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.)

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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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Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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