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X-Men: X of Swords
Series · 12
books · 2020-2021

Books in series

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#1

X of Swords

Creation #1

2020

X OF SWORDS – CHAPTER 1. A tower. A mission. A gathering of armies.
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#2

X-Factor #4

2020

THE BEST DEFENSE - TARGET: ALL ENEMIES OF MUTANTKIND! First, the new team strikes back against the humans who took one of their own. Then, with its orders established, the new X-Force hits the ground running, taking on deadly threats targeting mutantkind’s rightful place in the world.
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#3

Wolverine #6

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 3. Descent. Penance. A legendary power reclaimed.
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#7

New Mutants (2019-2022) #13

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 7. Diligence. Discipline. A sword of the self.
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#8

Cable #5

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 8. A hand held aloft. A mystery in the stars. An ace up the sleeve.
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#9

Excalibur (2019-2021) #13

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 9. Opposition. Despair. The dark night of the soul.
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#10

X-Men (2019-2021) #13

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 10. Lessons. Longing. What has begun cannot be undone.
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#11

X of Swords

Stasis #1

2020

X OF SWORDS PART 11. A ritual. A parliament. A game begins.
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#15

Excalibur (2019-2021) #14

2020

Two swords. Two cups. Two must answer.
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#18

Hellions (2020-2021) #6

2020

Chaos. Deceit. A hero returns.
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#21

Excalibur (2019-2021) #15

2020

A game abandoned, but a great gamble remains. A Tower answers.
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X-Men

X of Swords

2021

A tower. A mission. A gathering of armies. Swords will be drawn in the first epic crossover of the astonishing Dawn of X! Wolverine, the X-Men, Cable, X-Force, Excalibur, X-Factor, the New Mutants, the Marauders, the Hellions and the rest of Krakoa’s residents will all feel the effects—but which ten mutants will wield the blades? Weapons both new and familiar are drawn from their scabbards as the X-Men prepare to do mythic battle against a truly daunting foe! Jonathan Hickman and his fellow visionary creators—who have painstakingly put all the pieces into place during Dawn of X—join forces to smash the board! Collects: X of Swords: Creation (2020) #1, X of Swords: Stasis (2020) #1, X of Swords: Destruction (2020) #1, X-Men (2019) #12-15, Excalibur (2019) #13-15, Marauders (2019) #13-15, X-Force (2019) #13-14, New Mutants (2019) #13, Wolverine (2020) #6-7, Cable (2020) #5-6, Hellions (2020) #5-6, X-Factor (2020) #4.

Authors

Leah Williams
Leah Williams
Author · 51 books
Leah Williams is an American writer originally from Oxford, Mississippi. She has written comics for Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Vault Comics, and is working on more. Her debut novel was a YA Fantasy book titled The Alchemy of Being Fourteen and she is currently writing its sequel, The Divinity of Hitting Fifteen. Leah has nonfiction articles and essays published in The Atlantic, Oprah Magazine, and Salon.
Ed Brisson
Ed Brisson
Author · 80 books

Comic book writer. Credits include: COMEBACK, SHELTERED, THE FIELD (Image Comics), SECRET AVENGERS (Marvel), ROBOCOP, SONS OF ANARCHY, HELLRAISER (BOOM!) and X-FILES/TMNT: CONSPIRACY (IDW). Plus, you know, a bunch of stuff I can’t talk about yet.

Benjamin Percy
Benjamin Percy
Author · 136 books
Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels—most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) — three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.
Zeb Wells
Zeb Wells
Author · 90 books
Zeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, as well as his work on the animated TV series Robot Chicken.
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