X of Swords (Summer X-Over)

[Psycwave]

By the look on the picture, it's blade length is far too long for a typical dagger and more closely resembles, what i recall as, a leaf bladed short sword which were common during the european bronze age.

From what i recall there were actualy knives in european and asian history which were the length of short or regular swords, but mostly because of the role as cutting weapon. Daggers being defined as one handed thrusting weapons for brawling distance tended to remain quite short.

In addition to that, it is drawn with a hilt suited to be wielded with both hands, which makes it rather problematic to use in typical knife/dagger fashion since the chance of the hand slipping up and down during thrusts is increased.

Now of course such details are often of no importance for many artist and they just draw what they or the writer thinks looks cool, suitable or menancing. So the design might have been of no importance and the artist really just wanted to give Storm a long dagger with two handed hilt.

BUT, considering that in other pictures Storm was drawn with a lightning bladed long sword, i hazard the guess this weapon is designed with a bronze age short sword blade to make it look ancient and has a two handed hilt because she turns it into a longsword by infusing it with lighting.

Infusing a shorter blade with something to increase it's blade length is not uncommon in fiction after all.

Her sword is reminiscent of the ancient blades from the kingdom of Congo. Mostly used for hand to hand combat because of how short they are which makes sense for Storm.

[MAR420X]

after seeing candra and the externals appear in the preview of excalibur

i remember this panel in x-men vol 2 #60



interesting............

by running a blade (sword??)) through the heart in order to absorb energy....

it got me thinking about x of swords......

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM after reading new excalibur issue today

[JB]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM after reading new excalibur issue today

Yup Yuuuuuup!

[CGAR]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM after reading new excalibur issue today

can you post this in the Excalibur spoiler thread. I could find the post to quote and paste it.

[Havok83]

We learned more about the Light of Galador today as well over in Cable

[MentalManipulator]

EXCLUSIVE

OMG! Dauterman drawing Betsy is my perfect paradise. She looks fab...they all do...I love how Yana is blasé...I can totally relate.

Brian looks dreamy as well. And I really dig Storm's blade.

[MAR420X]

can you post this in the Excalibur spoiler thread. I could find the post to quote and paste it.

just did

[ericng]

So we have now confirmed that :--A--:, Storm, Cap Britain Betsy, Cap Britain Brian, Wolverine, Kid-Cable and Magik are all sword wielders of Krakoa.

I think we have also confirmed Gorgon, so who are the remaining two, do we know (for sure) yet?

Frankly, I would have preferred either Scott or Jean to be one of the sword wielder instead of kid-Cable.

The remaining two are (either Magneto/Xavier) and Cypher.

Why is Cap Britain Brian having such an important role when he isn't a mutant in the first place?

[Soulsword323]

EXCLUSIVE

Magik looks so much like Anya here it's crazy lol.

[sallyblevins]

Finally I can see my two favorite characters by Dauterman. Illyana and Betsy ❤️

[Dipter]

Illyana's abs! Well done, Dauterman.

[ericng]

Finally I can see my two favorite characters by Dauterman. Illyana and Betsy ❤️

The only females sword wielders are these two and Storm.

[Beetle]

The only females sword wielders are these two and Storm.

Arrako is also bringing in Classified, Isca, Redroot and Bei.

Possibly Pogg Ur-Pogg

[Glio]

Frankly, I would have preferred either Scott or Jean to be one of the sword wielder instead of kid-Cable.

The remaining two are (either Magneto/Xavier) and Cypher.

Why is Cap Britain Brian having such an important role when he isn't a mutant in the first place?

Brian is not a mutant but he has always had a very close relationship with them and is a very important part of Otherworld, plus Sword of Might fits the "swords" theme very naturally.

[bishop66]

not 100 percent positive but a little birdie told me there is a very cool new x-book coming out in december spinning out of x-of swords dont know if its a limited ongoing or something in line to the giant size books this may be ewing book but i haevnt able to confirm yet should get news very very soon