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ALPHA FLIGHT RELATED SOLICITATIONS - MAY 2005
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EXILES #64
Written by Tony Bedard
Penciled by Mizuki Sakakibara
Cover by Jim Calafiore

"TIMEBREAKERS" Part 3 (of 4)
Now that the menace behind the Exiles' recent troubles has revealed himself in all his evil glory, it's time for…Beak to save the day? Things could get messy.

32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99



G.L.A. #2 (OF 4)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by PAUL PELLETIER

"DIS-MEMBERSHIP DRIVE"
With the life-expectancy of hamsters, and an ever-thinning lineup, the GLA is in desperate need of new blood. But what self-respecting super-type would sign up for THIS!? Guest stars galore, including Brother Voodoo, El Aguila, and Captain Ultra. Plus Spider-Man, Wolverine, Daredevil, and all the other spotlight-hogs you can't get enough of! Oh, and don't forget, in this issue ANOTHER GLAer DIES! Well... besides Mr. Immortal.

32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99


NEW X-MEN #13
Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & Christina Weir
Pencils & Cover by Michael Ryan

"CAMPFIRE" Part 1 (of 1).
The kids at Xavier's deal with death as they mourn the passing of one of their favorite teachers...but when the emotions start coming out, will the kids start saying some things that might signal the end of New Mutants forever?! A Wolverine: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tie-In!

32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99



OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: TEAMS 2005
Written by JEFF CHRISTIANSEN, ERIC J. MOREELS, STUART VANDAL, MARK O'ENGLISH, MICHAEL HOSKIN, RICHARD GREEN,
RONALD BYRD, SEAN MCQUAID, ANTHONY FLAMINI
Cover by TOM GRUMMETT & MORRY HOLLOWELL

Heavy-hitting heroes unite! This Official Handbook contains in-depth bios on more than 30 of the Marvel Universe's most awesome assemblages - including the Defenders, Power Pack and the New Thunderbolts! Plus: An all-new cover by superstar artist Tom Grummett, digitally painted by Morry Hollowell.

48 PGS./All Ages …$3.99



WOLVERINE #28
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by GREG LAND

"AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D." Part 3 (of 6)
With friends like these…who needs enemies? Hydra hits close to home in more ways than one, leaving a rehabilitated Wolverine to face off against a brainwashed, evil former X-Man. With the evil Dawn of the White Light mutants as backup, it's not looking pretty.

32 PGS./Marvel PSR+ …$2.25



And though it's not Alpha Related, some fans should be interested in what Clayton Henry's next project is:

NEW X-MEN: HELLIONS #1 (of 4)
Written by Nunzio DeFilippis & CHRISTINA WEIR
Pencils & Cover by Clayton Henry

From the pages of New X-Men, the resident bad boys (and girls) of Xavier's get their own miniseries. The Hellions spend the summer in California, where they'll discover the dirty secrets from one of their pasts and will face a temptation that will determine whether these kids will be heroes or villains.

32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99





MILLAR TALKS ABOUT THE DEATH OF NORTHSTAR
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Recently Mark Millar discussed The Death of Northstar with AlphaFlight.net

"This was one of the main reasons I picked him over several of the other characters I considered. They obviously have a shared history in Alpha Flight and a shared heritage to some extent. I have a scene in issue 27..."





NORTHSTAR DIES AT THE CLAWS OF WOLVERINE
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As soon as the preview copies of Wolverine #25 were out, the buzz began about who Mark Mill killed off. In this issue, due out on February 16th, none other than for Alpha Flight member Northstar is killed by Wolverine, under the control of HYDRA.

Mark Miller himself has confirmed the rumor at IMAGE COMICS COMMUNITY
"Ah, I said he was a BIG DEAL in the 90s and Northstar got more face-time in the international press than Wolvie and the others all added together. Northstar coming out was HUGE. It made every paper in Britain in a full-page pic. He was the first openly gay character at Marvel and possibly in superhero comics.

For these reasons, I assumed Marvel would say no way when I suggested killing him. Also, in these PC times, killing off the one well-known gay character might be frowned upon. But they were cool about it.
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...Jubilee has never registered for me. I just wasn't very interested in her as a character. It's interesting to see everyone hoping their least fave X-Man would get bumped. Gambit would have been funny, but there are plans for Gambit. Northstar just seems kind of sad because he was nice.
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Wolvie on the brink of raping Rachel, slicing up a couple of X-Men and murdering Northstar (not the mention all the SHIELD guys he offed this issue) has him in a mess as it is. The desired effect is there and that's what Agent of SHIELD is all about; his kick-ass come-back and retribution."





ALPHA FLIGHT ARTIST CLAYTON HENRY SPEAKS ON CANCELLATION
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Alpha Flight Volume 3 artist Clayton Henry has spoken on the Alpha Waves forum regarding Alpha Flight's cancellation.

"There was no mention of the original AF going off into space. I think Scott was hoping that they would get their own Uncanny title. By issue 6 I didn't like where the book was headed (in terms of character development and writing), which was a shame because Scott had so much faith in me that I wanted this book to work. I told Marvel I wanted to be taken off the book at the end of #12"


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ALPHA FLIGHT CHARACTERS IN WEAPON X
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In early 2004, Frank Tieri will be putting out a Weapon X mini series entitled "Dats of Future NOW". Recently on his forum Tieri was asked:

"I have a couple of questions about former Alpha Flight characters. Will Madison Jeffries(and the Director) return? Will Madison get his marbles back(LOL)? Will Wild Child be back too?"

To which Teiri responded:

"The Director, Jeffries and Wildchild will all be back-- not to mention a few other Alpha-centric characters.

As for Jeffries getting his marbles back... why? You think there's something wrong with blindly building giant robots to wipe out your own race?"



ALPHA FLIGHT #3 - 4 PAGE PREVIEW
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COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY
WRITER: SCOTT LOBDELL
PENCILS: CLAYTON HENRY

THE STORY: Alpha Flight continues to get their hands dirty playing in the timestream. Can they set things right before the end of their final issue? They darn well better! And you won't believe who shows up to say good-bye!

RATING: PSR

PRICE: $2.99

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VINDICATOR MIN-BUST FOR SALE IN MARCH
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Diamond Comics will be releasing the Vindicator Mini Bust, by Bowen Designs in March 2005.

Bowen Designs Productions
Release Date: March 2005
Dimensions: Over 6" tall
Sculptor: Randy Bowen
MSRP: $50
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