№ 85

Excalibur

January 1995 36 pages 1.95 USD; 2.65 CAD

Synopsis

Kitty uses tactics learned from Wolverine to defeat Gravemoss possessing Nightcrawler's body. Kitty gives the Soul Sword to Amanda, who gives it to her mother.

Credits

Writer

Warren Ellis

Penciller

Ken Lashley

Inker

Tom Wegrzyn

Colorist

Joe Rosas

Letterer

Jon Babcock

Characters

Collected In

Excalibur Visionaries: Warren Ellis #1 Trade Paperback

Collects Excalibur #83-90, X-Men Prime. Warren Ellis reinvents Excalibur with a darker, espionage-flavored tone.

Excalibur Omnibus #3 Omnibus

Collects Excalibur #68-103, Excalibur Annual #1-2, X-Men Unlimited #4, X-Force #38, X-Factor #106, X-Man #12. The complete latter half of Excalibur through Warren Ellis's transformative run.

In Reading Orders

90s X-Men

Hidden Gem: Excalibur Under Warren Ellis (1995-1997)

Warren Ellis takes over Excalibur and turns it into a darker, more mature book. Pete Wisdom joins. The tone shifts from whimsical to British espionage. A preview of the edgier comics Ellis would become famous for.

UPC: 75960604057508511