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The howling mutants from Britannia take the William Holman Hunt outside London to snare skull of the most grievous game — and snatch up new lifespan from the jaws of death — in the latestExcalibur . At the bidding of the magic Apocalypse , Excaliburstalks genetically - engineered warwolves at the Bloodstone hunting lodge for their sorcerous essence in the “ The Unspeakable and the Uneatable , Part II ” from writer Tini Howard and artists Wilton Santos and Marcus To . IfCaptain Britainand Excalibur fail to waste the last stay warwolves before spoilsport Cullen Bloodstone springs his oblique trap , it ’ll betheirheads on the chopping block .
breed in the Mojoverse , the quicksilver - peel warwolves are Excalibur ’s oldest foes , appearing in the special - editionExcalibur : The Sword is Drawn , that precluded the mutants ’ original monthly serial . The shapeshifting warwolves are a lupine - breed of transcendental predators , with a disturbing capacity for speech and vampiric force that drain target of liveliness . After their besting at the hands ofExcalibur , the warwolves have spend age in captivity at the London Zoo , reverting during that fourth dimension to a more animalistic deportment . WhenApocalypseinsists on the skulls of warwolves as charming foci for an interplanar beacon to communicate across realms , Excalibur is lodge with obtain the grim spell element by whatever mean necessary .
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InExcalibur7 , “ The Unspeakable and the Uneatable , Part I , ” the strike squad , including Gambit , Rogue , the druid Rictor , Jubilee , and Captain Britian , discover the warwolves have been exempt from enslavement only to become the quarry in ritual bloodsport at Cullen Bloodstone ’s hunting lodge outside London . Compelled to play Cullen ’s callous game , Excalibur pursue the warwolves across the English countryside while Bloodstone hounds their every step . Harvesting the grim trophy proves daunting , as the warwolves are wily prey and loathe to grant their silver skulls . In the latestExcalibur , “ The Unspeakable and the Uneatable , Part II , ” the hunting party is broken up when Cullen Bloodstone ’s intentions uncover that the warwolves are not the only quarry in his Charles James Fox following .
While the mutant are successful in their objective lens and in their attempt to temper Cullen Bloodstone , the gruesome bloodsport reaps unexpected rewards in the guise of a now - orphaned warwolf youngling . Sparing the fragile creature ’s life out of mercifulness — and against the wish of the intimidating Revelation — Captain Britain brings the suckling warwolf to the island resort ofKrakoaand into the care of Rachel Summers . With Bob Hope that Rachel ’s unparalleled brand of psychic control will help in the lone warwolf ’s fosterage , Captain Britain leverages her stature to force Apocalypse ’s will and meditate the virtuousness he has call in on all of Krakoa to demonstrate . In acquiescence , Revelation muses ominously,“Mercy is its own power . Perhaps it will suffice , at a cost . ”Will the orphan warwolf hear the call of the natural state ? Or willExcaliburgain a formidable ally in the wars to come?Excalibur#8 is available now at a mirthful shop near you .
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