S.W.O.R.D. - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:57:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 S.W.O.R.D. - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 We Sheathe Our SWORD As The Series Closes With A Twist https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/23/we-sheathe-our-sword-as-the-series-closes-with-a-twist/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36549 Double and triple crosses abound as SWORD #11 makes a landing from Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher. I love a good mystery. There’s something deeply, viscerally fulfilling about that moment when you’ve finally pieced it all together, analyzed clue after clue, hint after hint, and you know exactly where the story’s...

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]]> 36549 Disability & The Mutant Metaphor In SWORD #10 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/23/disability-the-mutant-metaphor-in-sword-10/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35390 Why would Taki betray SWORD? Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher deliver the truth in SWORD #10. Nola Pfau: Well, Corey, are you finally ready to delve into the first big event of the Krakoan era? Corey Smith: Nola, buddy, I could not be more excited to finally jump into this issue…...

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]]> 35390 ORCHIS Strikes Against Arakko In SWORD #9 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/27/orchis-strikes-against-arakko-in-sword-9/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34864 A traitor in the midst of S.W.O.R.D. as the Shi’Ar visit Arakko in SWORD #9 by Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher. Nola Pfau: Corey, did you know that, when using discussion format, the first instance of text should include the writer’s full first name? Corey Smith: I’d heard rumors, Nola, but...

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]]> 34864 Does Storm Have What It Takes to Rule Arakko? Find Out In SWORD #8 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/01/does-storm-have-what-it-takes-to-rule-arakko-find-out-in-sword-8/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34237 Heavy is the head the wears the crown of Sol. Storm is the stranger in the strange land of Arakko and upstarts plot at the every turn. But come at the queen, you best not miss. Al Ewing, Guiu Vilanova, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher deliver SWORD #8. Nola Pfau: Well, after the entire month...

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]]> 34237 Mutants Vs Dormammu, Storm Vs Doom In SWORD #7 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/28/mutants-vs-dormammu-storm-vs-doom-in-sword-7/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31971 The Last Annihilation rages as the mutants handle the cosmic fallout from The Hellfire Gala. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Fer Siruentes-Sujo and Ariana Maher bring us SWORD #7. Nola Pfau: Well, Zach, the weird, slightly month-plus stretches of time between SWORD issues are continuing! Wait…Zach? You’re not Zach. Corey Smith: I’m not? That explains a...

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]]> 31971 Fallout At The Hellfire Gala In SWORD #6, Wolverine #13 & Way Of X #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/23/fallout-at-the-hellfire-gala-in-sword-6-wolverine-13-way-of-x-3/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29952 The Hellfire Gala continues as some titles thrive and others stumble hard. This week we have SWORD #6 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher, Wolverine #13 by Benjamin Percy, Scot Eaton, Oren Junior, Matthew Wilson and Coret Petit, and Way Of X #3 by Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and...

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]]> 29952 Krakoa Plays Kingmaker In S.W.O.R.D. #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/21/krakoa-plays-kingmaker-in-s-w-o-r-d-5/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25457 The King In Black has been defeted, but the impending Snarkwar looms over head. Find out how Abigail Brand responds in S.W.O.R.D. #5 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Ariana Maher. Zach Rabiroff: Fabian’s back, some Snarks get whacked, and a long-lost Acolyte makes a dramatic comeback. You ready to talk some S.W.O.R.D.?...

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]]> 25457 Knull Possesses Cable, Keeping Krakoa In Crisis In SWORD #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/17/knull-possesses-cable-keeping-krakoa-in-crisis-in-sword-4/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23039 As King In Black winds down, S.W.O.R.D. makes sure Krakoa is kept safe. Surely this will end well. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher deliver S.W.O.R.D. #4. Zach Rabiroff: Well, I’m out of the shower, and I finally managed to wash all of this disgusting Knull goop out of my hair. Boy,...

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]]> 23039 Step Into The Unknown With Manifold In S.W.O.R.D. #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/10/step-into-the-unknown-with-manifold-in-s-w-o-r-d-3/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=15005 Who is Eden Fesi? Who is the Manifold? Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Ray-Anthony Height, Bernard Chang, Nico Leon, Marte Gracia, and Ariana Maher walk on his wild side in S.W.O.R.D. #3. Nola Pfau: Wow, that sure was a hell of a reveal this issue about Manifold, right? Zach Rabiroff: Yeah, I know! You mean the...

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]]> 15005 Can Protocol V Stop The King In Black? Find Out In S.W.O.R.D. #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/13/can-protocal-v-stop-the-king-in-black-find-out-in-s-w-o-r-d-2/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=12543 Knull, the King in Black, has covered the world in symbiotes. Allison Brand is having none of that. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Ariana Maher unleash Protocal V in S.W.O.R.D. #2. Nola Pfau: Zach! Are you ready for another issue of S.W.O.R.D.? Zach Rabiroff: Boy, am I ever, Nola. There’s so much I’ve...

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]]> 12543 We Have Studied The Blade And Are Ready To Tell You Everything About Al Ewing & Valerio Schiti’s S.W.O.R.D. #1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/09/we-have-studied-the-blade-and-are-ready-to-tell-you-everything-about-al-ewing-valerio-schitis-s-w-o-r-d-1/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9870 Get in losers, the X-Men are going to space. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Ariana Maher give us S.W.O.R.D. #1. Nola Pfau: Well, Zach, my docking clamps have engaged, and I’m ready to board. Zach Rabiroff: Likewise, Nola. And with that big crossover out of the way, let me tell you, I’m just...

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