Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1 (Excalibur Visionaries #1) 
EDIT 8/11/16: My criticism of the last issue still stands, but the rest is good (and that last issue isn't necessarily bad, just disappointing) and Davis' art is so fantastic that I will change this to a 4.I would like to reiterate how much I love Alan Davis and how much the first eight issues here epitomize what a good, straight-forward super-hero comic should be: wonderfully drawn, very funny, charming, gripping, addictive. The final issue epitomizes what people generally hate about super-hero
This was a super fun collection. Alan Davis came back with a bang incorporating what other writers had done, explaining it, and bringing it to a very satisfying conclusion. I read this after Volume 1 of Knights of Pendragon, and it really made me appreciate the fun within Excalibur. This collection educates the reader on the past (lots about Otherworld, Phoenix, Roma, and Merlyn). The alternate reality mirages are a really neat diversion. And you get to see Captain Britain with the full energy

Excalibur was always a book that was nice to look at, but the writing tended to let the Alan Davis art down, so the obvious solution is to let Alan Davis write it as well.and then it gets fun.This is when the series moved away from X-history and more into the weirdness of Marvel UK comics.Great stuff.
Alan Davies returns and up to #50 constructs a definitive contextual rationale for Excalibur tying it in to the X-men (Roma connection) and the entire Captain Britain continuity. Some good art as well by Davies! Features the Anti-Phoenix, Technet, the trial of Captain Britain etc ... plus two new members Kylun and Cerise. The humour remains, and overall the book has never been better! 5 out of 12.Collects Excalibur #42-50. [image error]
After Claremont left the title, Alan Davis took over both writing and art duties. This was actually a very good thing. Davis's art is a great fit for a more light-hearted superhero book like this, and I have to applaud him for giving all of the main characters their own unique and consistent looks. (As in, there's no way that I could ever confuse Rachel and Kitty, even if Kitty dyed her hair red, because they have different features. It's amazing how often this is not the case.) Most of the
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Original Title: | Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1 |
ISBN: | 0785137408 (ISBN13: 9780785137405) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Excalibur Visionaries #1, Excalibur (1988) #42-50, The Marvel Visionaries , more |
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Excalibur leader Captain Britain is double-teamed by problems when the Technet take over his house and he's abducted to be put on trial by his fellow Captain Britains Meanwhile, Excalibur's own ranks grow as Widget, Kylun, and Cerise join the action - presuming anyone on the team survives the wrath of the Anti-Phoenix Plus, more than four years of mutant madness culminates in a fearsome fight in #50 Collects Excalibur #42-50.Declare Out Of Books Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1 (Excalibur Visionaries #1)
Title | : | Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1 (Excalibur Visionaries #1) |
Author | : | Alan Davis |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 232 pages |
Published | : | June 24th 2009 by Marvel Comics Group |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Marvel. X Men. Superheroes. Comic Book. Graphic Novels Comics |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 133 Users | 14 ReviewsAssessment Out Of Books Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 1 (Excalibur Visionaries #1)
Best Excalibur collection yet. Totally loved this one. Loved this book enough to add it to my Fav Shelf. Some pretty great super-hero stories here. And some of Alan Davis' best work. Heaven for me as I'm such a huge Davis fan. This is the book I'll come back to re-read again and again for my Excalibur fix.EDIT 8/11/16: My criticism of the last issue still stands, but the rest is good (and that last issue isn't necessarily bad, just disappointing) and Davis' art is so fantastic that I will change this to a 4.I would like to reiterate how much I love Alan Davis and how much the first eight issues here epitomize what a good, straight-forward super-hero comic should be: wonderfully drawn, very funny, charming, gripping, addictive. The final issue epitomizes what people generally hate about super-hero
This was a super fun collection. Alan Davis came back with a bang incorporating what other writers had done, explaining it, and bringing it to a very satisfying conclusion. I read this after Volume 1 of Knights of Pendragon, and it really made me appreciate the fun within Excalibur. This collection educates the reader on the past (lots about Otherworld, Phoenix, Roma, and Merlyn). The alternate reality mirages are a really neat diversion. And you get to see Captain Britain with the full energy

Excalibur was always a book that was nice to look at, but the writing tended to let the Alan Davis art down, so the obvious solution is to let Alan Davis write it as well.and then it gets fun.This is when the series moved away from X-history and more into the weirdness of Marvel UK comics.Great stuff.
Alan Davies returns and up to #50 constructs a definitive contextual rationale for Excalibur tying it in to the X-men (Roma connection) and the entire Captain Britain continuity. Some good art as well by Davies! Features the Anti-Phoenix, Technet, the trial of Captain Britain etc ... plus two new members Kylun and Cerise. The humour remains, and overall the book has never been better! 5 out of 12.Collects Excalibur #42-50. [image error]
After Claremont left the title, Alan Davis took over both writing and art duties. This was actually a very good thing. Davis's art is a great fit for a more light-hearted superhero book like this, and I have to applaud him for giving all of the main characters their own unique and consistent looks. (As in, there's no way that I could ever confuse Rachel and Kitty, even if Kitty dyed her hair red, because they have different features. It's amazing how often this is not the case.) Most of the
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