Reviews

Excalibur Epic Collection Vol. 1: The Sword Is Drawn by Chris Claremont

librarimans's review against another edition

4.0

The original Excalibur comics from Claremont/Davis were so delightfully weird and light. Claremont is full on Claremont here (complete with fulfilling the writers barely disguised fetish meme) and Davis' pencils are tight and a perfect fit for the stories. The team forms in the UK after the apparent death of the X-Men and consists of Kitty Pryde, Rachel Summers, Nightcrawler, Capt Britain, and Meggan. They have a brief sojourn to NYC during the Inferno event, but otherwise aren't involved with the rest of the X teams and spend their time dealing with Mojo, Arcade, and the Technet. Most of the time it's fairly low stakes, silly fun. This is one of my favorite X comics from that era.

fableborealis's review

adventurous funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

tom_pietra's review

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

vroodles's review

4.0

So weird and so great, I love everything about this team.

avrilhj's review against another edition

5.0

I started reading Excalibur because Jay and Miles of the podcast ‘Jay and Miles X-Plain The X-Men’ talk about it with such love - and they’re right. This is a wonderful comic series. Part of the enjoyment for me is the UK setting, the pop culture references, and especially the references to Doctor Who - the Weird Happenings Organisation or WHO often intersects with Excalibur. But, mostly, it’s the wonderful plots and characters and the fantastic art. Claremont and Davis work brilliantly together.

jesse_post's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0