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  • 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! Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #xofswords #xmen #dawnofx
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  • @comicpop
    @comicpop  Před 3 lety +88

    You can buy all of X of Swords on Amazon! amzn.to/3hWX6f3

    • @Allean_Adkins
      @Allean_Adkins Před 3 lety +5

      Man😭. I was ready to buy a sword of Galador

    • @cliffsharp1771
      @cliffsharp1771 Před 3 lety +2

      Holy shit this is a long story... we're going to need those ten cases of sprite!

    • @Dakonaton
      @Dakonaton Před 3 lety +1

      @@cliffsharp1771 It's a surprisingly quick read!

    • @matttriano
      @matttriano Před 3 lety

      @@Dakonaton That's not a positive thing, it means there isn't enough story on each page

    • @aaronpolite4281
      @aaronpolite4281 Před 2 lety

      @@Allean_Adkins yyyy

  • @Jaimethepanda
    @Jaimethepanda Před 3 lety +472

    Ethan and Ben: “Who’s Jim Jaspers?”
    Faintly in the distance: “Man let me tell you somethin’!”

    • @7amaniR
      @7amaniR Před 3 lety +24

      😂😂

    • @JohnClark-tt2bl
      @JohnClark-tt2bl Před 3 lety +67

      That would be an awesome crossover. Let Rob do a back issues as the explainer.

    • @johnny2003
      @johnny2003 Před 3 lety +28

      This is an amazing comment.

    • @abrashio
      @abrashio Před 3 lety +18

      Pure gold right there

    • @kaotikguy
      @kaotikguy Před 3 lety +14

      If you know, you know. Lol

  • @vaggelisbaousis1756
    @vaggelisbaousis1756 Před 3 lety +351

    "X of Swords" or "An Omnipotent Lady's Quest to Get Laid by a Buff Englishman"

  • @MrCeratix
    @MrCeratix Před 3 lety +143

    Tiff: The islands join together.. like in a weird sexual way...
    Ethan, who nods instantly: Right, I assumed that was where it was going... It's Krakoa

  • @logansmith2703
    @logansmith2703 Před 3 lety +113

    "You tell me one avenger that uses a sword"
    Black Knight.

    • @comicpop
      @comicpop  Před 3 lety +42

      Look up.

    • @nickrottkamp4933
      @nickrottkamp4933 Před 3 lety +20

      Also swordsman. but both of them were a little busy in empyre

    • @TheShark110
      @TheShark110 Před 3 lety +10

      Blade

    • @MrBromansa
      @MrBromansa Před 2 lety +7

      Hawkeye when he was Ronin, more Avengers should use swords.

    • @mrpink99
      @mrpink99 Před 2 lety

      They had a member whose name was literally “The Swordsman”, what did you think his specialty was?

  • @KingArthur39
    @KingArthur39 Před 3 lety +138

    How Dawn of X started: "Yay, now us mutants can finally live at peace"
    How It's going: "We need magical swords to fight Demons from another universe, so that they can't destroy Earth"

    • @jayrett
      @jayrett Před 3 lety +18

      "But then, when we get there, we will get rid of the swords and use them rarely, if ever."

    • @matttriano
      @matttriano Před 3 lety +4

      It sounds like some Australian adventure shit from the late 80s when Claremont was running out of ideas

    • @randalf5256
      @randalf5256 Před 3 lety +10

      So...it turned into a DnD campaing?

    • @sethbennedetti753
      @sethbennedetti753 Před 2 lety +5

      Examples of why i detest Hickman.

  • @ocskope
    @ocskope Před 3 lety +57

    S-words is an underrated joke....

    • @fredlucha
      @fredlucha Před 3 lety +3

      Honeslty it's so simple that it took a minute to fully register what the joke was

  • @Selnate
    @Selnate Před 3 lety +50

    Gotta love that you think this event will be a shonen tournament arc and ends up being a Japanese game show.

  • @JoshMunroe
    @JoshMunroe Před 3 lety +106

    This is my first "same day" video in over a year... it took me that long to go through each Back Issues and comment on/like each one. It's been a fun journey to go through my favorite series on CZcams once again!

    • @KingArthur39
      @KingArthur39 Před 3 lety +2

      Do a ranking of every single episode lol

    • @JoshMunroe
      @JoshMunroe Před 3 lety +4

      @@armintamzarian8222 Oh geez, depends on what I'm in the mood for. There are early classic episodes I'd watch any time (Avengers Disassembled, House of M, Siege, Old Man Logan, All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder), episodes that surprised me with how funny I found them (Daredevil: Guardian Devil), the different hosting approach from Tiffany (Saga, Vol. 1, God Country, Marvel 1602). It's honestly too tough to pick, and I'll find a new "favorite" every time I go through the catalog again.

