X Of Swords Advances As Storm And Wolverine Take Centerstage In Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, & Marauders #13

Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues this week with three comics about two heroes. First Pierce Lightning & Tony Thornley set the stage with Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Wilson, and Cory Petit’s Wolverine #6. Then Ari Bard & Kenneth Laster keep things moving with…

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A Tale Of The Beefy And The Beast As X-Force #12 Charges Towards X Of Swords

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. Unfortunately, we aren’t so lucky. Mikhail now has the Cerebro Sword containing all of Krakoa’s secrets, a (supposedly) Omega Level mutant at his disposal, and an uneasy relationship with the evil organization who used Domino’s body parts for villainous deeds. Will Beast be able to get to…

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A Matryoshka Doll Of Plots As Russia Squares Off Against Krakoa In X-Force #11

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. Unfortunately, we aren’t so lucky. The team tries to perform another autopsy without their Omega Level mutant, because their last one went soooo well. Oops, now they have to deal with little skinless Russian gremlins everywhere. Will Beast or Piotr ever learn to feel remorse? Will Quentin…

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Domino Pushes Her Luck And Works Through Her Trauma in X-Force #7

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. Unfortunately, we aren’t so lucky. In X-Force #7, we see the lengths people will go to disrupt the Krakoan status quo, this time using mutant abilities against them. Will Domino, Sage, and Colossus be enough? Is Forge’s Fanfiction getting out of control? What would Kenneth and I…

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X-Forced Into It: The Team Finally Explodes Into Action In X-Force #4

In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. But as the past three issue have told us, that is not the case. In X-Force #4, Ben Percy and Joshua Cassara finally hit their stride in giving us Mutant CIA and the brains and the brawn of Mutant Intelligence. This All-New, All-Different, All-State-Sanctioned X-Force doesn’t come…

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X-Forced Into It: The Death Of Xavier Leads To A Pulse-Pounding Investigation In X-Force #2

 In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. That lasted a matter of days. In X-Force #2, Ben Percy, Joshua Cassara, and Dean White show us Krakoa in mourning. When beloved leader Charles Xavier is brutally assassinated, some turn to faith, others to science, and others to revenge. Unfortunately, there is no fix during a…

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