Now, contrary to what that cover would have you believe, there is no happy reunion for Brian and Meggan in this issue, which is very disappointing. More on that later, but let's move on to the beginning of the story.
If you remember from last issue, Captain Midlands had just betrayed the team to Plotka, as he led them into a fantasy realm, thereby trapping them inside it.
Unfortunately for Captain Midlands, Pete Wisdom wasn't having any of that and decides to meet out some quick retribution, destroying Midlands' fantasy world of living with his wife again, who had passed away some time back:
Pete then turns his attention to finding a way out of the fantasy realm and back to Earth. Realizing their only way back to Earth lies in the power of the fake Ebony Blade, Wisdom goads the blade into a rage by pronouncing that if left in this fantasy realm, the blade would only have the six of them to "feed" on:
Wisdom then uses the mystical powers of the blade to cleave through the fantasy realms, ripping many of them apart as he works his way back to Earth:
Meanwhile, Alistaire finally finds Brian in another part of the fantasy realms and guides him to the doorway leading back to Earth:
But as they leave, they fail to notice Meggan in their midst, who unknowingly gets left behind:
The team finally makes it back to Earth and they confront Plotka:
The heroes are unable to defeat Plotka, but Captain Britain suddenly arrives through the doorway that Alistaire had led him to:
Keep in mind, Captain Britain's powers are now reliant on his level of confidence and theoretically have no limits, as Plotka soon finds out when Brian grabs Plotka and pulls him into Plotka's own fantasy realm:
Plotka is then imprisoned inside a contraption that Alistaire had rigged up. With Plotka powerless and defeated, the people that had been turned into Mindless Ones, revert back to their human forms:
The story then cuts to Dracula on the moon stating "they (Captain Britain and MI:13) know about the sword". Apparently, Dracula is behind the ruse of the fake Ebony Blade and is now preparing to launch an assault on Britain, with Dr. Doom as his ally:
Needless to say, the next issue is going to be very interesting.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path---Psalm 119:105
Thanks for the run down of the issue LS, I can't wait to sit down and read the series in full once the TPB arrives.
ReplyDeleteAs for Meggan, it was great to see her again, if only for a few moments, and I look forward to her full return in the pages of MI-13 soon. So glad that everyone from Brian to Spitfire and in-between are once again getting the due that they so rightly deserve from a talented creative team.
Hey Texcap, I thought you were reading this already. Hopefully, you'll get the tpb soon because this is a great book!
ReplyDeleteThe TPB has long been ordered my friend. I wish I had been able to read the single issues, but these costs are just too much. Fortunately I've been keeping track of events in the book and reading the interviews so I feel like I'm right there in the thick of things while I wait.
ReplyDelete(BTW, worked on cleaning up a Jim Lee image of Meggan that's currently getting a small spotlight at the blog.)