    • @JoshMunroe
      @JoshMunroe Před 3 lety

      @@KingArthur39 I love a good spreadsheet, but not that much, lol

    • @JoshMunroe
      @JoshMunroe Před 3 lety +3

      @@armintamzarian8222 Oh, and I definitely recommend the Halloween episodes as a great intro to the series with cool/classic stories covered (Long Halloween, Blackest Night, Wytches)

  • @TARDISman85
    @TARDISman85 Před 3 lety +44

    Genuinely surprised they got this under 3 hours

    • @mr.goblin6039
      @mr.goblin6039 Před 3 lety +6

      Tiffany did a monumental work in summarizing most of it. Really makes me want to reread the whole thing all over again. lol

  • @caca12349999999999
    @caca12349999999999 Před 3 lety +130

    I love that Ben is so into this long ass complicated crossover. All because Tiff did an outstanding job explaining everything needed to enjoy this story. Was waiting for this one and it did not disappoint. In 6-8 months when we get the HellFire Gala fuckery it's gonna be another wild ride!

    • @caca12349999999999
      @caca12349999999999 Před 3 lety +1

      @@simonmacconmidhe9489 yes, and it will most likely take a good number of months before we get a Back Issues of it, that's my point.

  • @andrewwestfall65
    @andrewwestfall65 Před 3 lety +56

    White Sword: "The duel is a sacred act, using poison or cheating is disgraceful and I will not stand for it"
    Also White Sword: "In this 1 on 1 duel with me you must first kill my 100 men all at once"

    • @andrewwestfall65
      @andrewwestfall65 Před 3 lety +10

      Also, Grass Cutter is an ancient Japanese sword. It's called Grass Cutter because a single swipe will send out a slicing wind that can cut down a field of tall grass with one stroke.

    • @mikhaelgribkov4117
      @mikhaelgribkov4117 Před 3 lety +8

      I mean, he did give free points.

  • @kobetharp4420
    @kobetharp4420 Před 3 lety +32

    "So they cant loose."
    "Well yeah unless she switches sides at the last second."
    Looks at camera
    That was too good!

  • @Matthewlaing1395
    @Matthewlaing1395 Před 3 lety +49

    Ben may not have a weapon, but he'll be refreshed

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache

    Rule with wife. Life good.
    Wife fight back! LEAVE WIFE!
    Wife gone. Think about wife.
    R E G R E T

  • @Sicod79
    @Sicod79 Před 3 lety +68

    This event ties all the way back into the Alan Davis Chris Claremont era, which is pretty great. Saturyne has had a long history of being tied romantically to Brian across realities. Apparently she does not realize that doing your best to mdk your proposed paramour's sister to clear the deck for him to take a role that leaves him by your side is not the smoothest maneuver.

  • @lukeclaudius951
    @lukeclaudius951 Před 3 lety +26

    Ethan and Ben's reaction to hearing how Ten of Swords ends (the arm wrestling in the tournament) is making me so happy.

  • @mathewgalopoulos2669
    @mathewgalopoulos2669 Před 3 lety +31

    Tiffany explaining the X-books is always a treat

  • @Bradcliffe99
    @Bradcliffe99 Před 3 lety +11

    Tiffany: Rob got the vapors
    Rob: MANNNNNNNNN LEMMME TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @BigT4489
    @BigT4489 Před 3 lety +19

    I'm so happy Tiffany was the one to shepard the guys through this one, she did it flawlessly. I just read the story myself a few days ago, so this was great timing. Hope we see her cover more of the X stuff going forward, she did great

  • @Xelveki
    @Xelveki Před 3 lety +9

    I really enjoyed Tiffany's 'I made this' meme face.

  • @akongsupern00b1
    @akongsupern00b1 Před 3 lety +12

    Nice call predicting Excalibur (aka Apocalypse and What He Doin) would tie into this! Being previously introduced to Saturnyne and the Braddocks’ status quo coming into this and how Avalon tied into everything really helped and would’ve been a lot to unpack in an already jam-packed episode. Going back to read X of Swords, I probably would’ve glossed over that part entirely. Can’t wait til I have time to go back and read through everything myself.

  • @johnny2003
    @johnny2003 Před 3 lety +14

    Isca the goddamn “changes teams in Madden right before they’re about to lose”

  • @thegreyinitiate3680
    @thegreyinitiate3680 Před 3 lety +19

    Not even a second in and i already liked. This is gonna be one hell of a ride 😂

  • @nickrottkamp4933
    @nickrottkamp4933 Před 3 lety +11

    Loved this so much when it came out. So glad they guys enjoyed how fun and bonkers the matchups were. This will definitely be an episode i rewatch in the future.

