Alpha Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... 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 of the others creation, by the Canadian Department H and tasked with protecting Canada. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

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. Most team members have distinctly Canadian attributes, such as Inuit or First Nations heritage. Department H is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... The Department of National Defence, frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for Canadas military, known as the Canadian Forces. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...

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. Two short-lived revivals have been attempted since, with a third recently announced, called Omega Flight, despite most of the team's apparent demise. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Omega Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ...

Many of Alpha Flight's story-lines are heavily influenced by Native-American lore. In issue #1 Tundra the team battles the re-animated evil spirit named Tundra. Snowbird is the child of a Native-American female spirit -- Goddess -- and a human.

Another note of interest is that Alpha flight are Canadian and suck.I mean, Puck enough said. On top of that James MacDonald Hudson(Vindicator/Guardian) is still a huge dick.

Volume 1

Though reluctant to take the job, 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 are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics first comic book superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...

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

• Guardian: Originally Weapon Alpha, then Vindicator, James MacDonald Hudson is a scientist from Ottawa who wears a suit of battle-armor allowing him to fly and manipulate Earth's magnetic field. Guardian is sometimes the team leader, and wears a stylized maple leaf flag on his costume.

Cover to Alpha Flight (vol.1) #1. Art by John Byrne.

• Vindicator: Heather MacNeil is the wife of James Hudson. After Guardian's apparent death in Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #12, she takes his costume and becomes field leader of the team.
• Marrina: An amphibious woman from Newfoundland, she was a former member of Beta Flight before joing Alpha Flight. She is actually part of an extraterrestrial invading force known as the Plodex.
• Northstar: Jean-Paul Beaubier is a mutant with powers of super-speed and light generation. He eventually becomes a member of the X-Men.
• Aurora: Jeanne-Marie Beaubier is Northstar's twin sister. She is also a mutant with powers of super-speed, flight, light generation, and molecular acceleration..
• Puck: Eugene Judd is a dwarf bouncer from Saskatoon with enhanced strength and extraordinary acrobatic abilities.
• Sasquatch: Walter Langowski is a scientist from British Columbia who can transform into a giant fur-covered beast resembling a Sasquatch. This character originally developed his powers from a Hulk-inspired gamma radiation experiment that was affected by a solar-flare. Eventually it is explained that Sasquatch is actually a mystical monster.
• Shaman: Michael Twoyoungmen is a First Nations medicine man from Calgary. He is both a skilled doctor and sorcerer.
• Snowbird: Also known as Narya, she is an Inuit demi-goddess from Yellowknife who can transform into animals of the north.

After Byrne left, the series was written by many others, including Bill Mantlo, James Hudnall, Fabian Nicieza, Scott Lobdell & Simon Furman. 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. The series ended in 1994. Guardian (James Mac MacDonald Hudson, a. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001  - Mayor Larry OBrien  - City Council Ottawa City Council  - Representatives 8 MPs... It has been suggested that the section Exoskeletons in modern and near-future technology from the article Exoskeleton be merged into this article or section. ... 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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. 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. This series ended in 1999 after only twenty issues and an annual. The new additions to the roster included: Steven T. Seagle is a writer who has worked in the comics industry. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... Doomed cover illustration. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a magazine, comic book or comic strip published yearly. ...

• Flex: Adrian Corbo is a mutant with the ability to transform his limbs into sharp weapons. He is the half-brother to Radius.
• Manbot: Bernie Lechenay is a human/Box robot cyborg.
• Murmur: Arlette Truffaut is a young mutant from Quebec City with powers of mind-control and teleportation.
• Radius: Jared Carbo is a mutant with the ability to create a force field.
• General Clarke: Sinister new director of Department H, responsible for many of the dark plots surrounding the team. Gains some measure of redemption with his sacrifice in issue 12.

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. Sunfire was also briefly a member while looking for a cure to a crippling illness. Flex (real name Adrian Corbo) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Manbot is a fictional character featured in Marvel Comics publications, notably Alpha Flight. ... Murmur (real name Arlette Truffaut) is a mutant character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Motto : « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Quebec Official logo Country  Canada Province Québec Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Constitution date 1833 Geographical code 24 23027 Founder Foundation... Radius (Jared Corbo) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Department H is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson, a. ... 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 // Puck (real name Eugene Milton Judd) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with 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. From issues 14 through 20, it took a slightly more conventional tone but was still cancelled due to lagging sales^{[citation needed]}. The series ended with this Alpha Flight working with the original lineup (minus Marrina) on a mission. Sasquatch redirects here. ...

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

Promotional cover of All-New, All-Different Alpha Flight #4
Art by Clayton Henry.

