Tag: Bill Mantlo

  • Episode 45: 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 Read more

  • Episode 23: “Bills, Bills, Bills”

    Episode 23: “Bills, Bills, Bills”

    Here we go! The Mantlo era has begun! Only one issue today as we get our feet under us a bit. And what with all the sturm und drang we (Chris) injected in anticipation of this run…it might not be terrible? Or, more accurately, parts will be rough and other parts will be great and Read more

  • Episode 22: “Au Revoir, Jean-Byrne”

    Episode 22: “Au Revoir, Jean-Byrne”

    Welcome to Why Not?!, Episode 22: “Au revoir, Jean-Byrne” Well, folks, this is it: the end of the line for our good buddy and creator of Alpha Flight, John Byrne. Issue 28 is his last on the title, as he moves on to The Incredible Hulk and, very soon, Superman. It’s been quite the ride Read more