Excalibur, Tome 2: La fin d'un rêve

Excalibur (2019) #3-4

by Tini Howard (Contributor), Marcus To (Drawings)

Au lendemain des évènements d'X of Swords, Excalibur tente de comprendre ce qui est arrivé à Betsy Braddock. Malicia, Gambit, Jubilé et les autres sauront-ils percer ce mystère ? Et qui est... la Reine Elizabeth III ? Alors que le Gala des Damnés approche, Excalibur doit assurer la sécurité de Krakoa en démasquant une menace invisible qui pèse sur les habitants de l'île. Et ce n'est que le début ! Nous poursuivons la réédition des meilleures séries mutantes post-House of X, avec un deuxième tome consacré à la plus britannique des équipes de Krakoa ! Action et intrigues diplomatiques se mêlent dans un album ponctué par le très mouvementé Gala des Damnés. Les rebondissements sont nombreux pour cette équipe !

Genres: Comics, Marvel, X Men, Graphic Novels

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2022

Reviews

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

We begin with the fallout from Betsy's "death" in X of Swords (What exactly happened there? We never really find out, and maybe that's OK) and go through Merlyn's assault on Otherworld. It's a pretty strong throughline that continues to focus on the fantasy Otherworld.

What's perhaps most impressive about the volume is Howard's strong attention to continuity. Captain Britain, Excalibur, New Avengers, Secret Wars, Krakoa? It's all here! A great puzzle piece in the continuity that is Marvel.

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this in singles. I love what Tini Howard and crew have done with Betsy Braddock, probably my favorite X-Man of all time. This just keeps getting better & better.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was much better than the previous two volumes and if not for the slog of Otherworld in the ending chapters, would have been rated even higher. The main problem with this book is that its not Excalibur. Its Betsy and some random X-Men. The book focuses almost solely on Betsy, which is fine at times (the first half of this book) but then become increasingly repetitive. Tini Howard seems to have a great feel for Betsy and her role as Captain Britain and I enjoyed it. I much less enjoyed the second half of the book which was rehashing the same plot over and over again. Also, this version of Rictor is unlikable. Marcos To did a great job on the art chores. Overall, a good read that got weighed down towards the end.

[Sean McGinity · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow Tini is able to raise Betsy up in stature, making her regal, while also paying homage to the history. Lovingly crafted and incredibly empowering .

[Cyril Corbaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I liked the art style a lot, I didn't find the Excalibur arc to be very compelling to read, and it turned out to be a bit of a slog for me. There were some slightly more interesting moments, but this ended up being one of my least favourite story arcs from the Krakoa era.