Re: The Captain Britain Thread

by MajorHoy Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:15 am

Lucy McGough wrote:My favourite is the MI13 costume, which does not look like pyjamas.

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by **tony ingram** Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:01 am

I think of it as his ballet dancer outfit, actually.

by Lucy Ingram Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:03 am

Am I the only one who can recognise that it's a jolly good outfit?

by **tony ingram** Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:20 am

But where does he keep his keys?

by Lucy Ingram Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:28 am

He don't need no stinking keys! He's Captain Britain!

by MajorHoy Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:25 am

tony ingram wrote:I think of it as his ballet dancer outfit, actually.

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by **tony ingram** Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:30 am

Our national symbol deserves more respect, I feel...

by MajorHoy Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:55 am

tony ingram wrote:Our national symbol deserves more respect, I feel...

Perhaps that's true . . . in a different outfit.

by **tony ingram** Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:34 am

Perhaps if we gave him a shield with a big Union Jack on it?

by Lucy Ingram Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:30 am

YEAH!

by MajorHoy Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:14 pm

tony ingram wrote:Perhaps if we gave him a shield with a big Union Jack on it?

Why not a belt (pouches optional) and some gloves? (Helmet would be nice, too, but not necessary.)

by **tony ingram** Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:03 pm

What exactly do heroes keep in all those belt pouches? Sandwiches? A few Archie digests for whiling away the long rooftop patrols?

by MajorHoy Mon Jul 28, 2014 3:36 pm

tony ingram wrote:What exactly do heroes keep in all those belt pouches? Sandwiches? A few Archie digests for whiling away the long rooftop patrols?

A clean change of underwear? Bat-shark repellant?

by Lucy Ingram Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:12 pm

Breath mints?

by **tony ingram** Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:52 am

Lucy McGough wrote:Breath mints?

In Wolverine's case, probably.

by MajorHoy Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:17 am

By the way, has there been a Lieutenant Scotland (or anything similar)? Maybe a Suzy Scotland?

by **tony ingram** Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:45 am

Nope. There is a distinct lack of Scots superheroes.

by Lucy Ingram Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:13 am

Maybe they ALL have superpowers.

by Philip K Ditko Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:41 pm

Captain Clyde, written and drawn by Grant Morrison, is the only Scottish superhero I can think of, and I don't think his costume was flag-based.

by **tony ingram** Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:03 pm

Philip K Ditko wrote:Captain Clyde, written and drawn by Grant Morrison, is the only Scottish superhero I can think of, and I don't think his costume was flag-based.

I vaguely remember Captain Clyde. Or rather, seeing chunks of it in some Morrison retrospective. Fairly primitive stuff, as I recall.

by **tony ingram** Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:32 pm

Just found this little oddity in the pages of Marvel UK's Secret Wars #58

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by MajorHoy Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:36 pm

tony ingram wrote:
Philip K Ditko wrote:Captain Clyde, written and drawn by Grant Morrison, is the only Scottish superhero I can think of, and I don't think his costume was flag-based.
I vaguely remember Captain Clyde. Or rather, seeing chunks of it in some Morrison retrospective. Fairly primitive stuff, as I recall.

Grant Morrison's Captain Clyde

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XsVALQtGIZM/RnB2EY8hmEI/AAAAAAAABU8/nI3ORzxoSxI/s1600-h/Captain+Clyde+01.jpg

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XsVALQtGIZM/RnB2RI8hmFI/AAAAAAAABVE/y7nZ2POJfOY/s1600-h/Captain+Clyde+02.jpg

by **tony ingram** Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:41 pm

Hmm. very Jim Starlin...

by MajorHoy Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:21 pm

tony ingram wrote:Nope. There is a distinct lack of Scots superheroes.

Philip K Ditko wrote:Captain Clyde, written and drawn by Grant Morrison, is the only Scottish superhero I can think of, and I don't think his costume was flag-based.

Y'know, come to think of it, Wolfsbane (who had been part of Marvel's New Mutants) was Scottish, wasn't she?

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by Lucy Ingram Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:16 pm

Bloomin' convenient togs, those.

by **tony ingram** Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:26 am

MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:Nope. There is a distinct lack of Scots superheroes.
Philip K Ditko wrote:Captain Clyde, written and drawn by Grant Morrison, is the only Scottish superhero I can think of, and I don't think his costume was flag-based.
Y'know, come to think of it, Wolfsbane (who had been part of Marvel's New Mutants) was Scottish, wasn't she?

Very much so!

by **tony ingram** Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:26 pm

Happy 40th birthday to Captain Britain, whose first issue was dated 13th October 1976!

by Mbast1 Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:42 am

tony ingram wrote:Happy 40th birthday to Captain Britain, whose first issue was dated 13th October 1976!

I always find it weird when I'm older than characters I grew up reading or watching.

by **tony ingram** Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:57 am

Mbast1 wrote:
tony ingram wrote:Happy 40th birthday to Captain Britain, whose first issue was dated 13th October 1976!

I always find it weird when I'm older than characters I grew up reading or watching.

Well, if it makes you feel better, Brian Braddock was clearly supposed to be about 20 when he first appeared, so he should really be approaching 60 now in our terms.

Actually, that just makes me feel worse...

by Mbast1 Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:45 am

tony ingram wrote:Actually, that just makes me feel worse...

