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Krakin’ Krakoa #110: 8 Major Secrets in the X of Swords Handbook!

November 15, 2020 by Dave Leave a Comment

In general, Marvel event handbooks are a quick recap, a visual Wikipedia, of story details that can help readers understand the players, reasons, and storylines applicable to the event comic. While this is true of the X-Men: X of Swords handbook, there’s so much we still don’t know, and so many fascinating mysteries in the event and the Hickman era of X-Men at large, that I was deeply engaged with the handbook’s 50+ pages hunting for clues.

Today I’ll answer:

What are the most interesting secrets and ideas present in the handbook comic?
What surprising character inclusions promise much more to come in X of Swords?
Theories and predictions for what’s to come in X-Men!

Spoilers for X-Men comics will follow!

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Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #2 Review!

November 14, 2020 by Mark Turetsky & Stuart Wellington Leave a Comment

Mark Turetsky: Hail, Blood Bag! I trust the past month has been nothing but battles waged and won for you?

Stuart Wellington: Hold on. Let me put down the miniature that I’m painting for my new Combat Patrol and spin you a tale of my many victories. Actually, well, the last month has been super busy for me. No time for battles. How about you, Mark? Now that you’ve dipped your toes into the universe of Warhammer 40,000, have you bought a pile of miniatures, action figures, video games, novels, playing cards, etc?

Mark Turetsky: I’ve pre-purchased some Hearthstone card packs for the next expansion. That’s kinda like Warhammer, right? As for minis, all my D&D play has been online lately over a popular videoconferencing software app, which has been a nice respite from this time of isolation.

I did once assemble and paint a Xykon-riding-a-zombie-dragon figurine from the popular webcomic Order of the Stick, so that’s miniatures, painting, gaming and comics all rolled into one, and it’s comics we’re here to discuss today, so shall we get to it? [Read more…] about Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #2 Review!

Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 16 – Wolverine #7!

November 13, 2020 by Gabi Echenique Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: Tarot Readings are a major thematic and stylistic component of the 2020 X-Men comics event, X of Swords. Since it’s not a field I know, I’m excited to bring in a specialist to provide unique readings based in the Tarot connections of the story. We’ll be running these Tarot examinations following each of the event’s 22 parts. Enjoy!

On this occasion we will examine another card people usually fear, that is major arcana number 15, The Devil as it relates in many ways to Wolverine #7, chapter 16 of 22 in X of Swords. [Read more…] about Tarot Reading of X-Men: X of Swords Chapter 16 – Wolverine #7!