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The Last Annihilation #2
S.W.O.R.D. #7
THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE...The Hellfire Gala is over...but not all the guests have gone home. Victor Von Doom is staying for dinner. He’s chatting to an old friend in a very new setting — about thrones, empires, magic, Mysterium...and the LAST ANNIHILATION!
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 28, 2021
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August 17, 2021
Here we go with the crossover events, not sure I care about this one, art looks awesome, and I loved the last Annihilation events, but this... this screams unnecessary, just another cash-in, even yesterday we were reading Empyre. This series doesn't have time to breathe and grow, the constant tie-ins is killing my interest in it.
August 14, 2021
On the bright side, I love Hulkling. However, that is about all the praise I have for this issue.
This was an odd combination of scenes where Hulkling and a few other Skrulls fought, contrasted against scenes where Storm had dinner with Dr. Doom. Neither subplot felt like they were particularly connected to anything that had happened in the previous 6 issues of S.W.O.R.D. The closest thing we had to an ongoing thread was Abigail Brand's presence, where she yet again declared that she was speaking on behalf of the "Sol" solar system.
HOW? BASED ON WHAT? YOU HAVE MADE NO EFFORT TO CONTACT THE ETERNALS LIVING ON EITHER URANUS OR TITAN.
Can we all just publicly admit that there is no S.W.O.R.D. team? There is no coherent story that continues from one issue to the next. They're always episodic snapshots that seem disconnected from everything else. Here, we have pages devoted to Storm --who, while a mutant, has never been a member of S.W.O.R.D.-- and fricking Dr. Doom, whom has never even been a major villain in the X-books. These characters have nothing to do with Abigail Brand. But Marvel really wanted to write this scene in SOME X-book, so S.W.O.R.D. got stuck with the short straw.
Because, hey, it's not like this book has anything better going on.
This was an odd combination of scenes where Hulkling and a few other Skrulls fought, contrasted against scenes where Storm had dinner with Dr. Doom. Neither subplot felt like they were particularly connected to anything that had happened in the previous 6 issues of S.W.O.R.D. The closest thing we had to an ongoing thread was Abigail Brand's presence, where she yet again declared that she was speaking on behalf of the "Sol" solar system.
HOW? BASED ON WHAT? YOU HAVE MADE NO EFFORT TO CONTACT THE ETERNALS LIVING ON EITHER URANUS OR TITAN.
Can we all just publicly admit that there is no S.W.O.R.D. team? There is no coherent story that continues from one issue to the next. They're always episodic snapshots that seem disconnected from everything else. Here, we have pages devoted to Storm --who, while a mutant, has never been a member of S.W.O.R.D.-- and fricking Dr. Doom, whom has never even been a major villain in the X-books. These characters have nothing to do with Abigail Brand. But Marvel really wanted to write this scene in SOME X-book, so S.W.O.R.D. got stuck with the short straw.
Because, hey, it's not like this book has anything better going on.
August 28, 2021
Sotto con un altro crossover... non ho capito se a Ewing impongono tutti questi tie-in, o se è lui a chiedere di partecipare per non dover avere una trama portante per SWORD.
Anche se, in questo caso, il crossover impatta poco: è unito bene alla questione del nuovo materiale mutante tirato fuori su Marte, tira in ballo situazioni già anticipate in precedenza e ci ricorda che bastarda manipolatrice (una politica, insomma) sia Abigail.
Sarebbe anche un crossover potenzialmente interessante, ma sono talmente indietro con le letture Marvel che dubito mi ci metterò mai... il gruppo della SWORD invece ha buone potenzialità, ma per ora non si capisce bene se si intenda seguire una trama politica, una trama di forza d'intervento, una trama da "molte squadre diverse che fanno cose diverse, seguiamole un po' a turno", una trama da "SWORD e Arakko prima frontiera di difesa per la Terra...
Anche se, in questo caso, il crossover impatta poco: è unito bene alla questione del nuovo materiale mutante tirato fuori su Marte, tira in ballo situazioni già anticipate in precedenza e ci ricorda che bastarda manipolatrice (una politica, insomma) sia Abigail.
Sarebbe anche un crossover potenzialmente interessante, ma sono talmente indietro con le letture Marvel che dubito mi ci metterò mai... il gruppo della SWORD invece ha buone potenzialità, ma per ora non si capisce bene se si intenda seguire una trama politica, una trama di forza d'intervento, una trama da "molte squadre diverse che fanno cose diverse, seguiamole un po' a turno", una trama da "SWORD e Arakko prima frontiera di difesa per la Terra...
November 3, 2021
At only seven issues, S.W.O.R.D. is on it’s third tie-in book to an event. Marvel, consider changing the title to S.H.O.E.H.O.R.N.
October 22, 2022
I really hope Abigail Brand knows what she's doing...
