Alpha Flight Fans: Gather

[Soberguy]

New here and getting caught up, but thought you guys might appreciate the Alpha Flight tattoo sleeve I'm getting done. Just basic line work so far, but I'm back Friday for more (adding the twins plus maybe Talisman or Box). Updates are posted to https://www.instagram.com/alphaflighttat/

Let me know what you think!

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[Devaishwarya]

That looks so good! It will be stunning when it's done, I'm sure!

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Alpha Flight #4 Nov 1983
"Resolutions!" Part 3 of 3.
The Sub-Mariner and the Invisible Girl race towards the frozen North in the Fantastic Four's Fantasticar.
Namor expresses concern that a great "evil" lies within the territory that has
been poisoning Atlantean waters and driving barbarian hordes farther south.
Suddenly, a laser array protrudes from a patch of ice and blasts the ship out of the sky.
They crash down close to the concealed entranceway into the Master's alien space ship.

Meanwhile, Guardian and Sasquatch succeed in finding Aurora.
However, the experience has traumatized her, and she has regressed into her Jeanne-Marie persona.
Jeanne-Marie rejects her fellow Alphans and takes off into another corridor.
Sasquatch feels that he might be able to reach Jeanne-Marie in his human guise,
so he shape shifts back into the form of Walter Langkowski.
He catches up to her and in an attempt to calm her down, recalls a secret past
intimacy, but Jeanne-Marie grows enraged and backhands him across the face.

Vindicator meanwhile, flies down an alternate route until he meets up with Northstar,
who is only now reviving from an attack by the Master's ship.

The Sub-Mariner and the Invisible Girl eventually find an undersea entranceway into the Master's craft.
Sue turns them both invisible and they find the Master of the World standing above the prostrate form of Marrina.
The Master, as yet unaware of their presence, continues to tell Marrina of her own mysterious heritage.

The Master tells her that her species originates from a race of alien conquerors who abandoned their home world millennia ago.
As their population expanded, they colonized new worlds, greedily consuming
all of the planet's natural resources until it was time to move on again.
Forty-thousand years ago, one of these alien hive ships malfunctioned and crashed on Earth in the North Pole.
Drawing nutrients from the environment, the living ship grew, insinuating itself into the very fiber of the planet.
It then issued forth a summoning beacon, designed to attract the planet's dominant life form.
From there, it would genetically copy the life form's template in an effort
to breed a new conqueror species readily adaptable to the planet's needs.
Thousands of alien spores were launched from the ship, but to the
Master's knowledge, only one egg survived intact all those years – Marrina's.
Because her egg rested at the bottom of the sea for so long, the alien spore evolved and became amphibious.
When the egg hatched, the life form inside genetically imprinted itself upon its handler, and thus Marrina took on a humanoid form.

Deciding that they had heard enough, the Sub-Mariner and the Invisible Girl
make themselves visible and descend into the Master's chambers.
Recognizing that he could not hope to defeat the two heroes in addition to
the wandering members of Alpha Flight, the Master elects upon a speedy retreat.

Vindicator meanwhile, flies throughout the vessel blasting as many instrument panels as he can find.
The extensive damage begins to take its toll and the ship starts to buckle.

He manages to regroup with the rest of his team, as well as Namor, Sue and Marrina and evacuate the ship.

The giant space vessel explodes, destroying a massive portion of the surrounding icy landscape.
Sue protects everybody inside of an invisible forced field, and creates a raft for everyone to stand on.
The Sub-Mariner invites Marrina to come back to Atlantis with him, so that they can research her alleged origins more conclusively.
Marrina accepts and says goodbye to Alpha Flight.

Later, Guardian stops off in Newfoundland to tell Dan Smallwood, Marrina's adoptive 'brother', that she is gone.
Dan, who has nurtured a lifelong passion for the amphibious hero, is heartbroken..

Story and art by John Byrne.

[brer rabbit]

So we got preview art of Kara Killgrave AKA The Purple Girl who will appear in Jessica Jones: The Purple Daughter arc.

(she has a Bob Cut now)

[brer rabbit]

Also I'm curious as to what Kara Killgrave role in the Purple daughter arc will be as Kelly has stated that Kara will be several issues this arc, anyone have any thoughts?

[Soberguy]

Also I'm curious as to what Kara Killgrave role in the Purple daughter arc will be as Kelly has stated that Kara will be several issues this arc, anyone have any thoughts?

I would think that maybe Jessica reaches out to Kara to better understand what Dani is going through. Really, she's the only one who can relate to the whole process - except maybe the Purple Children but who knows what their status is. Alternately, if Dani's purple colour also comes with mind control powers, Kara might be the only one who can care for her (assuming she is immune) ... so basically, she's on babysitter duty.

