#excalibur (2004)

[notes-from-sarah]

Fav pages/panels

Excalibur (2004) #10 by Chris Claremont

#Just all of this #domestic bliss #Cherik #X-Men #Excalibur 2004 #Chris Claremont #Comics #Charles Xavier #Professor X #Erik Lehnsherr #Magneto #Magneto just casually mentioning creating a wormhole #Charles is so done with this #btw they're just living together #(because they're married) #Erik just casually undressing in front of Charles #The implications! #cherik #xmen

[wandaxpietro]

[Excalibur (2004) #14]

#erik lehnsherr #wanda maximoff #excalibur (2004) #toby reads comics

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

jesus sorry for my favorite lancelot being from the shittiest movie ever made. show me YOUR favorite lancelot and see if you can do any better. yeah that’s what i thought

#see. my favorite lancelot is king arthur 2004. and my favorite arthur is alex naturally #unless you want me to get fucking serious and then my favorite arthur is guinevere choices sorry #and my favorite guinevere is excalibur 1981. and my favorite merlin is once upon a time. duh #i would never fucking forget where i came from sorry colin morgan ur number 2 tho #and all the other favorites of the major players remain under advisement #however i do have to say my favorite morgana is also once upon a time #don’t try to tell me she’s nimue. i know what her name is. i also know her characterization is clearly inspired by morgana #remember that in ouat it’s a TWIST that her character is evil. they couldn’t very well have named her morgana and had that be a twist #beth.txt #books not included because i haven’t finished any of them #hashtag illiteracy

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

Meeting Excalibur:

Flynn:

Eve:

And the LiTs:

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)/The Librarians S01E01 And the Crown of King Arthur.

#the librarian #the librarians #excalibur #flynn carsen #eve baird #jacob stone #cassandra cillian #ezekiel jones #the parallel between flynn and eve is great #damn cal straight for the neck no hesitation huh #and he's busy in the last two otherwise i'm sure he would have gotten in some threatening of the lits as well #and i love jake's pure delight at seeing excalibur #i mean its understandable it is excalibur! #THE excalibur #huh now that i think about it #i wonder if clarent exists in the librarians verse? #that would be a good storyline #cal vs the sword that killed arthur #ghostly'sgifs

[queer-ragnelle]

to make changes to a story or to criticize it you have to first understand and respect it. arthurian legend exists on a wide spectrum the scope of which cannot be overstated. that’s not an excuse. try to interpret the deeper themes behind the layers of sometimes uncomfortable medieval subject matter anyway.

insofar as retellings go, merlin characterization varies wildly and i like many of them—from mary stewart’s asexual sweet thoughtful dad type to t. h. white’s silly weirdo old man to phyllis ann karr’s creepy inhuman predator type. i just need to be narratively convinced of it.

the movie sword of lancelot (1963) had a dagonet that told fun rhymes and offered worldly advice. king arthur (2004) dagonet was a stoic warrior with two lines of dialogue in the entire film and didn’t smile once. guess which film understood the material it drew from better and utilized the character in a meaningful way.

comprehension and respect is what sets john boorman’s excalibur (1981) at the top and leaves cursed (2020) wallowing at the bottom of the barrel. i’m not watching bc i heard the legendary sword excalibur was going to be on screen—i’m watching bc i want to become emotionally invested in a cleverly written character with lofty goals and interesting flaws wielding it. i want to root for them, imperfect though they be. but their faults have to be an intentional and thoughtful writing choice, not a result of poor planning on the creator’s part, and not an attempt to “fix” the medieval material and market to as broad an audience as possible. great king bad husband arthur succeeds where girlboss nimue fails.

