I had to blog about Steed And Mrs. Peel #1? I nearly did when I heard it was to be announced but thought I’d wait till issue 1 had been released.
Good job; as I bounced over to Doc at :
to tell him of this wonderful news that GRANT MORRISON was to write the AVENGERS in a COMIC, my dreams come true, for Doc to tell me it had been released 20 years ago… and it was, well… erm, not all that new and he’d read it a long time ago!!
OK…
So I’m a little slow on the uptake with this, I missed it the first time around so for me this is something very cool and very new, apologies in advance if I continue to sound like a love sick puppy.
I’m a big fan of the TV show, I’ve seen every episode of The Avengers which this comic is based on, and I’m a huge Grant Morrison fan.
Win Win!!
Though I believe if you are familiar with the TV show you’ll enjoy this comic on a whole different level as there are nods and winks to the familiar behaviours and phrases of its characters but it isn’t a necessity.
Artist Ian Gibson gives the comic a quirky vibe, from reading an interview with him he had done around the time of the original release, I recall him saying the company didn’t have the rights to draw the actors so that’s why Mother, Mrs Peel and Tara King all look a little different.
I enjoy Gibsons comic strip style and the colouring in this book makes it swing!
Pleasing on the ole peepers!
Boom! Studios made an interesting move by deciding to reprint this series.
After reading the first issue, I’d say they made the right choice.
I have to wonder whose idea it was. Was it random? Or is there purpose?
Either way, I’m happy it has been reprinted for a lush 6 issues of a 60s spy romp!!
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