tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post5914358136209988501..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: X-aminations in March Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53795965059289270292014-02-25T10:00:11.109-06:002014-02-25T10:00:11.109-06:00@Ben: I'm hoping you stick around for those, b...@Ben: <i>I'm hoping you stick around for those, because in an odd way I consider Davis's Excalibur to be the very last gasp of the Claremont X-era.</i><br /><br />I'm planning to cover <i>Excalibur</i> until the bitter end. I've never actually read the Davis stuff before, so I'm looking forward to it. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-66380148643441904432014-02-25T02:05:27.628-06:002014-02-25T02:05:27.628-06:00I agree on the Davis solo run. At that time in the...I agree on the Davis solo run. At that time in the early 90s, the satellite books - Davis' Excaliber, Hama's Wolverine, and PAD's X-factor was where the quality was. And they weren't just good in relation to what else the x-office was producing at the time, they were genuinely good runs of comics.wwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-80750554380056076642014-02-25T01:23:18.368-06:002014-02-25T01:23:18.368-06:00I'm looking forward to seeing you cover Excali...I'm looking forward to seeing you cover Excalibur. Granted, huge swaths of it are absolutely terrible, but the Claremont/Davis issues are a lot of fun. And the Davis solo issues are one of my favorite runs in any x-book ever. I'm hoping you stick around for those, because in an odd way I consider Davis's Excalibur to be the very last gasp of the Claremont X-era. <br /><br />Even if you don't buy that, Excalibur under Davis was a rare bright spot in the x-books in the early/mid-90's. It's almost funny, when it's over, to watch Lobdell and Harras take over the series at the top of its game and dismantle the whole thing in the space of a few pages. Bennoreply@blogger.com