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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published May 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Nick Lowe; Andy Schmidt

Cover Details

Characters Captain Britain Corpsman; Albion
Genre superhero
Pencils Salvador Larroca
Inks Salvador Larroca
Colors Brian Reber
Letters Typeset

1 page Excalibur recap "Previously"

Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Ryan
Inks Rick Ketcham
Letters Typeset

22 page Excalibur story "Albion Prologue: To Rise Again This Day!"

Characters FEATURE: Excalibur--Captain Britain; Juggernaut; Dazzler; Pete Wisdom; Sage [Tessa]; GUESTS: Roma (flashback); Merlyn (flashback); Captain Britain Corpsman (flashback; death); VILLAINS: Albion (Origin); Alien Slavers (flashback); Lionheart; CAMEOS: Scicluna; Shadow-X--Cyclops; Jean Grey; Iceman; Beast; Angel
Synopsis While Excalibur tries to figure out who Albion is, the man himself is explaining his origin story to Lionheart; On an alternate earth ravaged by war, Albion was offered the choice of the amulet or the sword by Roma but, unlike the rest of the Captain Britain Corps, he chose the sword; Albion conquered his own world and was able to make it to Excalibur's world which he plans to conquer to get back at Roma and Merlyn; To this end, he allies himself with Black Air and Shadow-X.
Genre superhero
Script Chris Claremont
Pencils Scot Eaton; Staz Johnson
Inks John Dell; Scott Hanna; Dave Meikis; Tom Palmer
Colors Sotocolor's Andrew Crossley
Letters Tom Orzechowski