CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI13 #3 - Spoilers!

[fitditz]

Another STELLAR issue! This series is so freaking good, it's quickly becoming one of my favorites

I'm really glad to see Brian back and I dig the costume, but yeah, he definitely needs to stick with the helmet though. Here's hoping we see it back soon!

P.S. Could John the Skrull be more badass?

Brian is just freaking amazing with or without the helmet

I'm giving this issue a 10....the series so far an 8 (but closer to a 9)

[Karl Cook]

Brian is just freaking amazing with or without the helmet

I'm giving this issue a 10....the series so far an 8 (but closer to a 9)

I'm a Brit but all bias aside, I'll give the series a 10, is this (as a lot of posters been commenting) title honestly better than the main Secret Invasion series? I've been boycotting it but it would be nice to hear comments from people whom have read both series.

[Alphaxman]

I'm a Brit but all bias aside, I'll give the series a 10, is this (as a lot of posters been commenting) title honestly better than the main Secret Invasion series? I've been boycotting it but it would be nice to hear comments from people whom have read both series.

Yes without a doubt it a better book. Even though it's part of a larger story, it is told better, the art is better and the pacing is better. Even the scope is grander. Britan is fighting for their right to live and all america seem to be doing is running and questioning the heroes who are trying to help them.

[Bingo!]

I'll add some research at the end of this post.

I can only hope! It would give Blade something to do when he joins... go after Lilith...

Not Cthulu. Marvel has Cthon (in name. In body, Shuma Gorath is the equivalent).

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/chthonother.htm, but he's trapped in Wundagore Mountain, as well. Plus, I don't see him there.

The light blue guy in the back might be the Dweller in Darkness:

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/dwelldar.htm

On the left... I dunno... one of the Kkallakku?

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kkalla.htm


I looked through Marvel's Unofficial Appendix, both the Dr. Strange and Demon subsections. Couldn't find anything about the mystery blue thing in the back, the one-eyed brown/orange monstrosity on the left, the brown guy in the bottom right, or the large guy in the back on the left.

http://www.marvunapp.com/list/demons.htm

Is that bald head with three ear piercings above Cytorrak Chondo the Magician?

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Yes without a doubt it a better book. Even though it's part of a larger story, it is told better, the art is better and the pacing is better. Even the scope is grander. Britan is fighting for their right to live and all america seem to be doing is running and questioning the heroes who are trying to help them.

They're different types of stories. This is alien invasion as big-budget war movie, the SI mini is about alien invasion as paranoia thriller.

That said, on a purely visceral level, this is definitely more satisfying. I'm a sucker for a good "hero" moment, and this issue had a fine one.

[Alphaxman]

They're different types of stories. This is alien invasion as big-budget war movie, the SI mini is about alien invasion as paranoia thriller.

That said, on a purely visceral level, this is definitely more satisfying. I'm a sucker for a good "hero" moment, and this issue had a fine one.

I partially agree with you but I think the lead up to this story as well as the Avenger tie-ins was that. The main SI book is nothing but battles. CB MI13 is just handling it better in my opinion.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

This book is awesome!

I can't believe that Shuma Gorath actually showed up in a recent comic!

[mattbib]

In the span of three issues CB&MI13 has gone to the top of my list, rivaling Captain America as favorite series. Cornell's storytelling is just...fantastic. He's tying into current MU events seamlessly...and managing to use recent plotlines by Claremont nonetheless...making them good even.

Kirk's storytelling is equally fantastic. A great look to a great book.

[CyberHubbs]

The one complaint I have of this book is a distinct lack of Captain Midlands. Well, and sometimes the art, but it's starting to grow on me. I also like that they're setting the stage for just what MI13 will be handling post-Invasion.

I'm not big on supernatural books, but this one has me hooked.

[MakeshiftHero]

Pete Wisdom and MI13 (yeah that's right, that's the true title :) ) is one of my favorite books that Marvel puts out along w/ X-Factor DD and Nova. MI13 is a MUST, it does have characters that aren't that well known for the most part but every issue gives you a great feel for each characters personality and what they're all about.

The team is a great mix of characters and power sets, and just very unique personalities that will hopefully make this book an ongoing for as long as Marvel is in buisness.

The part with all the Union Jacks was a great way to enspire hope to the people and was a very cool way to form the new, very bad ass and fantastic looking, costume.

I just hope Pete doesn't get too much $h!t about breaking open the door when everything is over w/ the Skrulls.

And also, like other posters, I really hopes this ties into some future pick up of Mystic Arcana, it would be a shame to not see anything done with that story for another year or more. I just hope that's what the new teaser is about that Marvel has with that guy with the gun all shaded black. (doubt it though)

[Hi-Fi]

Another fantastic issue. This books keeps surprising me with its high quality. The pacing is great, the characters enjoyable, the plot engaging and the art competent. One of my favorite reads this week.

[Peter F.]

Another fantastic issue. This books keeps surprising me with its high quality. The pacing is great, the characters enjoyable, the plot engaging and the art competent. One of my favorite reads this week.

Then add it to your recommended list in your sig. Come on, you know you want to.

[Hi-Fi]

Then add it to your recommended list in your sig. Come on, you know you want to.

Heh, I haven't updated that in a while. Done!

[Loki]

Hmm. The bit with all the Union flags ripping themselves off flagpoles and flying to where CB was resurrected...what I want to know is, did Joey Chapman, wherever he was in the UK, suddenly find himself fighting Skrulls naked?

