Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus NEW PRINTING Overview & Comparison
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2023
- Here is your advance look at the latest printing of Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus from Marvel Comics. I talk about the stories, build of the omnibus and the differences between the original printing and this printing. The book is due out on the Book Market and the Direct Market October 25th.
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Alpha Flight is so criminally underrated.
John Byrne was the man in the early to mid 80s.Collected all the originals plus the FF too.Great school day memories.I felt like the only kid in the whole school or town that read Marvel comics and kept it secret here in the UK.Nevertheless lovely memories.
THIS!!!
I kept my love of Marvel comics a secret when I was a kid in the 80s.People weren't as tolerant of comics back then as they are now
Definitely getting it. Need me more Byrne.
LOVE X-Men 140!!! I'm a Quebecker, but more than that, it was the first time we actually saw Wolverine's friends. And that his name was Logan!! Fantastic issue...
Looking forward to getting this, no idea why I passed on the first printing...I've only read maybe 3 issues of his Alpha Flight. Man, I miss John Byrne working at Marvel.
Don't we all
Easily one of my most anticipated pre-orders! So happy marvel reprinted this! Thanks for the coverage as always Omar 💪📚
Is this bronze age or 80s era comics? I have heard la Alpha Flight but never read an issue
@@Robd07 primarily 80s
@@TheComicBookReport it does look good
@@Robd07 right?! I’ve read a few of the X-men issues it includes but excited to dive into the issues proper
@@TheComicBookReport that also caught my eye when Omar flipped through the review
Looking forward to revisiting these issues which I read in singles BITD. So pleased this has been reprinted. I love John Byrne. I grew up in the same UK town he was born in and if you know West Bromwich you’d know why he’s so cranky all the time!! Thanks Omar for the review and for keeping the pressure on to get these valuable reprints.
I am DEFINITELY going to buy this one (again). I sold the older printing, because I needed the cash. Now, I can have a choice for the cover. Thanks Omar! Much appreciated for one of my most anticipated overview - Alpha Flight by John Byrne omnibus.
I’ve never read these stories so I’m really looking forward to experiencing them for the first time!
You and me both man.
Same here. If it werent for omnis..i would never bother getting the floppies
Let’s go Alpha Flight the hype is real woohoo
I never read alpha flight. I need this as an epic.
Dammit Omar! I decided to pass on this until I watched this overview.......Ya pulled me in!!!! My wallet wants a word with you.
Re: Brown costume: Dave Cockrum was fired from X-Men so he gave Wolverine the new 'Fang' costume with all the details as a funny fuck you to the artist taking over. Byrne then adapted a combination costume of Wolverine and Fang and that as they say, is that.
First thing I read was Superman Man of Steel number 6, so Jhon Byrne drawings are what it comes to my mind when I think of comics. I have no idea what Alpha Flight is, but I'm getting it because it looks just right.
(hopefully we'll get a She-Hulk reprint soon)
I remember getting this several years ago dirt cheap. I thought it must not be good because it was on clearance. I was pleasantly surprised how great it was. Any John Byrne is awesome to me.
Alot of these 2nd tier characters just aren’t known to alot of normies but the stories are just as great and I love deals
My preorder finally arrived yesterday 👌
Man, there's a lot of things that I need to read from Marvel Comics. Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, DareDevil, and so many other comics from the Marvel Universe.
But Alpha Flight, that's something I need to read.
Cannuckleheads Assemble, hope to see more of this run
The colors on Sasquatch on that MTIO cover are slightly off. I still have the original and it’s not *that* reddish. Other than that, this one looks like a winner.
So glad to be getting this one back and crossing fingers for more down the road!!
Can't wait to pick this up, been waiting for the reprint. Hope we get a Mantlo omnibus soon, and I'd love some epics for the later stuff.
From all of the out of print john byrne omnibus, this is the last one that I need.
Their is a bit of double dipping. There is some material I never read originally, and then there is the main bit that that is a revisit back to the 80s.
I like the image combo under the dust jacket idea, but it would had been great if they had done as a size chart rather as a cut and past job.
Other than that I am looking forward to receiving this. Thanks omar for the honest up front review
Sasquatch lookin kinda' orange there. Too much sun?
Jokes aside, I am absolutely thrilled to be getting my hands on this badboy. This was a golden era for comics absolute brilliance in both storytelling and art.
As for the snowblind issue, damn did I feel gyped.
Hope this leads to a volume 2 (Mantlo) omni
Great video, Omar! Love your enthusiasm. "John Byrne was insane" lol
If only there was a volume two on the horizon...
Love the mapping!!!!
Seventy-three movies in the MCU and still non sign of Alpha Flight! We’re your next door neighbors, Marvel. Come ON!! 😎
Amazing job. Kudos
I think they should have stayed with the original boards design but it’s a good looking book nonetheless. Prefer the DM cover as the yellow background really pops. Thanks Omar!
I've already read the FF by John Byrne and the Thing, the read was cool!! Now I can't wait to go in this journey of Alfa flight!! Also we need the reprint of She-hulk!!
Got the original print.
(and the Classics, and the original issues)
BUT
1) Give me Omnibus Volume 2 with the Mantlo run
2) Give me Epics! Such a shame they didn't kick them off this year for the 40th of Alpha Flight 1!
👏👏👏
I rarely ever pre-order anything, but I pre ordered this without thinking twice. The first printing, I had this since day 1 so knowing that for anyone that is on the fence, be sure to add it to your collection. I doubt you will be disappointed.
