Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Reviewing AF Vol 1 Issues 51-60

Volume 1, Issue 51
October 1987
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Friends In High Places!

Art - 9
Story - 6
Intangibles - 9

24/30


Volume 1, Issue 52
November 1987
Art by June Brigman
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Specters!

Art - 8
Story - 4
Intangibles - 5

17/30


Volume 1, Issue 53
December 1987
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: A Blast From The Past!

Art - 7
Story - 7
Intangibles - 8

22/30


Volume 1, Issue 54
January 1988
Art by Hugh Waynes
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Goblyn!

Art - 6
Story - 5
Intangibles - 8

19/30


Volume 1, Issue 55
February 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Identity Crisis!

Art - 8
Story - 7
Intangibles - 9

24/30


Volume 1, Issue 56
March 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Have You Ever Heard A Spaceship Scream?

Art - 7
Story - 3
Intangibles - 6

16/30


Volume 1, Issue 57
April 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Life

Art - 9
Story - 3
Intangibles - 6

18/30


Volume 1, Issue 58
May 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Liveworld

Art - 8
Story - 6
Intangibles - 8

22/30


Volume 1, Issue 59
June 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: Comes A Dragon!

Art - 6
Story - 6
Intangibles - 7

19/30


Volume 1, Issue 60
July 1988
Art by Jim Lee
Story by Bill Mantlo
Title: War! What Is It Good For?

Art - 7
Story - 9
Intangibles - 9

25/30


In my opinion, these ten issues of Volume 1 of Alpha Flight were absolute trash. There were very few ways in which this series resembles it's grandiose beginnings under Mr John Byrne, and certainly no similarities between the characters ruined by Mr Mantlo and the ones lovingly created by JB. The artistry is very average under Jim Lee, who now handles the vast majority of the pencilling chores on this comic series. I just do not buy into "Madison Jeffries is a living starship and Alpha Flight is hurtling through space" as a viable way for a writer to script this series; it is totally unbelievable, completely out of character, and really really lame. Mr Bill Mantlo has destroyed almost everything that was good about this series, in a very short amount of time. The Laura Dean/Goblyn plot is interesting, but perhaps too much time is spent on it, leading ot the inevitable overkill theory. All in all, Mr Mantlo has to go, and soon, in order for this comic to rise to greatness again from the ashes that now covers our heroes and this series.

Particularly strong comics overall are...there are none. But issue 60 is somewhat decent.

All in all, on a scale of 300, these ten issues scored 206.
This is an average of 20.6/30 for each of these ten comics.
Percentage score is 68.6%.

Letter grade for these ten comics = D

I hope you enjoyed my review of these comics.




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