X Of Swords is a series of comics published by the Marvel Comics Series in the year 2020. It has a total of 22 parts that revolves around the story of 10 swords that can only be wielded by certain people having special powers.
The storyline of The X Of Swords depicts a universal tournament taking place in the Marvel Universe which is led by Opal Luna Saturnyne Omniversal Majestrix of the Starlight Citadel, and it was expected by the results to determine the future of the otherworld.
The tournament portrayed in the story depicts ten mutant of the earth who are fighting with the ten swordbearers of Arakko.
What To Read Before X Of Swords:
It is very important to understand the back story of everything you see or read. People generally find it easier to understand a novel or a comic series once they are aware about past of its origin.
So here are certain comics that you can read before moving on to the X of swords comic series to understand it in a better way.
- House of X/Power of X: A good place to start
- Dawn of X series: All of the series before the X of Swords event
- X of Swords Handbook: A magazine with character profiles and other important information
- Captain Britain: Marvel Tales: A reprint of stories from the past to introduce Captain Britain to the X of Swords readers
X Of Swords: Correct Reading Order
Since there are a lot of books in the series of X Of Swords comics published by the Marvel Comic Series, people find it difficult to identify the correct reading order in which they should read to understand the story better.
Here is the correct reading order in which you should read these books to better understand the comic and get the maximum satisfaction out of your reading experience.
- Excalibur #9-12 (prelude)
- X-Men #12 (prelude)
- X-Men: Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Prelude)
- X of Swords: Creation #1
- X-Factor #4
- Wolverine #6
- X-Force #13
- Marauders #13
- Hellions #5
- New Mutants #13
- Cable #5
- Excalibur #13
- X-Men #13
- X of Swords: Stasis #1
- X-Men #14
- Marauders #14
- Marauders #15
- Excalibur #14
- Wolverine #7
- X-Force #14
- Hellions #6
- Cable #6
- X-Men #15
- Excalibur #15
- X of Swords: Destruction #1
What To Read After: X Of Swords
After the X of swords, the next comic book in the series that you can read is the Reign of Swords.
It is a part of the X-Men comics series that is the next in the series after x of swords, followed by the Destiny Of X.
