Welcome to Why Not?!, Episode 6: “The Full Mufasa”! In this episode we dig into our first solo adventures with the team members. And y’all officially meet one of our team members, Chris’s cat Athena.

In this episode, Chris:

• has issues with…hair
• really thinks oil companies need to rethink their Canadian projects
• compares Stan the Man to J Jonah…on an Alpha Flight podcast

and Tom:

• lays out the existential grounding of the narc
• thinks Byrne really borrowed from Tolkien in issue 6
• agrees that Snowbird is likely the least…complicated of the team
• and that Shaman could crush it in the Instagram/fitness influencer field

Issues covered:
Alpha Flight #5 - What Fools These Mortals Be - cover date December 1983
Written and drawn by John Byrne
Inked by John Byrne and Terry Austin
Colored by Andy Yanchus
Lettered by Tom Orzechowski
Edited by Denny O’Neil and Jim Shooter

Alpha Flight #6 - Snowlbind! - cover date January 1984
[all the same as issue 5 except!:
Lettered by Michael HIggins
Edited by Linda Grant]

Issue 5 is a focus story on Puck as he recovers from his unexpected surgery vis-a-vis Marrina’s claws and stumbles across…well, just listen to the episode. (NB: we totally miss making a point of the Shakespearean reference in both Puck’s name and the issue title: we’ll do better, promise.)

Issue 6 focuses on Snowbird and includes a very, very smart artistic choice.

The backup feature for both issues tells the origin story of everyone’s favorite Canadian doctor (eat it Langowski!-Tom): Michael Twoyoungmen aka Shaman! Who gets hit with a full Mufasa.

And we’re starting to include some outtakes! So please listen to the end for a peak behind the curtain.

Art Clips for today's episode are up on Imgur

We’ve had a lot of fun making this and we really do hope you enjoy it, too. And even if you don’t, a great rating and review costs you nothing. Literally nothing. Not even five seconds, right? Less time than it takes Guardian to cross Canada. (Still can’t believe they did the math that…wrong.)

Check us out at The Why Not Pod to leave us a comment; we love to (try to) answer your questions about Alpha Flight!

Special thanks to the Excelsior Embroidery Co. for helping make this project a reality. Here's this episode's Featured Design: the Shaman face patch! You can see this and more at the GeekCraft Expo in St. Louis on July 27 and 28. Mention the podcast and Chris will have something nice for you.

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Produced by Tom Flynn
Assisted by Chris Baker
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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Welcome back to Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight with Chris & Tom, Episode 5: “Marrina Swims Into a Berlin Nightclub”, wherein we discuss the first multi-arc adventure of Alpha Flight!

In this episode, Chris:

• wonders how Shaman keeps his medical license what with all the superheroing
• AND what kind of admitting privileges they use in the Great North
• makes an unsettling claim re: who Snowbird kinda-sorta looks like\
• asks how everyone feels about Superman 3

and Tom:

• offers an…unfortunate nickname for Shaman
• discusses abnormally large avian speeds, ad nauseam
• discovers that this is, in fact, an audio format
• questions the quality of the Department H psych team

We get to see the Alpha Jet! For…a few frames. We also debut a few new sound effects. And we’re very proud of that.

And, Aurora! Shares pages with Jean-Marie! It’s a problem!

Issues covered:
Alpha Flight #2 - Shadows of the Past - cover date October 1983
Written and drawn by John Byrne
Inked by John byrne and Terry Austin
Colored by Andy Yanchus
Lettered by Tom Orzechowski
Edited by Denny O’Neil and Jim Shooter

Alpha Flight #3 - Yesterday Man - cover date October 1983
[all the same as issue 2]

Alpha Flight #4 - Resolutions - cover date November 1983
[all the same as issue 2 except!:
Lettered by Rick Parker]

And we’re starting to include some outtakes! So please listen to the end for a peak behind the curtain.

Art Clips are available on Imgur.

We’ve had a lot of fun making this and we really do hope you enjoy it, too. And even if you don’t, a great rating and review costs you nothing. Literally nothing. Not even five seconds, right? Less time than it takes Guardian to cross Canada. (Still can’t believe they did the math that…wrong.)

Check us out at The Why Not Pod to leave us a comment; we love to (try to) answer your questions about Alpha Flight!

Special thanks to the Excelsior Embroidery Co. for helping make this project a reality. Here's this episode's Featured Design: the Alpha Flight logo and a headshot of Guardian!

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Welcome to Why Not?!, Episode 4: “Why Not Keep It Alpha Flight”, wherein we begin our dive into the solo series of Alpha Flight!

We made it! And so did you!

In this episode, Chris:

• asks that the listeners help a brother…find a good Issue 1 cover pre-1986
• spends a lot of time describing Aurora’s more schoolmarm-ish presentation
• just totally loves Puck. As one should. And you better.

and Tom:

• gives a brief history of Western art’s inability to draw children properly
• ponders the aftermarket renovation work superhero apartments must require
• tries out a *ahem* voice

In our continuing accounting of the ways folks react to Aurora, we discover Heather didn’t really know who her husband was working with and has…feelings about how Aurora looks at JMH. We’ll get to discussing Aurora. Promise.

Issue (just one this time!!!) covered:

Alpha Flight #1, titled TUNDRA!, cover date August 1983

Created by John Byrne

Lettered by Joe Rosen

Colored by Andy Yanchus

Edited by Denny O’Neil and Jim Shooter

Art Clips are available on Imgur

We’ve had a lot of fun making this and we really do hope you enjoy it, too. And even if you don’t, a great rating and review costs you nothing. Literally nothing. Not even five seconds, right? Less time than it takes Guardian to cross Canada. (Still can’t believe they did the math that…wrong.)

Check us out at The Why Not Pod to leave us a comment; we love to (try to) answer your questions about Alpha Flight!

Special thanks to the Excelsior Embroidery Co. for helping make this project a reality. Here's this episode's Featured Design the Alpha Flight logo!

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Produced by Tom Flynn
Assisted by Chris Baker
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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