Spinning out of Astonishing X-Men comes a book that will take you places you've never been! After Secret Invasion, Agent Brand is no longer the top dog at S.W.O.R.D. Forced to share her leadership post with former Avengers-liaison Henry Gyrich, Brand is less than pleased. Will the arrival of her boyfriend, X-Man Beast, help her out? Not when she discovers Gyrich's plan for fixing S.W.O.R.D. is to rid Earth of ALL ALIENS! Collects S.W.O.R.D. #1-5.
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By Boris
Format:Paperback
Kieron Gillen has been much applauded for his run on Uncanny X-Men that ended one of the longest running franchises before being relaunched recently, but in my humble opinion his more interesting storytelling happened elsewhere. It was the reinterpretation of god of mischief Loki in Journey into Mystery that showed the best of Gillen's storytelling skills, and the limited series SWORD was something again.
Agent Abigail Brand, leader of the agency SWORD that is in charge of alien invasion defense has to face the scheming of former SHIELD agent Henry Gyrich who tries to reach his own goals in taking over SWORD. Together with lover and X-Man Beast Brand tries to solve several global crises at once. The supporting cast is crafted cleverly and funny, there is a balance between global threats and intelligent humor. The only book I could compare this to is Jason Aaron's "Wolverine and the X-Men". The art of Steve Sanders is A ok, some might be at odds with his presentation of Beast (very horse-like) which in my opinion matches with the story. The collection contains all 5 issues of the original run and can only be recommended.
Agent Abigail Brand, leader of the agency SWORD that is in charge of alien invasion defense has to face the scheming of former SHIELD agent Henry Gyrich who tries to reach his own goals in taking over SWORD. Together with lover and X-Man Beast Brand tries to solve several global crises at once. The supporting cast is crafted cleverly and funny, there is a balance between global threats and intelligent humor. The only book I could compare this to is Jason Aaron's "Wolverine and the X-Men". The art of Steve Sanders is A ok, some might be at odds with his presentation of Beast (very horse-like) which in my opinion matches with the story. The collection contains all 5 issues of the original run and can only be recommended.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This has been published under the X-men banner but the link is somewhat tenuous as it only features one bona fide X-man in the furry and loveable form of Hank McCoy aka Beast. Stretching a point and you could include Lockheed who was once thought of as Kitty Pryde's pet mini-dragon but who was recently revealed as an intelligent alien with his own (still unrevealed) agenda.
More of a grumble is the physical portrayal of Hank McCoy who I ought to state is my favourite Marvel character. His appearance has changed often over the years from pure (extremely well muscled and agile) human to human with blue fur and more recently into human with feline features and paws. And then again in this story where he has been given a horse-like muzzle which is considerably at variance with his features on the cover, and also much less appealing. That it makes him resemble (as we find out when we meet Abigail Brand's half-brother) his girlfriend's father's species still doesn't justify it.
Okay, as for the story itself, it's set on the space station responsible for defending earth against aliens and is co-lead by the mutually antagonistic Brand and Henry Gyrich (who, as Hank points out about this long-running X-men supporting character, has been wrong about everything for years. There are lots of wheels within wheels but basically Gyrich has SWORD round up every alien on Earth (including superheroes) while Brand and Beast are off fighting Deathshead.
If it hadn't been for the physical portrayal of Hank McCoy, I'd probably have given this 4 stars as it's a fun romp. But that horse-faced appearance is just SO annoying.
More of a grumble is the physical portrayal of Hank McCoy who I ought to state is my favourite Marvel character. His appearance has changed often over the years from pure (extremely well muscled and agile) human to human with blue fur and more recently into human with feline features and paws. And then again in this story where he has been given a horse-like muzzle which is considerably at variance with his features on the cover, and also much less appealing. That it makes him resemble (as we find out when we meet Abigail Brand's half-brother) his girlfriend's father's species still doesn't justify it.
Okay, as for the story itself, it's set on the space station responsible for defending earth against aliens and is co-lead by the mutually antagonistic Brand and Henry Gyrich (who, as Hank points out about this long-running X-men supporting character, has been wrong about everything for years. There are lots of wheels within wheels but basically Gyrich has SWORD round up every alien on Earth (including superheroes) while Brand and Beast are off fighting Deathshead.
If it hadn't been for the physical portrayal of Hank McCoy, I'd probably have given this 4 stars as it's a fun romp. But that horse-faced appearance is just SO annoying.
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3.8 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun, quirky and way too short
29 Jan 2011
By Chaotic Rambler
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book takes place at an organization called S.W.O.R.D, an agency with similar purpose to the Men In Black. The plot takes place over the course of a single day, following Beast and Agent Brand over the course of the former's very hectic first day at work.
The story moves quickly, with many problems popping in the course of these few hours. There are coups, several invasions and worst of all--a visit from Agent Brand's trouble inclined half-brother. There's plenty of humor and the art is, from what I can tell, very good.
My only real complaint is that Beast's new character design, which differs from the design on the cover, took me a while to get used to. He's gone from ape-ish, to feline to this new facial shape which resembles a cross between a horse and a malnourished Scottish terrier.
Overall a very good book, and well worth the money spent because I will likely find myself rereading this over and over again.
The story moves quickly, with many problems popping in the course of these few hours. There are coups, several invasions and worst of all--a visit from Agent Brand's trouble inclined half-brother. There's plenty of humor and the art is, from what I can tell, very good.
My only real complaint is that Beast's new character design, which differs from the design on the cover, took me a while to get used to. He's gone from ape-ish, to feline to this new facial shape which resembles a cross between a horse and a malnourished Scottish terrier.
Overall a very good book, and well worth the money spent because I will likely find myself rereading this over and over again.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Obscure Marvel Alien Goodness
2 Jan 2013
By R. Ross
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This 5 issue TPB explores the weird and wonderful world of space in the Marvel Universe. Taking place after Kitty Pryde saved earth from a giant bullet, by phasing it through earth, Lockheed takes a center role. He would be a tiny dragon with a bad attitude. SWORD is led by a half human, who is assisted by her boyfriend, Beast. Yes, the one from the X-Men. Add in a robot mercenary and a being called "Unit" and you have a wonderful little detour from the, sometimes, dreary Marvel fare. Definitely recommended!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kind of X-Men
13 Oct 2011
By J.B.
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Beast is a big character. Lockheed and Henry Peter Gyrich are supporting characters. You have small appearances by Cypher, Warlock, Hepzibah, Cyclops, and Emma Frost. Gyrich takes over S.W.O.R.D. and decides that to save Earth, every alien must be deported. Beast (who has left the X-Men) and S.W.O.R.D.'s former leader Abigail Brand try to save Earth from real threats while at the same time protecting alien rights against Gyrich. It's not the best X-Men story ever, but it works. Has enough action to keep you entertained.
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