The creators: Ed Brisson (Predator) & Scott Godlewski (Batman vs. Robin)
The pitch: Alpha Flight has beforehand labored with the X-Males previously, however extra just lately, they’ve been working as an extension of the spacefaring group SWORD in books resembling Captain Marvel. The brand new mini returns them to their Canadian roots, and have them sponsored by the federal government as they “de-escalate the mutant battle by any means mandatory.”
Heading up that workforce is Puck, Snowbird, Guardian, and Shaman, and so they’ve additionally received some Canada-made Sentinels on their facet if issues with the mutants get too nasty. (Or somewhat, when.) In its five-issue miniseries, the titular workforce will likely be going up towards their former mates Northstar, Aurora, Nemesis, and Daken, now going beneath the codename Fang.
Alpha Flight #1 will launch on August 16.
