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This Week in X of Swords, Week 10, Part 2: The Grand Finale in X of Swords Destruction #1!

November 27, 2020 by krisis

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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Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Jonathan Hickman, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, X of Swords, X-Men

This Week in X of Swords, Week 10, Part 1: The Quiet Council fractures in X-Men #15 & Excalibur #15!

November 26, 2020 by krisis

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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Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Excalibur, Jonathan Hickman, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, X of Swords, X-Men

Recapping X of Swords, Week 8: Marauders #15, Excalibur #14, & Wolverine #7 | This Week in X

November 12, 2020 by krisis

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect the eighth week of X of Swords in the X-Men comics of 11 November, 2020 – Marauders (2019) #15, Excalibur (2019) #14, & Wolverine (2020) #7.

They’re the 14th, 15, & 16th chapters of X of Swords, and the duels have finally begun – but, do they all contain the crossed swords we were expecting? We discuss dinner etiquette, double-crossing schemes, how Doug is neither a lover nor a fighter, and which duel we all loved to hate. Plus, we have a LOT to say about the artwork this week!


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Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Benjamin Percy, Excalibur, Gerry Duggan, Marauders, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, Wolverine, X of Swords, X-Men

Recapping X of Swords, Week 6: X of Swords Stasis #1 – every kingdom, combatant, & tarot card! | This Week in X

October 29, 2020 by krisis

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.


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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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Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Jonathan Hickman, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, X of Swords, X-Men

Recapping X of Swords, Week 5: Excalibur #13 and X-Men #13 | This Week in X

October 22, 2020 by krisis

It’s the fifth week of X of Swords, and we’ve got a pair of issues by the events architects, Tini Howard and Jonathan Hickman.

Did Peter, Tyler, and Fariha enjoy Excalibur (2019) #13 and X-Men (2019) #13? In this episode we discuss sibling rivalry, the 180° Rule, unreliable narrators, survival of the fittest, if Apocalypse believes in life after love (we really don’t think he’s strong enough, no), and more!


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Need help making sense of reading and collecting the X-Men?

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Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Apocalypse, Excalibur, Jonathan Hickman, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, X of Swords, X-Men

X of Swords: Creation #1 – The start of an X-Men epic! | This Week in X

September 24, 2020 by krisis

Join the former HiX-Men Report crew of Tyler, Fariha, & Peter as we dive into the first week of Tini Howard and Jonathan Hickman’s mega crossover, X of Swords, in X of Swords: Creation #1!

In this episode we discuss our impressions of X of Swords: Creation and react to all of the biggest moments. Do we love this new Howard/Hickman team-up? You’ll have to watch to find out!


(watch on YouTube)

Want to relive the deepest dive into HOXPOX on the entire internet? In 2019 we recorded nearly 24hrs of content covering House of X and Powers of X (with me providing musical interludes for most of the episodes) on The HiX-Men Report.

Need help making sense of the X-Men? Visit my comprehensive guides to reading and collecting Marvel Comics or my definitive X-Men Reading Order.

Filed Under: comic books Tagged With: Age of Krakoa, Jonathan Hickman, This Week In X, Tini Howard, Video, X of Swords, X-Men

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