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if you haven't picked up MI13 before, this would be a great point to join in, it's a great series.

Dracula and Dr. Doom on the moon in itself is pretty interesting:
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Interviews with Paul Cornell on this arc:
http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.6672.MI13~colon~_Dracula_Comes_to_Britain

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19645

I thought it was being cancelled?

I was kinda worried about how they would draw Dracula using his vintage look. I have to admitt, he looks f*cking scary as hell!

I really wanted to collect this in trade format, but if its going down the pan i might have to buy the singles. A bit annoyed that they've basically retconned everything Moore developed. I think Captain Britain as a sci-fi heroe fighting the mystical forces of evil, just makes the whole thing that little bit cooler. The greatest threat to the omniverse being the chaos of magic, which is basically irrationality made physical.

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http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010923-Captain-Britain.html

paul cornell has also stated that it's not being cancelled.



...captain britain is a sci-fi hero...all theyve been fighting is mystical foes (save for the skruls...and they unleashed hell's demon on britain to defeat them)

The problem with writing a book Alan Moore did work on is you really can't follow what he did. You kind of have to do your own thing, or your run will just remembered as the "vaguely, kinda crappy Alan Moore-esque" part of the series, rather than something that could be awesome- like Cornell's run is.

Example: check out Swamp Thing. Everyone who tried to ape Alan Moore just wasted their time. Writer's who did their own thing (Mark Millar, for instance) turned in pretty cool pieces.

PLUS DRACULA ON THE MOON.

Originally posted by Cartesian Doubt
I really wanted to collect this in trade format, but if its going down the pan i might have to buy the singles. A bit annoyed that they've basically retconned everything Moore developed. I think Captain Britain as a sci-fi heroe fighting the mystical forces of evil, just makes the whole thing that little bit cooler. The greatest threat to the omniverse being the chaos of magic, which is basically irrationality made physical.

Just picked up the secret invasion arc for this in trade.....Contrary to rumours this series isn't being cancelled. One of the best trades I've bought in months I never thought I'd find anything patriotic about this country remotely interesting in literature but this series rocks.

Cap's new costume is amazing. I'm buying this arc in trade as soon as I can

EDIT: Cornell's run is Cap Britain returning to his magic roots to fight off both technological and magical threats.

Originally posted by Phantom Zone
I thought it was being cancelled?

I think it was rumour started by the comic book club when Alex misspoke.

Hands down the best team book on the market.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I think it was rumour started by the comic book club when Alex misspoke.

Hands down the best team book on the market.


Agreed. AWESOME book.

I will have to check this out..

hopefully they expand on the relationships within the team, I wanna see some more conflict between blade and wisdom, jjust more than just blade/spitfire, blackknight/faiza, captain britain/his ego

I want to see Cornell's Shang-chi and Kilraven make an appearance.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I want to see Cornell's Shang-chi and Kilraven make an appearance. maybe shang-chi could fit into it, not this arc though

Cool.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I want to see Cornell's Shang-chi and Kilraven make an appearance.

Shang-Chi showed up in something Cornell recently... what was it?

Was it the Wisdom mini? Why on earth can I not remember this?

http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=11053

first issue out in a little over a week. I'm excited.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I think it was rumour started by the comic book club when Alex misspoke.

Hands down the best team book on the market.

You watch comic book club too???!!??

In the most recent audience question episode they answered my question on the trade vs single issue arguments they have

Originally posted by tjcoady
Shang-Chi showed up in something Cornell recently... what was it?

Was it the Wisdom mini? Why on earth can I not remember this?

it was the wisdom mini. in the epilogue, shang's seen training the son of that chick wisdom loved/killed. hopefully he'll come on back.

previews up
http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.6791

I have a feeling MI:13 is going to get ambushed in this issue big time. I thought I saw a scan of Blade and Spitfire having a little chat also somewhere.

I had forgotten that Dracula was back and so is Lilith i want to see her in action.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/images/cons/nycc2009/DarkReign/CAPBM012_COV_col.jpg

Vampire Wolverine in the future?

