Puck is reunited with Alpha Flight and Heather…only to be
one-upped by another long-lost Alphan.
I have this issue.
Judd helps his rescuers (Shaman, Talisman, Sasquatch and
Aurora) fight the Master’s Remnant Men. Talisman finds the spell that stops
them in Shaman’s medicine bag, costing her dearly, and they all rematerialize
outside the Black Hills of South Dakota as the Master escapes. They take her
back to a Canadian hospital for treatment, and it is there in the waiting room
that Judd is reunited with Heather. His affection and happiness is short-lived,
as another Alphan enters the room – James MacDonald Hudson.
Notes of Interest:
1) Judd was naked after breaking out of Master’s container
last issue. The sudden appearance of his costume here is thanks to Talisman’s
mystic abilities.
2) This is the first Judd hears of Hudson
3) Judd is officially reinstated as a member of Alpha
Flight.
WTF? Moment: Was
it just me, or was there a nice little play on words between Judd and Talisman
as they mentioned his uniform? It felt to me as if Nicieza was channeling the
playfulness between these characters from back in Alpha Flight #23 when Judd first started training her in physical
combat.
WTF? Moment #2:
Having Judd hold Heather’s head as they hugged was a nice touch. In that one
panel, Bair manages to convey the deep affection Judd has for her without any
sign of the obsession Mantlo had him suffer through.
WTF? Moment #3:
There is some genuine shock on Judd’s face as Hudson
WTF? Moment #4:
The hospital that Judd and the others take Talisman to? Yeah, it’s Ottawa
General, the same hospital Judd was
kidnapped from AND where Judd uncovered that drug trafficking ring while
recuperating from Marrina’s attack. W…T…F…? Is that like the only hospital in Canada?
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