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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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!

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.