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Jonathan Hickman
This Week in X of Swords, Week 10, Part 2: The Grand Finale in X of Swords Destruction #1!
We’ve reached the end of X of Swords!
Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we tackle a super-sized discussion of the supersized X of Swords Destruction – the final chapter of this 22-part epic.
Who fights, who lives, who dies, and who returns? And, who did we think the MVPs of this entire event have been? We cover ever possible angle of this grande finale as we dissect the fist-pumping moments and sudden reversals, plus the status quo of our many sword-bearers, our XoS MVPs, and what we’re looking forward to next in Reign of X!
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This Week in X of Swords, Week 10, Part 1: The Quiet Council fractures in X-Men #15 & Excalibur #15!
The final week of X of Swords is so huge we had to break it in two!
Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect two of the three X-Men comics of 25 November, 2020 – X-Men (2019) #15 and Excalibur (2019) #15. They’re the 20th & 21st chapters of X of Swords, and they’re packed with political debate and action on the battlefield.
We have a lot to discuss about the tensions amongst the Quiet Council as one of their members wants to lead a more X-Men-esque heroic mission. Plus: the price of utopia, and what it means to be a mutant (vs. being an X-Man).
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Recapping X of Swords, Week 7: X-Men #14 and Marauders #14 | This Week in X
Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect the seventh week of X of Swords from 4 November, 2020 – X-Men (2019) #14 and Marauders (2019) #14.
They’re the 12th and 13th chapters of X of Swords, but does it feel like we’re really more than halfway through this mega crossover event? Tyler brought the receipts on the panel-by-panel breakdown of X-Men #14, we discuss repetition as a storytelling device, and we debate all of the dinner-party interactions in Marauders #14.
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Recapping X of Swords, Week 6: X of Swords Stasis #1 – every kingdom, combatant, & tarot card! | This Week in X
Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha in the six week of X of Swords, as they dig into the details of X of Swords: Stasis (2020) #1 to uncover every nuance of this halfway point to the crossover – including a review of all 10 Otherworld kingdoms, the 5 newly-introduced sword-bearers on Team Arrako, and the 8 tarot card readings for members of Team Krakoa.
The 10 Kingdoms of Otherworld:
- Mad Jim Jaspers’ Crooked Market
- Sevalith, the eternally dark vampire kingdom
- Infuri, The Everforge – home of the Furies
- Roma’s Floating Kingdom
- Merlin’s Holy Republic of Fae
- Hothive
- Jamie Braddock’s Avalon
- Mercator
- Blightspoke
- Amenth (formerly Dryador)
Arrako’s 5 New Sword-Bearers
- Redroot (and Summoner)
- Pogg Ur-Pogg
- Bei The Blood Moon
- The White Sword of the Ivory Spire
- Isca the Unbeaten
Saturnyne’s 8 Tarot Card Readings:
- Betsy, Nine of Swords
- Doug, Two of Cups
- Brian, Knight of Pentacles
- Magik, Page of Wands
- Cable, The Fool
- Wolverine, Strength
- Storm, Death
- Apocalypse, The Lovers
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