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Post by rberman on Aug 10, 2019 7:49:31 GMT -5
The energy company Jaxon must have been a riff on existing Marvel corporate boobeymen Roxxon, which in turn was a thinly veiled real oil corporation Exxon.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 22, 2019 12:06:15 GMT -5
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Post by badwolf on Aug 22, 2019 14:52:24 GMT -5
*tries to find reaction shot from AF #2*
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Post by badwolf on Sept 5, 2019 13:56:49 GMT -5
"Deathwatch"
Michael Twoyoungmen, with short hair and in a suit, argues with his aged grandfather about carrying on family tradition. He has forsaken the old ways as a bunch of mumbo-jumbo in favor of modern science and medicine. After he leaves, his grandfather speaks ominously of a time of testing to come.
Arriving home, Michael finds his daughter Elizabeth and her babysitter, a young Heather MacNeil, who reports that there's a message for him from his wife's doctor. There is no hope for Katheryn Twoyoungmen; they have done all they could. But Michael refuses to give up. He spends his days and nights trying to find a solution. He promises Elizabeth he'll find a way to make her mother well again.
Finally, Katheryn does die and, feeling betrayed, Elizabeth lashes out, calling her father a liar and that she hates him. She runs off, and Heather's parents offer to take care of her for a while. In closing, Mr. MacNeil informs Michael that his grandfather also died today...
"The Old Ways"
Ten years later, Michael Twoyoungmen lives in solitude in a cabin in the woods, searching for...something. He eyes the mysterious sack given to him by the Sarcee after his grandfather's death. He was told not to open it until the time is right, and somehow he knows that time is now. As the cloth falls away, a spectre, a youthful version of his grandfather appears. Michael realizes that the thing in the sack was the old man's skull. And with it, a medicine bag. His grandfather has returned to instruct him. He tells him to imagine a handful of pine needles, and to reach into the bag, but his hand comes out empty. His warned not to look into the bag.
Over the next few weeks, Michael trains in various disciplines, becoming fit again in both mind and body. He is tested with the bag again, and this time his faith is strong. He thinks, knows the pine needles are real, and so they are, there in his hand.
Thousands of miles away in Greenwich Village, a certain Sorcerer Supreme and his mentor look on, and approve.
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Can anyone shed any light on the origin of Michael's surname? Two-young-men seems oddly specific.
When I was a kid I remember not understanding why Michael couldn't be allowed to treat his own wife.
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen will carry the grudge against her father for a very long time. Michael will not learn to not make promises he cannot keep.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 16:15:47 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 5, 2019 17:39:07 GMT -5
"Deathwatch"
Michael Twoyoungmen, with short hair and in a suit, argues with his aged grandfather about carrying on family tradition. He has forsaken the old ways as a bunch of mumbo-jumbo in favor of modern science and medicine. After he leaves, his grandfather speaks ominously of a time of testing to come.
Arriving home, Michael finds his daughter Elizabeth and her babysitter, a young Heather MacNeil, who reports that there's a message for him from his wife's doctor. There is no hope for Katheryn Twoyoungmen; they have done all they could. But Michael refuses to give up. He spends his days and nights trying to find a solution. He promises Elizabeth he'll find a way to make her mother well again.
Finally, Katheryn does die and, feeling betrayed, Elizabeth lashes out, calling her father a liar and that she hates him. She runs off, and Heather's parents offer to take care of her for a while. In closing, Mr. MacNeil informs Michael that his grandfather also died today...
"The Old Ways"
Ten years later, Michael Twoyoungmen lives in solitude in a cabin in the woods, searching for...something. He eyes the mysterious sack given to him by the Sarcee after his grandfather's death. He was told not to open it until the time is right, and somehow he knows that time is now. As the cloth falls away, a spectre, a youthful version of his grandfather appears. Michael realizes that the thing in the sack was the old man's skull. And with it, a medicine bag. His grandfather has returned to instruct him. He tells him to imagine a handful of pine needles, and to reach into the bag, but his hand comes out empty. His warned not to look into the bag.
Over the next few weeks, Michael trains in various disciplines, becoming fit again in both mind and body. He is tested with the bag again, and this time his faith is strong. He thinks, knows the pine needles are real, and so they are, there in his hand.
Thousands of miles away in Greenwich Village, a certain Sorcerer Supreme and his mentor look on, and approve.
--
Can anyone shed any light on the origin of Michael's surname? Two-young-men seems oddly specific.
When I was a kid I remember not understanding why Michael couldn't be allowed to treat his own wife.
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen will carry the grudge against her father for a very long time. Michael will not learn to not make promises he cannot keep.
Because Byrne couldn't use the old joke about how Indian names were chosen...
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Post by badwolf on Sept 6, 2019 11:13:26 GMT -5
"Deathwatch"
Michael Twoyoungmen, with short hair and in a suit, argues with his aged grandfather about carrying on family tradition. He has forsaken the old ways as a bunch of mumbo-jumbo in favor of modern science and medicine. After he leaves, his grandfather speaks ominously of a time of testing to come.
Arriving home, Michael finds his daughter Elizabeth and her babysitter, a young Heather MacNeil, who reports that there's a message for him from his wife's doctor. There is no hope for Katheryn Twoyoungmen; they have done all they could. But Michael refuses to give up. He spends his days and nights trying to find a solution. He promises Elizabeth he'll find a way to make her mother well again.
