The Close Of A Dawn, The Rise Of A Reign. X Of Swords Reaches A Thrilling Conclusion With X-Men #15, Excalibur #15, & X Of Swords: Destruction #1

We draw our swords, one last time, for one epic conclusion. Chris Eddleman & Robert Secundus talk X-Men #15 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asrar, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles. Then Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau tackle Excalibur #15 by Tini Howard, Mahmud Asrar, Stefano Caselli, Sunny Gho, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Clayton Cowles. Last everyone teams…

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ADVANCE REVIEW: AfterShock’s ‘Miskatonic’ #1 Pokes at Lovecraft While Playing with Noir

In its solicit text, AfterShockā€™s ā€œMiskatonicā€ promises ā€œa mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.ā€ Letā€™s get into the new series from Mark Sable, Giorgio Pontrelli, Pippa Bowland and Thomas Mauer and see if it pays off those dark and abominable promises.

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Why, Will: Kayfabe is OK, Really

Building a wrestling promotion around being cute is not. The ā€˜Rasslinā€™ Report A wrestling promotion ā€” like many other fallible human enterprises, really ā€” is a lot like a sandcastle. It can be intricate. It can be sloppy. It can be impressive. It can be the product of hours of hard work, or it can…

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Krakoa Faces Its Most Massive Threat Yet As The Prelude To X Of Swords Commences In Excalibur #12 & X-Men #12

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…

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Assigned Reading: ā€˜Andre the Giant: Closer to Heavenā€™ gets (mostly) good marks

Howdy, yā€™all. Professor (seriously) Will Nevin here. When I came on board to Xavier Files, I was coming from a mostly three-man operation at WMQ Comics to a family of 30+ contributors, and I figured it would be neat to get some folkx together on occasion to talk about something weā€™d all read. You know,…

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What’s New, Mutants?: The Future Of The Shi’Ar Empire Revealed In New Mutants #2

Jonathan Hickman and Rod Reis bring us the space adventures of the space New Mutants as they escape space jail and hang out with their space friends in New Mutants #2. They get a chance to meet up with their old friends Cannonball and Smasher before getting conscripted into Shiā€™ar Imperial business involving Deathbird and…

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Entry 098 – Archangel

Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III Code Names: Angel, Archangel, Death First Appearance:Ā X-Men #1 (Sept ā€˜63) Powers: Flight, razor-sharp flechettes, healing blood TeamĀ Affiliation: X-Men, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor, X-Force, Horsemen of Apocalypse About The original five X-Men are often criticized for telling a story of persecution and bigotry through the eyes of a group of WASP-y kids…

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Entry 010 – Exodus

Art by Mark Brooks Name: Benett du Paris Code Names: Exodus First Appearance: X-Factor #92 (July ā€˜93) Powers: Telepathy, Telekinesis, Teleportation, Healing Factor Team Affiliation: Acolytes, Brotherhood of Mutants About The central conflict of the X-Men franchise is the ideology of Charles Xavier vs Magneto. Can mutants peacefully coexist with the rest of the world or do…

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