  • @TheClitCommander530
    @TheClitCommander530 Před 2 lety +10

    I didn't watch this episode when it first dropped because I was still busy getting caught up on all the DoX books, but I finally read X of Swords and I gotta say that I really enjoyed it, as did I enjoy this episode. Thanks to Tiffany and Sal for making me want to get into this new age of X books.

  • @Joe-jj3fg
    @Joe-jj3fg Před 3 lety +13

    Was rewatching your HoxPox and Excalibur back issues episodes and was waiting for this one!

  • @Grievousish
    @Grievousish Před 3 lety +8

    ComicPOP: The Movie 2! More Comic, More POP, All heart!

  • @UncleBlerd
    @UncleBlerd Před 3 lety +4

    Happy Birthday Sal

  • @mattmurray6104
    @mattmurray6104 Před 3 lety +3

    😂😂😂😂 @ s-words!! "I have 10 cases of sprite in the car"😂😂😂😂 you all kick ass but today was Ben's day to shine off the hop.

  • @SkylightCiel
    @SkylightCiel Před 3 lety +5

    This event went all over the place and somehow ended up SO damn FUN!

  • @lautaromedina9056
    @lautaromedina9056 Před 3 lety +9

    Well this has definitely cemented tiffany as the resident X-pert

  • @catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038

    I kinda wish the first half of the event was called 'Road to X of swords' or something like that. Rather than burning out by the middle, I would've been able to compartmentalize the comic budget

  • @eliteninja23
    @eliteninja23 Před 3 lety +8

    Dude, i adore all of this Hickman X-men stuff

  • @idaadler1392
    @idaadler1392 Před 3 lety +9

    Really great episode, I already know it's going to be one of my favourites! It was really nice seeing Tiffany having such a blast telling this story, and Ben and Ethan enjoying it too.

  • @redsteel1151
    @redsteel1151 Před 3 lety +7

    We knew apocalypse is strong in ability, but now we know he is also strong in character

  • @tromusic7815
    @tromusic7815 Před 3 lety +8

    And we back w another Tiff hosted episode, let’s goooo

  • @gageboan3961
    @gageboan3961 Před 3 lety +15

    Another 2 hour Tiffany back issues!?!? What is it, my birthday? 🤪

  • @Venthris
    @Venthris Před 3 lety +8

    33:05 I just wanted to say the Grasscutter sword is also a real sword, like Muramasa blades. It can control the winds. Not sure if that's mentioned in the rest of the episode.

  • @WestyWJ
    @WestyWJ Před 3 lety +6

    Just watched back issues for house and powers of x yesterday perfect timing

  • @BalmierLotus
    @BalmierLotus Před 3 lety +25

    Tiff as host = click and like..... although Sal as host also = click and like

  • @DCReviews4
    @DCReviews4 Před 3 lety +7

    OHHOHOHOHOHO this is going to be good!

  • @gregsanders61
    @gregsanders61 Před 3 lety +20

    Let's see what the X-Men are up to today in their whacky adventures!

  • @-libertyprimev1-902
    @-libertyprimev1-902 Před 3 lety +3

    (Around 2:08:22) Always love how Cyclops' Sword on that Promotional Art was just a Straight Up Lightsaber, like they called up Disney and Star Wars saying "So we cool right, we all owned by the same Company and even produced Star Wars Comic back in the day... S-so we can just give Cyclops a Lightsaber?"

  • @Insane-Howl-Cowl
    @Insane-Howl-Cowl Před 3 lety +6

    Great episode! I feel emotionally drained after but in a good way. Almost like watching a Greek Trajedy.

  • @punkxblaze
    @punkxblaze Před 3 lety +7

    Oh shit, a two hour x-event back issues. I love these, I've gone back to the HoX and PoX episode so many times over the last year just to try and absorb all the information.

  • @aeeolus
    @aeeolus Před 3 lety +6

    I love the long form X-men back issues, Tiffany does such an excellent job leading Back Issue episodes.

  • @chikidchris
    @chikidchris Před 3 lety +16

    A feature film length back issues covering a dope story, today's a good day. Great job guys, loved the episode.

  • @bergerchicken
    @bergerchicken Před 3 lety +11

    I was hoping one of the swords would be a lightsaber. Missed opportunity.

