatch returning as a female, the death of a number of Alphans at the hands of their own teammates, the introduction of the first few members of the new Beta Flight, the continued re-writing and humiliating of Puck, an Alpha Flight love triangle...need I go on. And this is mentioning nothing about issue 50, where he tries to change ever single character in one fell swoop! Horrible creative and writing decisions abound throughout these ten issues. That being said, on to the art. The stellar artwork of David Ross began, to me, to lose a little of its lustre, and I was glad when he was replaced by the very talented June Brigman in issue 45. As for other details, I thought one of the worst Alpha Flight stories ever debuted in issue number 47; it was much more of a sci-fi story than a Flight story. The new look Box with Madison Jeffiries in the armour was a treat, although i certainly did not agree with the ease with which he killed his own brother. The opening 2-page recap in issue 46 was another example of Bill Mantlo's pen going on and on and on like the Energizer Bunny, it was overkill! On a good note, the rebirth of Sasquatch in issue 45 was one not to be missed by any Alpha fan.
Particularly strong comics overall is issue 45.
All in all, on a scale of 300, these ten issues scored 244.
This is an average of 24.4/30 for each of these ten comics.
Percentage score is 81.3%.
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-51-60.html
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