X of Swords: Destruction #1 Review: The Finale Comes to Reign Of X

Writer(s): Jonathan Hickman & Tini Howard / Artist: Pepe Larraz / Marvel Comics The final installment of the 22-part crossover event was an epic undertaking, and I’m impressed Hickman and Howard managed to pull of such feat. X of Swords: Destruction #1 spanned different realms, universes, and worlds and shook up this little sector of the Marvel universe. Pepe Larraz is an absolute beast for taking on the massive burden of drawing this finale! With Marte Gracia’s colors bringing it all together, this finely polished artwork showcases the wild way “Dawn of X” comes to a close. Return of the Captain Britain Corps One of the biggest surprises was witnessing Saturnyne restore the Corps, all of whom now resemble Betsy Braddock (to a degree). Oh how spurned she must be after she couldn’t rope her beloved Brian back into her clutches and instead wound up with scores of the purple haired Captain she tried to rid herself of.

The Corps’ return couldn’t have come at a better time, as the daemons of Amenth surround our heroes. Annihilation, the Children of Apocalypse, and their Summoners respond by unleashing monstrous hell upon everyone in sight. X-Men Being Heroes Again As if trading gargantuan blows between opposing forces, Magik teleports Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and an army of mutants to Otherworld, bolstering their forces. Cyclops drops another iconic all-or-nothing speech, and the oftentimes reserved heroes come out the gates throwing realm shaking haymakers! And t…