i don’t want arthurian legend to suffer as greek mythology has suffered. i don’t want any of it watered down for modern sensibilities but neither do i want game of thrones 2. i don’t claim to be the final judge of what a “good” or “bad” arthurian adaptation is by any means. i like all of them! but i have read enough medieval literature and modern retellings and watched every film and show and documentary on the subject i can find, so i’m coming from that angle when i say a successful adaptation of medieval stories should act as a continuation of tradition. that can only be achieved when one considers the merit of the story above all else. capitalism will try to strangle it but we can’t let that happen. palatability or edginess for the sake of being palatable or edgy has no place in mythology and literary tradition.

all good stories are balanced, and the only way to be balanced is to admire the original stories and appreciate them for what they are, products of their time though they may be, and determine what the most compelling story you can tell with that material is. then write it down without any agenda in mind. it’s an art, not a science. so in the wake of booktok trends and weaksauce fantasy adaptations the likes of witcher (2019) and rings of power (2022) created by people who don’t like or understand the source material besieging our feeds, let’s create something beautiful. go forth and make stuff. gay knights and gay rights.

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #king arthur #queen guinevere #sir lancelot #sir gawain #sir mordred #sir galahad #sir perceval #sir percival #sir dagonet #merlin #writing #writblr #writers of tumblr #my post

[panda-escapades]

Easter Eggs/references from Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal

I wanted one place where all of this was together so I'm putting it together. I was hooked when I saw that the episode title itself was a reference to Ouran Highschool Host Club. I primarily enjoy DC content through their animated works, please let me know if I'm missing something from the comics, live action, or something else.

First we get Superman from Earth-F aka Superman from the Fleischer Superman Theatrical Shorts(1941–1943) (Mxy calls it Earth 12, this seems to be a typo in the script as Earth 12 is the MAwS earth and mentions that earth just before in the list, or there are multiple Earth 12s.)

Then we get Superman from Earth 50 aka Superman from Super Friends (1973-1985)

Then we get Superman from Earth 508 aka Superman from Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)/ Justice League (2001-2004) / Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006)

Then the final Superman from this scene Superman from Weird Earth. I think this is first instance of this kind of variation with superman as doing a quick search links the DC character 'The Weird' But I also love when multiverse productions just do weird and silly versions of things (looking at you hot dog hands Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Our next batch of References is to and to the League of Lois Lanes, founded by Lois Prime, the first Lois to discover (and based on how she is talked about communicate and or travel to other universes). Our introduction to them has he League of Loises asking Lois lane and Jimmy Olsen of Earth 12 to come with them. While discussing the situation The League of Loises tell us that Earth 12 was a previously unknown universe to them (until Monsieur Mallah and the Brain opened it up last episode) and Mr. Mxyzptlk has used that opportunity to get MAwS Superman to help them. (We know that the League of Lois Lanes has lied to our MAwS Lois and Jimmy, and that Lois Prime didn't trust everyone. The very foundation of the organization could be fabricated to some degree as they all could be considered unreliable narrators but I can't see why they'd like about that big of world building so for now I'm taking that exposition as is). Lois Prime is also always refereed to in the past tense so we as the audience are supposed to assume she's dead.

For the Time Being I'm not going to discuss the League memebers as I am trying to just focus on the easter eggs (or so I told myself) But in the credits they are listed without an earth number and as Leader Lois; Grizzled Lois Lane; Robotic Lois; Lewis Lane; Jalana Olsen

Here are the images we get of Lois Prime. She appears to also be from the Fleischer Superman Theatrical Shorts(1941–1943) just with the art style blended a bit with MAwS.

The next batch of references are the ones from the museum, which is said to be on earth prime.

First we get some establishing shots with a Big Mace (Thanagarian Mace) aka Hawkgirl's next to a Mother Box. This version of the mother box is based on Jack Kirby & Mike Royer's design.

The Next Establishing shot we see a green lantern Power Battery, a T-Sphere, and a leather bound book with a that has a circle with a triangle in it. I'm just not sure what it is. The Book of Black does have a circle with a triangle on it, but it's black so I figure it's probably not that.

