№ 88

Excalibur

August 1995 36 pages 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD

Synopsis

Pete Wisdom drags Shadowcat into the British intelligence community.

Credits

Writer

Warren Ellis

Penciller

Ken Lashley , Larry Stroman , Darrick Gross , Jeff Moy

Inker

Tom Wegrzyn , Cam Smith , Darrick Gross , Phil Moy , Don Hudson , Jimmy Palmiotti

Colorist

Joe Rosas

Letterer

Richard Starkings , Comicraft

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: 75960604057508811