Alpha Flight #101

Puck pays his respects at James MacDonald Hudson’s funeral along with the rest of Alpha Flight.

Judd is with Heather at Mac’s grave and she tells him that Mac’s death has affected her differently this time. He returns with her and the rest of the team, in uniform, for the funeral service. Later on, Diamond Lil has her biopsy, and Judd is there when she learns her cyst is benign.

Notes of Interest:

1) The initial scene at the gravesite is reminiscent of Byrne’s depiction waaay back in Alpha Flight #13 - down to what they’re wearing.

2) Judd is moved to tears during the service.

WTF? Moment: Now for something completely absurd – Judd’s reaction to the news of Lil’s cyst. He’s drawn like a little boy who’s been told he can have some ice cream rather than someone who just heard some terrific news concerning the health of a fellow Alphan. Tom Morgan’s work isn’t terrible, but most of Marvel’s titles developed a Liefeld-esque quality to them around this time, Alpha Flight included, – which leads me to…

WTF? Moment #2: While this issue didn’t mark the end of my collecting days for Alpha Flight, it did mark the beginning of the end.