Then we have Mxy and Superman enter and Mxy drops the act and admits he just wants to steal and knocks off a golden helmet. The gold helmet that is Doctor Fate's Helmet. Then in the background we have some metal objects, a sword, and a blue cloak. The silver and gold metal objects could be shields, but there's just not enough details for me to sink my teeth into looking deeper. The sword is very generic, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was Excalibur as that shows up from time to time. Another Option could be the Vorpal Sword as its in the same display case with a blue cloak which could be Blue Boy's Witching Cloak. Though its also possible to be Raven's Cloak, or anyone who used a blue cloak.

Next are named objects by Mxy Cosmic Rod aka Stargirl's staff.

And the Flight Ring aka Legioneer flight ring. In the background we can also see Wonder Woman's gauntlets as well as her lasso of truth. The flight ring also blocks the view of a triangle on a staff as well as some metal tubes.

Then Mxy Passes by the Soultaker Sword (The Katana) before grabbing the tape recorder he came for and that's the last of any clear objects in the museum.

Then we get a cute bonding moment with Jimmy and Jalana where she shows off meeting Comet the Super-Horse.

While that happens Earth-12 MAwS Lois sneaks into the locked room to see files on other Loises. The first we see is Lois Lane from Earth-52 who's an award winning reporter.

Then we see Lois Lane from Earth-24. She's sporting a key to the city, but with her style of fashion is very kingdom hearts. They even have the detail of using one of Utada Hikari's hairstyles for her as has been done for Kairi.

Then we get the last computer file Lois Lane from Earth-1 who is "Ready to meet with Dad" I personally think this is another foreshadowing moment that in this iteration of the characters her dad is going to be "The General" that we saw back in episode 2.

Next bit we get is the meet up in Earth 14, which could have them landing in an uninhabited area, or it could be fully desolate. While everyone else is there Mxy steals the ship with Earth-12 MAwS Lois and go Headquarters. The entrance of Headquarters has holograms of several Loises.

The front most Lois lanes we get include Lois from Earth-F aka from the Fleischer Superman Theatrical Shorts(1941–1943) (just like the first other Superman we saw). And across from her we get the another Lois paired with one of the other Superman we saw. Lois Lane from Earth 508 from Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)/ Justice League (2001-2004) / Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006)

Next to Lois Lane from Earth 508 we see a Lois Lane as Superwoman.

Next to Lois Lane from Earth-F we see a woman with a Hijab and Labcoat. There are 3 more holograms on this side of the hall, but we don't get a close up and the other Loises.

We do get a few more details of the others as Mxy and Lois of MAwS walk through the hall. We see one black woman and an indigenous woman.

The Last bit of HQ potential Easter Eggs we get is this shot of Mxy opening storage for weapons. However, if they are references I think they're to things outside of DC. The biggest sword in there is Gut's sword from Beserk. I would love to hear from people if they recognize any of these objects. I'm going to make a second post focusing on just that shot here.

The the last ones we get are Lois reviewing the Superman File X

The first Superman we see doesn't have any kind of chest logo is Overman from Earth 17

The second Superman with white cape is Superman is a villainous Justice Lord called Lord Superman.

The Last Superman we see with the face scar doesn't seem to have any counter part so my money is he's a Superman from one of the League of Loises Earths.

I'm really enjoying My Adventures with Superman. The team seems to really get what a Superman story is supposed to be about and how there is supposed to be fun and love in it. I do wish we could have a longer season because the pace is just so fast and it would be nice to settle in. But that's a bigger issue with the industry right now with studios ordering seasons to be short mini series instead of the traditional 26, but that's a conversation for another post and not a reflection of the team making the show.

