This Week In Spandex
Written by Nicholas Yanes on November 16, 2009 – 7:08 pm -
S.W.O.R.D. #1- “No Time to Breathe”
- Writer: Kieron Gillen
- Pencils: Steven Sanders
- Company: Marvel Comics
Many years ago, Joss Whedon was hired by Marvel to write the Astonishing X-Men – the title which was supposed to become the X-Franchise’s flagship title, but didn’t. On this run Whedon introduced the organization S.W.O.R.D. (standing for Sentient World Observation and Response Department). S.W.O.R.D.’s mission was to protect the Earth from alien invasions, as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s was to keep the world safe from terrorist organizations.
As we all know from Secret Invasion, S.W.O.R.D. failed. S.W.O.R.D. #1 follows up on this idea by showing a re-built Peak (S.W.O.R.D.’s orbital headquarters) being co-command by both Agent Brand and Henry Gyrich – Gyrich being made co-commander by Norman Osborn.
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Yost Spills Beans On X Necrosha: The Gathering
Written by Ian Cullen on November 10, 2009 – 10:00 am -
Writer Chris Yost revealed which characters are set to make a return to X Necrosha: The Gathering.
This one shot comic, which is part of the X Necrosha crossover event, centres on Black Queen Selene who has been resurrecting dead mutants of the Marvel Universe in a bid for vengeance against those she feels have wronged her. Read more »
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This Week in Spandex
Written by Nicholas Yanes on November 9, 2009 – 5:24 pm -All of this week’s books are in mid storyline, so instead of covering the middle of a plot I figure I’ll cover a book that I wanted to review last week.
X-Factor #50- Writer: Peter David
- Penciler: Valentine De Landro
- Company: Marvel Comics
Issue #50 of X-Factor numerically functions as a means to celebrate that this volume has run for 50 issues and as a means to prepare readers for the jump to #200 as the title will return to the original volume’s numbering. As a piece of narrative, this issue finishes a story that Peter David has been working on since this title began in 2006 (2005 if you include the Madrox miniseries).
For those of you who have forgotten how this title began and are too lazy to look it up on Wikipedia…don’t be lazy.
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