Author: Anna Peppard

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” 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” 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” 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” 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’” 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?” 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” 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…

Excalibur #23 “Here Comes the Judge” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Alan Davis Colours: Glynis Oliver Letters: Tom Orzechowski and Kevin Cunningham Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: June 1990 Here comes the Judge Dredd homage you’ve been waiting for, with Scott Weatherly, editor of the recent anthology Judging Dredd, joining Anna, Mav, and Andrew to talk all…

Excalibur #22 “Shadows Triumphant?” Writer: Chris Claremont Pencils: Chris Wozniak Inks: Al Milgrom Colours: Bran Vancata Editor: Terry Kavanagh  Original publication date: May 1990 Anna, Mav, and Andrew are joined by Dr. Safiyya Hosein, whose research focuses on representations of Muslim and Arab characters in superhero comics, to talk about those very things in Excalibur #22, “Shadows…