Welcome to Why Not?! Episode 26: “Tall Tale”

Do you ever feel like you’re just talking to yourself most of the time? Just Tom? Because he spends swaths of this episode doing voices? Ok. Just Tom.

It’s time for that episode folks. THAT episode. Wherein we learn how Puck came to be…Puck…according to Bill Mantlo. But! We make the most of it. We think.

In this episode, Chris:

• brings back an oldie, but a goodie, sound effect
• really wants to see Harrison Ford take out Puck
• tries out a new sign off?

and Tom:

• is more than a touch flummoxed by the…necromancy?...committed to give Heather her suit
• kinda struggles w/ Northstar & Aurora’s accents: he’ll do better next time
• says “immensely black storm cloud” and wonders what language even is anymore

Alpha Flight #32 - “Tall Tales” - cover date March 1986
Writer is Bill Mantlo
Penciler is John Bogdanove
Inker is Gerry Talaoc
Letterer is Jim Novak
Colorist is Bob Sharen
Editor is Carl Potts
and Jim Shooter as Editor In Chief

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Airhorn sound effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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Welcome to Why Not?! Episode 25: “Pucking Around and Finding Out”

Well we’re back from C2E2 and boy howdy was that a good time. Great meeting folks and finding out just how many folks can recognize Puck in the wild (and were incredibly excited to see the costume!). We’re back in your ears today with a deep dive on issue 31 and the return of Deadly Ernest.

In this episode, Chris:

• does an incredible amount of Puck voicework. Really think he’s only going to speak as Puck in the very near future
• recounts the worst job he ever had, which does connect to this issue. Sort of

and Tom:

• theorizes John Byrne may have held his characters and their lives hostage
• gets a basic Canada fact wrong, which is very much not his role on this podcast

Alpha Flight #31 - “The Grateful Dead” - cover date February 1986
Writer is Bill Mantlo
Pencils by Mike Mignola
Inks by Gerry Talaoc
Letters by Jim Novak
Colors by Bob Sharen
Editor is Carl Potts
and Jim Shooter as Editor in Chief

Why Not?! Read Alpha Flight is brought to you by the Excelsior Embroidery Company which is happy to mail you a nerdy iron on patch, kitchen towel, tote bag, or anything else embroiderable! This week we’re featuring a new design, it’s a mini Alpha Flight icon patch that’ll fit on anything you could imagine and listeners can get one for free! For a limited time, go to excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com to make any purchase and use the code ALPHAN to get this little guy tossed in your order for free.

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Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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What the title says! We'll be at C2E2 Friday, April 11, 2025 and Saturday, April 12, 2025, just hanging out and taking it all in. And we'll be in costume. Alphan costumes.

So if you're nearby and have the time, you should come. Not just because of us. But mostly because of us. And if you're not nearby, you can engage vicariously through our socials.

Tom never thought he'd dress up for a con. The things we do...

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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