  • @Depthcharge2030
    @Depthcharge2030 Před 3 lety +11

    Really digging the Hickman X-men coverage getting prime real estate run times

  • @linknlog
    @linknlog Před 3 lety +29

    It can’t be overstated just how great the art is for this event (especially the actual X of Swords titles).

    • @chad8767
      @chad8767 Před 3 lety +4

      I agree, every artist punched their art up an extra notch for this book, it looks just amazing!

  • @dakotaroot_8816
    @dakotaroot_8816 Před 3 lety +12

    Still patiently waiting for Mystique to burn down Krakoa, I'm so excited for that! Magneto and Xavier are too untrustworthy at this point imo

  • @darktheg.o.d5541
    @darktheg.o.d5541 Před 3 lety +7

    Yay been waiting for this since X of swords ended

  • @02ninjaman
    @02ninjaman Před 3 lety +2

    1:35:20
    Cable: mom can you come pick me up, the other team is being mean to me.

  • @TheInfoYouNeed
    @TheInfoYouNeed Před 3 lety +18

    I know its bad, but I read some of this and decided to wait for Tiffany to explain it, its much more enjoyable that way

    • @matttriano
      @matttriano Před 3 lety

      This is fucking depressing to read. What was so bad about it? Aimless? Nonsensical?

  • @galvatron3323
    @galvatron3323 Před 3 lety +4

    This is gonna take a couple of good listenings too :-)

  • @spheremode3271
    @spheremode3271 Před 3 lety +5

    S words? Smile, sister, sadistic, surprise...

  • @Jokezz101
    @Jokezz101 Před 3 lety +8

    Been really looking forward to this one!!

  • @Javierm0n0
    @Javierm0n0 Před 3 lety +6

    This is a crazy run. I hope my mom likes Hox&Pox cuz she'd love this.

  • @chrismuskett6867
    @chrismuskett6867 Před 3 lety +3

    Episodes like this are the reason I’ve stayed subscribed for over five years. Outstanding stuff.

  • @chuckjamm
    @chuckjamm Před 3 lety +2

    The Kool-Aide guy is there!! LOL!!

  • @knucklehead5487
    @knucklehead5487 Před 3 lety +5

    I hated this cross over when it was coming out. I was so lost I ended up dropping the lot from my pull list. Hearing y'all tell this story was excellent. I actually understood it. Lol. Well done guys.

  • @just4commentsable
    @just4commentsable Před 3 lety +4

    This is great. Idk what else to say. Simply great.

  • @matthewlane2380
    @matthewlane2380 Před 3 lety +4

    I can’t believe I watched this enjoyed it then rewind it and watch it again god I love this channel

  • @mcmastersbp
    @mcmastersbp Před 3 lety +3

    The Sword of Galador? I never would have expected a Rom: Spaceknight reference in a 2020s X-Men book :)

  • @captaincomics3626
    @captaincomics3626 Před 3 lety +4

    I love the unity mind of swords

  • @juk3boxh3r0
    @juk3boxh3r0 Před 3 lety +5

    I read the first 7 or so issues and was kinda confused. I’m glad you went in depth with it! I should have stayed on with it lol

  • @moeman813
    @moeman813 Před 3 lety +4

    Wooooooo just in time for the work day

  • @thetizic
    @thetizic Před 3 lety +2

    Look, I'm not saying I love these videos filling the void of X-Men movies in my heart, but I've already watched this 4 times.

  • @jamesc2889
    @jamesc2889 Před 3 lety +4

    Tiff hosting xmen is peak :)

  • @catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038

    I love that Ben has the He-man sword

  • @majorsmind
    @majorsmind Před 9 měsíci

    One of my favorite moments of all back issues time, "S Words"

  • @langleymneely
    @langleymneely Před 3 lety +12

    The BEST living island erotic fan fiction EVER!!! KRAKOA KNOWS WHAT KRAKOA WANTS!!! "The other island thrust its bountiful fjords into my valleys and inlets! I suddenly felt the sensual lips of my volcanoes erupt with hot PASSIONATE LAVA!! The unmistakable stench of geographic love making creating a pungent, acrid scent known only to us and those that knew of our need to make the BEAST with MANY geographical backs!" lmao 😜 Gives me the VAPORS!!!

    • @matttriano
      @matttriano Před 3 lety

      That's all very amusing but is it literally one island climbing on top of another to have sex? Because that's fucking dumb. No spores? No underground or underwater entanglements? No panspermic conveyences carried by animals or clouds?

  • @valterurrea9774
    @valterurrea9774 Před 3 lety +2

    Its always a pleasure watch xmen with you guys :)

  • @Hardy34
    @Hardy34 Před 3 lety +3

    HELL YEA, 2 HR EPISODE!!!

