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

[blues32]

"Knights of X"? Why does Xavier get all the credit? X-Gene, X-Men, Age of X, Dawn of X...does he really deserve all that?

[tinygaylaura]

"The X in X-men isn't for Xavier

It's because I view you all as eXpendable

I mean if we're being honest

I've made plans to murder you all when the time comes"

- Xavier in The X-Men Files, the most honest depiction of him as a character in any medium

[alliterator]

Actually, the theory is that the X is actually meant to stand for the letter 10 (much like Powers of X was Powers of Ten and X of Swords was Ten of Swords). We know there are supposed to be ten characters in the book fighting against the oppressive regime of Merlyn and Arthur, we just don't know who the last two are.

[tinygaylaura]

Oh that's cool! :)

I'll be interested to see who all ten are