#XofSwords Pt 1
Creation
I'm going to read this event for the first time
Strong start, lots of set up
Ends with the Ten Swords being named, Magik & soulsword, will be one of the ten.
Quiet Council initially wants to stay out of Arakko
Apocalypse reunites with his kids
Saturnyne! pic.twitter.com/29ZZUY0DSb

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 18, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 2
X-Factor V4 4
If you die on Arakko, you can't be resurrected
so Rictor was brought back, but not Rockslide
Polaris reveals the rest of the prophecy
Magik is of course, one of the sword bearers pic.twitter.com/56ZIDn6dUR

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 19, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 4
X-Force V6 13
Logan gets a Hellblade, as does Solem
We get some backstory with Solem
They had to go to hell to meet Muramasa (I imagine a fun play on Masamune – legend of all video games)
Logan joins Magik as one of the sword bearers (2 of 10) pic.twitter.com/6BC0nR6hAG

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 20, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 5
I love seeing Kate and Storm together
I love even more Storm changing from a polite white outfit to stealthy black!
Storm fights and beats Shuri
Storm breaks trust with T'Challa
RIP Chadwick Boseman 😦
BP wrecks the gate
Storm joins the Sword Bearers (3 of 10) pic.twitter.com/VZzuNqDepT

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 21, 2023

#XofSwords P5 6
Hellions 5
Mister Sinister is a real delight in this series!
Empath getting the respect he deserves, which is none
Sinister has to lead the team to sabotage the tournament
Jamie Braddock not being his worst self is nice
That cape subplot! 😀 pic.twitter.com/fEEtrA2CCW

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 22, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 7
New Mutants V4 13
I miss Scott & Illyana chatting
So great seeing Illyana & Doug together
Fun tease about Doug getting ready for a wedding, not a funeral
Everyone is worried for Doug
Great art in this issue
Doug joins the sword bearers (4 of 10) pic.twitter.com/41qn4hThgV

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 25, 2023

#XofSwords 8
Cable V4 5
So great seeing Scott being a supportive dad
Cable, Scott & Jean are on the Peak
Something really bad happened there
Magik is going to look out for Cable
Coloring is superb for this issue
Teen Cable is a sword bearer (5 of 10, halfway there!) pic.twitter.com/nVymkkqxVJ

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 26, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 9
Excalibur V4 13
Some family drama
Captain Britain Corps are no longer a thing
A fake Jubilee dies? Maybe?
Jamie tries to play up the charm.
Saturnyne tries to seduce Brian! No!

Betsy & Brian Braddock join the sword bearers (7/10)
filling up fast now! pic.twitter.com/gCp1ilZf5I

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 27, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 11
Statis
So we have our 20 swordbearers, & we get hints that they may not actually need their swords
Apocalypse and Saturnyne have a chat
Magik is the Page of Wands, which does seem Nice
Apocalypse is reunited with his wife
Anything can happen next! pic.twitter.com/L4PwfNYFwr

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 28, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 13
Marauders V1 14
Magik was a lot of fun in this issue!
I'm liking Gorgon for the first time ever
Death like likes Storm, and who doesn't!
Logan is being a real jerk to Brian
AND to Saturnyne! (I imagine she immediately recovers) pic.twitter.com/hwrtr3i3Ui

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) December 29, 2023

#XofSwords Pt 14
Marauders V1 15
I love Magik & Teen Cable testing Isca's powers so much!
AND that she was game to do it, so fun!
TCable embarrasses himself in front of Apocalypse, weird indeed
Doug gets poisoned & Logan learns to eat all of his own food
Next : Betsy v Isca! pic.twitter.com/fFrt5BR02Z

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 1, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 15
Excalibur V4 14
Betsy gets shattered, and Isca wins
Magik being here for Doug is so sweet
I love Bei the Blood Moon so much! Her & Doug are so fun together. Odd everyone else can understand her, but I love that dynamic
Jubilee almost ruined it
Arakko 2 – Krakoa 1 pic.twitter.com/OYhyarmDZz

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 2, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 16
Wolverine V7 7
Magik loses an arm wrestling competition to a giant, so no shame in there
Wolverine has to pay the price for trying to kill Saturnyne
I can see where some people were annoyed at the competitions, but it seems fun

Arakko 5 – Krakoa 2 pic.twitter.com/7OkGY6sM15

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 3, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 17
X-Force V6 14
This issue condenses the games, which I get, but I would like to know how Magik lost that treasure hunt game with Teen Cable
Poor Illyana, she's been misspelling magic this entire time 😀 so funny
The cat!
Arakko 17 – Krakoa 6
are they even trying?! pic.twitter.com/tPaLw16wO7

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 4, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 19
Cable V4 6
I finally got the context of Sinister's sick burn onto Kate!
Cable loses to Bei
The score is tied, thanks to Gorgon. Poor Gorgon.
Scott is going to punch dimension his way to Saturnyne

Arakko 19 – Krakoa 19
Genesis v Apocalypse pic.twitter.com/xZJXXu9Q9R

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 5, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 20
X-Men V5 15
We check in with the Quiet Council as Scott has a plan that needs to be voted on
Kurt really wants in the fight, as he's insulted he wasn't invited, which I remember being one of my big complaints, that one of the best sword users wasn't invited. pic.twitter.com/PQf6f0FjVU

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 8, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 21
Excalibur V4 15
Krakoa side is barely holding up.
Bei has joined them.
Jubilee has showed up.
Saturnyne apparently didn't realized she was building a Betsy tribute. One would think she would have noticed all of those middle pieces 🤔

One issue to go! pic.twitter.com/Zg1gYrAjIs

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 9, 2024

#XofSwords Pt 22
Destruction
What a big conclusion!
I love that Magik is pivotal to these big events
I thought we were going to trade Apocalypse for Bei, but getting Arakko is a big win
Cyclops brought all of the X-Men &that was awesome
Saturnyne got mostly what she wanted pic.twitter.com/hlOJ8YWj6I

— John Klein III (@JackalsIII) January 10, 2024