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3 | ''The Knights of Pendragon'' (later reprinted as simply ''Knights of Pendragon'') is a comic series published by the Creator/MarvelUK imprint of Creator/MarvelComics. It's written by Creator/DanAbnett and John Tomlinson and illustrated by Gary Erskine and Creator/AndyLanning, with color by Helen Stone. |
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5 | The series is set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse and begins with police officer Dai Thomas (a supporting character from Marvel UK's previous ''ComicBook/CaptainBritain'' stories) entangled in a murder mystery that seems to have superhuman or supernatural involvement. Captain Britain himself is also a key character in the first arc. |
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7 | As things spiral, it becomes an environmentally aware horror story, drawing on Arthurian myths to show nature - embodied by the Green Knight - pushing back against the damage done by man. |
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9 | Later issues add another complication, with the destructive Red Knight and its servants, the Bane, causing havoc across the world as it feuds with its counterpart. |
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11 | The first issue was published in July 1990. The series ended with issue 18, but a SequelSeries, titled simply [[ComicBook/KnightsOfPendragon1992 Knights of Pendragon]], was then launched as part of Marvel UK's 1992 expansion. |
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14 | !!Tropes included in ''The Knights of Pendragon'': |
15 | * AscendedExtra: Dai Thomas was previously a minor recurring character in the ''ComicBook/CaptainBritain'' stories (initially in an InspectorJavert role). This series makes him one of the core cast, and he's very much the lead for the first arc. |
16 | * FisherKing: The Green Knight itself. |
17 | * KarmicDeath: The fate of those who directly anger the Green Knight. A fur poacher ends up neatly packaged with his victims' pelts, for example. |
18 | * ShoutOut: When the Bane storm a London police station, one of them cheerfully sings ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'' song "A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One" as he slaughters police officers. |
19 | * ScaryScarecrows: A disturbing turnip-headed scarecrow is a recurring figure. |
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