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Krakin’ Krakoa #39: X of Swords – 2020 X-Men Crossover! Theories and Predictions!

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At this week’s 2020 Chicago Comic Con (aka C2e2) Jonathan Hickman and the X-Men team announced the X-Men’s first Dawn of X crossover, “X of Swords” pronounced “Ten of Swords.” Starting in May’s Free Comic Book Day special, “Ten of Swords” is a 15 part crossover primarily running through Hickman’s X-Men and Tini Howard’s Excalibur.

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+ What is “Ten of Swords”

+ Why does it make sense that X-Men and Excalibur are the focus comics?

+ Predictions and theories about the event, including a brief history of X-Men swords!

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Krakin’ Krakoa #38: X-Men #7 Review – What Is Hickman’s Crucible? What’s It Mean For Mutants?

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X-Men #7 delivers a major update to the state of mutants on Krakoa and in the Marvel Universe, in easily one of the biggest issues since House of X ended!

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+ What is “Crucible” and what does it mean for the X-Men’s resurrection protocols?

+ How does X-Men #7 tie heavily into House of M and X-Men “Decimation” stories from the mid 2000’s?

+ Why Nightcrawler is the perfect guide to introduce us to the new Crucible practice on Krakoa

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Krakin’ Krakoa #37: Giant-Size Jean Grey / Emma Frost Review!

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Few power players in the world of X-Men are as essential to Krakoa with as much baggage between them as Jean Grey and Emma Frost, two of the world’s most powerful telepaths and members of Krakoa’s quiet council. ​

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+ What does this Giant-Size special mean for Jean and Emma in the Krakoa era?​

+ What’s the big picture role of the 5 Hickman written Giant-Size specials in Dawn of X?​

+ What do you need to know about the history between Jean and Emma?​

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Krakin’ Krakoa #35: Wolverine #1 Review – Where Does Wolverine Fit In The Dawn of X?

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An all new Wolverine comic series launches today for the first time in six years!

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+ Where’s Wolverine been in the Marvel Universe, and why hasn’t he had a comic series since 2014?

+ Where the new Wolverine series fits in the X-Men: Dawn of X!

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The Cates of Hel #3: Thor #3 Review – The History of Beta Ray Bill!

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Thor #3 follows the cliffhanger appearance of Beta Ray Bill, cosmic powerhouse, frequent player in the Donny Cates cosmic Marvel universe, and oath-brother to Thor. The story by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Sabino is an all out action issue fixating on a brawl between Bill and Thor. Beta Ray Bill views Thor’s work with Galactus as an absolute breach of his worthiness to hold Mjolnir, and initially seeks to attack the devourer in order to free Thor from what Bill assumes is some sort of mind control or bewitching.

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