Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight with Chris & Tom

Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight w/ Chris & Tom
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  1. Why Not?! Watch a Movie: Fantastic Four: First Steps

    5 days ago

    Why Not?! Watch a Movie: Fantastic Four: First Steps

    We'll be back with more Alpha Flight chat in July, but in anticipation of the big blockbuster season we have in front of us (that seemingly will extend to December so buckle up, folks!), we're releasing our episode on Fantastic Four: First Steps. This went up last summer on the Patreon, but it seemed a good time to release it into the wild. Let us know if you'd like our takes on any of the movies soon-to-release (I mean, we'll cover Spider-Man, don't you worry): I, Tom, kinda think we'll have to do The Odyssey, but I'm just writing this now and haven't mentioned it to Chris, so please let us know you want us to do that one such that he'll have no choice... Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    1hr 15min
  2. "Mein Flight"

    9 Jun

    "Mein Flight"

    Episode 49: “Mein Flight” Tom is stuck on the train for a while so Chris has seized control of the means of production and is posting this week’s episode.  No more will you be subjected to witty and clever show notes, no my comrades, we shall democratize the show notes!  No more will there be highbrow phrasing!  Or references to books in languages other than English!  It shall be Walt’s dick and “I’ve seen that movie” jokes into the glorious future of the podcast!   We continue our struggle through the Hudnall era this episode.  We’re getting through it as fast as we can, folks.  Here's the link to the article about the Great Date Change in November of 1989 we mentioned.   Viva la lowbrow! Viva la revolucion! Issues Covered: Alpha Flight #76, titled Bad News, cover date November 1989 Our familiar crew brought us this one, James D Hudnall writing John Calimee penciling Mike Manley on inks Janice Chiang on letters Bob Sharen on colors Marc McLaurin as associate editor Carl Potts as the Editor And Tom DeFalco as Chief Prosecutor Alpha Flight #77 titled Shattered Design, cover date mid-november 1989 Credits are the same as last issue except Mac McLaurin is now Managing Editor Alpha Flight #78, titled Omens, cover date December 1989.   Back to our regular creative team And I guess technically #79-80.   Why Not Read Alpha Flight is brought to you by listeners like you, who subscribe to our Patreon.  And from the Excelsior Embroidery Company, proud supporter of the Eugene Judd Home For Wayward Youth, whose mission is to ensure the next generation of street smart toughs gets put through hell to properly prepare them for the future.  This week excelsior is featuring a patch of the familiar X-Men icon but in the brown and orange tones of Wolverine's classic John Byrne costume.  See this and hundreds more designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store.   Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    54 min
  3. Why Not?! Watch a Movie: V for Vendetta

    25 May

    Why Not?! Watch a Movie: V for Vendetta

    Hey folks! As covered in the opening, Tom caught a cold and lost his voice, so we weren’t able to get a new Why Not?! recorded for this week. We’ll be back with more of…Hudnall’s…take on the team in a couple weeks, but not wanting to leave you in the lurch we’re releasing our conversation on the 2005 film V for Vendetta (and a bit on the comic itself) from behind the Patreon paywall. Which is a reminder that we have a Patreon and will be posting to it pretty regularly moving forward, so if you want to hear about some of our non-AF interests or just want to buy us a coffee, do sign up. In the meantime, we invite you to remember the 5th of November and a comic/movie that somehow feels even more relevant today… Music this episode is from Zanzibar Records Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    1hr 7min
  4. "The One Where Tom Flips a Table"

    11 May

    "The One Where Tom Flips a Table"

    Episode 48: “The One Where Tom Flips a Table” Folks, this was a tough episode to get done. Not because of anything in our lives, no sir, but because of the issues covered. Tom really broke this time (as did Chris). It’s certainly one of our loosest episodes but you’ll get those sometimes. We do still have a pleasant time (even if Tom did take off his headphones and walk away for a while at one point (let us know which time you think that happened)) and in addition to these two…issues…discuss meme fame, soft rock-jazz fusion music, and Chris invents a new word. Alpha Flight #74 - “Dark Reflections” - cover date September 1989 Written by James Hudnall Pencils by John Calimee Inks by Mike Manley Colors by Bob Sharen Lettering by Janice Chiang Edited by Marc McLaurin, Carl Potts and Tom DeFalco Alpha Flight #75 - “Tigers In The Rain” - cover date October 1989 Written by James Hudnall Pencils by John Calimee Inks by Mike Manley Colors by Bob Sharen Lettering by Janice Chiang Marc McLaurin is Mighty Fine Associate Editor Carl Potts is Just Married and Tom DeFalco is Editor In Chief Why Not?! is brought to you by listeners like you who subscribe to our Patreon, and the Excelsior Embroidery Company, this week featuring a lovely script patch that reads “Biggest Slut At the Public LIbrary”. See this and hundreds more designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not?! can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store. Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    38 min
  5. "See You at the Crossroads"

    28 Apr

    "See You at the Crossroads"

    Episode 47: “See You at the Crossroads” Well, we’ve bicc’ed off most of the Mantlo threads and are into Hudnall proper. We cover three issues this week and they’re…interesting?! [upward vocal fry] We get into some of the neat things going on in these pages and a lot of the not-so-neat things. We also discuss Malört, losing Beta Flight for the next while, AI chatbots, and Goethe and The Sorrows of Young Werther. So kind of a typical episode for us, we suppose. Issues discussed: Alpha Flight #71 - “Power Plays” - cover date June 1989 Writer is James D. Hudnall Penciler is John Calimee Inker is Mike Manley Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc McLaurin and Tom Defalco is the Editor in Power Alpha Flight #72 - “End Game” - cover date July 1989 Writer is James D. Hudnall Guest Artist is Gerry Talaoc Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc McLaurin and Tom Defalco is the Editor in Wonderland Alpha Flight #73 - “Homeward Bound” - cover date August 1989 Writer is James D. Hudnall Penciler is John Calimee Inker is Mike Manley Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc McLaurin and Tom Defalco is the Still Not Canadian Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight is brought to you by The Excelsior Embroidery Company. This week Excelsior is featuring a patch that looks like a charged playing card from Gambit: it’s pretty neat.  See this and hundreds more designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not?! can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store.   Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    56 min
  6. "What the Hudnall?!"

