The series manages to tell its own complete story though, not relying upon the crossover event to drive the actual story, instead managing to integrate current events in the Marvel Universe seamlessly into the overall narrative. This series is set firmly in the Marvel Universe, as the initial few issues deal directly with a newly empowered Attuma, hot on the heels of his becoming one of the Worthy during Marvel’s Fear Itself crossover event. Although the mini-series had a dramatic history, debuting as a mini-series, getting upgraded to an ongoing, and then demoted back to a mini-series, all within an eight-issue span, it managed to remain a well-written and gorgeously illustrated book, which brought the classic Alpha Flight team back to the forefront, after being sadly absent for far too long. With that being said, when a new Alpha Flight book was solicited last year as a mini-series coming out of Fear Itself, I was only excited when I found out that the book would focus on a team comprising the most memorable and classic members of the team.
For fans of Alpha Flight, it just wasn’t right, and the limited series didn’t have much impact, with most of the characters in the book soon showing up in other places, far from the team.
That book, although entertaining, featured a cast of mostly Americans or aliens, instead of actual Canadian superheroes. The last book that Marvel published with the name Flight in the title was Omega Flight a book published shortly after the conclusion of Civil War, and featured a new team forming to protect the people of Canada, as Alpha Flight had perished not long before Civil War had begun.
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