Man wtf. Does Sword only exist to serve other people's crossovers?
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It's the same writer on both books tho lol.
He's serving his own crossover!
I wonder if they're going to collect any Guardians of the Galaxy issues in the Reign of X trades. I assume not.
So I'm watching Young Justice S3 and it's funny that this week's X-books are Marauders and New Mutants because I feel like Young Justice is a better version of both of these books. The basic premise of season 3 is that young meta-humans are being forcibly activated and trafficked internationally/intergalactically, and governments/bureaucracies are tying the League's hands, the young hero team works off the books to help free scared kids with new powers. It's basically X-Men lol. And I would expect more stories like this coming out of Marauders instead of kinda boring Hellfire drama.
And compared with the kids in New Mutants, I realize, they're a bit unlikable aren't they? Just a lot of bitterly yelling at each other with tiny moments of saccharine we're told they feel, instead of me feeling it myself by seeing it. I can relate a lot more to the teens in Young Justice and their drama. I guess it comes down to the dialogue writing.
Also, Ewing's gonna force me to start reading Guardians isn't he? Dammit.
And compared with the kids in New Mutants, I realize, they're a bit unlikable aren't they? Just a lot of bitterly yelling at each other with tiny moments of saccharine we're told they feel, instead of me feeling it myself by seeing it. I can relate a lot more to the teens in Young Justice and their drama. I guess it comes down to the dialogue writing.
Also, Ewing's gonna force me to start reading Guardians isn't he? Dammit.
I mean SWORD whole premise seems to be part of Ewing's cosmic stuff.
So, they might have expanded Inferno. Said it was gonna be 4 parts at 40 pages a piece, for 160 pages total. But Inferno #2 (still "of 4") solicit has that at 56 pages for $6USD. It could be the original count didn't account for data pages, but 16 data pages sounds nuts for a single issue, regardless of basically any circumstances. The book got bigger.
Good catch! Also, I know I'm in the minority, but I would welcome 16 data pages per issue of this event with OPEN ARMS hahahaha, I love how much context they usually add.
I'll take anything in these 16 pages lol
Seriously, I like these big book formats. Except when they pad out anniversary issues with stories I could give two shits about.
S.W.O.R.D. is one of those books that just sounds really cool... until you start reading it and realize it's just a stage for other books and crossovers to occur.
If you really think about it, all the non-crossover issues of S.W.O.R.D. are just crossover issues for the Hellfire Gala. I haven't been able to read one story about the team itself yet.
S.W.O.R.D. exists only to serve other books, and none of its characters. What's worse is that this book's addition to the other items can be easily summarized in a sentence in the other books it is servicing.
Hard pass on this book from now on. What a waste of a premise.
If you really think about it, all the non-crossover issues of S.W.O.R.D. are just crossover issues for the Hellfire Gala. I haven't been able to read one story about the team itself yet.
S.W.O.R.D. exists only to serve other books, and none of its characters. What's worse is that this book's addition to the other items can be easily summarized in a sentence in the other books it is servicing.
Hard pass on this book from now on. What a waste of a premise.
SDCC panel is pre-recorded. I skipped through it. Seems like a big nothingburger, but I did watch the Inferno part. Jordan says it's a "big turning point" for a lot of what they have planned and that it'll be hard to choose a side. So not the end confirmed, for whoever was still thinking this was it.
I'm watching it rn, and they openly discussed Evan being dead due to Age of X and not resurrected because of the protocols relating to clones. Did we know that for sure already?
Nope. mention one way or another, at least not during the part where Inferno comes up.
He was on a list of ineligible characters like Jimmy Hudson and Bloodstorm.
I could swear a couple of kids mentioned it in a book. Probably New Mutants.
It's felt aimless for the whole run, IMO. It's trying to balance too many characters.
I've noticed that Hickman stopped giving any public interviews about X-men this year. It's a little odd given how in previous years he was in the forefront hyping HoX/PoX, then X of Swords, etc. This year he has been super quiet...
For someone who is 'The Head of X', Hickman sure does have a luxury of appearing in public however he wants huh.
Still strange to me that Jordan can't just say 'Hickman for sure is staying, this is not the end for him.'
Or perhaps it would spoil what comes next idk.
Still strange to me that Jordan can't just say 'Hickman for sure is staying, this is not the end for him.'
Or perhaps it would spoil what comes next idk.
