tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post4733957770022564464..comments2024-03-29T02:53:08.837+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: April 6th, 1977 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-80205197678976997662017-04-08T13:53:07.986+01:002017-04-08T13:53:07.986+01:00Looking at the strange view that Marvel had of the...Looking at the strange view that Marvel had of the U.K. and how it was reflected in those Captain Britain strips and in ASM #95, I'm eternally grateful that rhe didn't do the same with other European nations. I dread to think what Captain Romania would have looked like. A rat-eating peasant carrying a mystic pitchfork is my guess given the portrayal of Latveria in FF & Avengers strips.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45174302063104852062017-04-08T13:04:15.281+01:002017-04-08T13:04:15.281+01:00After Dez Skinn's revolution my interest in UK...After Dez Skinn's revolution my interest in UK Marvel started going downhill faster than Brexit Britain on Mont Blanc - I know that Captain Britain had a costume change and his sister became a ninja but that's it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35783168247543989212017-04-08T09:18:47.910+01:002017-04-08T09:18:47.910+01:00I too can recommend the Alan Moore/Davis Captain B...I too can recommend the Alan Moore/Davis Captain Britain stories. I remember being highly impressed by them when they first came out.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-11661101733711850072017-04-08T02:10:54.005+01:002017-04-08T02:10:54.005+01:00Gosh, I'm quite intrigued now !!Gosh, I'm quite intrigued now !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37621120094321997412017-04-08T01:07:44.251+01:002017-04-08T01:07:44.251+01:00Thats a pity Colin - as DW says, the Moore/Davis C...Thats a pity Colin - as DW says, the Moore/Davis CB is well worth reading.<br />Its not a major plot point or anything, but I really liked the way that Moore referred back to the various earlier versions of the character. Any other writer would have ignored all that stuff, but no - CB was rubbish for a reason!<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-28156116631185818762017-04-08T00:23:19.664+01:002017-04-08T00:23:19.664+01:00Colin
If you haven't read it, it's worth ...Colin<br /><br />If you haven't read it, it's worth tracking down the Alan Moore and Alan Davis collection which reprints the entire Jasper story. The material was produced around the same time as their Marvel Man and DR and Quinch stories, and are really good. They do reference the original material within the tale.<br /><br />DW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86590499903302041602017-04-07T23:31:39.701+01:002017-04-07T23:31:39.701+01:00Sean, I had to google Jim Jaspers as I'd never...Sean, I had to google Jim Jaspers as I'd never heard of him till today. I'm afraid my knowledge of Captain Britain only extends to his final appearance in Super Spider-Man in December '77. Charlie Horse, it's kind of you to say "you three" but my contribution was nothing more than a comment which appeared in the post rather than the comments section !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26651945856422094292017-04-07T21:05:56.104+01:002017-04-07T21:05:56.104+01:00Thanks, Charlie.
As for Merlin, I like to to thin...Thanks, Charlie.<br /><br />As for Merlin, I like to to think he learned everything he knew about planning from Odin.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44755536920869250822017-04-07T20:17:07.709+01:002017-04-07T20:17:07.709+01:00I just want to say that you three did a brilliant ... I just want to say that you three did a brilliant job on the website back in the Bronze Age on Wednesday! Hip Hip Hooray!😁 I plan to print that out and save it for rereading at a future time! It's a classic!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84786839080622240852017-04-07T18:37:47.188+01:002017-04-07T18:37:47.188+01:00Colin J - Inconsistent and baffling behaviour that...Colin J - Inconsistent and baffling behaviour that seemed ridiculous was part of Merlin's cunning plan to make CB distrust the reality around him so he could eventually defeat Jim Jaspers.<br />Surely you knew that?<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54712783728416158462017-04-07T15:05:14.069+01:002017-04-07T15:05:14.069+01:00I think Captain Britain's new flying staff was...I think Captain Britain's new flying staff was called the Star Sceptre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-60546230146246603952017-04-07T14:49:29.574+01:002017-04-07T14:49:29.574+01:00I have the Spidey/Doc Ock/Hammerhead issue. Not Sp...I have the Spidey/Doc Ock/Hammerhead issue. Not Spidey's finest hour. He insists on repeatedly punching Hammerhead's, err, Hammerhead. In the end Spidey, Ock and Hammerhead simultaneously knock each other out. <br /><br />This issue also features The Invaders and I must say, the art of Frank Robbins looks good in black and white.ColinBrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995208182158761600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3398814385684867802017-04-07T13:51:22.174+01:002017-04-07T13:51:22.174+01:00DW got in before me - Captain Britain hadn't y...DW got in before me - Captain Britain hadn't yet received his all-new, all-different magical flying staff from Merlin (as opposed to his original staff which didn't fly) so CB and the Red Skull would have plummeted hundreds of feet to the ground below. I don't remember why Merlin didn't give Cap B a flying staff in CB #1 rather than waiting till #35 or whenever it was but I'm sure the wise and mystical magician had his reasons :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84788973235899211452017-04-07T01:04:04.551+01:002017-04-07T01:04:04.551+01:00Traffic issues aside, I think a bigger mistake may...Traffic issues aside, I think a bigger mistake may be the not-yet-able to-fly Captain Britain diving onto the also-unable-to-fly Red Skull so that they both fall away from Big Ben's clock face. Wouldn't that result in reddish green mess on parliament square?<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62956167027256850012017-04-06T20:11:20.302+01:002017-04-06T20:11:20.302+01:00The anomalous nature of the road is indeed the mis...The anomalous nature of the road is indeed the mistake I was talking about. Whatever it is that's happening with it is clearly very strange.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72798410228421812942017-04-06T19:52:55.301+01:002017-04-06T19:52:55.301+01:00The mistake on that Captain Britain cover. Are we...The mistake on that Captain Britain cover. Are we talking about traffic driving on the right, with the orange car pulling out to overtake a bus? Or about the road looking like a one-way street with two lanes when it should be two way?dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-10613948696324638962017-04-06T19:47:49.748+01:002017-04-06T19:47:49.748+01:00Carlos Ezquerra cover on Fury there.
Hope keeping ...Carlos Ezquerra cover on Fury there.<br />Hope keeping him for Dredd will be a redline in the Brexit negotiations...<br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com