10 Criminally Underrated Marvel Comics You Must Read

Of the many things Canada is known for, not many know that they had their own superteam for a time. Exploding from the pages of Chris Claremont’s Uncanny X-Men, Alpha Flight was originally introduced as a government-run team sent to capture Wolverine, but became something more.

John Byrne pulls double-duty as both the writer and artist for the ongoing series, which actually starts by disbanding the team just to reform them without the government involvement. One of the greatest strengths of this book is that John Byrne knew the material. He’s a British-born American, but he was raised in Canada and that understanding of the setting brought about a unique feel to the characters, such as Shaman being from the First Nations or the dwarf acrobat, Puck.

Tack that all under an almost Lovecraftian overarching storyline about the Great Beasts, and the end result is one gripping read.

The title is known by enough people that there’s been numerous attempts at a relaunch, but the comic that started it all remains criminally underrated.