Excalibur #33: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

Excalibur #33 “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils and inks: Ron Wagner Colours: John Wilcox Letters: Tim Harkins Editor: Terry Kavanagh  This week, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are going back to school (again) with Excalibur #33, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” part two of “Girls’ School from Heck!” And now that we’re…

Excalibur #32: “Someone Will Die for This!”

Excalibur #32 “Someone Will Die for This!” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils & inks: Ron Wagner Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tim Harkins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1990 A little late for “Back to School” but just in time for the comics studies + girlhood studies + Excalibur matchup of your dreams, it’s Anna, Mav, and…

Excalibur #31: “No Man is an Island”

Excalibur #31 “No Man is an Island” Writer: Scott Lobdell Pencil: David Ross Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Ken Lopez Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: November 1990 Don’t let the title fool you—some men are islands, and those islands claim Krakoa as a father and have sworn revenge on Nightcrawler! That’s right—it’s time to…

Excalibur #30: “‘Twas a Dark and Stormy Night”

Excalibur #30 “‘Twas a Dark and Stormy Night” Writer: Dana Moreshead Pencils: David Ross Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Brad Joyce Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: October 1990 Sink your teeth into an early Halloween spectacular as vampire expert Dr. Cait Coker, editor of The Global Vampire, joins Anna, Mav, and Andrew to…

Excalibur #29: “Dream a Little Dream”

Excalibur #29 “Dream a Little Dream” Writer: Michael Higgins Pencils: Chris Wozniak Inks: Josef Rubinstein Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski  Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: October 1990 It’s a dreamy pod-friends reunion as the multitalented Wayne Wise, co-founder and co-host of VoxPopcast, joins Anna, Mav, and Andrew to say “weird” a dozen plus times about Excalibur #29,…

Excalibur #28: “The Night They Tore Down the Gilded Lady”

Excalibur #28 “The Night They Tore Down the Gilded Lady” Writer: Terry Austin Pencils: Colleen Doran Inks: Bret Blevins Colours: Brad Vancata Letters: Phil Felix Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: September 1990 There’s a reason they say you can’t go home again—because sometimes, the crowd at your old college bar doesn’t remember you, and…

Excalibur #27: “Reel People”

Excalibur #27 “Reel People” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith Inks: Bill Sienkiewicz Colors: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Ozechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: September 1990 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Connor Goldsmith, literary agent and host of the Cerebro podcast, to talk films inside comic books inside famous film studios…

Excalibur #26: “The Times They Are A-Changin’”

Excalibur #26 “The Times They Are A-Changin’” Writer: Michael Higgins Pencils: Ron Lim Inks: Joe Rubenstein Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Agustin Mas Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1990 In this episode, Anna, Mav, and Andrew recruit author Darby Harn to help them make sense of some less-than-stellar storytelling in Excalibur #26, “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” It’s…

Excalibur #25: “Guess Who’s Coming for Phoenix?”

Excalibur #25 “Guess Who’s Coming for Phoenix?” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Chris Wozniak Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Paty Cockrum Letters: Rick Parker Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: August 1990 The Cross-Time Caper is still over… or is it? Resolution careens into crisis into conversations about both as Anna, Mav, and Andrew welcome author and critic Steve Sellers of Omen…

Excalibur #24: “Tempting Fates”

Excalibur #24 “Tempting Fates” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Inks: Paul Neary Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: July 1990 Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by professor, poet, literary and cultural critic, and friend-to-all-mutants Dr. Stephanie Burt to celebrate the not-so-epic conclusion of the Cross-Time Caper, plus Kitty…