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Excalibur 46 Page 6 title splash by Alan Davis and Mark Famer
Artists: Alan Davis (Penciller) , Mark Farmer (Inker)
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DescriptionExcalibur was a favourite book of mine under both Davis’ tenures and I can say that having reread them last year, they still hold up as great super hero fun.Alan Davis has always been good. He came to comics with a very good level, still maturing. While collectors will favour pages from his Excalibur run with Claremont because those pages are older and they were younger (hello, dear nostalgia), Davis was unarguably a MUCH better an artist and storyteller when he took helm of the book, both as a writer and artist (and to be transparent, I own examples from, both periods ^^). I’ll even say that he probably was a better storyteller than Byrne was on X-Men as the fluidity of his pages are unparalleled (whereas Byrne/Austin, while absolutely gorgeous, could be stiff in places). Case in point, this superb and extremely fun title splash from Excalibur 46. To me, this one exemplifies the uber fun that Excalibur was. The dichotomy between the savageness of Colin the Barbarian (how fun!) bursting through the lighthouse bathroom door to find a flabbergasted Kurt brushing his teeth makes for great comedy. How can you not smile looking at this? (Unless you are drooling from the lushness of the art, that is…). On top of that, Nightcrawler’s leg is in a plaster and he is using a cane so he is clearly NOT ready to face a savage barbarian. Especially not in the morning. Davis’ superb knack at anatomy is on full display here. From Colin’s super tense facial expression, ready to face a deadly opponent, and his body language to Kurt’s surprised face and over tensed left leg, compensating for his unusable other one, everything is well thought and yet feels natural. I have to mention the superb staging as well. The tilted angle offers fantastic dynamism and the very mundane bathroom settings (the toilet, sink and bathtub) both ground the scene and again, counter its violence with a comedic aspect. Even the door bursting around Colin is thoughtfully drawn to centre him within the scene. Mark Farmer has always been a very smooth inker/embellisher over any artist he has inked but he probably never meshed as well as with Davis. A perfect match as they say. Lastly, let’s mention the lettering by Heisler as the Colin the Barbarian using the font to Conan certainly adds to the fun but so does the over bubbly “Mein Gott!” catch phrase of Nightcrawler. Both were probably a request from Davis but what fun. This is the seventh day of my 2023 CAF birthday party. Social/Sharing |
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John C 
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 2/12/2023
Whew could of been worse, least he broke in after the s***, shower, shave part was over.
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/12/2023
I know mornings can be rough sometimes, but this is ridiculous!
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/12/2023
That hardly seems like a big enough towel to dry all that fur. Exceptional work by all involved here. Congrats!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/12/2023
A bit of potty humor to set the tone in the issue! Fan favorites with Davis and Farmer who by this point in their legendary run could do no wrong!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 2/12/2023
You know, I always said that if there was ever a prototypical Alan Davis Excalibur splash that would be great enough to get me to come here during halftime of the Super Bowl to leave a comment on it, it would have to be one with Naked Nightcrawler wearing a full leg cast, so here I am! 😜
Peter Venkman
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 2/16/2023
You keep treating yourself well for your birthday ;)
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 2/19/2023
Day 7 of the birthday countdown, and it's about time for a quick, quiet, uneventful shave and tooth scrub to head into the second week for more... WHAT THE...?!? A lovely Davis/Farmer piece!
Great write up, Fred (as usual) hitting upon the things that make the strongest impression on me here... I love the tilted camera, giving a harsher and more menacing angle (not to mention added drama - some people just knock politely when they're looking to use the loo) to Colin's entrance, and (my favorite) the "Mein Gott!" lettering with the soap bubbles (which caused me to giggle out loud :) ). Fantastic Day 7 post, Fred, and my Day 7 wish for you would be "I"!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 2/21/2023
Ge that "uber fun" aspect of Excalibut and this being a sweet example of that! Got Kurt (when I think Nightcrawler I think Alan Davis first) in the bathroom...in a cast...with a cane...AND brushing his teeth, lol. Gotta love his expression, too :) Congrats!
Larry 1 Wand
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 6/19/2025
This page is Bussin! I mean Busting out! Lol.
I never seen oh Kurt, so jumpy. I love it. I did recently acquired 3 original art pages from this book. I was searching for similar pages and here I am leaving a comment.
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