Excalibur Epic Collection: The Cross-Time Caper
Collects Excalibur (1988) #12-30
Marvel
Chris Claremont
Alan Davis
Various
This is HUGE collection and as excellent as that may be it
does bring down the enjoyment level as some storylines are left hanging from
the previous collection. There are some unresolved plot points here as well,
possibly due to the many fill in issues. The Chris Claremont and Alan Davis
issues shine as you can well imagine. Gorgeous artwork, needlessly convoluted
and dense narrative, and that oft misused literary device; humor! I love these
issues even if 30 years later there doesn’t seem to be a purpose to the story.
Good stuff, but this cumbersome collection is more of a snapshot of the era
than a well-planned epic and therefore do not hold up to modern day scrutiny.
Grade : C+
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