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Subject: June Issues of DAREDEVIL and ALPHA FLIGHT: Reviews
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 17:50:20 EST
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	Since I am an avid fan of DAREDEVIL and ALPHA FLIGHT (having almost
all 219 issues of DD and all 23 issues of AF), I will try to review them
every month or so. As for credentials to review comics, all I can say is
that I have my opinion...as ludicrous as it may seem to some.

DAREDEVIL #219
	The outstanding feature of this issue is that Frank Miller is back
to script this issue. Given that fact, the reader might expect one of
the best issues of DD ever. That is simply not the fact. While the concept
of the issue (a new Matt Murdock personality in the 'Stranger') is
interesting, the narration ruins the story. On the letters page, Ralph
Macchio says that he "wanted something so offbeat the DD fans would be
talking about it for years." To me, that purpose was served with the
story by Harlan Ellison. In issue 219, "Bandlands" just doesn't compare
with "The Most Dangerous Night of My Life." 
	The thing about "Badlands" that most irritates me is the narration.
In the first place, who is the narrator? WHoever it is, he seems to be
very omniscient. My first thought was: hey, that monologue is so all-
knowing that the narrator can only be one person: Shooter himself. (And
everyone said he couldn't write!)
	The ending makes it quite obvious that the Stranger will be coming
back again. I am not looking forward to it.


ALPHA FLIGHT #23
	Has it really been two years? It seems like yesterday when the Alphans
were fighting Tundra and only this morning when James Hudson (Guardian)
was killed.
	Alpha Flight is (to me) the best title that Marvel has. The great
John Byrne has kept the characters from experiencing Shooter's editing
and advising. This issue's story, "Night of the Beast," brings to rest
some of the questions I have had about Snowbird and Sasquatch. The only
detriment of the issue is the conspicuous absence of Shaman (who is
guest appearing in DR. STRANGE, I hear). The rest of the story is flawless.
	Artwise, Byrne is still the best. The colors in my copy seem strange,
like someone just picked a random blue or orange or whatever. Of course,
that could be the quality of the paper. Otherwise, the art is fantastic,
although not quite as  good as FANTASTIC FOUR.


Next month: ALPHA FLIGHT's two-year anniversary issue promises to be
	a spectacular one. Be there, or be misconstrued.

Tracy McInvale
New Mexico Humanities Review