Excalibur #26: The Fantasy Is Over

[superboyprime]

"Regrettaby, Excalibur leaves me with the distinct impression that Tini Howard has no real understanding of British identity, and no real interest in the topic either. Since her core theme seems to be some sort of battle against reactionaries, I suspect the idea that Britain is withdrawing from dealing with mutants and so forth is meant to be some sort of Brexit allegory, but what it amounts to in practice is the baffling idea that – without any explanation – meaningful political influence attaches to a weirdo who is openly a member of a mystical coven. Which… again, what? What does any of this have to do with the iconography of the British right? The iconography of the British anything? If Reuben Brousseau is meant to represent Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage or Jacob Rees-Mogg… I mean, that’s like claiming that Dr Druid symbolises Donald Trump. You can say it, but it’s bollocks. And if Reuben’s not meant to represent that then… why does he matter?" - Paul O'Brien

Comments

[jgraygaming]

This is a very, very good point. Excalibur (the sword) SHOULD be coming into play here.

[beyondthefringe]

And yet Tini Howard surprisingly didn't latch on to an actual British superhero wielding the actual Excalibur, when she's been banging on about British topics and bringing in Arthur and Merlin. Hell, retconning Faiza into being a mutant would be par on course for the franchise. (Getting powers from a Skrull blaster, riiiight)

I wonder if Spurrier went "mine not yours" since he had plans for her in the Death of Doctor Strange--Black Knight special, and maybe even beyond.