
Although written by Claremont with the same title, it had no connection to the superhero team. Originally, the series involved cross- dimensional travel that incorporated as many elements of Captain Britain's mythos as it did the X-Men's.Ĭaptain 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.īetween Excalibur's disbanding 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. An eponymous Excalibur series featuring the team lasted from 1988 until 1998. The first Excalibur consisted of the British superhero, Captain Britain, his lover, Meggan, and three former members of the X-Men.

Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, they first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition #1 (1987), also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn. They are depicted as an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. The Lake House ( Empress Matilda Docks, Rotherhithe) Įxcalibur is a fictional superhero group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. 1988), featuring the original members of Excalibur, with art by Alan Davis with inking by Paul Neary.