[brer rabbit]

I would think that maybe Jessica reaches out to Kara to better understand what Dani is going through. Really, she's the only one who can relate to the whole process - except maybe the Purple Children but who knows what their status is. Alternately, if Dani's purple colour also comes with mind control powers, Kara might be the only one who can care for her (assuming she is immune) ... so basically, she's on babysitter duty.

That would be hilarious and not a bad idea as Kara is quite good with kids surprisingly enough.

[Devaishwarya]

AHHH! I cherish those early Jim Lee issues.

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Alpha Flight #16 Nov 1998
Redemption
Alpha Flight heads into the Tower of Babel;
Puck remembers that there is a key that can unlock any door hidden inside;
The Brass Bishop will use it to get into Heaven to take a soul.

He wants to use the soul to exchange it for his which he sold to Mephisto;
The Brass Bishop takes over Puck and forces him to lead them to the key;

While his soul is inside Dargil, Puck is able to overcome him with the aid of the other souls inside;

That and Alpha Flight's help overcome the Brass Bishop and Mephisto appears to claim his soul.

Script by Steve Seagle, pencils by Duncan Rouleau, inks by Rob Hunter, Aaron Sowd, and Caleb Salstrom [as Cabin Boy]

[jebsib]

Ah yes - Volume 2 - wasn't that the series that suddenly changed Judd's facial hair color to brown?

[SJNeal]

Ah yes - Volume 2 - wasn't that the series that suddenly changed Judd's facial hair color to brown?

I believe so.

Duncan Rouleau is guilty of many artistic crimes against Alpha Flight...

[brer rabbit]

Kelly drop some more preview of next month Jessica Jones and the first meeting between Jessica and Kara went EXACTLY as I expected. lol

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Impressive No need for any word balloons, whatsoever.

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Alpha Flight #5 Dec 1983
"What Fools These Mortals Be..."
At a hospital in Fort Albany, Michael Twoyoungmen treats his comrade Puck for injuries he sustained at the hands of the feral Marrina.
He combines his medical knowledge with that of Sarcee mysticism in order to reduce Judd’s pain. Puck

Later that night, the painkillers wear off, and Puck begins suffering terribly from his wounds.
He tries to summon a nurse, but no one responds.
Getting out of bed, he scampers down the hall to the nurse’s station where he stumbles upon Nurse Daly.
She appears flustered and fumbling about with several vials of painkillers. Puck suspects that she may be an addict.

The following day, Puck consults with Chief Administrator Dr. Craigborne.
Craigborne wants to call the police concerning Daly's possible drug problem,
but Judd suspects that the issue may be larger than just "one junkie nurse".
He asks Craigborne to give him forty-eight hours to resolve the mystery.

That night, Judd catches Nurse Daly meeting with her supplier.
He tracks them back to a boathouse and gets into a fight with two drug dealers.

He succeeds in defeating them, but also manages to tear open his stitches. Pucks passes out onto the floor.

He awakens back inside his bed at the Fort Albany hospital.
He speaks with Dr. Craigborne and a detective named Sgt. McNamara.
McNamara has concluded that Nurse Daly was the actual ringleader of the entire drug operation.
After McNamara leaves, Craigborne attempts to give Judd a sedative.
Puck realizes that the needle is actually filled with insulin and punches Craigborne.

He knows that Craigborne is the true ringleader of the drug operation and was letting Nurse Daly take the fall.
Puck calls Sgt. McNamara to come back and pick up the corrupt doctor.

Story and art by John Byrne.

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Back-up feature: The Origins of Alpha Flight. "Deathwatch!" Starring Shaman.
Doctor Michael Twoyoungmen visits the hut of his aging grandfather, a Sarcee medicine man.
The old man wants Michael to learn the rites of ancient Sarcee mysticism,
but Michael considers himself a modern man, and wants nothing to do with the old traditions.

Returning home, he discovers that his wife, Katheryn is sick.
He visits Dr. Bassaraba who informs her that her condition is terminal.
Refusing to give up hope, Michael transfers her to another hospital where he can begin administering care to her personally.

Their young daughter, Elizabeth, asks if Katheryn is going to be okay, and Michael makes her a promise that her mother will be fine.
Her condition takes a turn for the worse however, and Katheryn passes away.
Elizabeth, distraught by her mother’s death, blames Michael for breaking his promise and runs out of the room.

That same day, Michael learns that his grandfather has passed away as well.

Story and art by John Byrne.