Excalibur (comics)
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Cover to Excalibur #1 (Oct. 1988), featuring the original members of Excalibur.
Art by Alan Davis with inking by Paul Neary. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Excalibur Special Edition (1987) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (writer) Alan Davis (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | The Lake House (Empress Matilda Docks, Rotherhithe); Lighthouse; Braddock Manor; Muir Isle |
| Member(s) |
Notable former members: Captain Britain Black Knight Cerise Colossus Daytripper Dazzler Douglock/Warlock Feron Juggernaut Kylun Lockheed Longshot Moira MacTaggert Meggan Micromax Nightcrawler Nocturne Phoenix (Rachel Summers) Psylocke Sage Shadowcat Widget Pete Wisdom Wolfsbane |
Excalibur is a fictional superhero group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition (1987), also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.
The first Excalibur consisted of the British superhero Captain Britain, his lover Meggan, and several one-time members of the X-Men and related mutant teams. An eponymous Excalibur series featuring the team lasted from 1988 until 1998. Originally, the series involved cross-dimensional travel that incorporated as many elements of Captain Britain’s mythos as it did the X-Men’s.
Captain Britain reformed Excalibur to defend London in a series entitled New Excalibur, which ran from 2005 until it was replaced in 2008 by Captain Britain and MI13.
Between Excalibur’s disbandment and reformation, a short-lived series entitled Excalibur chronicled the efforts of X-Men founder Professor Charles Xavier and his former nemesis, Magneto, to rebuild the mutant homeland of Genosha. Although written by Claremont with the same title, it had no connection to the superhero team.
Excalibur's original creative team, writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, incorporated elements of two Marvel properties: the X-Men and Captain Britain.
The X-Men are a group of mutants—evolved human beings born with extraordinary powers—who use their abilities to defend a society that hates and fears them. Claremont had authored their series since 1976, guiding them to tremendous success. He borrowed four characters from the X-Men, who formed the team under the mistaken impression their X-Men teammates were dead:
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