Knight and Squire #1
Knight and Squire » Knight and Squire #1 - For Six: Part One released by DC Comics on December 1, 2010.
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5 (1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (0) 1 (0) 3.8 starsAverage score of 6 user reviews
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Review: Knight and Squire #1 0
The Knight and Squire solve some arguments and disputes going down in Britain's #1 superhero pub. The Good Cornell keeps this fun, light and charming with some truly clever creations for the British comics scene. I reminded me of some the whimsical pun-based characters who've come out of the better Astro City stories. My favorites were definitely the Milkman and the British Joker. Broxton's art also has an appealing robustness that reminded me of Mark Buckingham's. You could almost smell the s...
4 out of 4 found this review helpful. -
A Guy Walks Into A Pub... And Then Things Get Bizarre. In Britai. 0
The Good: Paul Cornell is a really versatile writer. He does in incredible job at being serious over in Lex Luthor's Action Comics, and he doesn't skimp on the completely over-the-top comedy in here. This entire issue was like one long string of jokes about cheesy superheroes/villains, magic pubs, and England. Despite being not British, nearly ever joke was still really funny. The way we get introduced to so many characters at once is a brilliant tactic for shadowing who's responsible when thing...
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DC's Britain Shines Bright in This Quirky Debut 0
The initial reading of the first issue of Knight and Squire can be a bit frustrating. Very little in happens in the issue, and the titular characters themselves seem especially secondary to the goings on. Add to this the fact that the majority of the book is written in thick British and Cockney slang, and you have something that feels completely impenetrable. (A glossary of puzzling references for "Colonists" is offered at the end of the book, showing at least some effort to clarify for those wh...
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A Dash Of Originality 0
With the continuing flow of darkness, depravity, and dead children in some DC Comics, another bright spot has opened up in this long-needed miniseries about the British Batman and Robin, Knight and Squire. The first of the series opens into a pub called The Time In A Bottle, which is a neutral ground for Britain's many superheroes, villains, rogues, and adventurers. Besides the Knight and his plucky sidekick, the Squire, we meet the likes: *Jarvis Poker, the British Joker, a "cover version" of...
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Back in Action 0
When you first open Knight and Squire #1, you may feel a bit befuddled. For those who don’t know, Knight and Squire are the British equivalent of Batman and Robin in the DCU. Lord Cyril Sheldrake, Earl of Wordenshire, Knight is a legacy hero following in his father’s footsteps who followed in the footsteps of the Shining Knight. Cyril adopted Beryl, a street kid, as his Squire. She has communication powers which are not explained and only mildly touched upon in this first issue. Wholly si...
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Meet London's Batman and Robin 0
Last time I saw Knight & Squire was in Batman and Robin when they help Batman and Batwoman with resurrecting the original Batman. My first experience with these two was in Batman: The Black Glove. The duo seem like a cool bunch, and I wondered why this group had a recent series. These two are basically the Batman and Robin of London, but I will tell you right now the way things are done in London is completely different from things in Gotham City. Pros: Here's something you don't see...
4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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