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
http://www.comicbookresources.com/images/cons/nycc2009/DarkReign/CAPBM012_COV_col.jpg

Vampire Wolverine in the future? thats baron blood

Yep, that's Baron Blood I think.

I thought Baron Blood was still dead.

Blade was tricked into reviving all the vampires in his last series.

Oh shit.... BEEF!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkSQt9SRDc

The Comic Book Club wants you send Marvel tea-bags to proactively stop Captain Britain from being cancelled.

most of the creators have stated it isn't being cancelled, I don't know about the sales but everyone seems pretty confident.

People are worried because the sales are lack luster (and last I checked have declined from month to month) and marvel has cancelled series that were actually outselling it. The best hope is that Marvel decides to take one on the chin because its such a well written series and lets it go on for close to 40 issues like DC did with Manhunter despite abysmal sales. Most people don't expect another story arch after this current one is over though.

Yea, I don't think it will continue past Vampire State. I hope I'm wrong though.

I believe this book is only selling poorly in america..I've heard that this was one of the top selling books in Britain (under only marvel and dcs big events at the time)

Originally posted by Trackz
I believe this book is only selling poorly in america..I've heard that this was one of the top selling books in Britain (under only marvel and dcs big events at the time)

I can't imagine the overseas sales being big enough to make a difference. Young X-Men is getting cancelled after issue twelve, and it was selling significantly better then Captain Britain, and Cable (which is also outselling it) only got saved from the chopping block because of the upcoming X-Force crossover.

Really i hope Marvel doesnt cancel this series. IMO its the best team title they have out now period and second best overall title (After Thor). with the demise of Dr strange, Marvel needs a really good title which focuses more on magical warfare and MI:13 does that wonderfully well.

I dunno I think putting captain britain in the title might've been a turn off for many, he's not exactly a popular character in america (Not that I know of) maybe MI:13 would've been a better title.

Its pretty much Excalibur... but I don't think that title helped the sales much either.

Originally posted by Trackz
I dunno I think putting captain britain in the title might've been a turn off for many, he's not exactly a popular character in america (Not that I know of) maybe MI:13 would've been a better title.

Yeah it's a bit sad really. I'm English and I think Brubaker's doing a fantastic job on Captain America, but I'm also loving Captain Britain. It's a real shame if it's the name Captain Britain that's turning them off. They've got their own Captain who doesn't turn us off

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20085

an interview regarding the series

Originally posted by willRules
Yeah it's a bit sad really. I'm English and I think Brubaker's doing a fantastic job on Captain America, but I'm also loving Captain Britain. It's a real shame if it's the name Captain Britain that's turning them off. They've got their own Captain who doesn't turn us off

I doubt it's really that it's a "Captain Britain" title. Even most comic nerds could probably only name him (or Psyloke ) if you asked them to name an English Marvel Character.

Originally posted by tjcoady
I doubt it's really that it's a "Captain Britain" title. Even most comic nerds could probably only name him (or Psyloke ) if you asked them to name an English Marvel Character.

That's true, I'd struggle to name many more after that.....LOL.....

Captain Britain and MI:13 #14
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Originally posted by Trackz
Captain Britain and MI:13 #14
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/Seikun21/24715new_storyimage7317241_full.jpg I thought is was funny how Doom had no respect for Dracula.

I really dunno how dracula is going to take on doom, but he does seem to be more intelligent than people give him credit for

I'm collecting this title in trades and the wait is killing me. Leonard Kirk's art on the SI tie ins was gorgeous and so are the Vampire state covers....

I think this is the best cover so far, I dont recognize everybody, I ca nsee the regular team plus union jack and micromax

This book is one of the few I need to buy every single month. Always awesome.

paul cornell has stated as of issue ten they've gained about 2,000 more buyers, I'm really hoping this makes it to the next arc.

I'm starting to get into and buy Captain Britain on a regular basis now, I only used to buy Excalbuir issues on the cheap now and again if i saw them in shops over the years, But it seems he's becoming really cool in the UK like a UK cult figure and worldwide now after years of obscurity.

