The return of Adrian Alphona

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Paul Cornell's posted some preview art from the Captain Britain and MI-13 annual over on Livejournal, by Adrian Alphona and Christina Strain which I just had to share here, since I know Adrian has a following. And, frankly, because it's bloody gorgeous.

Comments

[aaron_bourque.insanejournal.com]

. . .

Those two guys in the first panel. They're just waiting to have sex with each other, aren't they.

However, Blade playing cricket. Why am I laughing?

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Do you think he uses a.... vampire bat?

[taggerung301.insanejournal.com]

:D
nice

[dorksidefiker.insanejournal.com]

Because it's Blade. Playing Cricket. It's kinda like Batman with a baby.

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

The world needs more Batman-with-a-baby stories.

[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

The world needs more Batman-with-a-baby-who-is-Damien stories

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

So, Batman with baby-who-tries-to-kill-things stories? I'm down for that.

[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of something that would excise Damien-as-dumped-on-our-doorstep-by-Morrison wholecloth and maybe see it as the start of a Bat-creche that has HElena and whatever Steph's sprog was called.

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

THREE BABIES AND A BATMAN! I love it.

[buttler.insanejournal.com]

I'll see your three babies and raise you a Superbaby and Wonder Tot.

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

BATMAN BABY DAYCARE!

[buttler.insanejournal.com]

That's a Trinity I can believe in!

[sandoz_iscariot.insanejournal.com]

YO ADRIAN

Adrian Alphona-drawn Pete Wisdom? Fapping into infinity.

[dorksidefiker.insanejournal.com]

Fuckin' a!

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

Ever since I read that book from the Hitchhiker's Guide series I've never been able to think of cricket the same way.

Very pretty art, though.

[blake_reitz.insanejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, this is wonderful.

[octopussoir.insanejournal.com]

Blade's goosestepping in the second panel.

[midnightvoyager (from insanejournal.com)]

...YOUR ICON.

[long_silence.insanejournal.com]

Alphona! He has been missed.

Spitfire and Faiza seem to be alive. Though if I recall correctly the annual is about Meggan travelling through dimensions attempting to return to 616 Earth, so this probably doesn't necessarily mean that they survive Vampire State.

[dorksidefiker.insanejournal.com]

You know what would be cool? If a team Cricket game became as much a tradition for Excalibur as the X-Men Baseball Games.

[iambickilometer.insanejournal.com]

I WOULD BE DOWN WITH THAT.

According to Cornell, Brian would be in favour of this.

(also, heh, fancy meeting you here.)

[dorksidefiker.insanejournal.com]

Shocking, innit? *insert Groucho Marx Eyebrow Wiggle here*

[unknownscribler.insanejournal.com]

I think the older tradition of Beer & Skittles would be better

[newnumber6.insanejournal.com]

Good to see Alphona's work again. I didn't realize, or did realize once but had since completely forgotten, that Alphona was doing this. I'm glad he's still doing comic work, and, best of all, I don't have to go out of my way to pick it up cause I was going to get this anyway. :)

[angelophile.insanejournal.com]

Indeen. It's a match made in heaven.

[greenmask.insanejournal.com]

*airpunch*

O Blade. ilu.

[scottyquick.insanejournal.com]

I can't really think of a clever way to express my joy.

[rustedone.insanejournal.com]

... why does Blade have *!#@ on his shirt in the third panel?

[xandertarbert.insanejournal.com]

He wanted the team name to be something badass, but Brian kept censoring his ideas until he came out with that. Brian just assumed whatever Blade wanted as a name was a curse in some language.

[rustedone.insanejournal.com]

I had a feeling it had something to do with Blade wanting to swear. Too much time spent in MAX titles, I guess XD

The art was tempting, but after reading that bit I think I'll have to pick this up.

[jesterwitch.livejournal.com (from insanejournal.com)]

It really is nice to see Alphona's work again. He did an amazingly spectacular job on Runaways.