INTERVIEW: FRED VAN LENTE ON MARVEL’S ALPHA flight

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Fred Van Lente is the writer of such books as Power guy & Iron Fist, Taskmaster, as well as Comic book Comics. With co-writer Greg Pak, he’s likewise serviced Herc as well as Chaos War. He as well as Pak team-up once again on Marvel’s Alpha Flight, which brings back the original team. Westfield’s Roger Ash got in touch with Van Lente to discover a lot more about the book.

Westfield: Why did you choose to restore the original Alpha Flight?

Fred Van Lente: since it was long overdue! They’re excellent characters who should have their own incredible series. as well as we’ve come up with a hook for this title that will charm both to hardcore AF fans as well as people who’ve never heard of them before.

Westfield: For those who may not be familiar with this team, what must they understand going into this new series?

Van Lente: absolutely nothing. This is an in-continuity, ground-level reboot that new visitors can go into totally fresh. lots of of the members of the original Alpha flight team were killed in the pages of new Avengers, however were resurrected in Chaos War, however none of that backstory is essential (or, really, referenced) for this series.

Westfield: What can people look ahead to in the story?

Van Lente: Alpha flight is the government-run superhero team, the idols of an entire nation — however precipitated by the events of concern Itself, that government falls into the hands of a fascist-minded party. before they understand it, the once-beloved incredibly heroes are top quality traitors as well as have to go on the run from the nation that when adored them — as well as betrayed by one of their own members. Can Alpha flight figure out who is behind the conspiracy against them — as well as lead a fight to overthrow their own government — before they’re caught as well as destroyed themselves?

Westfield: You’re co-writing the book with Greg Pak. exactly how do you tow work together?

Van Lente: It includes a great deal of spooning.

Westfield: What can you state about the artists you’re working with?

Van Lente: What to state about Dale Eaglesham that hasn’t already been said? He’s an remarkable artist with extraordinary runs on great four as well as Greg’s own extraordinary Hulks. He’s likewise a Canadian himself, so he can keep Imperialist Yankees like me as well as Greg honest. as well as it’s such a happiness working with Phil Jimenez on covers — the amount of detail as well as like as well as he puts into each piece is astounding. He has a fantastic like for these characters as well as it comes with in each cover.

Captain America: very first Vengeance

Westfield: are there other books you’re working on that you’d like to mention?

Van Lente: If people want to discover a few of the tricks of this summer’s Captain America: very first Avenger film (wasn’t that incredibly bowl area amazing?), head on over to the movie’s official web site at captainamerica.marvel.com as well as checked out for complimentary the very first chapter of me as well as Luke Ross’s tie-in comic, very first Vengeance. The series then continues bi-weekly on the marvel digital app (via iphone or iPad) for the stupidly low cost of $0.99. That’s NINETY-NINE CENTS, people!

Westfield: any type of closing comments?

Van Lente: I like soup. any individual who states otherwise is a unclean liar.

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