Finally, Katheryn does die and, feeling betrayed, Elizabeth lashes out, calling her father a liar and that she hates him. She runs off, and Heather's parents offer to take care of her for a while. In closing, Mr. MacNeil informs Michael that his grandfather also died today...
"The Old Ways"
Ten years later, Michael Twoyoungmen lives in solitude in a cabin in the woods, searching for...something. He eyes the mysterious sack given to him by the Sarcee after his grandfather's death. He was told not to open it until the time is right, and somehow he knows that time is now. As the cloth falls away, a spectre, a youthful version of his grandfather appears. Michael realizes that the thing in the sack was the old man's skull. And with it, a medicine bag. His grandfather has returned to instruct him. He tells him to imagine a handful of pine needles, and to reach into the bag, but his hand comes out empty. His warned not to look into the bag.
Over the next few weeks, Michael trains in various disciplines, becoming fit again in both mind and body. He is tested with the bag again, and this time his faith is strong. He thinks, knows the pine needles are real, and so they are, there in his hand.
Thousands of miles away in Greenwich Village, a certain Sorcerer Supreme and his mentor look on, and approve.
--
Can anyone shed any light on the origin of Michael's surname? Two-young-men seems oddly specific.
When I was a kid I remember not understanding why Michael couldn't be allowed to treat his own wife.
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen will carry the grudge against her father for a very long time. Michael will not learn to not make promises he cannot keep.
Because Byrne couldn't use the old joke about how Indian names were chosen...
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Post by profh0011 on Sept 6, 2019 15:27:06 GMT -5
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Post by badwolf on Sept 12, 2019 20:54:05 GMT -5
"Let a Child Be Born"
The time: fifteen years earlier. The place: an archaeological dig north of the Arctic Circle. An enthusiastic young man named Richard Easton discovers an circlet, possibly thousands of years old, and is eager to show his superiors, Professor David Camperton and Doctor Ruth Efford. They are intrigued, but warn Easton not to jump to conclusions; the item must be properly recorded and analyzed.
In the middle of the night, Easton feels a calling, and he ventures to the storage tent and dons the circlet. Three beings appear to him, and one introduces herself as Nelvanna, goddess of the northern lights. She requests his seed, but he's appalled at the thought of making it with an ancient hag, so one of the other gods masks her in a glamour so that she appears as a beautiful young woman. Yeeeaah now we're talkin'. Nelvanna tells him of a great evil coming, and says she needs him to help create a champion to thwart it.
Sometimes later, Easton finds himself alone at what was once the dig site, but it's been filled in and apparently abandoned. Two men approach, telling him that he's on government property, and one of them recognizes Easton. Easton asks about Professor Camperton and he's told that he died eight or nine years ago. Easton can't believe it; he only spent a night in the gods' realm. He accuses them of being agents of the Beasts he was told about, and thinks they want the circlet that can raise Tundra. He runs off.
Another year passes, and Michael Twoyoungmen arrives at the site, drawn by a spirit that spoke to him in dreams. Nelvanna appears to him and tells him she needs his aid. He performs a ritual, essentially acting as midwife to Nelvanna's child. Finally he holds in his arms a blond-haired baby with unearthly eyes.
"Genesis"
James and Heather Hudson decide to visit their pal Michael, but he has with him an unexpected and unusual young woman. Michael introduces her as Narya. Later that night, Mac and Heather discuss the situation; a lot of what Michael told them doesn't make sense. After Mac falls asleep, Heather decides to nose around. She finds a naked Narya walking around outside. Even before Narya's done anything, Heather wonders if she hasn't noticed her because she's downwind. Heather witnesses Narya transform into an arctic owl and descend on her prey, which sends her running back to camp, hoping it is all a dream.
The next morning Michael comes clean and tells them the whole story of how Narya came to be. He asks them to keep it secret, and Mac offers them positions in Department H. And so Snowbird and Shaman are born...
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We now know that it was Snowbird's mortal father who freed Tundra from the earth in issue #1.
Archaeologist Dr. Ruth Efford previously appeared (albeit later in her timeline) in Fantastic Four #239, "Wendy's Friends."
Michael's tribe is misspelt throughout these two stories as "Sacree." The correct name is "Sarcee."
If the circlet could free Tundra, one wonders why Nelvanna and the other gods let Richard Easton keep it.
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Post by sabongero on Sept 13, 2019 19:19:59 GMT -5
I'm going to have to dig up some of my old Alpha Flight comic books. I always liked Puck and Sasquatch and the flying lady in that team.
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Post by badwolf on Sept 13, 2019 19:58:32 GMT -5
I'm going to have to dig up some of my old Alpha Flight comic books. I always liked Puck and Sasquatch and the flying lady in that team. Which flying lady?
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Post by electricmastro on Sept 14, 2019 11:43:09 GMT -5
Classic.
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Post by badwolf on Sept 14, 2019 18:40:00 GMT -5
When Heather arrives at Michael's home, she doesn't see anyone, so she says "Hello the house!" Is that a Canadian thing? It's kind of cute.
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Post by beccabear67 on Sept 15, 2019 12:45:55 GMT -5
I would've said that was a Faron Young thing... "Hello Walls"...
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Post by badwolf on Sept 15, 2019 18:10:01 GMT -5
That...is not cute.
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