How about making an intergrated png loader for the engine then?
So that a png without Alphachannel gets loaded as such.

Some small recent games of mine:
Griefer 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/griefer4k.html
Kobold 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/kobold.html
Cave 4k http://damocles11.byethost9.com/cave4k.html