What a great run this was, and oh how this title will be missed. Read Full Review

S.W.O.R.D. #11 delivers the series finale that concludes this battle between S.W.O.R.D., the Lethal Legion, and Henry Gyrich. The art and action in this book are solid, and the writing is good with some fine pacing. The only problem is it's pretty predictable until the third act, where it drops a huge revelation that could definitely impact things for the X-Men and S.W.O.R.D. going forward. Read Full Review

S.W.O.R.D. may have dug itself too deeply into the game of intrigue, making it difficult to connect with the plot for all the redirects. Perhaps "Destiny of X" will offer its successor series the opportunity to renew its focus. Read Full Review

S.W.O.R.D. #11 almost feels like a futile gesture, a Hail Mary pass in the fourth quarter in a game that's already been lost. Stretching the football analogy further, it's a great play, but it does nothing more than show that the team is good and the next game will be better. Ewing finally does something worthwhile with this book, and while it bodes well for the future, it just makes one wish he was doing this sort of thing the whole time. Camagni is a good artist but nothing special. Hopefully, this book's developments will allow X-Men Red to be better than it was. Read Full Review

I'm very critical of the hype Al Ewing receives, but this issue was so good. Great plot twist and very consistent with the early issue.

Abigail Brand ladies and gentlemen.

A quality twist ending, which is to say that it both comes out of nowhere and makes perfect sense for the character and story. S.W.O.R.D goes out on a high note (while also not going out at all because X-Men Red is coming)

First, on the series as a whole: I think SWORD was less about telling one story than it was about making the mutant-related status quo changes Al Ewing needs for his big cosmic plans. I get a strong impression that this title was at the bottom of the writer's priority list all through its run.

That being said, dang if it doesn't end in a cool way. The status quo changes are impressive and the clarification of Brand's sinister new role is awesome.

It's all conveyed with solid (but not GOAT-y) storytelling in words and art. There's no shortage of action, and the issue is structured to really ramp up the tension.

I was disappointed from time to time reading this series, but definitely not here at the end.

It's a good thing this book got cancelled. Up until issue #7 I really liked it, it was one of my favorite Marvel books but after that it just got boring. This issue is no different. Sure, there is a twist than you can say it comes out of completely nowhere, while it's also predictable at the same time. Like, there was no strong build-up for the revelation here, but all throughout the book Brand has been sketchy so I can't say I'm shocked. Other than that, I kept seeing through it Al's worse instincts come through, something I don't particularly enjoy.

Also, Ewing has problems in the comic knowledge department, Cable was Captain America in a divergent timeline or something like that.