Podcast: Play in new window | Download (121.0MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Our host talks about NYCC, Uncanny Avengers, and Daredevil: End of Days while Steve, Dave, and Andrew cover Daredevil Marvel Masterworks v2. And then some Machine Man.
Love ya, Pat!
Tag Archives: machine man
Marvel Noise Episode 180
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (121.0MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Our host talks about NYCC, Uncanny Avengers, and Daredevil: End of Days while Steve, Dave, and Andrew cover Daredevil Marvel Masterworks v2. And then some Machine Man.
Love ya, Pat!
Discuss this episode on the forum (http://forum.bullpenbulletinspodcast.com/).
Voicemail: (206) 666-3612
Email: marvelnoise@comicbooknoise.com
Comic Book Noise Family http://www.comicbooknoisefamily.com/
FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/davidaprice
Facebook Marvel Noise Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12732697211
Facebook Comic Book Noise Extended Family Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5309074819
Podcast Alley: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=51305
ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/marvelnoise/
Digg: http://digg.com/podcasts/Marvel_Noise
League of Comic Book Podcasts: http://leagueofcomicbookpodcasts.blogspot.com/
Comics Podcasts Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com/
Alpha Flight: The Early Days
One of my favorite times in comic books revolved around Alpha Flight. After the excellent Imperial Guard battle/team-up, the X-Men returned to Earth and were almost immediately attacked by Weapon Alpha. This was a great issue because it showed the X-Men in their downtime (as short as it was) and I liked the little touches of personality the story gave the characters, especially Wolverine.
Weapon Alpha puts a hurting on Wolverine, but eventually has to make a strategic retreat when the rest of the X-Men show up. He vows to return and bring the rest of Alpha Flight with him. I was instantly intrigued, but Alpha Flight left my mind as the X-Men immediately went on a string of excellent adventures including a trip to The Savage Land.
On the way back from The Savage Land, they had a layover in Canada when Alpha Flight struck. This is one of my favorite individual issues and one of the best debuts of all time. The cover was beautiful and foreboding at the same time. You could tell this was from the era where covers were used to sell the comic books.
Unfortunately, the second part of the story has been on my wishlist for the past 30 or so years. I have only read it once. I remember liking it, but I couldn’t tell you what happened in it.
How cool is the image of Storm vs Snowbird? A woman who was once believed to be a goddess vs an actual goddess. Of course, we didn’t find that out about Snowbird for a long time.
A few years later, there was a peace between the two teams and Marvel looked like they were going to push the team in a big way. In a really cool move, they split the team one month and had half of the team guest star with the X-Men to take on The Wendigo…
… while the other half of the team made an appearance in Machine Man.
I thought it was great. Shortly after that, Alpha Flight got their own title, which was great while John Byrne was writing and drawing it. I sort of fell out of love with them around that time, but when I think back to those early days, I smile.
Marvel Noise Episode 122
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (185.3MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Remember when our host said last week’s episode was shorter than usual? That’s not a claim that can be made this week.
It’s guest stars galore as Steve chats up Marvel miniseries with someone familiar to Marvel Noise listeners and our host talks about the first issues of the rebooted and relaunched and renamed Avengers titles with the number one Noise Maker, Derek Coward. Plus, Pat!!
Discuss this episode on the forum (http://forum.bullpenbulletinspodcast.com/).
Max and the Wild Things, Without A Sound. Instrumental (http://www.facebook.com/MaxandtheWildThings)
Derek Coward’s blog: http://www.derekcoward.com/
Comic Book Noise: http://www.comicbooknoise.com/
Comic Book Noise Family: http://www.comicbooknoisefamily.com/
Derek Coward on Twitter: http://twitter.com/derekcoward
Derek Coward on Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/comicbooknoise
Voicemail: (206) 312-5239
Email: marvelnoise@comicbooknoise.com
FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/davidaprice
Facebook Marvel Noise Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12732697211
Facebook Comic Book Noise Extended Family Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5309074819
Podcast Alley: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=51305
ComicSpace: http://www.comicspace.com/marvelnoise/
Digg: http://digg.com/podcasts/Marvel_Noise
League of Comic Book Podcasts: http://leagueofcomicbookpodcasts.blogspot.com/
Comics Podcasts Network: http://www.comicspodcasts.com/
Shipping June 23, 2010
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #635 Gabriele Dell Otto Cover $3.99
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #635 Mike Fyles Cover $3.99
Astonishing X-Men Vol 1 Gifted HC With Motion Comic DVD $24.99
Avengers Vol 4 #2 Incentive Iron Man By Design 2 Variant Cover (Heroic Age Tie-In) – [PI]
Avengers Vol 4 #2 Incentive John Romita Jr Variant Cover (Heroic Age Tie-In) – [PI]
Avengers Vol 4 #2 Regular John Romita Jr Cover (Heroic Age Tie-In) $3.99
Daredevil By Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection Book 1 TP $34.99
Deadpool and Cable Ultimate Collection Book 2 TP $39.99
Dracula (Marvel) #2 $3.99
Essential Captain America Vol 5 TP $19.99
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #580 $2.99
Franken-Castle #18 $2.99
Halo Graphic Novel TP $19.99
Heralds #4 $2.99
Hulk Vol 2 #23 Incentive Adam Kubert Variant Cover (World War Hulks Tie-In) – [PI]
Hulk Vol 2 #23 Regular Ed McGuinness Cover (World War Hulks Tie-In) $4.99
Husk #2 $5.99
Iron Man Legacy #3 Incentive Iron Man By Design 2 Variant Cover – [PI]
Iron Man Legacy #3 Regular Salvador Larroca Cover $2.99
Laurell K Hamiltons Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Laughing Corpse Vol 2 Necromancer TP $16.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol 2 #3 $2.99
Marvels Eye Of The Camera HC $24.99
Marvels Greatest Comics Daredevil Vol 2 #26 $1.00
Namora One Shot Regular Stephanie Hans Cover $3.99
Namora One Shot Variant Ramona Fradon Cover $3.99
Nova Vol 6 Realm Of Kings TP $19.99
Peter Parker #4 $2.99
Powers Vol 3 #5 $3.95
S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 3rd Ptg Dustin Weaver Variant Cover $3.99
Secret Warriors #17 (Heroic Age Tie-In) $2.99
Sense and Sensibility #2 $3.99
Spider-Man and The Secret Wars TP $14.99
Thor By Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr Vol 3 TP $24.99
Thunderbolts #145 (Heroic Age Tie-In) $2.99
Ultimate Comics Avengers 2 #4 $3.99
Wolverine Origins #49 $2.99
Wolverine Weapon X #14 $3.99
X-Factor Vol 3 #206 $2.99
X-Men Legacy #237 Incentive David Finch Variant Cover (X-Men Second Coming Part 12) – [PI]
X-Men Legacy #237 Regular Adi Granov Cover (X-Men Second Coming Part 12) $2.99
X-Men Noir Mark Of Cain HC $19.99
X-Men S.W.O.R.D. No Time To Breathe TP $15.99
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection:
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #118 Tigra $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #119 Jocasta $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #120 Jubilee $12.00
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection Magazine #121 Jack Of Hearts $12.00