Remember when Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom and other British heroes filled the comic book racks in the 1990’s? Get ready for a flashback!
Marvel announced Revolutionary War, a new series reviving the characters from the Marvel UK imprint by Andy Lanning and Alan Cowsill.
“The biggest surprise has been rereading the old issues and rediscovering how cool the characters and their stories were,” Lanning tells Marvel.com.
“Many of the stories revolved around the evil machinations of a shadowy organization called Mys-Tech, which was formed of 7 ‘techno-wizards’ who, in 987, sold their souls to Mephisto in exchange for immortality. “As part of their pact the board must supply a steady stream of souls to the demon or else forfeit their own. Many of the stories and characters were linked to Mys-Tech’s efforts of finding a way to escape their compact with Mephisto and becoming immortal in their own right and the machinations and the numerous nefarious plots that they hatched to do this.”
Lanning hopes to make as fans happy by having a big cast.
“I think it’s safe to say that Captain Britain and Pete Wisdom will be involved. It would be sacrilege not to feature them in a story set in the UK. Fans of heroes like Warheads, Knights of Pendragon, Death’s Head, Warheads, Dark Angel, Super Soldiers, Motormouth and Killpower will be pleased. We will strive to fit as many in as possible so keep your eyes peeled as your own old favorite may very well make an appearance!”
Death’s Head recently turned up in Kieron Gillen’s Iron Man series.
I’m a HUGE fan of Captain Britain (Vixen, Slaymaster, anyone?) by Alan Davis and the Excalibur series by Davis and Chris Claremont. Here’s this series will be a success and lead to a new Excalibur!
For more of the interview here’s the Marvel.com link.
By Editor