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Post by uberwolf on Jan 14, 2007 23:05:20 GMT -5
Shouldn't Agent have a big maple leaf on his shield now?
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Post by Van Plexico on Jan 15, 2007 11:09:14 GMT -5
Or else you make him the US representative in this NAFTA-themed outfit, and bring in a Mexican hero, too!
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jan 15, 2007 17:30:05 GMT -5
Mmmnnn... Hope Arachne & US Agent don't bring with them their "Force Works" karma to the new team... That would be worth a smiting. Honestly, when I considered them in this team together, I didn’t think of their Force Works past…I thought of their West Coast Avengers past! Try to think positive! Shouldn't Agent have a big maple leaf on his shield now? Although the name “USAgent” clearly says “agent of the US government”, the costume (I’m including the shield) doesn’t quite. It’s a replica of the costume created for Steve Rogers when the US government enjoined him from wearing any costume that’s red, white, and blue ( CA #336). Of course, we can all see that it’s inspired by the American flag, but it doesn’t really cry out “America” ( cf. the Syrian flag…).
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Post by Black Knight on Jan 16, 2007 11:14:18 GMT -5
I hate that it is a 5 issue limited rather then an ongoing. I think if this was given a chance it would be far better then the garabage that Bendis is spewing out in NA.
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Post by Black Knight on Jan 18, 2007 15:25:26 GMT -5
Come on everyone, we have to support this comic, so it will become an ongoing.
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Post by uberwolf on Jan 18, 2007 19:44:57 GMT -5
Come on everyone, we have to support this comic, so it will become an ongoing. and we could call it CA (Canadian Avengers )
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jan 18, 2007 19:56:18 GMT -5
Writer Michael Avon Oeming gives an interview about Omega Flight over on Comic Book Resources. It comes off as a little doomy and gloomy with its focus on the tentative five-issue-limited-series status. Come on everyone, we have to support this comic, so it will become an ongoing. I’ve enjoyed some of Oeming’s writing before, and I’m mildly curious about this series. But here’s a portion of the interview that bothered me: In my opinion, the first issue should set up the characters and their personalities. Sure, it’s great to plan on exploring and developing them further in later issues and later arcs. But right from issue 1 I should have a good notion of what I’m reading, or I may not return at all. The writer should not be taking my continued readership for granted. Unfortunately, this seems to be the house policy these days. Ironically, the change to limited-series status might be doing the comic a favor, by forcing Oeming to speed up the exposition. If the readers get an earlier look at who the main characters are, they may want to stick around, and maybe the resulting sales will lead to many more issues.
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Post by Black Knight on Jan 19, 2007 11:43:32 GMT -5
I agree with you, but the potential of this series, including some good B-level charaters, and some cool villians (Wrecking Crew) far out weighs anything Bendis can do with NA or MA. And i am just trying to drum up some support for it.
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 14, 2007 10:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by The Night Phantom on Mar 29, 2007 19:28:14 GMT -5
I hadn’t seen Doug’s link above. Today I spotted a seven-page preview of OF #1 at Newsarama. The page also features a preview of Nova #1. I was glad to see that the “Omega Flight was Alpha Flight’s enemies” topic was addressed. I don’t consider the answer satisfactory, but it helps me find the new team a little more palatable.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Mar 29, 2007 22:40:50 GMT -5
when I saw that the team was named Omega flight I was wondering if they were gonna try for a Thunderbolts style approach. But with the team membership I guess not.
I have to wonder like some other have about The US Agent angle.
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 1, 2007 23:02:09 GMT -5
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Post by iastagehand on Apr 6, 2007 12:11:34 GMT -5
picked up the first issue cuz i loved to original AF when it came out. i think i have the first 50 issues or so. I am a little fuzzy on the later years of the team and how they ultimatley die but it was cool to see Dr Langkowski again and SPOILER ALERT fighting with the Wrecking Crew!I will follow this series to see how it pans out
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 14, 2007 18:27:35 GMT -5
Comic Book Resources has an unlettered seven-page preview of Omega Flight #2.
I read #1. I don’t think it’s a terrible comic, but I found it weak. My objection is primarily the same thing I mentioned above: issue #1 should set up the series more completely than it did. Nevertheless, I may return for #2. (It sounds like Oeming plans to rectify the misstep there.) A couple of other things bothered me: - The depiction of a current female Canadian prime minister made me wonder if I was even less aware of current Canadian events than usual. But no, it’s not I. Canada’s only female PM, Kim Campbell (whom the comic’s PM resembles), had a several-month stint that began and ended in 1993. The current PM, Stephen Harper, assumed office this past February after a January election. Given the timing, it would be understandable if the story had depicted Harper’s predecessor Paul Martin; but to be over 13 years behind the times—!
This topic actually is addressed in this week’s New Joe Fridays #43, via editor Andy Schmidt: I don’t understand why you’d need a fictional PM even in the abandoned scenario. Just don’t kill the PM off or anything. Heck, Ronald Reagan once gave Doom the use of the White House!
- This may seem really nitpicky, but I am what I am. I noticed an instance in which a Canadian character’s dialogue had him saying “defense” instead of “defence”, the way Canadians usually spell it. It really took me out of the story!
Question time. In this issue, the Wrecking Crew supposedly killed several bar patrons (off panel). While I don’t place them above murder, especially during a heated battle or in revenge against a longtime foe, I wouldn’t figure the Crew for the sort of casual multiple slayings implied by this issue. Is there anything in their history clearly indicating that I am mistaken in my assessment?
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 14, 2007 23:42:22 GMT -5
There may be some Thorites who will have more info, but I think you're right. Other than revenge, and collatoral damage killings, nothing in there history would seem to indicate this kind of action.
Unless you take the actions of the Wrecker when he was going to take that girl captive when he re-claimed his crowbar. It seemed he was planning some unpleasantness for her.
Maybe it's just more of Marvels efforts to mirror the world we are in. If the wrecking crew were formed today, using thug class individuals of this time, they wouldn't be above such actions.
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Post by The Night Phantom on Apr 15, 2007 10:53:07 GMT -5
Maybe it's just more of Marvels efforts to mirror the world we are in. If the wrecking crew were formed today, using thug class individuals of this time, they wouldn't be above such actions. I can’t buy that explanation. There have been thugs of all stripes throughout human history, and certainly fiction throughout the 20th century managed to illustrate this.
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Post by Nutcase65 on Apr 21, 2007 6:56:56 GMT -5
I don't disagree with what you are saying.
I'm just saying it could be considered a part of Marvel's attempt to mirror the real world instead of being a place where we can get away from the real world.
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Post by goldenfist on Nov 5, 2007 15:44:12 GMT -5
They want to mirror the real world they don't feel like making a universe where someone's problems go away in the blink of an eye.
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