Exiles, Vol. 13: World Tour, Book 2

Exiles (2001) (Collected Editions)

by Tony Bedard, James Calafiore, Casey Jones (Illustrator)

The Exiles are gonna party like it's 2099 The World Tour continues and the Exiles just might happen to pick up another teammate Our money's on Hulk Or Skullfire Plus: What's that? You thought the Exiles World Tour was going to slow down? What are you, an insane person ? It's off to the Squadron Supreme universe for some major butt-kicking Collects Exiles #75-83.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, X Men, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fantasy

216 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was another really enjoyable volume of the Exiles. I did have one slight issue, though, which was this: why did Proteus' weakness to metal disappear when he jumped into Morph's body? Prior to entering Morph's body, any contact with metal would have him screaming in agony, yet once he was inhabiting Morph, he put the Atlantean crown on (which, let's not forget, was hiding the mind-control device, also made of metal) without a moment's pause, with no ill effects. Surely the creative team didn't just forget about Proteus' weakness to metal?

Anyway, other than that quibble, I had a blast with this one, and it drew some longstanding plot threads to a final resolution as well, which was nice. Obviously, I'm not happy about some of the character deaths, but this is the Exiles and anybody who's read the book for any length of time knows that NO character is safe!

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's quite a few shocks in this volume, and it truely feels like the end of an era. The exiles visit different worlds including 2099 and Squadron Supreme. Som lovely sad and moving character bits, the reader forgets how attached they have come to these characters and is stunned into feeling for them. A good read.

[Tym · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s some bumps in the storytelling but overall it was a really fun journey, the thing with Morph in the end was pretty clever.r

[Adam Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final volume of Bedard's run on the title feels like it fell into a groove. It's still a fun adventure book with some good ideas, but the pacing gets a little janky, and it feels more contrived than the previous volume, as though he needed to reach a point in the story and was just connecting the dots to get there.

It's still more interesting than the main X-books at the time, but it's not as great as some of Bedard's earlier volumes. The ending is a bit Over The Top but it does wrap a neat little bow around his run.

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Update during 2023 readthrough:I didn't connect with any of the characters in this volume. The plot was fine, and it did take us to the end of this particular story, but I was happier to see the ending
happening than I was to experience the ending.

Also, this isn't the end of Bedard's run at all. Not sure why I thought that when I wrote the original review.

[Fizzgig76 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reprints Exiles #75-83. The Exiles continue to pursue Proteus through different realities and visit the universes of 2099, Squadron Supreme (the original), the Hulk's Maestro universe, and the Counter-Earth of Heroes Reborn. This is probably one of the more interesting Exiles storylines but just because it is a showcase for different defunct Marvel Universe worlds. It is fun to see the world of 2099 again and easy to groan at the mess of Heroes Reborn. I like the original Squadron Supreme and Hulk: Future Imperfecta was an interesting series also.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good, probably the best yet. A shocker about a major character, a big favorite of mine, and how an issue is resolved. All the battles and world hopping in this made it interesting and hard to put down. That hasn't always been the case - usually the stories were interesting in themselves but I was ready for a break after each - here I read it to the end without taking my eyes away. The effects with some of the wrapups as the dead were returned to their worlds was especially nifty. Love the funeral eulogy.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Longshot is added to the squad in order to hunt down Proteus. The Exiles hit the 2099 universe to pick-up Spider-Man, battle the Maestro in his world, and pop over to the Squadron Supreme for Power Princess. Finally cornering Proteus in the Heroes Reborn universe, Morph falls victim to the body jumper and the team must make the ultimate sacrifice.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had a few things that bothered me. The pacing was...weird. The characters seemed to do what the plot needed instead of what the character would likely actually do.

Also...I did not like the art one bit.

But, these are my Exiles and I've come this far with them through good times and bad. This was just not one of their highlights.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continuing the great x-read of '17/'18...

Exiles continues to be one of the more interesting X-comics that I missed at the time. Still really enjoying the series and has a pretty touching ending (and a shocking twist or two along the way)...

[Lexie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing cutesy this time.

I...just...sigh.

Okay so normally I'd prolly push this to a 3, because there's some nice moments and they're finally undertaking to clear up loose ends.

But this was 8 issues that felt like a hundred. Not in a good way. Each reality got, more or less, two issues giving us 4ish realities. Marvel 2099, Supereme Squadron, Future Imperfect and back I guess what we can call Marvel Prime Universe (since its essentially where the comics main canon takes place).

I enjoyed none of it practically. Maybe because unlike some of the other worlds/events they jumped to I had a baseline or more understanding of the purpose for them needing to make changes. Here I got zilch.

Also for some gods awful reason they thought it would be...cute....?...if Mimic's murderer, Proteus, constantly referred to Blink as his because he can't shake Mimic's memories?

Like...why? He's never before shown such issues and we're on the second volume of dealing with him. Its disturbing and not in a great way.

The solution to Proteus maybe would have been fine except you KNOW it will go wrong and at this point what does it matter?

What kept this from being a 1-star was the fact the last many pages are spent watching the former Exiles and Weapon X folks being sent home (either dead, alive & willing or alive & resentful) and see who was (and wasn't) mourned.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

The World Tour story line was my favorite of the series, as the Exiles chased X-Men villain Proteus across various familiar Marvel realities. This volume had the Exiles in the universes of 2099, Squadron Supreme, Future Imperfect, and Heroes Reborn. The ending was a little anticlimactic, but honestly I think things may not be over yet.

There's also an issue where the Exiles attempt to return the remains of their fallen comrades back to their home dimensions.

I particularly enjoyed the Paul Pelletier art in this volume. The World Tour was a great concept.

[Allan Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked this issue.
Always liked squadron supreme so glad they were one of the dimensions the exiles visitied.
It was a good storyline in my opinion. The Proteus storyline is ok but think it's went on a bit long.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the previous volume. I felt the storyline lagged on a little too long. Also very sad with that outcome.

[Aaron Harvey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5 stars

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

9/2012. Second Reading. There's a lot of charming adventure here, for those who want simple fun in their comics. There are some weird moments that don't make a ton of sense, but there are a lot of twists and surprises, too. I'm not blown away, but I enjoyed myself.

[Enrique Peral · Rating 3 out of 5]

World Tour.