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This week’s logo covers the start of the Cross-Time Caper in Excalibur #12–13, as the team journey to the medieval and magical Earth-1193, encounter a Prince and a troll and all sorts of mystical beings, and Kitty barely escapes a wayward marriage proposal! #marvel #cmro #mda
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
In case you’re invested in this soap opera, Prince William switches his proposal to Princess Kate and gets approval from the Queen Mother. That’s all well and good, but when and how will they escape from this dimension?? #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Queen Mother brings Princess Kate forward to answer for her criminal acts, and Kitty notices the resemblance between the two of them…and also their names are the same. Alternate universes, am I right?? #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
When Kitty gets attacked by shadowy beasts, Meggan and Nightcrawler search for the source and find Princess Kate casting some sort of spell. I guess she wants to marry the Prince, and she’s ready to take out her competition! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I like the Prince’s little tiny private castle, complete with a slide and a tiny fountain and a one-person swing set. And now that Kitty Pryde has been transformed into a proper princess, he thinks maybe she was better the way he was before. #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Just look at Kitty Pryde’s expression in the top-right panel. Exemplary work from Alan Davis and Paul Neary! What a great panel! What a great page! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
We also finally get Nigel Frobisher’s mission: He has been sent to hire Technet to rescue James Braddock, the older brother of Brian Braddock. James is being held captive by Doc Croc, who looks like a cross between an African mercenary and the Lizard! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Back on Earth, Technet have gathered with a new base and a new purpose. I always love these roll-call shots of an entire team, although they don’t all say their names here as is the custom. The wolflike Ferro^2 is the only member making his first appearance! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I always love when a separate storyline is going on in the background, like here when Phoenix and Meggan are trying out new outfits! And in the foreground, the Queen Mother has kidnapped Kitty, presumably to transform her into a proper princess! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
We also meet this Queen Mother of this universe, who seems to be this world’s equivalent of Saturnyne (including a romantic past with Captain Marshall, their version of Captain Britain)! And the Queen Consort looks remarkably like Princess Diana. #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Captain Britain says (I presume seriously) that superheroes in Britain have to wear a helmet, by law, “…same as motorcyclists.” We also learn that he’s powered by the unique energies of England, which explains why he got weaker after too much time in New York! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
[Excalibur #13, Oct. 1989] Everyone else also enjoys the weirdness of the Excalibur stories, right? Or do some people just get annoyed by these insane stories?? I’d be interested to know. [#cmro M7655]
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We end the issue with a great pinup of Opal Lun Sat-Yr-9 by Alan Davis and Paul Neary, who killed and replaced Courtney Ross in Earth-616 (Sat-Yr-9, I mean, not the artists)! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Meggan continues to flirt with whoever is nearby, which seems to bother Brian Braddock. And this princess has been waiting to be rescued by Prince William, but he has his eye on another, and he proposes to Kitty Pryde! #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
There are some very cool character designs here, like this magical creature created from a shattered crystal prison. #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Once again I have to admire the facility with which Alan Davis communicates both fight scenes and facial expressions. I usually have about one Alan Davis appreciation post per issue, but that is by no means an upper limit. #marvel #excalibur
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I feel like this ogre’s name must be Butch, but maybe he’s just wearing a descriptive T-shirt. I’ll keep an eye out and see if he’s actually referred to by name. #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This giant creature is called a Shaitan, and it’s kind of a cross between a huge demonic dragon and a puppy. It’s only here for three pages and never appears again in the entirety of the Marvel universe, but it’s a cool design and I wanted to point that out. #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
While the others are out exploring this new dimension, WHO agent Alistaire Stuart is trying to figure how how Widget transported them there, while Kitty Pryde is crushing on him and he’s crushing on Rachel Summers. #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Merchant banker Nigel Frobisher has been sent on a mission by Courtney Ross, except Courtney Ross is actually Sat-Yr-9 in disguise, and he’s been sent to track down Technet, but also they turned him into a gender-swapping shrunken-down skin. Everything clear?? #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Sometimes this comic is weird and random and it’s fun to see where the story goes. Sometimes it’s weird and random and I don’t remember who the characters are or how we got here. This is the second one. #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Meggan doesn’t understand the “We’re not in Kansas anymore” joke. “Were we ever, Brian? In Kansas?” Now that’s comedy! #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I don’t know what dimension this is, but it’s a medieval version of 1989, if that makes any sense. For example, this knight rides a horse and carries a sword, and there are pixies and dryads around, but he also wears a Walkman! And he’s no match for Lockheed! #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For those of you who don’t remember (I had to look it up myself), the previous issue of Excalibur found the team in Earth-597, a reality where the Nazis won World War II. They finally escaped through an interdimensional portal on a train, and now they’re here! #marvel #excalibur
December 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
[Excalibur #12, Sep. 1989] I need to recover from that last comic, so let’s join Excalibur and start The Cross-Time Caper! [#cmro M7654]
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM