Re: The Captain Britain Thread

[tony ingram]

Rumours are circulating that Paul Cornell might be leaving DC for Marvel. Would it be too much to hope that we might see him writing CB again...?

[tony ingram]

An interesting bit of trivia; a page from IPC's proposed Captain Britain comic from 1973, drawn by Eric Bradbury. This was three years before the creation of the Marvel character, but it never got beyond the stage of a mock-up first issue...

[Sam_Vimes]

That costume looks familiar. Did somebody re-use that?

[tony ingram]

That costume looks familiar. Did somebody re-use that?

No, but it does look very reminiscent of an earler character, Young Marvelman. Or at least, it does to me.

[Sam_Vimes]

Yeah, that's what it is! Thanks, Tony, that was itching in my ears.

[tony ingram]

Brian Bendis has managed to get British Marvel fandom up in arms with one panel in the preview for the next issue of Guardians of the Galaxy, in which Iron Man randomly dismisses Captain Britain as being "not any good". Long time readers may remember that a few years back, Bendis similarly pissed off Canadian Marvel fans by pointlessly killing off Alpha Flight. Who's next, I wonder? Meantime, CB fans everywhere are boycotting Bendis's books before the issue is even out! Way to go, Brian!

[Lucy Ingram]

I wouldn't believe what Iron Man says. He's a pillock.

[tony ingram]

I wouldn't believe what Iron Man says. He's a pillock.

He certainly is when Bendis is writing him.

[MajorHoy]

I wouldn't believe what Iron Man says. He's a pillock.

He certainly is when Bendis is writing him.

I tend to avoid Brian Bendis' books, and I wasn't even aware he had Iron Man dis Captain Britain.

[Lucy Ingram]

This means WAR! *aims peashooter at USA*

[tony ingram]

The irritating thing is, in having Iron Man effectively dismiss CB in one throwaway line, he completely invalidated the previous relationship beteween the characters (which he was probably completely unaware of, since he doesn't bother to do research) developed in the Iron Age limited series (which established that they were friends) and earlier in the original Knights of Pendragon book (where they served together).

[Lucy Ingram]

Maybe they had the friendship equivalent of a lovers' tiff, and Iron Man is all like, "I don't like you any more!" but they'll eventually make it up.

[MajorHoy]

The irritating thing is, in having Iron Man effectively dismiss CB in one throwaway line, he completely invalidated the previous relationship beteween the characters (which he was probably completely unaware of, since he doesn't bother to do research) developed in the Iron Age limited series (which established that they were friends) and earlier in the original Knights of Pendragon book (where they served together).

Maybe they had the friendship equivalent of a lovers' tiff, and Iron Man is all like, "I don't like you any more!" but they'll eventually make it up.

Or maybe one of the Iron Man (Men) was really a Skrull?
(And Tony wasn't hitting the booze again when he said that, was he?)

[Lucy Ingram]

Which Tony?

[tony ingram]

Which Tony?

He is referring to Mr Stark.

[Lucy Ingram]

I genuinely wasn't sure

[MajorHoy]

By the way, how many variations in outfits has Captain Britain had over the years?
(I know it's nowhere near as many different costumes as Janet had as The Wasp, but . . . )

[Lucy Ingram]

The red one with a lion on it, and the one after that, and the 'stealth' version, and a couple of others.

[MajorHoy]

The red one with a lion on it, and the one after that, and the 'stealth' version, and a couple of others.

I was sort of hoping for something a wee bit more . . . visual.

[tony ingram]

Well, to start with (there are more, but I'll have to find images) there were his original costume (designed by Herb Trimpe)...



His second costume (designed by Alan Davis)...



His third, from Excalibur...


That bloody awful Britanic costume (designed by a blind chimp)...



And his Excalibur stealth costume (sorry, no idea without checking)...



Then his King of Otherworld costume...



Plus his New Excalibur costume...



And his MI13 costume.

[Lucy Ingram]

The red one with a lion on it, and the one after that, and the 'stealth' version, and a couple of others.

I was sort of hoping for something a wee bit more . . . visual.

Sorry. I was on my phone at the time.