  • @deniserichter7767
    @deniserichter7767 Před 3 lety +3

    Great job, Tiffany! This was so much fun

  • @JasonLopezII
    @JasonLopezII Před 3 lety +4

    "I have like 10 cases of Sprite in the car"

  • @BLKFIR3
    @BLKFIR3 Před 3 lety +3

    I love these 2 hour vids! 👍

  • @tylersantiago7266
    @tylersantiago7266 Před 3 lety +1

    Omg yes! I've been waiting for this since issue one released. You all are great! Thanks!

  • @gamemasterbob9
    @gamemasterbob9 Před 3 lety +3

    Very excited for this episode. There is some awesome stuff in this book

  • @dannydoo8717
    @dannydoo8717 Před 3 lety +6

    I've been waiting for this one

  • @diegoyerse593
    @diegoyerse593 Před 3 lety +2

    Great show as always! loving these longer episodes centered around Hickman's Xmen. Cant wait to read the Hellfire Gala and watch your recap a few months after.
    Excellente!

  • @kazen16
    @kazen16 Před 3 lety +3

    "beyblade" lol

  • @Chactemal
    @Chactemal Před 3 lety +2

    38:50 that vintage comicpop reference though!

  • @TommyBaysMusic
    @TommyBaysMusic Před 3 lety +5

    Been waiting for this one! Hyped!

  • @colegerlach6721
    @colegerlach6721 Před 2 lety +2

    It took me a week to watch it, but I made it through the episode! One of the best! I loved this story and Tiffany did a great job of telling it!

  • @antdujar
    @antdujar Před 3 lety +4

    The insanity pleasantly delivered by Comic Pop.

  • @CrackemReacts
    @CrackemReacts Před 3 lety +3

    2 hours of content - let me get my snacks

  • @greatstoneplanet
    @greatstoneplanet Před 3 lety +4

    Kudos to Tiffany for the really entertaining way she covered this massive event! I have to admit that I did not enjoy X of Swords and the problem I had with it was that while so many crazy things happened, but I didn't care about why they happened or the point of it. Much of the story didn't make sense and were apprarently done to cheekily subvert my expectations in a way that I didn't find satisfying. Finally, so many of the characters who show up don't act like themselves, but instead act the way that needed to advance to the next big thing that happens. This event is far better in summary than issue to issue where plot and little details matter.

    • @morlath4767
      @morlath4767 Před rokem

      Totally agree with you. I love Tiffany's presentation of the story, but I hate the story itself. The constant stacking of the deck against the X-group just got to the point where I had no interest in what was happening.

  • @Kitsunekun2
    @Kitsunekun2 Před 3 lety +5

    Kusanagi no Tsurugi is a famous blade from Japanese Mythology, it's name means grass cutter.

  • @ericemanwu
    @ericemanwu Před 3 lety +3

    Not going to lie. This was probably my favorite back issues in months.

  • @accidentalmadness1708
    @accidentalmadness1708 Před 3 lety +5

    I’ve been waiting for this one 😁

  • @DMorfin11
    @DMorfin11 Před 3 lety +3

    I need the Snyder cut version of this episode ! 4 hours!

    • @mylesgaddy8867
      @mylesgaddy8867 Před 3 lety +4

      Halfway through, Ben shifts into Martian Manhunter for no reason.

  • @Bigtimegamer-dl3dx
    @Bigtimegamer-dl3dx Před 3 lety +4

    Just finished the comicsexplained video after reading the book, time for the back issues

  • @sunnyhoarder7424
    @sunnyhoarder7424 Před 3 lety +4

    I don’t care for X of Swords at all, but I like ComicPop’s review of it.

  • @seanthatsit1089
    @seanthatsit1089 Před 3 lety +1

    You can read this on Marvel Unlimited. There is a X of Swords Reading list. And also reading lists for each period of the X books like House and Powers, Dawn, and Reign of X which is what’s going on now.

  • @revival3216
    @revival3216 Před 3 lety +2

    Yes! ive been waiting for this video

  • @GODemon13
    @GODemon13 Před 3 lety +3

    "I have a whole case of Sprite out in the car."
    Do you have some Seagram's Seven to go with that?
    S Words!

  • @VORUS_57
    @VORUS_57 Před 3 lety +2

    I've been waiting for soooooo long😭

  • @Peecamarke
    @Peecamarke Před 3 lety +1

    YES! FINALLY! I've been waiting for this for so long, totally saving it til i get off work, makes some dinner and chill on the couch! 👏 i can't wait! 😁😍😍