Chad Burdette
The First Age Of Krakoa may be coming to a close but the action continues as the buildup to the Second Age of the Mutants in this week’s S.W.O.R.D. #11, WOLVERINE #19, X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #5, & PHOENIX SONG: ECHO #3 arriving on Wednesday, December 22, 2022, from MARVEL COMICS.
S.W.O.R.D. #11
Al Ewing’s run on S.W.O.R.D. reaches it’s crescendo as the mole within the team has been revealed and put the plans to systematically bringing down everything Brand, her team, and Krakoa have built to solidify their status on the galactic stage in S.W.O.R.D. #11 out this week
Check out our review of S.W.O.R.D. #10 and check out the preview for issue #11:
Variant Cover by Paul Renaud:
S.W.O.R.D. #11
THE FINAL FRONTIER?
Sword Station One is crashing to Earth. The Lethal Legion is poised to destroy the diplomatic zone. Abigail Brand is ready to make her move. But how far ahead did she plan? How many losses will she accept? And how many bodies will she leave in her wake?
Creative Team
- Writer: Al Ewing
- Artist: Jacopo Camagni
- Colorist: Fernando Sifuentes
- Letterer: Ariana Maher
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Stefano Caselli & Federico Blee
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Paul Renaud
- Format: Ongoing Series – Final Issue
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28-pages/$3.99
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WOLVERINE #19
Wolverine has been through a lot and now he is on the hunt deadliest creature off the shore of Krakoa, the leviathan he encountered on an X-FORCE mission in WOLVERINE#19 out this week.
Check out our review of WOLVERINE #18 and check out the preview for issue #19:
E. M. Gist Variant:
Tyler Kirkham Devil’s Reign Variant:
Alan Quah Variant:
WOLVERINE #18
THE OLD MUTANT AND THE SEA!
It’s the one that got away…but not for long! The deadliest creature on Krakoa is off its shore, and the deadliest mutant there is will at last set out to hunt the leviathan he encountered on an X-FORCE mission. But can WOLVERINE take down this hidden creature of the deep that’s bigger and stronger and older than math can figure? He’d better, because no one is safe until he does.
LEGACY #361
Creative Team
- X-Men Universe Architect: Jonathan Hickman
- Writer: Benjamin Percy
- Artist: Javier Fernandez
- Colorist: Matt Wilson
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Editor(s): Mark Basso
- Senior X-Men Editor: Jordan D. White
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Adam Kubert Frank Martin
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Tyler Kirkham, Arif Prianto, E. M. Gist, & Alan Quah
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #5
The Trial of Magneto, spinning out of the stunning events of the Hellfire Gala comes to an end as the very future of Krakoa hangs in the balance along with mutantkind’s relationship with the rest of the Marvel Universe may never be the same in this week’s X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #5.
Check out our review of X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #4 then check out the preview of this week’s issue:
Dan Jurgens Variant:
X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #5
JUSTICE IS SERVED.
The mystery surrounding Magneto and Scarlet Witch is resolved. The guilty will be judged, the innocent absolved, the victims avenged…and all shall endure their own trials.
Creative Team
- Writer: Leah Williams
- Artist: David Messina Lucas Werneck
- Colorist: Edgar Delgado
- Letterer: Clayton Cowles
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Valerio Schiti
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Alex Sinclair, Dan Jurgens, Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson, Brett Breeding
- Format: Limited Series – Final Issue
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
PHOENIX SONG: ECHO #3
The Phoenix Force has chosen a new host! Spinning directly out of Jason Aaron’s Avengers storyline “Enter the Phoenix” comes PHOENIX SONG: ECHO and the exhilarating story packed with revelations about both Echo’s ancestry and the Phoenix Force mythos continues to unfold in Phoenix Song: Echo #3 this week…
PHOENIX SONG: ECHO #3
THE ANCESTRAL PHOENIX OF CAHOKIA!
On the run from a time-hopping enemy, Echo and her ally River find themselves in the ancient city of Cahokia—in the path of a Phoenix lost to history! As Echo’s present and future disappear, will her powers wane? And will this ancestor help…or take the dregs of Echo’s fire for herself?
- Writer: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Artist: Kyle Charles & Luca Maresca
- Colorist: Carlos Lopez & Bryan Valenza
- Letterer: VC’s Ariana Maher
- Designer: Nick Russell
- Logo: Jay Bowden
- Editor(s): Sarah Brunstad
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Cory Smith & David Curiel
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Chris Bachalo
- Format: Limited Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
S.W.O.R.D. #11, WOLVERINE #19, X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #5, & PHOENIX SONG: ECHO #3 all arrive in comic shops and on digital platforms on Wednesday, December 22, 2022, from MARVEL COMICS.
