Britain Prevails! Marvel UK lives here...

[Ying Ko]

That would be a "no" from me for Gillen. I remember the fuss about the Manchester Gods plotline in Journey into Mystery. We don't want a hostile writer on CB.

Ah. I haven't read that actually. Or if I did, I don't recall. Was Cap in it?

[Panic]

Very briefly, though I didn't read much of it myself, I just remember the talk in this thread. I seem to recall Brian was portrayed as being very much part of the old establishment of Otherworld and was kind of stuffy and clueless. Loki ends up blowing up Stonehenge (! who would? Stonehenge is great) and deposing Arthur and Merlyn for the spirit of the guy behind the Manchester music scene. Gillen has complained about the south of England's dominance before, and seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder about it. Brian is from the south, so probably out of favour with Gillen. Good writer, but perhaps not for Brian.

[Ying Ko]

I usually love Gillen, however I've never seen him write Brian anywhere. Except briefly in one of those Revolutionary War one shots few years back.

[Panic]

How did he come across then? I didn't read that stuff.

[Ying Ko]

It was very brief, I think the story centered on Dark Angel and Brian was there only in the beginning. Don't really recall very much of it.

[Ying Ko]

Actually, I just went back and checked. Brian didn't appear in that issue at all. So yeah, I've never seen Gillen write him.

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

BLACK KNIGHT #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOE MANEELY
Cover by JOE MANEELY
Head back in time — first to 1955, then even further to the legendary days of King Arthur — as a young Stan Lee and celebrated artist Joe Maneely draw inspiration from history and myth to present one of the noblest warriors to ever wield a sword! Recruited by Merlin himself, Sir Percy of Scandia plays the coward in public — but disguised in his ornate armor, he takes up arms as the Black Knight! With ebony blade in hand, only the Black Knight can foil the schemes of his evil cousin Modred, who schemes to steal the kingdom! So begins a heroic legacy for the ages, destined to one day be taken up by Sir Percy’s descendant Dane Whitman! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting BLACK KNIGHT (1955) #1.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

THE UNION #3 (OF 5)
PAUL GRIST (W) • ANDREA DI VITO (A)
COVER BY R.B. SILVA
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
VARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSON
KELPIE GOES ROGUE!
In the wake of the disastrous Knull invasion, Kelpie takes drastic action...
...but when her choices land her in hot water, only Union Jack will be able to save her!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

EXCALIBUR #18
TINI HOWARD (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
THE WOMAN ON THE SHORE!
As the Council makes moves to protect mutants in the Otherworld, Excalibur must determine the fate of Betsy Braddock.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

[Digifiend]

So, apparently the Union got it's name from public vote on ITV's breakfast programme.
https://aiptcomics.com/2020/11/25/ma...w-the-union-1/

[king of hybrids]

So, apparently the Union got it's name from public vote on ITV's breakfast programme.
https://aiptcomics.com/2020/11/25/ma...w-the-union-1/

Still a better method than how Betsy got the CB job

[strathcona]

BLACK KNIGHT #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOE MANEELY
Cover by JOE MANEELY
Head back in time — first to 1955, then even further to the legendary days of King Arthur — as a young Stan Lee and celebrated artist Joe Maneely draw inspiration from history and myth to present one of the noblest warriors to ever wield a sword! Recruited by Merlin himself, Sir Percy of Scandia plays the coward in public — but disguised in his ornate armor, he takes up arms as the Black Knight! With ebony blade in hand, only the Black Knight can foil the schemes of his evil cousin Modred, who schemes to steal the kingdom! So begins a heroic legacy for the ages, destined to one day be taken up by Sir Percy’s descendant Dane Whitman! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting BLACK KNIGHT (1955) #1.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

This might be the first Facsimile Edition I'll buy. But I would prefer a TPB reprinting the whole series.

[Captain Britain of Earth 20]

Love to see a Captain Britain corps series I also think the Corps should go over & kick the sh#t@ out of the GL corps & bring light into DC's Dark Multiverse

[Knightmare]

CEREBRO: Episode 012: Brian Braddock (feat. Jordan D. White) starts at 1:01:35, skip to 1:22:25 if you want to avoid the poor retelling of Brian's history. This podcast basically discusses the de-coupling of the Braddocks from Marvel UK lore.

[king of hybrids]

So, thoughts on the first issue of the Union?