Does Transonic render Northstar obsolete? Should she replace him in Alpha Flight?

[Home made ectoplasm]

Both Canadian, both super fast, both mutants.

Transonic Pros
Has sat her SATs
Will probably be retconned as being related to Raven Darkholme
might go crazy and shoot everyone

Transonic cons
tbd

Northstar Pros
Cool terrorist background
Has been drawn by John Byrne
♬diversity♬

Northstar cons
usually written like a stereotype
Dazzler enabler
Got Fairy AIDS


I've added a poll on a non related matter.

[Seresecros]

Is the "Transonic is a mermaid" bit wearing thinner than the "stormbot" bit?

[Apathy Lad]

Is the "Transonic is a Fish Girl" bit wearing thinner than the "stormbot" bit?

I vote in favour of the one that doesn't hang out with Dazzler.

[Prodigy55]

is jau a huge hypocrite for hating lady mastermind but loving sebastian shaw?

[darknessatnoon]

The only thing to love about Lady Mastermind is seeing her take Sage's psychic bullet to the cerebral cortex.

[MartinRedmond]

Woo-hoo, go Stormbot!

[Pixie_Solanas]

Stormbot and Transonic should both go hang out with that defunct team.

[darknessatnoon]

I never read most of Alpha Flight. I remember Marrina and her eggs and that quadrapalegic with his eczema covered stumps. That's it.

[Home made ectoplasm]

I would buy a Byrne Alpha Flight Omnibus. Remember that guy Northstar was "friends" with in one of the early issues? He was at least 50+ years old.

[Home made ectoplasm]

that quadrapalegic with his eczema covered stumps. That's it.

The original Box. He was a much better character than Mad Jeff but after Byrne left the new writer turned him into an evil twat who was obsessed with Aurora and seething with self hatred because she preferred men with legs.

[darknessatnoon]

The original Box. He was a much better character than Mad Jeff but after Byrne left the new writer turned him into an evil twat who was obsessed with Aurora and seething with self hatred because she preferred men with legs.

I just can't get into Byrne's storytelling. I never got past the first bunch of Next Men issues. He should just do porn. Maybe finish Worldwatch with Chuck Austen.

[Foon4000]

♬diversity♬
Got Fairy AIDS

Versus a Mermaid. I don't know what to think.

[Foon4000]

Is the "Transonic is a mermaid" bit wearing thinner than the "stormbot" bit?

No. She's a Mermaid. That is special and wonderful.

[Prodigy55]

i *invented* the name fishgirl.

[Home made ectoplasm]

I really thought people would have been getting fed up of Stormbot.