#My Adventures with Superman #MAwS #Long Post #Superman #Clark Kent #Lois Lane #Mr. Mxyzptlk #Mxy #Jimmy Olsen #Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal #Easter Eggs #Fleischer Superman #Super Friends #Earth 508 #Lewis Lane #Jalana Olsen #Hawkgirl #Motherbox #Green Lantern #T-Sphere #Doctor Fate #Stargirl #Legioneer Ring #Wonder Woman #Soultaker Sword #Comet the Super-Horse #Kingdom Hearts #Utada Hikari #Multiverse #Overman

[houseofcherik]

the house of cherik book club is now reading excalibur (2004) — the comic that gave cherik fandom such gems as "bookends of the same soul", "reading your body", erik cooking charles "superb" meals, and:

in specific we're reading the first 4 issues (the "forging the sword" story arc) and the pre-house of m issue (#14)! (with the option to read all 14 issues if you're up for it)

if you love comics cherik, or are a movies cherik fan interested in exploring comics cherik, come read with us on discord!

house of cherik is a community of both comics + movies cherik fans with over 80 members! other stuff we have here is fun server events like watch parties, fancreator discussion/sharing channels, age restricted n-sfw channels, and more! hope to see you there 💙💜

invite link (16+ only!) ⬇️

#cherik #charles xavier #erik lehnsherr #professor x #magneto #YES i made that graphic on the instagram stories function...what of it!!!

[magnetostits]

Hey uh can I have magneto reccomendations I haven't found anything that good with him since I read the Claremont run

yes ofc!!!

-xmen red by al ewing is amazing and he’s a main character for the first several issues

-excalibur (2004) is also by clermont and magneto is one of the main characters along with charles

-xmen (2019) which is written right after house of x is really good magneto isn’t one of the main characters but he’s in a lot of issue

-magneto testament if you haven’t read this yet you need to it’s so good

- avengers: children’s crusade is pretty much the only time we get to see magneto interact with wanda’s kids and it’s so funny so definitely worth the read even though the plot is a mess

-xmen legacy (2008) magneto is in several arcs of this run and it’s not really everyone’s favorite but i personally really liked it ssjfksw

#magneto #max eisenhardt #erik lehnsherr #x men #marvel #marvel comics #cherik #comics #xmen #charles xavier #professor x #young avengers

[nightbringer24]

What is your favorite Arthurian movie?

It is a toss-up between Excalibur

And the 2004 King Arthur film.

Though the original Disney Sword in the Stone is fun as well.

#ask

[616rogue]

Hi! Could you please tell me what are the most important/necessary comics about Rogue? I was recommended a list with all her appearances but obviously it IS A LOT! and I just want the most relevant stuff about her.

hi! here's a detailed reading guide of rogue: rogue.carrd.co. there's a main guide and a guide containing all her appearances. if you only want to read her most relevant issues, go to the main guide. all the must-read titles are italicized, and the must-read issues are bolded.

the must-read titles are: uncanny x-men (1963), rogue (2001), x-men (1991), gambit (1993), rogue (1995), x-treme x-men (2001), rogue (2004), x-men: legacy (2008), uncanny avengers (2012), uncanny avengers (II), avengers (2016), rogue & gambit (2017), mr. and mrs. x (2018). next up are all the recent titles she has been in, which are important to read due to the x-men's latest reboot: excalibur (2019), x-men (2021), rogue & gambit (2023) and uncanny avengers (2023).

to see which issues you should read on the titles i mentioned (and in which order), check the reading guide i provided and read the bolded issues. hope that was helpul to you!

#q & a

[notes-from-sarah]

Fav pages/panels

Magneto going by an alias of Micheal Xavier

Excalibur (2004) #6 by Chris Claremont

#X-Men #Charles Xavier #Erik Lehnsherr #Professor X #Magneto #Very interesting that when Magneto wants to be incognito he gives Charles' last name...very interesting indeed #Cherik? #Comics #Chris Claremont #Excalibur 2004 #cherik #xmen

[wandaxpietro]

[Excalibur (2004) #11]

#erik lehnsherr #charles xavier #excalibur (2004) #toby reads comics

[bikenesmith]

where does charles go from here?

