Comments on: Captain Britain and MI:13 #1 http://www.alternatecover.com/2008/05/16/captain-britain-and-mi13-1/ A new comic review EVERY weekday! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Darren Wilson http://www.alternatecover.com/2008/05/16/captain-britain-and-mi13-1/#comment-535 Darren Wilson Fri, 23 May 2008 11:50:31 +0000 http://comicsdaily.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-535 AT LAST!!! Captain Britain by a British writer! Sounds like a no brainer but for so long this has not been the case. New Excalibur was appaling and the Captain has been treated as an idiot by soooo many. Only Alan Moore or Alan Davis seemed to know how to treat him with respect. Please though do not let this be the end of Brian Braddock as the nations protector, the dire Kelsey Leigh version of Captain Britain has forever tainted my memory. Hopefully we will get to see Mr Braddock fulfil his potential in this title as he states to be the symbol for his country that Steve Rogers was. Also with such a toybox of characters to play with I would love to see Union Jack and Motormouth make appearances here. Paul Cornell has been brilliant for Doctor Who (who is quite heavily tied into marvel UK continuity despite them trying to avoid it, Death's Head anyone? The original, not the small head-big body-personality bypass version), so I dearly hope this will continue for a looooong time, however my faith in Marvel has always been a onesided affair.... AT LAST!!! Captain Britain by a British writer! Sounds like a no brainer but for so long this has not been the case. New Excalibur was appaling and the Captain has been treated as an idiot by soooo many. Only Alan Moore or Alan Davis seemed to know how to treat him with respect. Please though do not let this be the end of Brian Braddock as the nations protector, the dire Kelsey Leigh version of Captain Britain has forever tainted my memory. Hopefully we will get to see Mr Braddock fulfil his potential in this title as he states to be the symbol for his country that Steve Rogers was. Also with such a toybox of characters to play with I would love to see Union Jack and Motormouth make appearances here. Paul Cornell has been brilliant for Doctor Who (who is quite heavily tied into marvel UK continuity despite them trying to avoid it, Death’s Head anyone? The original, not the small head-big body-personality bypass version), so I dearly hope this will continue for a looooong time, however my faith in Marvel has always been a onesided affair….

]]> By: Michael Warren http://www.alternatecover.com/2008/05/16/captain-britain-and-mi13-1/#comment-534 Michael Warren Fri, 16 May 2008 21:10:58 +0000 http://comicsdaily.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-534 I thought it was brilliant as well. I was going back and forth as to whether to get it, since I haven't really encountered any of the characters before, but I picked it up anyway since it's Cornell. It's a nice, simplistic cover style - reminds me a bit of the <i>Civil War</i> dress (which I much preferred over what I got after the end of the event, in most cases). I thought it was brilliant as well. I was going back and forth as to whether to get it, since I haven’t really encountered any of the characters before, but I picked it up anyway since it’s Cornell.

It’s a nice, simplistic cover style - reminds me a bit of the Civil War dress (which I much preferred over what I got after the end of the event, in most cases).

]]> By: Seb Patrick http://www.alternatecover.com/2008/05/16/captain-britain-and-mi13-1/#comment-533 Seb Patrick Fri, 16 May 2008 19:44:51 +0000 http://comicsdaily.wordpress.com/?p=372#comment-533 Agree with most of this, although I'd probably have been a bit more enthusiastic - I REALLY enjoyed this. It was jam packed with stuff, and yes, some of it was a bit difficult to follow if you're not immersed in Marvel, but what it DID do effectively was tie in to Secret Invasion without assuming prior knowledge - it laid out the Skrulls as a threat and concisely explained what they can do. "John Lennon" was fantastic, too. My only gripe is that Wisdom didn't get to show a huge amount of characte - but I'm sure that's going to change as it goes on and he gets thrust into the centre even more. Also really liked Kirk's artwork - more than a shade of Bryan Hitch about it - and yep, agree with you on the trade dress, it's lovely. Agree with most of this, although I’d probably have been a bit more enthusiastic - I REALLY enjoyed this. It was jam packed with stuff, and yes, some of it was a bit difficult to follow if you’re not immersed in Marvel, but what it DID do effectively was tie in to Secret Invasion without assuming prior knowledge - it laid out the Skrulls as a threat and concisely explained what they can do. “John Lennon” was fantastic, too. My only gripe is that Wisdom didn’t get to show a huge amount of characte - but I’m sure that’s going to change as it goes on and he gets thrust into the centre even more.

Also really liked Kirk’s artwork - more than a shade of Bryan Hitch about it - and yep, agree with you on the trade dress, it’s lovely.

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