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Alpha Flight

Alpha Flight
Promotional art by John Byrne
Top row:Sasquatch
Middle row: Northstar, Snowbird, Shaman, Guardian, Aurora
Bottom row: Marrina, Puck
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Uncanny X-Men # 120
(Apr 1979)
Created by John Byrne
In story information
Base(s) Department H
Roster
See:List of Alpha Flight Members

Alpha Flight is a fictional group, a Marvel Comics superhero team noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the This article is about the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Comics Sasquatch Northstar ( Jean-Paul Beaubier) is a Canadian mutant and one of the few openly gay characters in the Marvel Universe Snowbird is a Fictional character who appeared in Marvel Comics ' series Alpha Flight. Shaman ( Dr Michael Twoyoungmen) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of Alpha Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Aurora ( Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) is a Fictional character, a Canadian Superheroine in the Marvel Comics Universe. Marrina Smallwood is a Fictional character of the Marvel Universe. Puck is the codename of two Fictional characters a father and daughter pair who are both members of Alpha Flight, in the Marvel Comics universe Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Department H is a Fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. Flight Members are members of any of the numerous teams of Comic book Superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe that were created or were a result Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979). John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics Comic book series for the X-Men franchise Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Throughout most of its history, the team has worked for Department H, a fictitious branch of Canada’s Department of National Defence that deals with super-powered persons. Department H is a Fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. Most team members have distinctly Canadian attributes, such as Inuit or First Nations heritage. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people

The team was originally merely a part of the back story of the X-Men’s Wolverine but, in 1983, Byrne launched an eponymous series featuring the group, which continued until 1994. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Three short-lived revivals have been attempted since, the most recent titled Omega Flight, in April, 2007. Omega Flight is the name used by three teams of Fictional characters with superpowers in the Marvel Universe, one of the few Canadian teams published

Many of Alpha Flight's story-lines are heavily influenced by Canadian aboriginal lore. In issue #1 Tundra the team battles the re-animated evil spirit named Tundra. Tundra is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Tundra is a mystical spirit which inhabits an ever-growing mass of Canadian land in gargantuan semi-humanoid Snowbird is the child of an aboriginal female spirit — Goddess — and a human.

Contents

Volume 1

Though reluctant to take the job, John Byrne wrote and drew the series for 28 issues before handing it off to another creative team. During that time, the series attracted fans with storylines that dealt with one or two characters at a time, seldom bringing all the members together. This unusual approach contrasted with other Marvel team series like the X-Men, the Avengers, or the Fantastic Four. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The initial makeup of Alpha Flight was pan-Canadian, including:

Cover to Alpha Flight (vol.1) #1. Art by John Byrne.
Cover to Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #1. Art by John Byrne. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the

After Byrne left, the series was written by many others, including Bill Mantlo, James Hudnall, Fabian Nicieza, Scott Lobdell & Simon Furman. Bill Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American Comic-book Writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, and an Attorney James David Hudnall (born April 10, 1957 in Santa Rosa California) is an American Writer who Fabian Nicieza (born Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 31, 1961) is an American Comic book Writer and Scott Lobdell (born 1963 is an American Comic book writer He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics ' X-Men-related titles Simon Christopher Francis Furman is a Comic book writer particularly associated with of a number of notable Transformers comics for Marvel UK, It continued for 130 issues, introduced dozens of characters and villains (the most prominent of which were Talisman, Madison Jeffries, Box, Diamond Lil, Manikin, Persuasion, and Goblyn), and featured cross-overs with other characters in the Marvel universe. Talisman ( Elizabeth Twoyoungmen) is a Superhero featured in the publications of Marvel Comics. Madison Jeffries is a Fictional character and a mutant created by Marvel Comics for their Canadian Superhero team Alpha See Madison Jeffries for more information on his incarnation of Box Box ( Roger Bochs) is a Superhero from Canada Diamond Lil ( Lillian Crawley-Jeffries) is a fictional mutant character created by writer and artist John Byrne for the ongoing Comic book Manikin ( Whitman Knapp) is a fictional mutant character featured in the publications of Marvel Comics. Persuasion ( Kara Killgrave, formerly known as the Purple Girl) is a Marvel Comics mutant Superhero. Goblyn ( Goblyn Dean) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe The series ended in 1994.