Originally posted by GGS
I'm starting to get into and buy Captain Britain on a regular basis now, I only used to buy Excalbuir issues on the cheap now and again if i saw them in shops over the years, But it seems he's becoming really cool in the UK like a UK cult figure and worldwide now after years of obscurity. yeah, i bought the book for blade, but I'm quickly starting to like the other members (specifically Black Knight)

Question: Are they using Albion in this series at all?

Originally posted by Wei Phoenix
Question: Are they using Albion in this series at all? I havent heard the name mentioned, Cornell has however confirmed that killpower and motormouth will be making tiny cameos.

Originally posted by Trackz
I havent heard the name mentioned, Cornell has however confirmed that killpower and motormouth will be making tiny cameos.

He is an alternate evil version of Brian who chose the sword instead of the amulet. He leads the Captain Britain Corps now. I just thought they would put him in there too.

Hope they bring back jasper's and use him better than they did in die by the sword.

Originally posted by Wei Phoenix
He is an alternate evil version of Brian who chose the sword instead of the amulet. He leads the Captain Britain Corps now. I just thought they would put him in there too.

Cornell is getting pretty wild referencing past Marvel-UK titles, down to some pretty specific ones.

I'm sure Albion and the rest of CBC will pop-up at some point; I guess they just don't have much story-purpose being brought into either the last arc or this one.

anyone pick up 12? it's heating up, I like how cornell doesn't really need to have fight scenes every issue and yet he stills builds suspension

Originally posted by Trackz
anyone pick up 12? it's heating up, I like how cornell doesn't really need to have fight scenes every issue and yet he stills builds suspension I find it funny hows Dracs ego seems to be the result of an inferiority complex. Dooms the wrong way to look if you need reassurence of your superiority

Originally posted by HueyFreeman
I find it funny hows Dracs ego seems to be the result of an inferiority complex. Dooms the wrong way to look if you need reassurence of your superiority ....I actually wouldn't be surprised if he takes it to doom the last issues of the book. Have you been reading the story? Wisdom called him the leading military strategist of their time and he toyed with MI:13, it's really a great story.

...so basically Dracula won, the last issue had a nice tie-in to dark reign (Dracula's treaty with Doom bears fruit as the rest of the dark cabal, mainly Osborne and Loki (posing as Scarlet Witch), refuse Britain American aid.

the team is in ruins literally as Spitfire (Dracula successfully turns her to his side) Kills Faiza, and Black Knight and Wisdom as then taken out by the sheer mass of the vampire army. Captain Britain is knocked out of the country leaving Blade to flee to gather a resistance in the north.

currently this may be one of the best series on the market and is continually astonishing.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh78/ColonelGreen/CB4-3.jpg

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR the wait for the trade is sooooo difficult..... This is the third storyline from this comic and I don't think the trade for the second has come out yet..........

RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR.....

So its ending at issue 19?

Originally posted by Phantom Zone
So its ending at issue 19?

Where'd you hear that?

http://www.paulcornell.com/2009/05/goodbye-captain-britain.html

Actually it says issue 15.

Here as well.

http://www.ifanboy.com/content/articles/Captain_Britain_and_the_MI_13_ends_with_Issue__15

Yeah it's officially done

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/captain-britain-ends-with-issue-15/

I can't believe a book like this got too few sales, when clearly, there is a strong support for this book. The sheer number of vocal fans, yet alone the ones who don't post on message boards is staggering.

Well it's ironic that Marvel says fans vote with their money, because they've just lost a vote or two from me.

I don't know why they even print comics without Wolverine and Rulk.

i think maybe marvel hoped that this would work out in the same order as the madrox mini led to the x-factor book. the wisdom mini was not only supremely entertaining, but it was thoughtful and complex and well-illustrated. and then they made it into a team book, but it just didn't translate how they wanted. i've personally been enjoying the book, though i wasn't interested much in blade or spitfire leading up to the dracula story.

disappointing to see it die.

Maybe Wolverine needs to join MI:13 just to get sales from his fanboys.

