Marvels XMen Are Looking To Spread Beyond Earth

Marvel’s X-Men Are Looking To Spread Beyond Earth

The second issue of S.W.O.R.D. has just dropped and it’s clearer now than ever that the X-Men have their eyes fixed on galactic expansion.

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Marvels XMen Are Looking To Spread Beyond Earth

Warning: this article contains spoilers for S.W.O.R.D. #2.

With the relaunch of S.W.O.R.D. last month, Marvel Comics’ mutants are cranking things up to eleven. The Sentient World Observation & Response Directorate (S.W.O.R.D.) has effectively been overhauled as the X-Men’s very own space program—despite Commander Abigail Brand’s assurances to the contrary. And they aren’t wasting any time to make bold moves on a cosmic scale. Last month, readers were blown away by their physics-defying mission to the heart of creation. If this undertaking is a sign of things to come, then Krakoans obviously aren’t preoccupied with taking baby steps.

The second chapter in the series, by writer Al Ewing and illustrator Valerio Schiti, takes a moment to break down exactly what Krakoa’s agenda is for taking over what was once conceived to be S.H.I.E.L.D.’s opposite number in space. It isn’t solely for daring space missions, and protecting the Earth from extra-terrestrial threats, but an enterprise far more in keeping with Krakoa’s quiet takeover of human civilization. Keep in mind, the orbiting space station isn’t even fully operational yet and it has already been deployed twice: the first time to Otherworld during X of Swords, and the second time to the farthest point in the unknown universe. All this to say, under “Head of X” Jonathan Hickman, mutants move fast.

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On board S.W.O.R.D. Station One, otherwise known as “The Peak,” is a skeleton crew of powerful mutants all chosen for the incredibly potent synergy which occurs when their powers are combined. This is the key to Krakoa’s novel mutant technology, and the means by which the mutant nation has been battering down impregnable barriers such as space-time and death. Conspicuously, there is only one non-mutant guest onboard, and he is an ambassador of the Kree/Skrull Alliance named Paibok. For context, the alliance is comprised of two of the largest and most powerful empires in the galaxy. Together they rival the Shi’ar Empire, which includes hundreds of thousands of sentient species. For a growing and ambitious new nation of powerful mutants, the Kree/Skull Alliance is a valuable ally to have.

In the first issue, they are positioning themselves for a personal audience with the Emperor sometime in the near future. In this issue, Earth’s ambassador, the mutant Joanna Cargill, aka Frenzy (convenient that a mutant should be chosen to represent the planet) takes the King in Black’s invasion of Earth as an opportunity to increase their political capital with the Kree/Skrull Alliance. Should mutants save the galaxy, the Emperor would certainly be grateful, to say the least. She only regrets Paibok won’t be able to see the island of Krakoa at its best.

This is the kind of political maneuvering fans are more used to seeing in House of Cards or reading about in Game of Thrones, rather than books set in the universe of Marvel Comics. Nevertheless, it’s a welcome change of pace for the once weary mutants who have finally been given a chance to reach heights of power and influence they’ve never possessed before. Knull’s conquest of Earth is sure to put a spanner in the works. However, judging by how there seems to be no limit to what mutants can achieve by combining their powers, it’s unlikely that even Knull will be able to slow the X-Men down for long.

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