Obviosuly I've been very vocal so I will try to be more positive. And yes I'm allowed to still read this because my favorite character is in this title. So sue me.
As per the preview We see the priestesses having a chit chat. It seems after Jubilee's explosion attack she was captured. I'm going to have to re read #10 to see how that issue ended.
Jubilee is imprisoned in a tree. I'm surprised she just didnt explode out of it. Shogo is injured in dragon form.
The rest of the team find her. Betsy, Rogue, Gambit and Rictor. They engage in a fight. But it ends when the team realizes they werent the ones that hurt Shogo. There are two factions of priestesses.
Jubilee was imprisoned because she kept attacking the Forest priestesses who didnt shoot down Shogo but they let her out after she's calmed down.
The team discusses a plan and Rictor slips away into the night.
Rictor is being manipulated and its more prevalent now. Gambit needs to put him in check.
Apocalypse is definitely pulling the strings and has a plan for him.
Apocalyse tells Rictor about the Externals. or High Lords now. Lore building issue.
An interesting tidbit about how if one of them dies the power is divided into the remaining High Lords. Which piques interest because A) the new mutant culture and B) it was stated somewhere that mutants are superior when they use their powers in tandem. Ex: The Five.
The team heads to the Citadel by going under it so they dont get shot out of the sky again.
Satunyes choir angels attack with their arrows. Heavy resistance but the goal to get a gateway in the citadel begin to happen when Rictor plants the roots.
The gate is planted but the gates in Otherworld need a crystal to stay in place. Rictor says someone has to go through the gate to get to Apoc and he volunteers but something goes wrong. And he gets sucked away. Apoc tells him he needs to anchor so he can locate him. Didn't really understand this scene. Hope someone can explain it better
Saturnyne makes her appearance and her and Betsy have some major banter.
Noted from somewhere else. Do we know if this is Saturnyne OR Satur9 (the evil one)
I think this issue was much improved. This was more world building and less character focused. But its heading in the right direction for Swords of X. I hope TH keeps this going. I wasnt displeased with any of the dialogue here.
Marcos To art is nice and consistent per usual.