Announced at C2E2, the X-Books are going to be in a 15 part crossover called X Of Swords. 10 (X) mutants will get magical swords to fight an evil that we don’t know about. But there are sword. Comics rule folks.
The best sword is Cyclops’ lightsabre. Eyeboy has a sword with eyes on it. Iceman has an icesword. Storm has a lightnight blade. John Greycrow has a gunblade. Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts. Check out the press release here and the crossover in July.
Press Release
New York, NY— February 28, 2020 — Mutant Massacre. Age of Apocalypse. Messiah Complex. Some of the most iconic X-Men stories ever told have been realized as large-scale crossovers. This longstanding tradition continues this summer with X OF SWORDS.
Just announced to an enthusiastic crowd of X-Men fans at the X-Men Panel at C2E2, X OF SWORDS will be a 15-part crossover tying into your favorite X-Titles and led by Head of X Jonathan Hickman. In this sprawling saga, the new mutant nation of Krakoa faces their biggest challenge yet. Threatened by powerful forces from the unknown, ten mutants will rise up to defend their home. Arming themselves with legendary blades, both new and familiar ones from Marvel history, mutantkind will finally meet its mystical destiny. Impacting the entire X-Men franchise and setting the stage for the future of mutantkind, X OF SWORDS will be a modern X-Men epic that both longtime and new X-Men fans dare not miss.
Last year, Jonathan Hickman reshaped the world of the X-Men with the top-selling House of X and Powers of X. Since then, the X-Men titles have become of the talk of the industry, each telling exhilarating stories set in this exciting new era. Don’t miss the next chapter in Hickman’s grand vision for Marvel’s mutants when X OF SWORDS kicks off in July!
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