[tony ingram]

Not sure this counts as a Captain Britain costume since they're different characters, but Lionheart did call herself Captain Britain, briefly...

[Lucy Ingram]

Another one who's stolen the boots

[tony ingram]

Another one who's stolen the boots

And unlike Killraven, she's sprayed the damn things white just to add insult to injury!

[Lucy Ingram]

And what on Earth is she doing with that curtain pole?

[tony ingram]

And what on Earth is she doing with that curtain pole?

From the menacing glare, I'd say she's contemplating inserting it into someone...

[Lucy Ingram]

Is it meant to be some sort of mystical quarterstaff or something? 'Cos it looks like a curtain pole.

[tony ingram]

It is a little known fact that there were actually three mystical objects chosen by Merlyn, not two: the Sword of Might, the Amulet of Right and the Curtain Pole of Night.

[Lucy Ingram]

Flipping bourgeois British and their obsession with home furnishings   

[MajorHoy]

Flipping bourgeois British and their obsession with home furnishings   

Tell me about it . . . there's another site I visit that constantly gets spam about kitchen upgrades in the U.K. (What's all that about?)

Kitchens Direct UK. Thirty Ex Display Kitchens To Clear. http://www.exdisplaykitchens1.co.uk £ 595 Each with appliances.

[tony ingram]

Please, let's keep this site kitchen-free!

[MajorHoy]

It is a little known fact that there were actually three mystical objects chosen by Merlyn, not two: the Sword of Might, the Amulet of Right and the Curtain Pole of Night.

[Lucy Ingram]

Please, let's keep this site kitchen-free!

That was unexpectedly heartfelt. What gives?

[tony ingram]

You would have to have spent time on the DCU forums to understand...

[Lucy Ingram]

You were haunted by kitchens, yes?

[MajorHoy]

You were haunted by kitchens, yes?

I guess it's a little-known fact that Dickens originally planned to call his Christmas tale "A Kitchen Carol" with Scrooge as a successful but lonely and miserly baker visited by the spirits of Kitchen Past, Kitchen Present, and Kitchen-Yet-To-Be-Remodeled.

He eventually satisfied his bug for a holiday tale focusing on the home with "The Cricket on the Hearth".

[MajorHoy]

Have you folks seen the solicitation for October's Amazing Spider-Man #7?

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7

DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)
Variant Cover by JAVIER PULIDO
DEADPOOL 75th VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HASBRO VARAINT COVER BY TBA
STOMP OUT BULLYING VARIANT COVER BY TBA

• Peer over the EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE!
• Spidey teams up with Ms. Marvel in a high-flying (stepping in Kamala’s case) adventure!
• Who is Spider-UK and what does he have to do with SPIDER-VERSE?

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

I wonder if Captain Britain may get drawn into this?

[tony ingram]

That has me intrigued. And I also reallylike the new Ms Marvel, so that helps...

[MajorHoy]

That has me intrigued. And I also reallylike the new Ms Marvel, so that helps...

Does the new Ms. Marvel have strange growing/stretching abilities like Elasti-Girl from Doom Patrol?

[tony ingram]

She does, though I hadn't made the connection until now.

[Lucy Ingram]

What else can she do?

[tony ingram]

She can also change her appearance to look like anyone she chooses. I don't think Elasti-Girl could do that.

[Lucy Ingram]

I'd change my appearance to look like Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Or David Tennant.

[tony ingram]

I'd change my appearance to look like Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Or David Tennant.

David Tennant!!!? In Rassilon's name, isn't one of him enough?

[Lucy Ingram]

I just like the way he looks.

[MajorHoy]

I just like the way he looks.

Why not



Patrick Troughton?

[Lucy Ingram]

Why not Patrick Troughton?

Awwww yeah! Now you're talking!

[MajorHoy]

. . .
That bloody awful Britanic costume (designed by a blind chimp)...



. . . And his MI13 costume.

I'm sorry, but those look like he's in his jammies.

[tony ingram]

You can't beat the classic Alan Davis design.

[Lucy Ingram]

My favourite is the MI13 costume, which does not look like pyjamas.

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