Love to see a Vol 2 or continuation of this series and.. Marvel two in one omnibus please :)
Bring on Vol 2 AKA By Mantlo!!!! :D
Very cool OMAR
I need this. I skipped it when it was coming out in singles and then again when the Omnibus first came out. But it's looking good to me now.
The X-Men the hidden years omnibus supposed to come this month. Now it coming out next year
I regret selling my omnibus. Thinking of buying the new one now. $60 more expensive.
Hey Omar...curious question since your a master omni collector. Do you ever plastic cover your omnis before you put them on your shelf?
I use Brodart clear plastic on ALL my books and curious to ask.
Brodarts are the way. Librarians know what's up.
Same here, all my omnis are covered with brodarts.
@@davefuentes3542 ive bought hard to get omnis in the past like Spiderman vol 1 before the reprint and was like Wtf??? How could someone not take better care of the dust jacket
@@Robd07 same here and I don't see a lot of omni collector channels ever bring them up.
@@davefuentes3542 i have yet to hear Omni talk about how books age. I know pages age with time compared to brand mew white fresh off the press books
I preordered mine on Ebay.
Interesting side note about the creation of Alpha Flight. Originally they were intended to be a one-off. Byrne said he only created them to fight the X-Men in the 2 Parter about Wolverine. After that he did not intend to use them again. The book only came about because management like the team. Byrne did not want to do the book at first. I have forgotten what the deal was that got him to do it.
Hopefully we'll get a Alpha Flight Mantlo omnibus
Still confused as to why this wasn't rebranded as Volume 1.
Boo-vee-A [loose pronunciation for Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie Beaubier's last name]. That's a hard 'A' at the end, like saying the letter A.
I'm the first like and comment! Next we need Mantlo's run in Omni format because his run is SUPERIOR to Byrne's! I said it!
Just because you said it (wrote it?), doesn't make it true.
I hope we get more Alpha Flight collections. Omnibuses or Epics
And What about Vol.2 by Bill Mantlo ?
I preordered a copy, but have the first printing that was preowned. I won’t keep the new one if it has the same crappy imak quality of the crinkled pages/ink splotches
Why They didnt change name to AF omni vol1?
No trades today?😔
I read Byrne's run as original issues last year. The print quality of most of the issues is terrible by today's standards which is my main reason for getting this omnibus.
What bugs me is that Secret Wars II issue 4 wasn't included in this volume. If you read Alpha fight 28 without it issue 29 begins with the feeling of a piece of the story missing.
I would have gladly done without the likes of some of the issues in this collection (Machine Man 18 for instance,since its not as important to Byrne's run as Secret Wars II 4) if it meant the issue in question was included.
I always read as something like "bowbier"
Can this be read without any prior knowledge of these story’s
Why isnt there alpha flight epic collection?
Probably because of the Alpha Flight Classic TPBs
@@gaebril131what's the rapport ?
Calm down Omar, nobody wants 4-5 volumes of alpha flight😂
False! We all do!
@@NearMintCondition by time the last volume would come out there would already be 50 other Omnis that came out just from marvel so where would I have the room?😂. Figure conservatively they put one new volume out every 2 years and they do it in 4 more volumes. In 8 years we would easily have 10 more X-men, 10 more Spider-Man, 10 more avengers, 5 more Thor, 5 more captain America, 5 more hulk a few random others and one iron man within that 8 year period. How would I have the room for 4 more alpha flight?
Ha, that's exactly how it felt collecting X-Men Omnis in the 2010s
Marvel is putting out Crossgen, Wonder Man, X-Men 2099 and Ghost Rider 2099 Omnis, more Alpha Flight Omnis don't seem farfetched...there's a fan for everytitle no matter how obscure...lol
The cover is such a weird choice, just placing PNG images taking from the handbook seems kind of lazy, can't say I'm a fan of it.
With the dust jacket, I like the DM cover, but prefer the spine of the standard, so might go with that one.
I'm also not a fan of Alpha Flight after John Byrne departs. When Mantlo takes over it's not too bad and I love some of the body horror issues featuring Lionel Jeffries/Omega. But once it reaches Issue 68, the story is not that great and the art becomes atrocious
IMAK... means it smells like death ☹
It doesn’t smell at all. Honestly the last Donnelly book I overviewed smelled a little more than this one.
Curious. What does it actually snell like? Burnt plastic. Never brought a omni they made.
@@NearMintCondition Can this be true?? Will I be able to read it immediatly?? If So Saints be praised
Oh! Can-a-da…!
I don't understand why Marvel chose not to make this volume 1. Evidently they aren't thinking about releasing a Mantlo and Mignola book soon and that is a shame. One day...😢
A lot of key issues during the Mantlo run (FULL DISCLOSURE: personally not my cup of tea): 1st appearance of LADY DEATHSTRIKE, crossover with The Avengers, Wolverine and (briefly) The X-Men, The Sub-Mariner, 1st appearance/introduction of The Purple Girl, 1st Jim Lee professional artwork.
Why wasn't this always Alpha Flight volume 1!? I was hoping it would get changed in a reissue, but I guess not. I don't understand what Marvel is thinking. It's the same with Avengers West Coast volume 3 being "Avengers by John Byrne". One of the reasons why creator-based releases drive me crazy.
Omar what shocking thing are you talking about?
Issue 12 Maybe? It was about a week or so ago that I did this overview
@@NearMintCondition I got ya…. I guess it doesn’t mean that much now because of what happened over the years but reading it as it came out, I could see it being a big deal.
@@fishin4bass2002 OH IT WAS!!!