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4.0 out of 5 stars
Alan Moore: Year one.,
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This review is from: Captain Britain (Paperback)
In the introduction to this tpb Moore says that he and the artist Alan Davis were learning their trade on this series. And certainly the earlier episodes are slightly rough around the edges in terms or the art and the writing, but they both matured quickly and produced one of the most enjoyable and important comic books in British history.
This is the first time that we get to see Alan Moore take a relatively minor hero, tear them apart and then rebuild the character and setting into something much more significant. This is the foreshadowing of what was to come with Marvelman/Miracleman, Swamp Thing, and the Charlton comic heroes who would become the Watchmen. It is hilarious and scary at the same time. The villain of the piece is the Terry Thomas-like 'Mad Jim Jaspers' who has a certain British 'Carry-on' feeling despite being one of the most powerful characters the Marvel universe ever produced. And, as the other reviewers say, the implacable nature of the Fury makes it one of the most memorable opponents to ever fight a Superhero. Maybe you are in your 30s or 40s and fondly remember these stories appearing in black and white in 'Daredevils UK monthly'. Maybe you can remember when the Forbidden Planet shop was in Denmark st (it makes a cameo appearance here). Maybe you want to check out Moore's early work. Or maybe you just want a fantastically enjoyable comic strip with a distinct British flavour. This is the book for you. Give Amazon your money and check out our very own big, dumb Superhero. Recommended. 4 stars only in comparison with Moore's 5 star works such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing and From Hell.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Imagination overload... but in a good way,
This review is from: Captain Britain (Paperback)
There are few occasions in life when you can pin point something that 'peaked your imagination' but when I first read the Captain Britain series years ago that is exactly what happened. So receiving this graphic novel for my birthday 20 years later was a rediscovery. I loved every minute of rereading it, it seems even better than before, and it has left me hungry to find more in the series. Wonderful stuff
18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A middling start,
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This review is from: Captain Britain: Birth of a Legend v. 1 (Paperback)
This book, long overdue, contains the first 23 issues of Captain Britain's UK weekly series. It's all on high-quality paper, with nice forewords from Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, and even a replica of the mask given away with CB #1 (though whether you feel like cutting this out and ruining your book is down to personal taste...). The art benefits from being suqashed down to US-format sized pages too, looking much more detailed than it does in the original comics, and the cover for each issue is faithfully reproduced.
The stories themselves... aren't too bad. At least not while Claremont's in charge, having a nice Silver Age colourfulness to them (thanks to Trimpe's big, clunky Kirby-esque pencils). Brian's well-defined, especially the ongoing theme of him learning new aspects of his powers all the time, and he can /just about/ write convincing British dialogue, though his usual exposition trouble keeps it bogged down. The basic set-up is a bit of a copy from Peter Parker's school/college years, with Courney Ross as Mary Jane, Jacko Tanner as Flash Thompson and CID officer Dai Davies serving as a surrogate J. Jonah Jameson (and his female sidekick, such a memorable character I can't remember her name, functions as Robbie Robertson I suppose). The Hurricane is a decent stab at a villain too, meaning some nice big technicolour fight sequences, though Dr. Syn is a bit more of a failure, with the scripts not really explaining what he is or what he does... It all really hits the wall later on when Gary Friedrich takes over writing duties... Friedrich just has no feel for the UK whatsoever - practically the first thing done is bringing in Captain America, the Red Skull and Nick Fury, and the comic gradually loses any sense of individuality thanks to his inept scripting. The TPB ends on a cliffhanger - which hopefully means a book tying up the remaining 16 issues, the 'Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain' strips and the two-part 'Marvel Team-Up' storyline will follow soon. It's not /bad/ material, it's just packed full of missed opportunities and poorly thought-out ideas. The potential would be realised in the Alan Davis/Dave Thorpe/Alan Moore/Jamie Delano run, and the Davis/Moore TPB is the place to go to find out just how superb Captain Britain can be. 'The Birth of a Legend' collection is an affordable way of collecting the issues cheaply and in a superior format. It's an enjoyable read, but more one for confirmed fans who realise what they're letting themselves in for.
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