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 and we take some time at the end of this episode to  sum up our thoughts on his now completed run.But before all that! There are three issues to get through as we wrap up the pseudo-Guardian storyline and learn what new and even dumber hijinks Roger Bochs and Walter-Box can get themselves up to. Oh, and Shaman pretty much crashes out. It’s quite the episode!Next episode: THE MANTLO ERA BEGINS!!!In this episode, Chris:stakes a lot on Heather still being humanliterally edits a joke as we record…so Tom left that WHOLE process indeclares his undying love for Rick Parker. Which…fairgoes…places with a discussion of robosexuality which is only going to be available on Patreon. Because Tom doesn’t need that smokeand Tom:doesn’t really nail the Madison Jeffries voice and will strive to do better next timeis getting some real whiplash with all this “will they or won’t they” re: killing Walthad to listen to that robosexual riff a few times too manyIssues covered:Secret Wars 2 #4 - “Love Is The Answer” - cover date October 1985Scripter is Jim ShooterPenciler is Al MilgromInkers are Leialoha and RubensteinLeterrers are J Rose. & Friends Colorist is Max ScheduleEditor is Bob BudianskiAlpha Flight #28 - “Crossover” - cover date November 1985Words and picture by John Byrne for the last timeInking Assist by Keith WilliamsColors by Andy YanchusLetters by friend of the pod Rick ParkerEdited by Dennis O’NeilWith Jim Shooter as Editor In ChiefIncredible Hulk #313 - "Hook Line and Sinker" - cover date November 1985Story by Bill MantloArt by Mike Mignola and Gerry TalaocLetters by Jim NovakColors by Bob SharenEditor Carl PottsEditor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight with Chris and Tom is brought to you by the Excelsior Embroidery Company, a subsidiary of the Roxxon Corporation.  This week’s special is a very cool sketchy Black Panther design, available in several color combos to fit in any kitchen or bathroom.  You can see this towel and hundreds of other designs at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.comCheck us out at The Why Not Pod to leave us a comment or email us at [email protected]; we love to (try to) answer your questions about Alpha Flight!Elevator music by music_for_video from PixabayWritten, produced, and edited by Chris Baker and Tom FlynnMusic:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron FrenzyFollow us on these platforms:InstagramTikTokImgurYouTubePatreon