Excalibur #122

The cover of Excalibur #122 (July 1998) makes a bold statement with its tagline "Executed… by the X-Men!" — a provocative promise illustrated by a full team of X-Men in their yellow-and-blue uniforms bearing down with unmistakable force, featuring Iceman in his crystalline form, Nightcrawler with his striking blue visage, and a red-caped figure caught in the chaos below. Cover pencils by Trevor Scott and inks by Andrew Pepoy give the scene a kinetic energy that sets the stage for "The Search Part One," written by Ben Eaglesham and drawn by Dale Eaglesham — an issue that clearly puts Excalibur squarely in the crosshairs of their fellow mutants.