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3. The Guns of Avalon, Part Three
Writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Leonard Kirk
This comic should be impossible. It’s so British and reserved, but it’s also so rock and roll.
The Skrulls have taken Avalon, destroying magic as we know it. They’re now advancing on London with the goal of achieving a decisive ideological victory by claiming the capital as their own. Wisdom, Spitfire, and John are still unable to draw Excalibur, although magic is mostly gone. So Wisdom does the last thing possible: He releases the evil, magical creatures to fight back. Seems like an idea that couldn’t possibly backfire. Then Merlin’s released, and he immediately brings back Captain Britain. Told you. Although I was not expecting him to literally form out of Union Jack flags. That’s hilarious, and I really love it.
The Dr. Strange Skrull is about to murder Faiza and Black Knight, when – oh s**t – Captain Britain shows up with Excalibur in hand. This moment is badass and awesome, and…I have to ruin it; I’m sorry. I love everything about this comic, but I hate this new Captain Britain costume. I know it sticks around, so I’ll learn to live with it, but I just really wish I didn’t have to. I totally adore the classic outfit we saw in the first issue. I don’t know why Brian winds up with a new costume every time he gets a big role in a team book, they have to give him a new costume. The Excalibur replacement was okay, but this one is just too simple to be fun. I love that helmet-mask. It just looks like all the design choices that bothered me about “realistic†costumes common in books like the Ultimates.
Ah, well, the art is gorgeous. At least it’s drawn well.