Volume 2

In 1997, Marvel restarted the series as a Volume 2, with largely different characters. The series was written by Steven Seagle, then known mainly for his work for DC Comics' Vertigo line, with art mostly by Scott Clark and Duncan Rouleau. Steven T Seagle (born on March 31 1965) is an American writer who works in the Comic book, Television, Film, Live theater DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Duncan Rouleau is an American Comic book Writer and Artist, and is a part of the Man of Action collective of creators (along with Joe Casey One issue, #13, featured guest art by Ashley Wood in an unusually conventional style for him, but still very distinctive for a Marvel superhero comic. Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian Comic book artist and Illustrator who is well known for his cover art concept design and his work as Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do This series ended in 1999 after only twenty issues and an annual. An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a Magazine, Comic book or Comic strip published yearly The new additions to the roster included:

Returning members were Vindicator (Heather Hudson, with a new costume and new geothermal powers), a de-aged Guardian (who turned out to be a clone of the original James Hudson, set at age 19), and Puck. Vindicator ( Heather MacNeil Hudson) also known as Guardian, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Superheroine in the Puck is the codename of two Fictional characters a father and daughter pair who are both members of Alpha Flight, in the Marvel Comics universe Sunfire was also briefly a member while looking for a cure to a crippling illness. Sunfire ( is a Comic book character, a Marvel Comics Superhero (and sometimes an Anti-hero) and former member of the X-Men

The focus of this series was on Department H's consistently hidden agenda and Alpha Flight's reluctance to comply thereto. One example was their sub-human treatment of Sasquatch, which turned out not to be Walter Langkowski but an actual bigfoot-type monster. Bigfoot or Sasquatch is alleged to be an Ape -like creature inhabiting remote forests mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada From issues 14 through 20, it took a slightly more conventional tone but was still cancelled due to lagging sales. The series ended with this Alpha Flight working with the original lineup (minus Marrina) on a mission.

Volume 3 - "All-New, All-Different" Alpha Flight

In 2004, Marvel started a new volume of Alpha Flight, with the "All-New, All-Different" prefix.

The first six-issue story arc, which shows Sasquatch attempting to construct the new team, is called "You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me. "

The new team recruited by Sasquatch includes:

The second six-issue story arc, entitled "Waxing Poetic," saw the return of original team members, including Guardian, Vindicator, Puck, and Shaman.

The series was cancelled again at issue #12 due to low sales.

Volume 4

New ongoing series coming soon from Marvel Comics late 2008, to feature a more classic lineup of Byrne's characters.

Ultimate Alpha Flight

Ultimate Alpha Flight debuted in Ultimate X-Men #94 with Vindicator, Shaman, Jubilee, Sunfire, Sasquatch, Snowbird and Aurora. Ultimate X-Men is a Superhero Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Shaman ( Dr Michael Twoyoungmen) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of Alpha Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. Sunfire ( is a Comic book character, a Marvel Comics Superhero (and sometimes an Anti-hero) and former member of the X-Men This article is about the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Comics Sasquatch Snowbird is a Fictional character who appeared in Marvel Comics ' series Alpha Flight. Aurora ( Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) is a Fictional character, a Canadian Superheroine in the Marvel Comics Universe. The team ambushes the X-Men in the middle of a friendly baseball game. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each All of its members appear to use godlike powers; they easily managed to take down the X-Men and kidnap Northstar. It is later revealed by Wolverine, who apparently has a history with them on this universe as well, that they used the Mutant Growth Hormone called Banshee to enhance their abilities, making them more powerful than normal mutants. Mutant Growth Hormone or MGH (and less often MGN "The Underneath" is a fictional Drug in the Marvel Universe.