Saying nothing is confirmation that he's staying. If Inferno were the grand finale of his story, they would be advertising that point non-stop.
Excepting if there has been conflict and Marvel is continuing the direction without Hickman.
And look, I don't want to get into conspiracy theory nonsense and I recognize I'm approaching that now, I just find the whole thing odd that there can't be an easy confirmation.
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What added a lot of smoke to that fire was that White interview where he could have just flat out said "yeah, Hickman is staying" when asked but instead went on a tirade that everything was going to be fine, that Hickman had mapped things out, and they had tremendous talent working on things, and everything was going to be fine.
I wasn't too worried before that "you know we love you very much much" moment tbh.
I wasn't too worried before that "you know we love you very much much" moment tbh.
Eh originally it was doing short contained stories and it worked. Since it's started the long haul with the kids and Shadow King and Wolfsbane's kid and Karma's Brother and Does no one care about this or that.
It just feels a bit bloated with no resolution forthcoming.
I don't like games. And Madripoor--it's one big shell game. The place lures you in with seduction...distracts you with sleight of hand...then goes in for the kill.
You go swimming in dark waters...you're asking to get bit.
With that culprit still out in the wind and no leads, there's only one man for the job, and he's the best there is at what he does...
I can't tell if Percy is trying to be a parody of a 40s noir novel or play it completely straight. Either way it's delightfully campy.
The SWORD crossover is far better than the last one, because it just works on its own. You can believe that this thing is happening out there somewhere and SWORD is using it to further its own alliances.
And that data page placement is truly chef's kiss.
You go swimming in dark waters...you're asking to get bit.
With that culprit still out in the wind and no leads, there's only one man for the job, and he's the best there is at what he does...
I can't tell if Percy is trying to be a parody of a 40s noir novel or play it completely straight. Either way it's delightfully campy.
The SWORD crossover is far better than the last one, because it just works on its own. You can believe that this thing is happening out there somewhere and SWORD is using it to further its own alliances.
And that data page placement is truly chef's kiss.
The new issue of SWORD? They were referring to when she was married to T'Challa.
Oh. I thought I had missed something more recent. Thank you.
cable and sword were both great today
that doom storm dinner, god damn. I want a whole series of dinners between them, just talking and occasionally lighting the table up to flex
cable was such a good book, might be my favorite duggan book I've read so far. these last two issues really tied the whole book together and I loved all the stuff with esme. phil noto is great too. pretty sure there's a hardcover coming so I'll definitely be picking that up
that doom storm dinner, god damn. I want a whole series of dinners between them, just talking and occasionally lighting the table up to flex
cable was such a good book, might be my favorite duggan book I've read so far. these last two issues really tied the whole book together and I loved all the stuff with esme. phil noto is great too. pretty sure there's a hardcover coming so I'll definitely be picking that up
I don't think that's entirely fair given when it launched; being caught up in Hellfire Gala and King In Black were a given.
However, the entire premise of SWORD is based off of Ewing's past stuff in Avengers: Never Surrender, No Way Home, and the Empyre crossover, so it feeding into the cosmic stuff, especially with the other book he's writing that also fed off of those aforementioned titles and his Ultimates run makes sense.
There was no way two space books written by the same person wouldn't cross over. If you like the premise, it makes no sense to leave when things are actually starting to lean into itself.
I might start removing some of the weekly from my subs. I was really into New Mutant but just not loving this shadow king point. Excalibur is frustrating because I love it's weirdness but it also feels like it's spinning wheels. I'm indifferent on Marauders and XForce, at one point Marauders was a top pick for me.
I think I'm probably the only one in the entire X-fandom, but Pepe Larraz's art just doesn't do it for me. In a way, it's too good - there's too much going on at once in each panel and my eyes are having a hard time finding a focal point.
Also, isn't it a bit odd to have a one-shot with an Annihilation Wave happen at the same time as an unrelated Last Annihilation event is running?
Hellions, though. Hellions. I'm glad they seem to be going with a longer running arc now, because this series deserves it. Probably the best current ongoing, now that X-Factor's been cancelled.
Also, isn't it a bit odd to have a one-shot with an Annihilation Wave happen at the same time as an unrelated Last Annihilation event is running?
Hellions, though. Hellions. I'm glad they seem to be going with a longer running arc now, because this series deserves it. Probably the best current ongoing, now that X-Factor's been cancelled.
