X OF SWORDS

Collects: X of Swords: Creation, X of Swords: Stasis, X of Swords: Destruction, X-Men #12-15, Excalibur #13-15, Marauders #13-15, X-Force #13-14, New Mutants #13, Wolverine #6-7, Cable #5-6, Hellions #5-6, and X-Factor #4.

Written by Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan, Benjamin Percy, Leah Williams, Ed Brisson, et al.

Penciled by Pepe Laraz, Phil Noto, RB Silva, et al.

Published Sep - Nov 2020

   Ok so that was cool. I always plan to ignore crossovers but usually get sucked in and am almost always glad it happened. Fresh off the heels of Fantastic Four’s EMPYRE, this one was much, much longer but was so very worth it. As a 30 year X-Men reader, there’s going to be a lot of writers come in and out of the bullpen, but this time, Jonathan Hickman has created probably the finest era of X-writing I’ve ever seen. This series examines what Krakoa was before it was the Xavier hub. Ancient rulers of Arokka have united to take back their home, and their idea to do so is by challenging a dozen of X’s finest in a massive sword duel. Incredible from start to finish and can’t wait to see what’s next. I give this one an enthusiastic 10/10.