In 2004, Marvel started a new volume of Alpha Flight, with the "All-New, All-Different" prefix. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x780, 130 KB)Cover to Alpha Flight (volume 2) #4 and the Alpha Flight: You Gotta be Kidding Me TPB, art by Clayton Henry. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x780, 130 KB)Cover to Alpha Flight (volume 2) #4 and the Alpha Flight: You Gotta be Kidding Me TPB, art by Clayton Henry. ... Storm and Phoenix (Jean Grey) Clayton Henry is a growing talent in the comic business. ...

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: Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ...

• Centennial: Rutherford B Princeton III is a 97-year-old man whose mutant powers of superhuman strength and flight manifested after being awoken from a coma by Sasquatch.
• Major Mapleleaf: Lou Sadler is the son of a World War II super-hero of the same name. He is secretly a normal human who rides a superpowered horse.
• Nemesis: Amelia Weatherly is both an adversary and ally of the old Alpha Flight. She has the power of flight and is skilled with a magical blade.
• Puck: Zuzha Yu is the daughter of the original Puck. She has superhuman strength, speed, and agility.
• Yukon Jack: Also known as Yukotujakzurjimozoata, he is a mysterious man from a primitive tribe, bought from his father by Sasquatch. He can create bone-like weapons and emit powerful beams of light.

The second six-issue story arc, entitled "Waxing Poetic," saw the return of original team members, including Guardian, Vindicator, Puck, and Shaman. Centennial is a fictional character, a superhero featured in the publications of Marvel Comics, notably Alpha Flight Categories: | ... Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Major Mapleleaf is the name of two characters from the Alpha Flight series. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Nemesis is the name of two fictional superheroines (or possibly only one) in the Marvel Comics 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 // Puck (real name Eugene Milton Judd) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in 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 // Puck (real name Eugene Milton Judd) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... Yukon Jack (real name Yukotujakzurjimozoata ) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ...

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

Omega Flight

Promotional art for Omega Flight.
Art by Scott Kolins.

Alpha Flight (the team consisting of Sasquatch, Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, Major Mapleleaf II and both Pucks) were brutally attacked by a new villain, "The Collective", in Marvel's New Avengers #16. Their bodies were left in the Yukon Territory as The Collective continued on to the United States. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 394 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (526 × 800 pixel, file size: 148 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Image of Omega Flight by artist Scott Kolins. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 394 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (526 × 800 pixel, file size: 148 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Image of Omega Flight by artist Scott Kolins. ... Scott Kolins is an illustrator for multiple different comic books. ... Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Guardian (James Mac MacDonald Hudson, a. ... Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson, a. ... Shaman is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of Alpha Flight. ... Major Mapleleaf is the name of two 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 // Puck (real name Eugene Milton Judd) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ...

The Alpha Flight title will be relaunched as Omega Flight in April, 2007 as a five-issue mini-series [1]. The new series will be written by Michael Avon Oeming and drawn by Scott Kolins. The status of the current roster is known to be Beta Ray Bill [2], U.S. Agent, Arachne, "someone in a Guardian suit", and Talisman, with a recovered Sasquatch appearing as well, but unconfirmed if he'll be a part of the team or not. Omega Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ... Mike Oeming at Heroes Con 2006. ... Scott Kolins is an illustrator for multiple different comic books. ... Beta Ray Bill is a fictional alien in the Marvel Universe created by Walt Simonson as a brief rival, then friend and ally to Thor. ... U.S. Agent (John Walker, formerly the second Super-Patriot and the sixth Captain America) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Arachne (real name Julia Carpenter, née Cornwall) is a fictional character and a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Guardian (James Mac MacDonald Hudson, a. ... Name: Elizabeth Twoyoungmen First Appearance: Alpha Flight vol. ... Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Villains

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

• Great Beasts
• Master of the World
• The Plodex
• Deadly Ernest
• Jerry Jaxon and Omega Flight
• The Derangers
• Gilded Lily
• Dreamqueen
• Pestilence
• Pink Pearl

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Collections

• Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 1, collecting Alpha Flight (volume 1) #1-8
• Alpha Flight Vol. 1: You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me, collecting Alpha Flight (volume 3) #1-6
• Alpha Flight Vol. 2: Waxing Poetic, collecting Alpha Flight (volume 3) #7-12

Appearances in other media

X-Men The Animated Series

Alpha Flight was seen on the X-men animated episode "Repo Man." Vindicator (Mac Hudson, who had renamed himself Guardian in the comics) and the Canadian Alpha Flight capture Wolverine. 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 X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ... Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson, a. ...

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.

See also

• List of Flight Members
• Beta Flight
• Omega Flight

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External links

• AlphaFlight.net
• Alpha Flight Issue and Plot Lines