from twitter, on where charles' character might go now that hes past the pacifism + has been goring mfs, but has also not endeared himself to mutantkind/krakoa by forcing them into their own personal exodus story.

it makes sense that many ppl struggle to imagine futures for charles. by his own design, "professor x" is not really a Person but an Image, and a Position that can't exist independently of the x-men or similar power structures that position him as a leader, father, or elder

this is because the x-men, while obviously created for MANY reasons, were created in part as an extension of himself, his anxieties, + his dreams for himself and the world. x-men (the series) has become a narrative where x-men (the team) is redundant. in this new status quo, charles shared power with many others but maintained proximity to his old role as a leader/father/elder. from professor x of the xmen to xavier of krakoa. now even krakoa has deteroriated despite charles relinquishing power to save it. on top of this he's made a massive mistake that has definitely not endeared him to his ppl (whether they actually believe him to be at fault is besides the point, there will be distrust regardless) no x-men, no krakoa, no professor x, no xavier.

professor x has consumed (or simply obscured) charles' personhood for most of his history. how many people actually know who he is, when he's not "professor", when he's not "xavier". how many people is he just "charles" to? for all its issues, the 2000s/post-deadly genesis era — the shattering of The Image Of Professor X — gifted us quite a bit of Charles Xavier As Just Some Guy stories. its not surprising that he was killed off in AvX — some writers couldn't see what there even IS beyond the facade and that mirrors many readers now! it's why so many people say "idk, kill him?" in response to this type of question, or are otherwise generally more stumped about his future than they are with other characters that have evolved in new ways.

and they're kind of right. there really isn't anywhere for "Professor X" to go from here — not without the regression of the current narrative as a whole. if krakoa, or the spirit of krakoa, is to continue, this is where Professor X ends and Charles Xavier starts (or restarts?) so What Does That Even Mean. condensed, i think that's charles going off on a journey + (metaphorically or otherwise) figuring out who he is, outside of the person he's pretended to be or forced himself to be. like whatever was ultimately scrapped in 2017:

theres a few points of reference for what that might look like in action…these panels are relevant as is all of excalibur 2004 (helping victimized mutants in a hands-on, on-the-ground way, working in a decentralized group, explicitly forgoing previous tactics + behaviors).

also x-men: legacy — generally the whole running around being chased by his own sins hanging out with characters you wouldn't think he'd mesh with but are exactly the type of people who'd challenge him in an interesting way also…theres no way forward for professor x WITHOUT regression…if we end up in the bad end ("back to the school") (I REBUKE IT) its possible he'd be taken "back to basics" in the sense that he just becomes Classic Professor X. best case scenario hes a prof but not a headmaster anyway we're definitely heading in the direction of charles "the good shepherd" xavier considering this synopsis that i THINK is saying he's going to investigate muir island? theres a typo somewhere there

X MY HEART! Xavier swore he would stay on Krakoa and defend its memory. He's leaving. There must be a good reason to leave one doomed island for another - and the dark secrets that await beneath Muir Island. Meanwhile, something is very wrong with Jean…or is it something very right?

envisioning him heading there on a speedboat like he's in an action movie idk 😭

#charles xavier #professor x #xmen #x men #marvel #x.txt #long post

[rikebe]

Do you have a favorite X-men comic run? 👀

HMMMM id say my all-time favourite x-men run is def Excalibur Vol. 1 (1988)! It's the perfect sweet spot of a fun, well-written story with silly parts and great character moments, and it's filled to the top with soap-opera drama that we so dearly miss in modern x-men comics. I think the team is pretty much the perfect size to give everyone room to shine, plus the art is done (for the most part) by my all-time favourite x-men artist Alan Davis who's kind enough to draw kurt in tiny shorts over and over again. truly a hero. the cast is great (kurt, kitty and rachel are all favourites of mine and i really like meggan! brian is also there) and it's just a damn good time

other than that i have terrible taste so a lot of my personal favourites are in that 2012 - 2018 dead zone where the xmen were kind of a worthless brand they were trying to kill off so they just did WHATEVER. i love wolverine and the x-men, i love all-new x-men, amazing x-men, gen x 2017, all those weird middle children that were kind of balls to the wall are really fun for me, in part because that's when i started seriously reading comics so they hold a special place in my heart, but also because i kinda prefer x-stories that aren't so grandiose and all-important and world ending, and more character focused and creative, which is why a lot of the krakoa stuff really didn't catch me.

