X Words About X of Swords: Week One Recap

By Zack Quaintance — I am not one of those people who are super knowledgeable about the X-Men, and can tell you every last detail about every last mutant who shows up in the background of this new X-Men era. I read X-Men comics all through the mid-to-late ‘90s and early ‘00s, and I’ve read X-Men runs here and there when favorite creators take the reins. But I’m not on X-Twitter and don’t even really know how to find it, and I’m fine with that, as much as it has cost me fame, fortune, and the respect of my peers.

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Pax Krakoa: The road to X of Swords

By Isaac Kelly — This week saw the release of the first chapter of “X of Swords” (Pronounced “Ten of Swords''). “X of Swords'' is the first crossover event in this current era of Krakoan X-Books. For those that missed the initial onramp, this event might serve as a jumping-on point for one of the most exciting acts of superhero storytelling that I’ve ever witnessed. For those of us already living in Pax Krakoa, let’s review the story to date. For the rest of you, let’s get you caught up to speed.

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