Season of the Witch

[tracker7]

This was a pretty intense week at the office, what with the launch of a new product and all. Overtime was made available, but I opted for comp time instead. Yay for getting to sleep in.

Swine flu panic! Apocalypse! The End! Load up the car, head to Boulder or Las Vegas!

Not going to Diecon after all. Will be roaming other places instead.

Done with the War Machine comic, I think. Can't even give it one more issue.

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[tragical-mirth.livejournal.com]

I gave up on War Machine after issue #2. There just wasn't anything in it to keep me interested. Traded it for Captain Britain. Don't regret it.

[tracker7.livejournal.com]

I had hopes that WM would turn around. It kept getting worse.

Sell me Captain Britain - I dug on him 20+ years ago in Excalibur. What's going on in the new series?

[tragical-mirth.livejournal.com]

I don't really know how to sell it by giving you details, but it's written by Paul Cornell, who is a solid writer. I mean, he's put Blade in the series, and it hasn't sent me screaming yet. Pete Wisdom is just a lot of fun, and even though I hate vampires on principle, Dracula is one of the major villains, there is at least one vampire and one borderline vampire (don't ask) on the team, and there are enough respectful connections to Excalibur that I'm satisfied. Also, Meggan is floating around out there, and there are teasers that she may come back for good in the upcoming annual.

It's a book about a British govt organization - MI-13, that sort of conscripts all Britain's super-heroes as a result of the Skrull invasion. There is also a character named John the Skrull who's been working with the govt for years who sort of landed on earth, decided he liked it, and has been masquerading around as John Lennon for years gleaning all the benefits. If that's not Skrulls used properly, I don't know what is. I know if *I* was a Skrull... anyway :P

I think the current team roster is Cap. Britain, Pete Wisdom, Lady Jacqueline/Spitfire, Blade, Black Knight, and Faiza Hussein (new character, created by Cornell, I think).

[tracker7.livejournal.com]

Okay. Blade and the Black Knight, and there's vampire-killin'? I'm had.

[tragical-mirth.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes.

There was also Doom and Dracula hanging out on the moon a few issues back.

[tracker7.livejournal.com]

Looks like one trade's already available, and the series isn't too far along. Catching up should be easy. Thanks!