Robot 6
‘If you’ve wanted to see a milkman fighting a dinosaur in a suit, in a pub, then this is the comic for you’
Knight & Squire
Recently minted DC-exclusive writer Paul Cornell plans to dial up the “over the top weird and wonderful zany surreal Britishness” in the upcoming six-issue miniseries Knight & Squire.
Announced today on DC’s The Source blog, the series stars Batman and Robin’s English counterparts, who have appeared a few times now in Grant Morrison’s Bat books. Cornell is joined on the series by artist Jimmy Broxton and cover artist Yanick Paquette.
“I’m delighted to be working in DC Britain!” Cornell said. “Grant always said that he added something to the Knight and Squire’s world with every appearance: we’ll be taking that policy, and the amount of over the top weird and wonderful zany surreal Britishness and dialling them up to eleven. If you’ve wanted to see a milkman fighting a dinosaur in a suit, in a pub, then this is the comic for you.”
No word yet on when the series starts.
- July 12, 2010 @ 03:00 PM by JK Parkin
9 Comments
Jim
July 12, 2010 at 3:14 pm
All I have to say is: HELLS YEAH!
Rob
July 12, 2010 at 3:22 pm
I may actually check this mini-series out. Even though I am an Aussie, I loved the Britishness of Cornell’s MI13 series.
Such a missed opportunity by Marvel cancelling this series.
RedRaver
July 12, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I hope Paul is consulting with Grant on this…
mr. pants
July 12, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Grant Morrison has always said how disappointed he is when other writers don’t use his creations. He wants them out there and built upon, and he knows that comes with good and bad.
HDO
July 12, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Woo hoo! I hope Paquette brings his A-game like in Return of Bruce Wayne; he nailed that book – minus some of the frowny faces, but I think that’s just one of the trademarks of his style. This makes me smile.
D. Peace
July 12, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Up next for Paul: BANGERS & MASH, an English buddy-cop comedy where two bowler-hat-clad, cricket-playing, mustachioed Cockneys solve crimes while quoting Python routines. And did you say TEA TIME?!? Like bloody ‘ell there’s TEA TIME!!
(I kid ’cause I love)
Simon DelMonte
July 12, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I am a big fan of these characters, and suspect that Cornell is a good pick for this. And it’s smart to do a miniseries.
Dacl
July 12, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Always wanted to see something done with Knight & Squire
Heard good things about Cornell
Never seen Broxton’s work
And I liked Paquette on ROBW#3 but I really dont like that cover
I’ll give the first issue a try, may even pick up the trade
funkygreenjerusalem
July 12, 2010 at 9:52 pm
YES!!!