Alpha Flight Volume 1
Writers: Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente
Pencillers: Ben Oliver(.1 issue) and Dale Eaglesham (issues 1-4)
Inker: Andrew Hennessy
Issues Collected: .1, 1-4
Tentative Publishing Date: Jan. 11, 2012
During "The Chaos War" crossover, the dead members of Alpha Flight returned to life. Alpha Flight is reunited as Canada's super team. When the "Fear Itself" event hits Canada's shores, the people panic and turn to the newly elected Prime Minister Cody for guidance. Cody turns the people against Alpha Flight. One of their own betray them and label the team as traitors. Can Alpha Flight survive when their nation is hunting them down?
Pak and Van Lente have crafted a very interesting story. Every time it seems like Alpha Flight is making progress, they hit them with a new twist.
Eaglesham is one of my favorite pencillers in the business today. He embraces traditional comic art and takes it to a new level. It has been fun watching him progress from his work on Batman and Justice Society through the Fantastic Four and this title. I look forward to his next project.
The only downside to this is that the series was cancelled with the eighth issue. Pick up this collection and the following one. It is a fun super hero title that deserved more attention.
