I'm one of the rare few who didn't actually like the big X-Men reboot event House of X/Powers of X. I liked the conceit, I just didn't care for the execution.

So Excalibur was a bit of a gamble, I picked the run that seemed like the most fun. And it totally was.

Betsy Braddock is no longer Psylocke and not really sure who she is. She leaves her non-mutant twin brother, Brian Braddock aka Captain Britain, at home with his wife and child and enters the new mutant homeland of Krakoa. Otherworld-ly shenanigans ensue. Betsy takes on the Captain Britain mantle from Brian, Rogue does a Snow White, and Rictor discovers some fellow Earthbenders druids who welcome him as one of them.

Most important: Jubilee's accidentally adopted baby Shogo is still here and he turns into a dragon in the Otherworld. Absolutely what I wanted in a X-Men comic. ( )

I know I'm giving out a lot of 5's right now, but hey, magic, intrigue, dragons, Braddocks? What more could a girl ask for? ( )

2020 Backlog;

Marking as completed series.
Reviews in the Dawn of X Compilations. ( )

Captain Britain is having issues with Morgan Le Fay, well she's been causing problems since Arthur's time so she isn't going to stop now!
It's up to Betsy Braddock(back with purple hair) and Rogue, Gambit and Jubilee to help her out. Rictor also pops up to lend a shaky hand!
Whilst it's great seeing these five get some page time together and to be a focus of a book. Apocalypse plays a huge role to and to be honest, he bores me. Too powerful, too all consuming of the story, hopefully this title will forget him and let the five x-men thrive. ( )