#1 Captain Britain REGRESA!!!
CAPTAIN BRITAIN RETURNS TO...BRITAIN
by Benjamin Ong Pang KeanCaptain Britain returns to comics next month in the country of his namesake.
According to writer Jim Alexander (Metal Hurlant, Deathwatch), Spectacular Spider-Man #114, which features all-original material published by Panini/Marvel UK, pits Spider-Man and Captain Britain against a cosmic cube-enhanced Red Skull. Introducing the character to a new generation of comic readers, this will be the first time in 13 years that Captain Britain appears in an original strip in a British comic.
“The editor usually comes to the writer with characters in mind. I think we'd discussed how great it would be to bring back Captain Britain, and it sort of evolved out of that,” Alexander told Newsarama.
“Captain Britain is the champion of the British Isles. A superhero made in Britain imbued with mystical energies from the time of King Arthur and Merlin. “[In the story], The Red Skull uses the cosmic cube to wreak havoc on New York City. The cube's influence is now so strong, Captain Britain takes the journey from London to NYC in order to stop the growing menace. He hooks up with Spider-Man only to be transported by the cosmic cube back to Darkmoor and the time of Captain Britain's origin. There, a reality warping Red Skull wants to combine the source of Captain Britain's power to his own, making him unstoppable. Spidey and Captain Britain are the only guys standing between the Red Skull and world domination.
“It's a great thrill to be involved with this character especially when you look at the creators who have worked on him previously - Chris Claremont, Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Warren Ellis. There's been quite a buzz surrounding the return of the character. I as a writer have never personally experienced anything like it. I hope I do the character justice and I'm sure people will be quick to let me know one way or the other!”
Brian Braddock aka Captain Britain first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly #1, a Marvel UK title written by legendary X-Men writer and creator Chris Claremont in 1976. The character, also briefly known as Britannic, made his American debut in Marvel Team-Up #65. He is the twin brother of deceased X-Men member Psylocke (Elisabeth Braddock). Captain Britain was also one of the founding members of Excalibur, England’s premier team of super heroes together with Meggan, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Phoenix II (Rachel Summers).In the American continuity, Braddock has recently transferred his powers and the mantle of Captain Britain to Kelsey Leigh in Chuck Austen’s “Lionheart of Avalon” arc (Avengers #77-81). His most recent appearance was in Chris Claremont’s Uncanny X-Men.
The self-contained story in Spectacular Spider Man # 114, written by Alexander with art by Jon Haward (Tales of Telguuth, Of Ancient Blood), John Stokes (Black Knight) and Alan Craddock (Mercy Heights, Judge Dredd), is due in all leading UK supermarkets and newsagents March 17
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