Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues to build towards the tournament this week. First Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau bring the Braddock drama with Excalibur #13 by Tini Howard, R.B. Silva, Nolan Woodard, and Ariana Maher. Then Chris Eddleman & Robert Secundus explore Amenth in…
As X Of Swords begins, and all the X-Books drive towards one epic story, we have decided to do things a little different. Sword Content will be your weekly one-stop shop for everything X Of Swords. This week Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau explain the magical ongoings of Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega, and…
Krakoa is under attack from alien forces. This has happened multiple times in the last few issues, and frankly? The council is putting together plans to stop it from being such a nuisance. Till then, Magneto is gonna wreck it in Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho’s X-Men #11. Chris Eddleman: Empyre, like…
As Empyre rages on, another fire burns deep inside Gabriel Summers. Vulcan greets his new neighbors and reflects on that which is growing inside him. Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho bring us X-Men #10. Chris Eddleman: Ahhhhh! After ten thousand years [Ed. note: 4 months] we’re free! It’s time to talk Krakoa!…
A brief portrait of another time, and a tarot reading from the Omniversal Majestrix. A hint of ten swords by Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, Clayton Cowles and Tom Muller. And then, a dark age looms by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber, Joe Sabino and Carlos Lao. Chris Eddleman: Well Rob,…
The Brood are vicious predators. They are single minded in their goal of proliferating across the universe. A hive mind that follows their queen without question. In X-Men #9, Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho dare to ask, “but what if a king?” Chris Eddleman: Wow, it looks like we’re concluding the second…
Thanks to their escapades in space, the New Mutants accidently lure The Brood to Krakoa. Lucky for them, the island has defenders in X-Men #8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asar, and Sunny Gho. Chris Eddleman: Rob, the New Mutants are back and things have never been…mutantier? Spacier?…Newer? Well anyway, after the big reveals and high…
Crucible’s today… X-Men #7 by Jonathan Hickman, Lenil Francis Yu, and Sunny Gho Chris Eddleman: We’ve come to another big issue, emphasis specifically on BIG, because this bad boy clocks in around 40 pages. But senior editor Jordan D. White also promised this one would be especially big on plot, or concepts, saying that if…
X-Men #6 pulls the focus in on Mystique, and reveals that there is always more to her than meets the eye. Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Buffagni, and Sunny Gho craft the tale of a mutant raging for what they are owed. Mystique is not the lap dog seen earlier in the run, she has her own…
Cyclops assembles a crack team of Darwin, Synch, and Wolverine (not to be confused with Logan, the boy Wolverine). To track down Serifina and enter The Vault. In the same way, this issue assembles a crack team of Jonathan Hickman, RB Silva, and Marte Gracia to deliver a tragic, and engaging tale. Chris Eddleman: Rob…
Magneto, Apocalypse, and Xavier have lunch with diplomats, while Cyclops and Gorgon ensure to harm comes to them in Jonathan Hickman, Lenil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, and the late Gerry Alanguilan’s X-Men #4. Chris Eddleman: Rob, even after the miss that was the last issue of this book, I’ve been craving some X-Men. The main…
The Savage Land is under attack in X-Men #3 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Sunny Gho, and Rain Beredo. Cyclops, Emma Frost, and Sebastian Shaw confront Hordeculture, a group of radical bioterrorists comprised of elderly women with massive plans. Plans that are threatened by Krakoa. They show the X-Men the extent of…
In Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu’s X-Men #2, the Summer’s family goes on a beach vacation. Hi-jinx ensue. Chris Eddleman: Alright Rob, we’re on to issue 2 of X-Men, and if we were sick of Summers Family stuff (which I was not), then it’s too bad—this is the father-children bonding issue of X-Men. While it…
In Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Yu’s X-Men #1, the mutants adjust to domestic life on Krakoa as Orchis plots their next move. Chris Eddleman: Rob, it’s been so long since last we’ve written, practically a full and entire week! We’ve moved on from HoXPoXToX to DoX ToX and I’m excited to get started. This issue…