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HARK! THE HUNT FOR TRUTH
Excalibur emerges from the woods with a journey before them. Their destination: Starlight Citadel.
Rated T+
This issue of Excalibur full of intensive emotion, magic and action. The writing and art is beautiful. It also presents a very real problem: What are the repercussions of mutants toying with magic? Similar to this week's X-Force, the X-Men and the world of Krakoa may not be as perfect as it me seem from the outside. Read Full Review
I'm also beginning to wonder why we have a few X-Men trusting the judgment of Apocalypse in all of this and hope we get some answers to that soon as well. Especially given my limited knowledge of their history. Read Full Review
Howard and To create magic in "Excalibur" #9. Read Full Review
This is one of the stronger entries in a series that should be great but struggles to put everything together. A few great character moments steal the show, and the action looks great thanks to the creative team. Since this is the strongest issue in a bit, it might be worth to check this series out to see if it is a good fit. Just be ready to be a bit confused. Read Full Review
EXCALIBUR #9is an average entry in the series.TiniHoward sets up the next arc as well as some secondary storylines that hopefully play in or come to their own resolution. The art is consistent with what weve got all series, which isnt a bad thing.Overallthe issue is leaps and bounds above the previous couple, but doesnt quite reach the heights of other books in the series. Read Full Review
There are genuinely good concepts present, but the writing or art often undermine them (and one another) on the page and only leave hope for improvement as a cause to continue reading. Read Full Review
Best Issue of the run imo
This series continues moving along in the right direction and it's great to see this Excalibur series continue to tie itself into the fantastic Claremont/Davis runs more and more.
Prelude:
Excalibur has been consistently great recently, so let's see how this issue goes.
The Good:
The Starlight Citadel looks interesting.
I liked the infographics in this issue.
To's art is great as always.
The Bad:
Nothing.
Conclusion:
A very good issue that helps move the plot forward and sets up areas of intrigue.
This was definitely my least favorite issue of the series, unfortunately. It's not even bad or anything, I just found the pacing a bit odd at times. There are certain moments I liked, though, such as Jubilee raining down blasts after Shogo was shot. Hopefully this is a minor bump in the road, as I've been enjoying this series so far.
This was a rougher issue. I'm still into the series, but this could've been done better.
"I am not. Merry"
This book has pretty art, really fun characters (Rogue and Jubilee are my favorites) and explores interesting lore.
So why it feels so, so... OK, every time I read it?
Ugh. Out of every current Dawn of X comic, Excalibur May just be my least favorite. Howard’s writing is very unfocused and concepts come and go so much from month to month that’s very confusing. Betsy is a bland protagonist and Howard’s writing of Brian should be considered a crime. Apocalypse is only interesting for so long until Howard should actually start using him. Rictor is one of the most interesting members of the team, yet he barely says a word in Excalibur 9. The Coven Akkaba seems like a pointless and weak antagonist, and no different from the multitude of new organizations that have sprung up in the world of X: XENO, muerte verde, and Orchis, just to name a few. Still, I’m liking what Howard is doing with Lady Saturnyne. more
Excalibur takes the first few steps toward Starlight Citadel. We spend nearly as much time with its current Majestrix, Lady Saturnyne, who is just boiling to get into a war with the mutants. Good art and some good plot developments, but they're awash in a sea of dead-end foreshadowing, pretentious mood-building, and missed opportunities for characterization. It looks nice, at least.
Excaliboring
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