Talk:MI-13 (comics)

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Captain Britain and MI: 13[edit]

Reckon it is worth starting a new article? I have Captain Britain and MI: 13 as a redirect but the bits of information are building up here and over on Captain Britain (where that links points to). It is clear that Cornell was going to be the new writer on Excalibur but they decided to make it a new title instead. Equally, the Secret Invasion the Secret Invasion crossover is merely the springboard for the new series (as Wisdom seems to have gone under a lot of people's radars) - a strategy which seems to be working. Equally there are a number of reviews out [1] [2] [3] which would allow us to hammer out a reception section too. The Comic Book DB also have an entry on it [4]. So everything is in place, or is it too soon? (Emperor (talk) 15:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]

I think it maybe to early to give it its own article, but if it does get spingboarded into an ongoing then most definitely should have an article. However, i do recommend that the redirect be pointed here rather than at Captain Britain, as the title does seem to be the assembly of British heroes to become part of MI13 and the use of Cap's name i think is more of a ploy to use a recognizable name. --- Paulley (talk) 17:39, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
While, broadly speaking it doesn't really matter as long as the links point to that (which makes our life easier when we start the entry) and everything is joined up it does look like you are right (I can imagine the discussion in Marvel HQ about not being able to use an X name or just plain old MI: 13 and them settling on the current formula - which doesn't seem quite as slick as most comic names). So you could change it to point here (and you can drop the link into Captain Britain - the beauty of keeping it as a redirect link) but I suspect it will be a moot point as it has been said this is going to be an ongoing series (not even a hint that it is a limited series - I must assume Wisdom was a way to test the water and critical reaction was largely positive, despite sales not being too great - I should look them up now I think of it) and I'd imagine someone is going to create the entry sooner rather than later. So feel free to change the redirect if you want.
If anyone spots any other reviews, interviews, etc. drop them in here and we should have plenty of material for whenever the article starts. (Emperor (talk) 18:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]
Changed the redirect to come to this article. I didn't realize it had been picked up for an on-going but this confirms it. along with Cornell's blog. I think it would be an idea to at least consider writing out a draft version so we can start building up a general outline of what the article will be. Its also a good idea to have an article like that started so ppl can write out plot play-by-plays on that article rather than writing three versions of it on articles like Pete Wisdom, Captain Britain, and MI-13; meaning we only have to clean up one mess and allowing the character biographies to have only writing specific character details and directing main info to this main page. If you get my drift. --- Paulley (talk)
Indeed - that was my concern. Shouldn't be a trial to sandbox something - we can even leave a note on the talk page (as my concern is that we sandbox something and an enthusiastic editor comes along and replicates our efforts. I'll start something now. (Emperor (talk) 20:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]
Right get stuck in here: User:Emperor/Sandbox/Captain Britain and MI: 13. I'll go through the various links and move them up as sources for various bits and bobs. The reception can then be brought together from the reviews and a month from now (almost to the day) the sales figures come out and we can incorporate that. (Emperor (talk) 21:41, 20 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]
Sounds good i have made many articles by first writing them in userpage extension, most recently Ezekiel Stane (User:Paulley/Ezekiel Stane). I cant say i have had any problems, people dont tent to look at extensions and i havent found anybody ignorant enough to transplant a half finished article idea.... and i have met some ignorant ppl lol. -- Paulley (talk) 21:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

Just a minor point but Marvel do officially call the new series "Captain Britain and MI: 13" [5]. However, something weird happens with MI: 13 and I'm not sure what the fix is (although I assume there must be one). The Directorate of Military Intelligence gives the MIs as simply MI13 and lists 13 as unused. (Emperor (talk) 15:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]

I think there should be a vote on the name as the Cover, speech bubbles, and real life use is written MI13. Although, the recap pages says MI: 13, New Excalibur and Wisdom say the current title MI-13 --- Paulley (talk) 17:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. We should avoid chasing the latest name/representation of things and given the previous usage we should stick with MI-13 for this article (for now).
So side point: MI-13 redirects to Michigan's 13th congressional district but there is nothing at MI-13 (comics) so this is over disambiguated. For starters I'd suggest removing that redirect and making the page a disambiguation page but we should consider moving it to "(comics)" unless anyone knows of an MI-13 in other comics. (Emperor (talk) 18:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]
LOl, i only wished i tried searching MI-13 before the announcement of this series cus now all there are is links to Captain Britain and MI13. so im gonna go with no other MI-13s in comics. --- Paulley (talk)
Yeah I know that feeling!! The Comic Book DB is pretty comprehensive and they don't have anything similar under teams >> M. That doesn't comprehensively say there isn't one but if there is then it is minor and I'd say this'd get the top slot at "(comics)" even if another pops up. (Emperor (talk) 20:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC))[reply]

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