X-Men: Die by the Sword #5

(February 2008)

[Recap and Roster] (Table of Contents: 1)

Excalibur; Exiles / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Various

Inks

Various

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Dawn of a New Day? (Table of Contents: 2)

Excalibur; Exiles / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

Juan Santacruz

Inks

Raúl Fernández

Colors

Robert Ro

Letters

Simon Bowland

Genre

superhero

Characters

Excalibur [Captain Britain; Dazzler; Pete Wisdom; Longshot (joins)]; Exiles [Blink; Sabretooth; Psylocke; Thunderbird; Rogue; Shadowcat [Cat Pryde]; Mystiq; Morph; Sage [Tessa] (joins); Nocturne (joins)]; Albion; Roma (death); Opal Luna Saturnyne; Captain Britain Corps [Justicer Bull; Captain U.K. [Linda McQuillan]; Many More]; Prime Fury [Death; James Jaspers] (villains); Merlyn (villain); Dave Cockrum (cameo); Paty Cockrum (cameo); Storm (cameo flashback);Wolverine (cameo flashback); Nightcrawler (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

Captain Britain and Albion furiously battle Jaspers who has transformed into the Prime Fury but it is only with the assistance of Blink that they finally defeat him. As Roma is dying, she transfers all of her memories into Sage. Psylocke battles Merlyn and he is driven off. Opal chooses Albion to rebuild the Captain Britain Corps. At the memorial for Roma, the teams switch members around and head off into their respective futures.

Indexer Notes

Continued in Exiles (Marvel, 2001 series) #100; The last page is a tribute to Dave and Paty Cockrum who appeared in this limited series and in the last few issues of the Exiles series as a married couple who guided and oversaw the heroes in the Crystal Palace; Dave Cockrum, who reinvented the X-Men with Chris Claremont, passed away in 2006 due to complications from diabetes.