In which the British demonstrate their inability to be fierce
I'm so sad that Paul Cornell's Captain Britain & MI13 book is ending. Woe, sadness, grief-stricken balladry, oceans of tears, an eschatological crisis, the light of justice has been dimmed by the iron-clad and ruthless exigencies of capitalism, etc.
As someone over on Scans Daily 2.0 commented, Cornell really gets Brian Braddock and Pete Wisdom. There are flaws to the book, certainly (I have a whole essay planned on how Cornell writes Meggan), but it's so effortlessly intelligent and imaginative and British that it's hard to dislike.
Here's a handy moment from the newest issue:
Pete Wisdom and Brian Braddock:
Fist bump!
But a limp-wrist action fist bump! LOOK at those wristicular angles! Pete and Brian's attempt to bow down and emulate the consummate fierceness of our President and First Lady's more-horizontally-righteous fist bumpitude is clearly handicapped by the fact that they're, you know, British.
It's been making me laugh for the past two hours.
Weak, Britain. Weak.
Still awesome, though, particularly Pete's expression in the bottom panel; he knows he has this sewed up tight. (In fact, I think Pete has spent the entire run of CB & MI13 without bothering to take off his sunglasses, amirite?)
Also? Cornell writes a SPECTACULAR Doom. In fact, Cornell is writing the best Doom out of any writer currently working for Marvel. Watching Cornell's Doom vs. Cornell's Dracula has made this fangirl very, very happy. No more racist Doom!
As someone over on Scans Daily 2.0 commented, Cornell really gets Brian Braddock and Pete Wisdom. There are flaws to the book, certainly (I have a whole essay planned on how Cornell writes Meggan), but it's so effortlessly intelligent and imaginative and British that it's hard to dislike.
Here's a handy moment from the newest issue:
Pete Wisdom and Brian Braddock:
Fist bump!
But a limp-wrist action fist bump! LOOK at those wristicular angles! Pete and Brian's attempt to bow down and emulate the consummate fierceness of our President and First Lady's more-horizontally-righteous fist bumpitude is clearly handicapped by the fact that they're, you know, British.
It's been making me laugh for the past two hours.
Weak, Britain. Weak.
Still awesome, though, particularly Pete's expression in the bottom panel; he knows he has this sewed up tight. (In fact, I think Pete has spent the entire run of CB & MI13 without bothering to take off his sunglasses, amirite?)
Also? Cornell writes a SPECTACULAR Doom. In fact, Cornell is writing the best Doom out of any writer currently working for Marvel. Watching Cornell's Doom vs. Cornell's Dracula has made this fangirl very, very happy. No more racist Doom!