Captain Britain and MI:13 #2

Okay, the award for the book with the most unfeasible title goes to..., seriously, it would take most of your lunch hour to get through that.  Anyway, the review.  I'm a long time fan of Mr Braddock, going back to the Alan Moore scripted tales in the Marvel UK titles in the 80s, so after a so-so first issue of this series, I wasn't sure I would hang around.  But this is coming along alright.  Now, Cap ain't around for this issue, having been blown up at the end of the first issue (though since he's been blown away and reconstructed before, I'm not sure that's a problem), so instead we get some delicious Brit speak from Pete Wisdom ('mate') and all his pals.  Paul Cornell, who has scripted the terrific Dr Who story 'Human Nature'/'Family of Blood' is obviously a fine writer and there are hints here that something quite awesome is brewing.  Like Alan Moore, he seems very interested in the whole mythology of the British isles and the plotline here involves our favourite invaders, the Skrulls, trying to quash England's magic properties.  It's early days in the run and there's a lot of time given to introducing characters, including a muslim nurse and a Skrull who's a Beatle (complete with scouse accent).  I'm not totally sold yet but given Cornell's pedigree, this may very well be a title to watch.