Omega Flight

Main article: Omega Flight

Sasquatch, Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, Major Mapleleaf II, and both Pucks are attacked by a new villain, the Collective (inhabiting the body of U. Omega Flight is the name used by three teams of Fictional characters with superpowers in the Marvel Universe, one of the few Canadian teams published This article is about the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Comics Sasquatch Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Vindicator ( Heather MacNeil Hudson) also known as Guardian, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Superheroine in the Shaman ( Dr Michael Twoyoungmen) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of Alpha Major Mapleleaf is the name of two fictional characters from the Alpha Flight series Puck is the codename of two Fictional characters a father and daughter pair who are both members of Alpha Flight, in the Marvel Comics universe S. postal worker Michael Pointer), in New Avengers #16. This entry is for the X-Men character For the Dungeons & Dragons creature see Xorn (Dungeons & Dragons. Pointer continues on to the United States, leaving their bodies in the Yukon Territory, with Sasquatch the only confirmed survivor. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.

The Alpha Flight title was relaunched as Omega Flight in April, 2007 as a five-issue mini-series [1]. Omega Flight is the name used by three teams of Fictional characters with superpowers in the Marvel Universe, one of the few Canadian teams published The new series is written by Michael Avon Oeming and drawn by Scott Kolins. Michael Avon Oeming (Pronounced O-Ming is an American Comic book artist and writer well known for his stark art style which is used for telling sophisticated and Scott Kolins is an American Illustrator, writer and creator for multiple different Superhero and Science fiction Comic books. The current roster includes Beta Ray Bill [2], U.S. Agent, Arachne, Talisman, and Michael Pointer in a suit that resembles Guardian's uniform. Beta Ray Bill is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. US Agent ( John Walker, formerly the second Super-Patriot and the sixth Captain America) is Arachne ( Julia Carpenter, née Cornwall) formerly known as Spider-Woman, is a Fictional character and a superheroine Talisman ( Elizabeth Twoyoungmen) is a Superhero featured in the publications of Marvel Comics. Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian Sasquatch appears as the group's recruiter and leader. This article is about the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Comics Sasquatch Oeming has said other members of Alpha Flight may eventually appear in the book as well.

Villains

Alpha Flight has fought many criminals and malevolent entities. Many were unique to them as they were based in Canada. Notable examples include:

Collections

In other media

X-Men The Animated Series

Alpha Flight was seen on the X-Men animated episode "Repo Man. For the newer X-Men animated series see X-Men Evolution. For other uses see the X-Men (disambiguation page " Vindicator (Mac Hudson, who had renamed himself Guardian in the comics) and the Canadian Alpha Flight capture Wolverine. Guardian ( James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson) also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a Fictional character, a Canadian The Canadian government demand their project back. Either he joins their team as originally planned or they repossess his indestructible, adamantium skeleton. The story is similar to Guardian's first comics appearance (as Weapon Alpha) in Uncanny X-Men #109, though in the comics story, Weapon Alpha went after Wolverine solo.

The Incredible Hulk

Bruce Banner travels to Canada, hoping to find his old friend, Dr. Walter Lankowski. He does manage to find him, and the two of them attempt to rid Banner of the Hulk forever. However, Bruce discovers a horrifying secret about his friend, one which may cost him his life.

Marvel Adventures Iron Man

In issue 4 of Marvel Adventures Iron Man, Tony Stark travels to Nunavut to try and find his father Howard. Marvel Age is an Imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences including children established in 2003 Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. As he is flying through a series of mountains, he is attacked by Alpha Flight after Northstar and Aurora mistake him for a training robot built by Guardian. After the real drone appears, Sasquatch and Guardian make some hasty apologies before Iron Man continues on his mission. Later in the issue, Alpha Flight aids Iron Man in a battle against the Living Laser. The Living Laser is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.

See also

External links

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