Take a photo of a barcode or cover
ben_hornes_griddy 's review for:
X of Swords
by Tini Howard, Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan
Got this + House of X/Powers of X for Christmas (2022) and finally managed to finish this. A step down from HoX/PoX, but I still found myself wildly entertained with this. The Krakoan era of X-Men has been mostly outstanding for me, and with Sins of Sinister recently starting with a bang, the Fall of X preview issues announced, and Fall of X arriving this year, it’s certainly going to be an interesting 2023.
Loved the varied art in this book, and the focus shifted to a number of characters who typically aren’t always at the forefront. The designs of the characters from Arrako were pretty rad too and while several bits of the finale felt rushed (Gorgon vs The White Sword, the return of Captain Britain Corps) it was captivating, to say the least, and very visually appealing.
From reading reactions, some seem to really dislike the subverting of expectations with regard to the tournament, but if we’re being real, I feel like watching X amount of “fight to the deaths” would have gotten stale extremely quickly, so I wasn’t really opposed to turning the tournament on its head with Saturnyne’s games.
Definitely felt the length of this one though!
Loved the varied art in this book, and the focus shifted to a number of characters who typically aren’t always at the forefront. The designs of the characters from Arrako were pretty rad too and while several bits of the finale felt rushed (Gorgon vs The White Sword, the return of Captain Britain Corps) it was captivating, to say the least, and very visually appealing.
From reading reactions, some seem to really dislike the subverting of expectations with regard to the tournament, but if we’re being real, I feel like watching X amount of “fight to the deaths” would have gotten stale extremely quickly, so I wasn’t really opposed to turning the tournament on its head with Saturnyne’s games.
Definitely felt the length of this one though!