We stand on guard for thee: Scott Lobdell talks to The Pulse about his return to "Alpha Flight":

"The goal was originally 'Come work on some X-MEN projects with us ...' but when I said 'Woo hoo!' it turned out that the departure of Grant Morrison had thrown the X-world into something of a work in progress. Because of the status of the characters are all up in the air at this moment, it was decided I should concentrate on a perifpheral peripheral 'ghetto' of the X-verse. I had submitted two pretty developed proposals ... one for ALPHA FLIGHT and one for a European based team of young mutants, THE HELLIONS. Joe Quesada read both and said 'I like the characters in ALPHA FLIGHT and the tone of HELLIONS -- can you combine them?' It has been a hoot."