| What If #59 Leader of Alpha Flight (1994) | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 10 2009, 05:09 AM (375 Views) | |
| Gabriel Zero | Jun 10 2009, 05:09 AM Post #1 |
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 What If Wolverine Led Alpha Flight? Probably a question some of the hardcore Wolverine fans have asked at some point of time. So it's certainly not a absurd premise for a comic based on alternate realities. In this book we see Logan accept Jame Hudson's proposition to stay with the Canadian based super hero team known as Alpha Flight. This issue shows us the side of Logan that alot of comic book readers are blind to. As some of you may already know Logan was a part of this super hero team before he joined the X-Men. During the early issues of the Uncanny X-Men, they tried to recapture Wolverine and force him to come back to Alpha Flight. In the comic books Wolverine betrays Alpha Flight a second time by sneaking his way back to the X-Men, however in this alternate universe Logan keeps his word and the X-Men die trying to get Logan to come back. To Logan's credit however the true reason the X-Men die is kept secret by NorthStar. This book really reflects Logan's leadership skills that exist within him, defining him as a natural born leader given the proper opportunity. Logan thinks with his brain with he holds the lives of friends and family in his capable hands. He was always capable of change, in this issue we seem forge and change Alpha Flight into a functional strike force. He is even able to change Wild Child for the better, which makes me wonder if poor Alpha Flight needed Logan's guidance more then the X-Men did. The story works given the fact that during Chris Claremont's run, Wolverine was an essential team member within the outcast of superheroes. A lot of people are under the general assumption that Logan was the loner of the group that always jeopardize the mission and got in the leader's way because he wasn't a team player. That is of course was how the first few issues played out, but then we saw Logan earn his friends' respect by saving their lives more times then any of us can remember. He taught many of the X-Men how to fight, survive, and was their guardian angel and protector. What If #59 was definitely not a bad issue, even if the artwork wasn't the greatest ever. The story was short and not overcomplicated catering to most likely hardcore Wolverine fans like me. This book came out in 1994 which means I should be grateful that the art wasn't horrendous and bulky like most of the books that came out at that time. All and all it was a amusing read even if it is a forgettable one.  A more detailed review can be found here. |
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| Congo Jack | Jun 28 2009, 12:56 PM Post #2 |
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Probably my favourite Wolverine WHAT IF...? Cool to see early Hitch art too. |
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