New Excalibur

The post-House of M Marvel Universe is a brave new world for its mutant population, not to mention a scary one. With 80 percent or more of the world’s mutants stripped of their powers, those still empowered individuals find their responsibility even greater—and their struggle even more difficult. Captain Britain finds circumstance and opportunity right to form a brand new super-hero team from the ashes of the former Excalibur… and with a lot of familiar faces. New team members include Talia Wagner (Nightcrawler’s daughter from an alternate dimension), secret service agent Pete Wisdom, and even a very old friend: Dazzler.

Fresh and entertaining, this book promises to be different from X-Men spin-off books, if for no other reason than its unique and underutilized cast. The mutant team is written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Michael Ryan.

— Andy Richardson

From the Comics Buyer’s Guide:

This should probably be called The “New” Excalibur. Although X-Men master Chris Claremont writes believable dialogue and action sequences, the story creaks with X–Men history. Dazzler shows up and, although clearly a throwback to the ’70s, doesn’t look much older than the rest of the team. The new team features Nocturne, Nightcrawler’s daughter from an alternate history. Additionally, the original line–up of the team must be explained, and, oh, yeah, they’ll be fighting an evil version of the original X–Men. Confused yet?

Claremont does hint at one tantalizing possible use of mutant powers: medical treatments. At one point, the group uses their mutant abilities to save Dazzler from a heart attack. Imagine a team of X–men that worked at a hospital saving lives. It would sort of be ER meets, well, The X–Men.

Also, can we finally jettison The Juggernaut? Didn’t this guy used to kill people? Marvel has ruined too many villains with this ploy. Magneto, Venom, and Juggernaut should form The Society for Sometimes Evil Villains. They could sit around with The Punisher and debate who is good and who is evil.

— Tony DiGerolamo

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#1

Jan 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Michael Ryan

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#2

Feb 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Michael Ryan

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#3

Mar 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Michael Ryan

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#4

Apr 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Steven Cummings

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#5

May 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Steven Cummings

1st Appearance of Albion (alternate Brian Braddock); Versus Lionheart; Versus Warwolves

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#6

Jun 2006

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Michael Ryan

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#7

Jul 2006

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W: Chris Claremont, Christopher Yost · A: Michael Ryan

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#8

Aug 2006

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W: Chris Claremont, Christopher Yost · A: Michael Ryan

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#9

Sep 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Scott Kolins

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#9 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Michael Ryan

Sep 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Scott Kolins

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#10

Oct 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Michael Ryan

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#10 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Michael Ryan

Oct 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Michael Ryan

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#11

Nov 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Michael Ryan

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#12

Dec 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Michael Ryan

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#12 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Michael Ryan

Dec 2006

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Michael Ryan

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#13

Jan 2007

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Jim Calafiore

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#14

Feb 2007

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Jim Calafiore

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#15

Mar 2007

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W: Frank Tieri · A: Jim Calafiore

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#16

Apr 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Scot Eaton

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#17

Apr 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Scot Eaton

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#18

May 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Scot Eaton, Staz Johnson

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#19

Jun 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Scot Eaton

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#20

Jul 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Jeremy Haun

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#21

Aug 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Jeremy Haun

Death of Dark Cyclops

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#22

Oct 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Pat Olliffe

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#23

Nov 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Jeremy Haun

Death of Shadow X’s Angel.

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#24

Dec 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Jeremy Haun

Death of Dark Iceman; Versus Albion; Continued in X-Men: Die by the Sword #1; Final issue; Last Appearance of Sage as Britannia

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#24 Newsstand Edition

Newsstand Edition with cover by Billy Tan

Dec 2007

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W: Chris Claremont · A: Jeremy Haun

Death of Dark Iceman; Versus Albion; Continued in X-Men: Die by the Sword #1; Final issue; Last Appearance of Sage as Britannia

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Book #1

Oct 2006

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W: Chris Claremont, Christopher Yost · A: Michael Ryan, Steven Cummings

Collects #1–7

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Book #2

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W: Chris Claremont, Frank Tieri, Christopher Yost · A: Michael Ryan, Jim Calafiore, Scott Kolins

Collects New Excalibur # 8–15; ca. 2007

1 copy for $16.15
Book #3

Jan 2008

Cover: $24.99

W: Chris Claremont · A: Scot Eaton, Staz Johnson, Jeremy Haun, Pat Olliffe

Collects New Excalibur #16–24; Indicia reads title as New Excalibur Vol. 3: Battle for Eternity

1 copy for $14.50