Alpha Flight by John Byrne
John Byrne
Story era 04 · Streets and Legends
Byrne’s Alpha Flight develops the Canadian team from its X-Men appearances into an ensemble with its own conflicts and history.
Setup & reading order
- After Alpha Flight #29
Byrne’s complete core run is finished; the later included reunions are optional codas.
Optional context & path
Path: Alpha Flight. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach · Fantastic Four by John Byrne.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
The books
Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus
Book 1 of 1 · Streets and Legends
Byrne spins the Canadian team out of its X-Men appearances into a complete creator run.
See reading checkpoints9781302952716Planned edition#109, #120, #121, #139, #140#8#18#83–84#272, #313#1–29#1–2#1–2#7X-Men #109, #120–121 and #139–140, X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #1–2, Alpha Flight #4 and Hulk #272 repeat in the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Hulk collections. Read those encounters once as part of Alpha Flight’s story here, while Marvel Team-Up Annual #7 supplies only its Alpha Flight feature.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
X-Men (1963) #109X-Men (1963) #120X-Men (1963) #121Show exact issues
X-Men (1963) #139X-Men (1963) #140Show exact issues
X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #1X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #2Show exact issues
Alpha Flight (1983) #4Show exact issues
Incredible Hulk (1968) #272Things to know
- The broad creator volume repeats several X-Men/Hulk appearances and adds later reunion stories.