Been a while since we checked in with SWORD, gang, I wonder if anything interesting happened in the last few issues. … … …They did WHAT to Mars???
Previously On Comics: Welcome to Hot Dog Month
Pride month is over and now we must sink into the warm embrace of hotdog month. Yes, hot dog month is here again. However, regardless of how hungry I am at the time of writing, now is no time for hot dogs. Now is time for news!
House of Socks/Powers of Socks: An Interview with Al Ewing on S.W.O.R.D #1-5
As we draw closer and closer to the Hellfire Gala, we took the time to sit down with Al Ewing to talk about all thing S.W.O.R.D. We take a look at the many ways the book and its team took shape, how to offend Khora of the Burning Heart, and how to launch a title…
REVIEW: SWORD #5 Thrives on Murky Questions, New Arrivals and a Whole Naked Man
Howdy, folks! I’m taking over as WWAC’s new SWORD writer starting with this issue which, hilariously, is also the end of the first “arc” of the series. Luckily, SWORD #5 continues not just the series’ streak of excellence, it serves as a wholly enjoyable standalone tale that tackles everything from the mess of nation-making on…
REVIEW: A Day in the Life of Eden in S.W.O.R.D. #3
Knull has come to Earth. The Avengers are battling his forces, the X-Men’s numbers have dwindled, and SWORD is fighting off any potential invasions of the Peak. Wait, where in the universe is Eden Fesi?
REVIEW: SWORD #2 is Raised Against the King
Following on the heels of the team retrieving a mysterious black jewel in the conclusion to SWORD #1, SWORD battles against Knull, the King in Black.
REVIEW: Star-Lord, Reborn, in Guardians of the Galaxy #9
“I shall make you a Star-Lord!” said the god-like Master of the Sun in Marvel Preview #4, over 40 years ago. That origin, casting Peter Quill as a brash, angry scholar-turned-spaceman willing to kill innocent men in his quest for vengeance, little resembles the Star-Lord you probably know. The wisecracking, roguish starship captain with a…
REVIEW: SWORD #1 Takes Flight
In the wake of both Empyre and the tournament that was X of Swords, Abigail Brand looks outward to the stars and assembles a team of mutants to see what comes next.
REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy #7 Brings Murder and Politics to the Negotiating Table
After the events of Empyre, the landscape of Marvel’s cosmic universe has gotten a big shake-up. The Kree-Skrull war is over, replaced with an impossible alliance, and the powers that be are forced to reassess old treaties and agreements. While an issue built entirely around galactic geo(astro?)politics and debates may not sound like the most…
Breaking In! With Immortal Hulk #20
Immortal Hulk was a series on my radar for some time. It’s an Eisner award nominee. Several sites name it as one of their top ongoing series. And it also features Al Ewing, a writer I love for his more intellectual, detailed approaches to scriptwriting. (Take a look at his Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor…
REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy #5 Helps its Heroes Become Better
Guardians of the Galaxy under Al Ewing and Juan Cabal has taken the beloved underdog team and refreshed them into a new, exciting direction: proper big-time superheroes. Trading in the mercenary, scrappy niche that the group had found itself locked into since the debut of the Marvel Studios film adaptation for genuine character growth and…
Incoming! #1 Braces for Impact in 2020
Incoming! #1 is a sort of State of the Union of the Marvel Universe. Like an annual check-in on familiar characters readers may have lost track of, setting up the events of the year to come. There is something for every fan in this oversized issue. It’s a relay race run by a wide team…