This proves my point, good writing < big sales. Crap like Wolverine and Loeb that make the sales will always beat good writing.

Originally posted by The Nuul
This proves my point, good writing < big sales. Crap like Wolverine and Loeb that make the sales will always beat good writing.

Whilst I agree with you, I've got nothing against those books. They aren't crushing the smaller books, it's just that the smaller books aren't getting enough sales.

I've recently been unimpressed with most of Loeb's stuff for example. His Ultimates was one of the most terrible comics I read and it destroyed my favourite title. However, I think with a book like Hulk, he's found his niche. It's not my cup of tea, but many like it and it sells well. I'm happy for Loeb and wish him all the best on that title (I'm also comforted by Millar's return to Ultimates, but that's off the point.)

Captain Britain and the MI:13 is only being cancelled because of sales, which is very disturbing seeing as there are sooo many supporters of it, myself included. I hope this is not the end, but we see one shots or mini series from the team. It makes you truly appreciate the sheer number of people who must comparatively, be picking up the books that are doing well.....

because marvel spent NO time promoting it or any of it's other books save for the 5 or so wolverine series hulk and spiderman, they never really gave it a chance

Originally posted by Trackz
because marvel spent NO time promoting it or any of it's other books save for the 5 or so wolverine series hulk and spiderman, they never really gave it a chance

I don't know dude, it got a 5-6 page online teaser / preview almost every month, which is more than a lot of books get...

i think there were those one-page ads a couple months back, showing a picture of blade under the captain britain and mi:13 banner. and there are some now, albeit too late, with the vampire state teaser image of dracula.

Cornell, I raise my glass to you to.

A fitting end for a FANTASTIC book that ended long before its time. I would have enjoyed reading years worth of this book, but if it had to end- this is the way I would like it to.

Cheers to a wonderful book, ended early because the comics reading public didn't appreciate what they were getting.

I haven't bought the Vampire state storyline, but I'll still support sales by buying the trade.

There were some great moments over this series. Being English, we don't have as much of a reputation for being patriotic, especially when compared to our American cousins. However, even I appreciated the opening comments of the second issue, when Cap died. "When Captain America died, the Americans heard it in an American way: Through the media. When Captain Britain died, the British felt it in their chests."

I also cheered in the 4th issue when Cap was resurrected. There's just a highly charged scene where Cap bursts forth from the literal centre of the country, Wrapped in union Jacks. He even refers to the British reputation of moaning, but not moaning in what is called a stiff upper lip, by joining the final battle saying "We don't like to make a fuss."

Awesome series.

this really does suck, maybe they can make this into a digital comic series like spidergirl, but I definitely would want to see this again, but with it ending I doubt we'll see any of the characters for a while...other than black knight who is set to appear in the punisher

Originally posted by willRules
I can\'t believe a book like this got too few sales, when clearly, there is a strong support for this book. The sheer number of vocal fans, yet alone the ones who don\'t post on message boards is staggering.

Well it\'s ironic that Marvel says fans vote with their money, because they\'ve just lost a vote or two from me.

Most fans on message boards do not buy comics they dl them. They are hardly fans at all. In fact they are the reason books are cancelled as they are often thieves.

Originally posted by willRules
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR the wait for the trade is sooooo difficult..... This is the third storyline from this comic and I don't think the trade for the second has come out yet..........

RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR..... Buy the issues.

Originally posted by Premium
Buy the issues. well the trades have been selling out I believe, if their are a lot of fans like him, the book might make a come back

Originally posted by Premium
Buy the issues.

Often Marvel's sales don't accommodate trades as trades come out months after a completed story arc. Which is a shame, because, as just stated, trades sell really well and therefore go great lengths to supporting the industry.

Plus I prefer a trade on my shelf to the single issues. As annoying as it is (Vampire state is one of the trades I'm most looking forward to buying along with Old Man Logan) it's well worth the wait, especially considering a lot of writers write to accommodate the trade format these days.

Originally posted by willRules
Plus I prefer a trade on my shelf to the single issues.