August 17, 2021
For the second time in its short seven issue run, S.W.O.R.D. is interrupted for a crossover. Previously that was King In Black, but this time it’s for The Last Annihilation. So far, four out of the seven issues of S.W.O.R.D. have been tie-ins to crossover events. Wait…wasn’t #6 a tie-in to the Hellfire Gala? So that means that only #s 1 and 5 have been nothing but pure, unadulterated S.W.O.R.D. It’s to Al Ewing’s credit that he’s managed to pull it off flawlessly.
For those not reading The Last Annihilation, of which I’m one, Ewing manages to tell a story that doesn’t make you feel hopelessly lost. I mean, it helps that I read Empyre and those issues of Captain Marvel that introduced Lauri-Ell, and I’m a Wiccan and Hulkling fan so I’m up to date with what’s going on with them…but still, I didn’t feel like I needed to have read something I haven’t read just to understand this comic. And all the bits with the Kree and the Mindless Ones were pretty cool.
And then there are the parts where Doctor Doom has dinner with Storm on the planet Arakko (formerly Mars). Ewing writes Storm as the goddess she is, and Doom as the arrogant shit he is.
Artistically, Schiti has long been a favourite of mine, and the book’s aesthetic stands up alongside the work of Larraz in the main X-Men book. Basically, this book is gorgeous.
All in all, this is a thoroughly enjoyable book, but I’m very much looking forward to it finally settling into a proper arc of its own, free from crossovers and events.
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For those not reading The Last Annihilation, of which I’m one, Ewing manages to tell a story that doesn’t make you feel hopelessly lost. I mean, it helps that I read Empyre and those issues of Captain Marvel that introduced Lauri-Ell, and I’m a Wiccan and Hulkling fan so I’m up to date with what’s going on with them…but still, I didn’t feel like I needed to have read something I haven’t read just to understand this comic. And all the bits with the Kree and the Mindless Ones were pretty cool.
And then there are the parts where Doctor Doom has dinner with Storm on the planet Arakko (formerly Mars). Ewing writes Storm as the goddess she is, and Doom as the arrogant shit he is.
Artistically, Schiti has long been a favourite of mine, and the book’s aesthetic stands up alongside the work of Larraz in the main X-Men book. Basically, this book is gorgeous.
All in all, this is a thoroughly enjoyable book, but I’m very much looking forward to it finally settling into a proper arc of its own, free from crossovers and events.
Get early access to all my reviews and read them a week before everyone else over on my Patreon!
August 23, 2021
16 of 17.
Good art but otherwise pointless.
SWORD has had some good moments but in the main it's a little like X-Men in the early re-launch (but worse) in that there is no continuity, related story or any purpose just a load of snapshots here and there.
Eminently forgettable.
Good art but otherwise pointless.
SWORD has had some good moments but in the main it's a little like X-Men in the early re-launch (but worse) in that there is no continuity, related story or any purpose just a load of snapshots here and there.
Eminently forgettable.
July 16, 2022
I'm not reading this crossover so I hope I don't get too lost. Not sure how I feel about this book. So far it's been a lot of tie-ins that aren't X-Men and my budget cannot really accommodate reading every space-related Marvel title. I'll probably end up cancelling my subscription. That all bring said, I don't dislike this book. The art is amazing and when the story connects to the X-Men I enjoy the characters, especially Gateway but... This issue falls pretty flat for me.
Storm and Doom at dinner was cool.
Second reading: still don't care about the Kree-Skrull Alliance, still won't buy the other issues of the crossover event. The dinner scene is ominous and Storm as the Queen of Sol is a perfect fit. But I resent her marriage to T'Challa bring portrayed as her bring just a wife. Dumb.
Storm and Doom at dinner was cool.
Second reading: still don't care about the Kree-Skrull Alliance, still won't buy the other issues of the crossover event. The dinner scene is ominous and Storm as the Queen of Sol is a perfect fit. But I resent her marriage to T'Challa bring portrayed as her bring just a wife. Dumb.
December 12, 2023
Doom, Krakoa, and interstellar intrigue
I already adored the baroque spy-craft of this series, but the scale and inclusion of Doom kick this book to a whole other level. Ewing writes Doom with absolute perfection. Doom’s dynamic with Storm, (both having chosen the battlefield of a dinner table), is captivating in every panel. Storm likewise is an absolute powerhouse and has truly come into her own as a formidable leader. And the art in this issue is tip top. Love this book.
I already adored the baroque spy-craft of this series, but the scale and inclusion of Doom kick this book to a whole other level. Ewing writes Doom with absolute perfection. Doom’s dynamic with Storm, (both having chosen the battlefield of a dinner table), is captivating in every panel. Storm likewise is an absolute powerhouse and has truly come into her own as a formidable leader. And the art in this issue is tip top. Love this book.
October 1, 2021
So, if you're reading the Last Annihilation event, this is great. But we're seven issues in and already 2 crossovers down. This book needs time to be its own thing.
May 23, 2022
3.5 stars
October 11, 2022
Damn Brand.
June 10, 2023
sord borken.
September 23, 2025
Another crossover banner on the cover. I have feeling that this title only exists to insulate the main X-Men books from the crossover running in the other lines.
January 11, 2023
Love the art style here. Only here for Wiccan & Hulkling though.
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