    14 Apr

    "What the Hudnall?!"

    Episode 46: “What the Hudnall?!” …and thus does the James D. Hudnall era begins… And we’re befuddled. It’s a rough start but hope springs eternal! We’ve a ton more Talisman, a new old face returns (much to Tom’s chagrin), and we simply burn off a whole mess of plotlines. Oh, and we set a record for the number of deaths in a single episode. So that’s something… Issues discussed: Alpha Flight #67 -“The Ties That Bind” - cover date February 1989 Script by James D. Hudnall Pencils by Hugh Haynes Inks by Gerry Talaoc Letters by Janice Chiang Colors by Bob Sharen Associates by Marc McLaurin Edits by Carl Potts and Tom DeFalco as Archaeologist in Chief Alpha Flight # 68 - “All That We Are” - cover date March 1989 Script by James D. Hudnall Pencils by John Calimee Inks by Sam Delarosa Letters by Janice Chiang Colors by Bob Sharen Associates by Marc McLaurin Edits by Carl Potts and Tom DeFalco as in Here Alpha Flight #69 - “And All That We Seem…” - cover date April 1989 Script by James D. Hudnall Pencils by Hugh Haynes Inks by Hilary Barta Letters by Janice Chiang Colors by Bob Sharen Associates by Marc McLaurin Edits by Carl Potts and Tom DeFalco  is the Dream Chief Alpha Flight #70 - “...is but a dream within a dream” - cover date May 1989 Script by James D. Hudnall Pencils by Hugh Haynes Inks by Hilary Barta, Sam Delarosa, and Jon Nyberg Letters by Janice Chiang Colors by Bob Sharen Associates by Marc McLaurin Edits by Carl Potts and Tom DeFalco  is “Not Canadian”\ Why Not Read Alpha Flight?! is made possible by listeners like you, who subscribe to our Patreon, and by the Excelsior Embroidery Company, part of the Roxxon family of companies and legally required to say it is proud to be an official Sponsor of the Donald J Trump America 250th celebration at the Donald J. Trump Center For the Arts and Chicken Wing Emporium, please don’t park in the Circle K’s lot they will tow you.  See the new Roxxon trucker hat and hundreds more designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not?! can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store. Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    47 min
  7. "Bill, Adieu"

    23 Mar

    "Bill, Adieu"

    Episode 45: “Bill, Adieu” Well, we’ve come to the end of Bill Mantlo’s run on Alpha Flight and, folks, he absolutely saved his best issue for last. It’s a wild and, frankly, incredibly well-accomplished issue as Manikin confronts his creator. Both a super-smart metacommentary and just an all-around solid story, it’s quite the issue to go out on. In this episode, Chris: gives some recommendations re: Puscifer’s best workdoes a great High Browand makes some great sound effectsand Tom: has a great time with Manikin’s attacks on “the Scribbler” who created himprobably does more talking as Knapp than he has any other character, which doesn’t feel awesometotally predicted that Knapp and Mantlo might have a heart-to-heart at some point and is damn proud of that random occurrenceIssue discussed: Alpha Flight #66 - “Killing Me Softly With His Word Processor” cover date January 1989 Writer is Bill Mantlo Penciler is Hugh Haynes  Inker is Gerry Talaoc Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc McLaurin and Tom Defalco is Head of the Class Why Not Read Alpha Flight is brought to you by listeners like you, who support our Patreon, and by the Excelsior Embroidery Company, a subsidiary of the Roxxon Corporation, celebrating 26 years of being the leading provider in vote counting technology.  This week, Excelsior is proud to feature a new Venture Brothers patch of Brock Sampson.  It’s the first new addition to the VB line in quite some time and there are more coming so be sure to follow the shop at  excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store. Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    1hr 8min
  8. "Keep Alpha Flight Weird!!!"

    9 Mar

    "Keep Alpha Flight Weird!!!"

    In our penultimate episode covering Bill Mantlo's run on Alpha Flight things. get. weird. But quite interesting, too, as Wanda works some things out and Madison, well, Madison discovers the past isn't always done with you. Really interesting episodes but just kinda weird, too. But, hey, that's not such a bad thing is it? Issues discussed: Alpha Flight #64 - "God War/inside title: "Where There's A Will There's A Way" - cover date November 1988 Writer is Bill Mantlo Breakdown Penciller is Jim Lee Finisher is Al Milgrom Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc Mc Laurin and Tom DeFalco is Editor In Quirer Alpha Flight #65 - "When Robots Dream" - cover date December 1988 Writer is Bill Mantlo Guest Penciller is Hugh Haynes Inker is Al Milgrom Letterer is Janice Chiang Colorist is Bob Sharen Editor is Carl Potts Associate Editor is Marc Mc Laurin and Tom De Falco is Somnambulist In Chief This episode is brought to you by listeners like you, who subscribe to our Patreon. And by the Excelsior Embroidery Company, turning thread into thunder with great comics themed patches like the new classic Captain America shield design reinterpreted in white, pink and blue, available for order now so you’re all set for Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, 2026.  See this and hundreds more designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com, where listeners of Why Not?! can use the coupon code WN503 to get 50 percent off any 3 items in the store. Written, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom Flynn Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy Follow us on these platforms: Instagram TikTok Imgur YouTube Patreon

    56 min
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