Round Table Roundup: The Best Comics Inspired by King Arthur
November 20, 2009 | Posted by Chris Sims
Today at ComicsAlliance, I’ve offered up a vague tie-in to this week’s release of Black Knight #1 by rounding up my favorite comics inspired by Arthurian legend!
This was actually one of the most fun CA articles for me to write. Not really for anything I did–there aren’t a whole lot of jokes in this one–but because I was writing about some of my favorite comics. Grant Morrison’s version of the Shining Knight
Magic Baseball Bat, folks. Magic. Baseball. Bat.
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That Doomquest panel never fails to cue up the first bars of Monty Python’s “Knights of the Round Table” in my head.
Man, I used to have the guy from Mage’s t-shirt, it was awesome.
No magic bat though, unfortunately.
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Since you like violence against polar bears.
http://vimeo.com/7702530
I really need to pick up “The Hero Defined” and finish Mage.
(I say “finish” in the assumption that we may never see “The Hero Denied” :( )
Am I the only one who saw the panel of Dr. Doom and Iron Man and thought “It’s only a model.”?
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Am I the only one who saw the panel of Dr. Doom and Iron Man and thought “It’s only a model.”?
Close; I started singing the Knights of the Round Table song.
I agree about the Python joke. Dave Micheline is a too-often overlooked writer.
That’s a wonderful list, Chris — I’d forgotten about the Veitch Swamp Thing issue.
BTW, a major recommendation for the 4-part “conclusion” to Prince Valiant that Charles Vess, Elaine Lee and John Ridgeway did for Marvel (under their “Marvel Select” line.)
I read it every couple of years, and it amazes me how well they caught Foster’s style — both in words and images. It’s a great send-off for the character.
Almost forgot — it was published back in 1995.
Ah, “Camelot 3000″ one of my favourites back in the day.
You’ve only got two `you fogot/what about’ comments there so far! I’m very disappointed; this is what happens when you leave out the jokes…
God help me:
Captain Britain battled FOR the Green Knight, not against him.
I preferred Knights of Pendragon over Captain Britain and MI:13, though I don’t actually consider this a criticism of the latter and neither should any sensible person. A good article as ever, Chris, but the comment section is disappointingly free of ammunition for Hater Big-Ups.
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Why is a young Jim Belushi eating the world’s smallest pineapple?
Webcomic, but still a comic: http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0001.htm
My favorite part of the Doom/Iron Man Camelot story? Doom and Iron man working to get home, and Doom thinking, “wow, if Stark’s lackey is this skilled, then Stark must indeed be a genius.”
Even _Doom_ didn’t see through the whole “Stark’s bodyguard” ruse. That, and Doom having respect for even a lackey is a far cry from the Doom who calls Ms. Marvel a whore.
I’m looking at YOU, Bendis.
Doom is looking at YOU, Richards.
Oh dear god I mixed up John and Jim Belushi.
Apologies, Chris – what was meant as a light-hearted riposte instead became something dark and terrible.
I’ll just continue to assume I’m the only person who has no love for “Mage,” then, shall I?