Excalibur Special: Air Apparent #1

Excalibur: One-Shots

by Scott Lobdell, Todd Smith, Danny Bulawadi (Illustrator)

In this special edition, the Excalibur team is out to stop a crazed biophysicist intent on destroying the earth. In doing so, the members will have to stop not only the scientist but also his robot, and a deadly android the scientist had built. The episodes separately showcase each of the Excalibur members’ individual abilities, as each must do their part to stop the rampage. In the end, however, it’s the smallest member of the team—the dragon Lockheed—that must save the day.

Genres: Comics, X Men, Graphic Novels, Comic Book

52 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

Scott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer.

He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.

Reviews

[Naomi Starling · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is classic, classic Excalibur, but sadly, just with classic TV, there is a little term we call "stilted" where things don't quite hold up to the passage of time... This arc definitely has a STRONG touch of that, but it's saved with Rachel's strong badassery (that honestly reminds me of an earlier Xena in some ways), the interactions between Meggan and a cameoing character Coldblood (definitely one I'll be keeping an eye out for more on), and most of all, the you-don't-want-to-miss-if-you're-a-pets-lover Lockheed story at the end! Indeed, it's Lockheed's story at the end that EARNS the fifth star!

[Pietro Bellini · Rating 2 out of 5]

Niente di che. Punto.

[Elliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Big fan of everyone at WHO being named after classic British TV characters.