Excalibur Annual #2
“The Interpretation of Dreams”
Writer: Richard Ashford
Pencils: John Royle
Inks: Phil Moy, Bill Anderson & W.C. Carani
Colours: Ariane Lenshoek
Letters: Janice Chiang
“Black Queen Rising”
Writer: Eric Fein
Pencils: Daerrick Gross
Inks: Bob Wiacek, Terry Austin, Bill Anderson & Andrew Pepoy
Colours: Monica Bennett
Letters: Janice Chiang
“A Change of Worlds”
Writer: Kim Yale
Pencils: Hannibal King & Yancy Labat
Inks: Jason Minor, Keith Champagne & W.C Carani
Colours: Chris Matthys
Letters: Dave Sharpe
Editor: Suzanne Gaffney
Original publication date: May 1994
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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="26px|auto||auto||" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On euphemisms:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_jamie-mistakes.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“They’re like ‘oh this is where Jamie started to make some mistakes.’ But like—he was stealing from the Red Cross and enslaving people. I don’t think that qualifies as ‘some mistakes.’” -Anna
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On misplaced optimism:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_2040.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“It’s adorable that Brian is imagining the year 2040 in which he’s apparently still Britannic. You had a lot of faith in that idea, huh?” -Mav
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" custom_margin="-16px|auto||auto||" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On boobs:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_boobs.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" custom_padding="0px|||||" global_colors_info="{}"]“These boobs are drawn by somebody who doesn’t even like boobs.” -Anna
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On gender/tropes:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_amanda-strong.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“There’s a reversal of gender tropes here that I enjoy, where Kurt is the damsel in distress, and Amanda is the one who has to be physically and emotionally strong in order to save him from breaking down.” -Anna
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On character development:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_amanda.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“Amanda has been around for a long time and we still don’t know who she is. I don’t even know what colour her cape is, because it changes every issue.” -Andrew
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_blurb title="On badassery:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_scary-selene.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“Selene was genuinely terrifying here. Kurt endures one cycle in the spooling chamber and almost dies. Selene’s been in the chamber for who-knows-how-long, yet she endures, because she’s a badass.” -Anna
[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title="On teenage diaries:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_doug-and-warlock.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“It’s Doug’s blog about losing his virginity to his robot friend.” -Mav
[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title="On getting the characters right:" image="https://voxpopcast.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-2_kurt-and-kitty.jpg" _builder_version="4.18.0" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]“Kurt brings up the pain of being rejected by Kitty, but he’s still the one to hug her when she’s feeling rejected. That was very Nightcrawler to me.” -Anna
[/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-107px|||||” custom_padding=”80px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-63px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]And as usual:
You can find Anna on Twitter (@peppard_anna) and at Sequential Scholars (@seqscholars).
You can find Andrew on Twitter (@ClaremontRun) and at Sequential Scholars.
You can find Mav on Twitter (@chrismaverick) and on his podcast, VoxPopcast (@VoxPopcast).
Enjoy!
-GGW Team
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