Excalibur Epic Collection 9: You Are Cordially Invited

The sword is sheathed! It's the end of an era as the original EXCALIBUR series concludes! The alien Sidri are out for vengeance - but the adorable Bamfs may be even more dangerous when Nightmare haunts the team's dreams! As Excalibur hunts for Legion, Nightcrawler confronts…the original X-Men?! Then, wedding bells ring for Captain Britain and Meggan! But first, everyone will have to make it through Brian's bachelor party! Plus: In a special tale from Excalibur's past, Kitty Pryde and Rachel Summers are thrown back in time - and must decide whether to save one friend or the lives of millions! And as Captain Britain takes on a new role, Psylocke and the Black Knight join the fray for swords and sorcery in Otherworld! Collecting EXCALIBUR (1988) #116-125, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #19, X-MEN: TRUE FRIENDS #1-3 and EXCALIBUR (2001) #1-4.

A veteran of the American comics scene, Benjamin Raab has worked both sides of the desk as both an editor — in print and online — and a freelance writer. Some of his more notable writing credits include such pop-culture icons as The X-Men, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Hawkman and The Phantom. In 2004, he co-created Living in Infamy — a four-issue miniseries about a Witness Protection town for reformed super villains — which was published independently through Ludovico Technique. In 2006, Raab began working in New Media as a writer/web-content producer on such online series as Afterworld and Gemini Division. Since 2008, Raab — along with his writing partner, Deric A. Hughes — has served as a writer on Syfy's highest-rated scripted drama, Warehouse 13.

Industry legend Chris Claremont is best known for his epic sixteen-year run on Uncanny X-Men. Claremont’s focus on the themes of prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and he built an unparalleled following during the next three decades. Under his pen, the X-Men franchise spawned a vast array of spin-offs, many of them written by Claremont himself. His other credits include Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Power Man and Spider-Woman. Claremont has returned to the X-Men universe in New Exiles, GeNext, X-Men Forever, Chaos War: X-Men and Nightcrawler.

Mel Rubi holds a special relationship with the scarlet-tressed Hyrkanian warrior-woman Red Sonja. Few in the character’s history have more consistently drawn out her power and beauty for loyal readers. Influenced by manga and anime as well as the works of the masters, Rubi’s expressive and dynamic artwork for Dynamite Entertainment’s hit Red Sonja series has helped define the modern She-Devil with a Sword.

In addition to Deadpool, multitalented penciler, inker and writer Jim Calafiore has worked on many issues of Exiles during its lengthy run, and has an extensive list of credits for both Marvel and DC Comics.

Dale Eaglesham started out penciling series peripheral to the mainstream Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy, Savage Sword of Conan, What If? and others. When he moved to DC, his artwork appeared in Justice Society of America and spinoff miniseries Thy Kingdom Come, and multiple Batman titles — including Detective Comics, Gotham Knights, Legends of the Dark Knight and Shadow of the Bat. He returned to Marvel to illustrate Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four, Captain America in the Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier miniseries and the complete run of the relaunched Alpha Flight. Elsewhere, he has penciled Eternal Warrior at Acclaim, Sigil at CrossGen and the Creep feature in Dark Horse Presents.