Yeah, that doesn't help me, either. Oh, well.

by **tony ingram** Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:35 am

Have you heard someone wants to make a Captain Britain TV series?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-36257379

by Mbast1 Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:36 pm

tony ingram wrote:Have you heard someone wants to make a Captain Britain TV series?

No, but it's a very cool idea. I hope it happens. And that the US gets to see it.

Also, isn't this a bit rough?

"Like many British people, the Captain has a prodigious appetite for alcohol"

Also, have you seen the prices for the editions of CB with Alan Moore's work? Ridiculous.

by **tony ingram** Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:35 pm

Mbast1 wrote:
tony ingram wrote:Have you heard someone wants to make a Captain Britain TV series?

No, but it's a very cool idea. I hope it happens. And that the US gets to see it.

Also, isn't this a bit rough?

"Like many British people, the Captain has a prodigious appetite for alcohol"

Also, have you seen the prices for the editions of CB with Alan Moore's work? Ridiculous.

I know. Though I find it gratifying that a run that I've always considered to be amongst Moore's best work is now getting the recognition it deserves, even if it is ludicrously overpriced. As to the alcohol comment, yes it's a bit rough, but not actually inaccurate...

by Lucy Ingram Sat Oct 29, 2016 3:13 pm

Brian Braddock doesn't drink that much...

by **tony ingram** Sat Oct 29, 2016 3:56 pm

Lucy McGough wrote:Brian Braddock doesn't drink that much...

I think a couple of American writers took one scene in one of the Delano issues with Brian drinking scotch as evidence that he's an alcoholic. You'll notice most American superheroes seem not to drink (except Wolverine, obviously).

by Lucy Ingram Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:00 pm

tony ingram wrote:I think a couple of American writers took one scene in one of the Delano issues with Brian drinking scotch as evidence that he's an alcoholic

Some Americans are weird.

by Mbast1 Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:20 pm

Lucy McGough wrote: Some Americans are weird.

You don't even know...

by Lucy Ingram Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:51 pm

To be fair, a lot of British people are weird too.

by **tony ingram** Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:07 pm

Lucy McGough wrote:To be fair, a lot of British people are weird too.

No, foreigners are weird-British people are endearingly eccentric. Especially if they're from the upper classes.

by Lucy Ingram Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:48 pm

How does one apply for membership of these 'upper classes'?

by **tony ingram** Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:21 am

Lucy McGough wrote:How does one apply for membership of these 'upper classes'?

I'm afraid one has to be enobled.
If you're not a nob, you can't get in.

by Lucy Ingram Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:22 am

Well, being nobbled is the last thing I want. Reckon I'll stick to being a prole. My brother Frankie and my dad already wear flat caps, so all I need now is a whippet. Ee, it's grim up North!

by Barry_Allen Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:45 pm

A new Marvel Uk super team coming next December!
The Union

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https://www.gamesradar.com/marvels-uk-super-team-the-union-forges-ahead-with-2020-debut/

by MajorHoy Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:11 pm

Barry_Allen wrote:A new Marvel Uk super team coming next December!
The Union

https://www.gamesradar.com/marvels-uk-super-team-the-union-forges-ahead-with-2020-debut/

There's also this from back in February:
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-brits-are-coming-meet-the-union-the-new-super-team-coming-in-empyre

And here are some character sketches:

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by **tony ingram** Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:27 pm

The characters look fairly bland, to be honest, and the names are uninspiring...

by MajorHoy Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:59 pm

tony ingram wrote:The characters look fairly bland, to be honest, and the names are uninspiring...

Maybe they're all cannon-fodder?

Besides, is "Snakes" suppose to represent all the reptiles St. Patrick was suppose to have driven out of Ireland?

by **tony ingram** Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:57 am

MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:The characters look fairly bland, to be honest, and the names are uninspiring...
Maybe they're all cannon-fodder?

I suspect they are being set up to fail.

Besides, is "Snakes" suppose to represent all the reptiles St. Patrick was suppose to have driven out of Ireland?

That's the only thing I can think of to explain the name. "The Choir" is even worse, though I suppose there's very little about Wales to focus on.

by MajorHoy Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:51 pm

tony ingram wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:The characters look fairly bland, to be honest, and the names are uninspiring...
Maybe they're all cannon-fodder?
I suspect they are being set up to fail.

Hopefully that doesn't include Union Jack (Chapman)! Shocked

by **tony ingram** Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:00 pm

MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:
tony ingram wrote:The characters look fairly bland, to be honest, and the names are uninspiring...
Maybe they're all cannon-fodder?
I suspect they are being set up to fail.
Hopefully that doesn't include Union Jack (Chapman)!

I suspect Joey will be ok.

by Barry_Allen Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:25 am

I don't know if series writer Paul Grist can be defined as "legendary", as in that teaser of the Marvel website, but surely he is an excellent writer (and artist), I loved his Kane, back in the Nineties.... Rolling Eyes

and Jack Staff series; I am really curious to see what he will be able to do with more "traditional" superheroes.
Series artist Andrea di Vito is an excellent draftsman too, able to well manage the titles with many characters, as seen in Marvel's Annihilation and World War Hulk, and before in CrossGen titles The First and Scion (someone remember those ones?). Wink

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