i also (big shocker) really love everything Academy X (so New Mutants Vol 2 (2003/2004) and then New X-Men Vol 2 (2004 - 2008) and the Hellions Mini (New X-Men: Hellions) and probably some more i'm forgetting right now) though those should definitely be read with a grain of salt, and if anyone's interested i'll gladly provide content warnings because they are DEFINITELY needed.

i could go on longer bc ive read a looooot of comics in my years (i could talk for hours about the pros and cons of reading akihiro comics for example. or random solos that are really good.) but yeah these are the ones that come to mind immediately! without making the list too long lol

#comics ive heard of them #xmen #the life and times of brows

[queer-ragnelle]

Hello. Can I request movies/series adaptations of Lancelot? (old/new/forgotten ones)

hello!

lancelot is a big focus in the majority of adaptations. honestly? not too shabby in most of them! here's what i liked best.

Movies:

Knights of The Round Table (1953)

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Camelot (1967)

Lancelot du Lac (1974)

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

Excalibur (1981)

Merlin and The Sword (1985)

King Arthur (2004)

Night at The Museum: Secret of The Tomb (2014)

TV Shows:

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957)

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

BBC Merlin (2008–2012)

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #arthurian mythology #sir lancelot #lancelot #ask #anonymous #gifs i made #see the kicker here is while i do recommend merlin 1998 & starz camelot...those lances sucks #i mean the fact night at the museum is on here but not those gives you an indication how much they suck #but we wont get into that i dont even have the energy to elaborate why i like these just trust me #i've watched a bajillion hours of good & bad lancelot so you can stick to whats worth your time

[annalebeaus]

tw // grooming and sa

something i never see people talk about is candra meeting remy when he was just a child (and of course acting all creepy around him) and then dating him when he is older. she is the WORST.

edit: it has come to my attention that candra met future self of gambit before but this is remy's first time meeting her and he is still a child here and she is a grown up who is giving a 15 year old to a slave trader

them dating was established in his 1993 solo while them meeting when he was a child -and her giving him to the pig, a literal slave trader- was in his 1997 solo and it is literally disgusting and i hate how she STILL acts around him. like making him strip down in mr & mrs x and leave him naked in the cell? the way she was in excalibur? im not blaming the writers or anything esp since his 1993 solo is much more popular than the 1997 one but now that this is canon.. he was like 15 years old when they met i think?

but then again, remy has been put in way too many situations where he was actually the victim but comics treated it like some comedy or put the blame on him (his 2004 solo & the whole foxx storyline) so im not really surprised people missed this detail or ignored it because this is constant.

also not related to what i've written above but i hope everyone knows that remy only cheated on rogue ONCE and it wasnt in his 2004 solo -because it is very obvious what it was- it was in x-treme x-men when he kissed storm (which i hate because since remy met storm when she was just a kid, i hate any kind of romance between and that kiss was literally so random and ooc for them esp storm's whole "im jealous of rogue" line because she would never do that but anyway)

also rogue talking about that kiss but never about foxx or what happened in that solo of his is proof enough that she doesn't consider those as cheating because there is absolutely no way she doesnt know about those when she absorbed him this many times. so i dont wanna see people talk about how remy cheated on rogue and then proceed to talk about that one storyline where he was assaulted.

#rogue #gambit #remy lebeau #xmen #marvel