Skrulls and Crumpets
Following Chris Claremont’s run on New Excalibur, Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Wisdom) takes over Britain’s premier Marvel super team. The Skrulls are invading, and Captain Britain and Wisdom’s team from Wisdom are fighting the Secret Invasion Skrulls as they attempt to conquer Avalon, the source of Britain’s magic.
Cornell has already proved himself a clever, witty writer with Wisdom where he created fun, unique characters like the Skrull Beatles and Captain Midlands. This kind of wanton absurdity, treated seriously, is a fun way to explore comics. Also, as a British writer, Cornell does not use this issue to name drop and establish the non-American setting and writers more about the super hero action.
All in all, a fun book. One of the only comics I’m looking forward to read each month.
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Images courtesy Marvel
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Matt Knicl
My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Captain Britain and MI-13 #4 (Capes & Cowls » Blog Archive » Captain Britain and MI-13 #4) says:
(Posted August 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm)
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