{"id":1511,"date":"2007-11-30T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2007-11-30T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2009-01-15T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T15:56:22","slug":"marvel-masters-the-british-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2007\/11\/30\/marvel-masters-the-british-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Masters: The British Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK EDITION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Marvel
Marvel Masters: The British Invasion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00c2\u00a0By various (Panini Publishing UK)
\nISBN13: 978-1-933160-68-9<\/p>\n

The British Invasion was a term coined in the 1980s to describe the influx and influence of a band of creators (most with 2000AD<\/em><\/strong> or Warrior<\/em><\/strong> credentials) that began working in and revolutionising the American comic-book industry. In this context, however it’s simply a group of British creators selecting their personal favourite piece of Marvel work for collection in this book.<\/p>\n

Writer Alan Grant chose ‘Blood on the Moors’<\/em>, a Punisher tale he co-scripted with long-time collaborator John Wagner. Hauntingly illustrated by fellow Scot Cam Kennedy, it details in a great blend of action, mystery and humour the semi-supernatural exploits of another obsessive vengeance taker whose crusade intersects Franks Castle’s one man war on crime.<\/p>\n

Alan Davis is famed as both artist and writer, and his selection is from Excalibur<\/strong> #61. ‘Truth and Consequence’<\/em> is a cosmic superhero romp featuring Rachel Summers in her incarnation of the celestial entity ‘The Phoenix’ battling with planet devouring Galactus only to discover the hideous truth of her own existence.<\/p>\n

Warren Ellis is represented by one of his earliest tales for Marvel, from Hellstorm<\/strong> #15. ‘Cigarette Dawn’<\/em> sees the once ‘Son of Satan’ battle demons and expectations in an edgy, if perhaps dated tale illustrated by Leonardo Manco.<\/p>\n

Peter Parker, Spider-Man<\/strong> volume 2, #35 provides the utterly charming ‘Heroes Don’t Cry’<\/em>, written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated by Mark Buckingham & Wayne Faucher. If you already know the story you’ll understand why I refuse to say anything about this wonderful adventure other than you must read it if you haven’t. It really is that good.<\/p>\n

Peter Milligan chose the moving and incisive character study ‘The Diaries of Edie Sawyer’<\/em> from X-Statix<\/strong> #10, illustrated by Philip Bond and Neil Gaiman picked the first issue of his miniseries 1602<\/strong>, which transposed key characters of the Marvel Universe to Elizabethan England, drawn by Andy Kubert and digitally painted by Richard Isanove.<\/p>\n

Mark Millar selected ‘The Defenders’ from Ultimates 2<\/strong>, #6, a downbeat re-imagining of the Avengers<\/em>, illustrated by Bryan Hitch, as his best moment, and the book concludes with the Punisher in a dark, brilliantly compelling look at Frank Castle’s childhood drawn by the legendary John Severin. ‘The Tyger’<\/em> is Garth Ennis at his absolute best, and this is a splendid conclusion to an interesting if somewhat inconsistent package, with the good heavily outweighing the not-so-hot.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a9 2003, 2006, 2007 Marvel Characters Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UK EDITION \u00c2\u00a0By various (Panini Publishing UK) ISBN13: 978-1-933160-68-9 The British Invasion was a term coined in the 1980s to describe the influx and influence of a band of creators (most with 2000AD or Warrior credentials) that began working in and revolutionising the American comic-book industry. In this context, however it’s simply a group of … <\/p>\n

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