About Heroes

Author: Chris Claremont
Penciler: Juan Santacruz
Inker: Raul Fernandez
Colors: Rob Ro

The title is a little misleading, yes I know some of these characters have been X-men at one time, but this is nothing more than an Exiles and New Excalibur cross-over. Considering that Chris Claremont is writing both titles and both teams have ties to each other, it was only a matter of time before these groups came together.

After the victory over Albion, Excalibur's leader Captain Britain decides to throw a little party. The Exiles team decides to drop in on Excalibur so that Psylocke can see her brother and Thunderbird his lost love Nocturne. As the teams meet, however, a new threat emerges in Cross time, the space between universes, which may require both teams to defeat. It looks like Mad Jim Jaspers is back from his big hiatus (I don't think I've seen the guy since the original Captain Britain run or the Trial of Magneto). It also looks like James is also bringing the Fury along for the ride. And a new character who takes out Captain Britain is introduced: Rogue-Mort....but I think it's supposed to be Rouge-Mort which is French for Red-death! That's right; her power is that she is constantly on the fucking rag! Damn....that's all I got to say about that.

This miniseries really doesn't need to exist because this is a story that probably would have been far better served by simply crossing between the two titles. It's amazing how Chris Claremont can make anything into a huge threat and makes me believe it. Hell, even the Impossible Man had me sweating at times when he would attack the X-mansion. However, some characters like Thunderbird are acting different. How come he didn't ask about the baby? When did Betsy realize that Longshot had lost his memories? Where did that random kiss between Wisdom and Dazzler come from? I hate to talk bad about anyone's art, but I have to say that the art in this book was pretty bad. I really give people the benefit of the doubt, but some of these pictures are just horrendous. It really looks rushed on some panels are just sloppy, the tear on Roma's face is the size of her nose. The character design on the rag queen is atrocious. She's got a fucking gigantic zipper in the front of her costume....nice. I really hope all the plotlines are resolved by the end of the series, because I really don't want the New Exiles running into Merlin and Roma. C+