[The Sword Is Drawn]

Cytorrak isn't a demon per se though.

No, he's not. But I don't really think that anybody is calling him one. Oberon's wording should be taken in a general sense.

This title has quickly become one of my favorite titles. The pacing is wonderful. The characters are distinct and have unique voices. Love how Brian is brought back by Merlin wrapped in Union flags!

That was a really nice sequence. The rhetoric too. Not over the top, or hammy, just a sense of purpose.

DbtS actually had some positive implications for Captain Britain in the long run.

Yes. Although this is a kind of fix for some of what that did. I am glad, for example, that the weird Pure Evil Merlyn, that Claremont seemed to like, has been removed. It was an illogical characterisation, to me.

Magical Skrulls are probably the scariest of all the Skrulls I've seen in Secret Invasion.

Indeed. And I kinda hope we see a bit more of the 'Skrulls of Pendragon'. That would be cool. ;)

If Cyttorak was released, what does that mean for Cain Marko?

A very good question. Cyttorak has always created Juggernauts to be his avatar on Earth - because he could get there from his domain. If he is now in the collective consciousness of a whole country, is there really any need for a Juggernaut, anymore?

Agreed x infinity!

I like we have a Marvel writer portraying Britain as no pushover. It's also nice to see that Secret Invasion doesn't just mean New York is under threat...

Indeed. One of the things I enjoy most about brand wide events like this is seeing how it effects the rest of the world, in books like Black Panther or House of M: Fantastic Four. An invasion of this size effects the whole planet.

It's also great to see Brian as a powerhouse, rather than a quirky figure of fun. Or worse - a drunk.

As for Faiza's powers, yeah, they're unclear but I trust Paul Cornell to deliver. His use of pacing, dialogue and character interaction reminds me of Peter David and Garth Ennis and, believe me, that's the highest compliment I can pay Paul!

That really is, yes. And I'd have to say that the pacing so far is pretty much note perfect.

I gotta tell you, that scene with the Union Jacks was great. It made me feel a great swell of patriotic pride, and I'm not even British.

Lol. It was something pretty impressive, yes.

I agree. The hunting down of these demons might be the purpose of the team that Paul talks about.

Could well be part of it, yes. And it would suit the likes of Dane and Blade. And after his mention last issue, I'd say that Mortigan Goth may figure in that, too. He knows demons pretty well. He sold his soul to one of them...

I would buy anything The Black Knight is in, but this book is one of the best available. The art, the story, the characters, they are all coming together like a huge blockbuster movie just like PC said.

Yes, it really is. It is managing to maintain that feel.

On the imprisoning bit, I guess you can put that down to Oberon. And don't forget, it was their realms he was locking away, not them individually. They would have found themselves unable to reach Earth, which would have undoubtedly annoyed them, but not actually incarcerated. I'd imagine the rush of them out when the door was opened was less a case of "the cell's bars are gone, lets make a run for it" so much as "the door to Earth is open again. Right, lets teach whoever thought they could tell ME where I could go a lesson."

Yeah, that's pretty much how I'm seeing it, too. It's like taking an advantage of a opportunity.

And remember, they me be free, but their not actually ON Earth. They could get there if they opened the right door, but right now they just kind of in the collective conscious of Britain. Which in many way is actually more dangerous.

I'm a Brit but all bias aside, I'll give the series a 10, is this (as a lot of posters been commenting) title honestly better than the main Secret Invasion series? I've been boycotting it but it would be nice to hear comments from people whom have read both series.

Two very different entities. The main SI series plays at a very different pace. It's much slower. Despite it's first issue big happenings the plot hasn't actually moved very far, yet. I'm hoping that may change in #4. Not read that yet. It's still on the stack.

Pete Wisdom and MI13 (yeah that's right, that's the true title :) )

Not after THIS issue, it isn't ;)

[is one of my favorite books that Marvel puts out along w/ X-Factor DD and Nova. MI13 is a MUST, it does have characters that aren't that well known for the most part but every issue gives you a great feel for each characters personality and what they're all about.

Yes, and yet it doesn't sacrifice the story to do that. It does service to both sides of the equation, and I think that this is why it's grabbed so many people's attention.

[The team is a great mix of characters and power sets, and just very unique personalities that will hopefully make this book an ongoing for as long as Marvel is in buisness.

Wow! Now that's ambition. I hope this book does last for a good long while. As long as the stories are good and the characters interact this well, I see no reason why not.

[I just hope Pete doesn't get too much $h!t about breaking open the door when everything is over w/ the Skrulls.

This is Pete Wisdom! Of course he's going to be in the $h!t! He thrives on it!

[And also, like other posters, I really hopes this ties into some future pick up of Mystic Arcana, it would be a shame to not see anything done with that story for another year or more. I just hope that's what the new teaser is about that Marvel has with that guy with the gun all shaded black. (doubt it though)

Yeah, nobody knows WHAT that is yet.

Hmm. The bit with all the Union flags ripping themselves off flagpoles and flying to where CB was resurrected...what I want to know is, did Joey Chapman, wherever he was in the UK, suddenly find himself fighting Skrulls naked?

Lol. Now there's a funny thought. "I 'ate you Captain Britain! There were were, me and Captain Midlands, trying hold off the Skrull advance in a part of the Country you didn't care to help out - And all of a sudden a mystical forth is whipping off my clothing! You any idea how hard it is to fight alien hordes in the nip? You owe me!"