Ewing's work shines as always and Schiti's pencil work is truly a sight to behold --if you've been enjoyingS.W.O.R.D. so far, this issue is another big pleaser. Read Full Review

Manifold takes center stage as the team explores the entire Marvel Universe Read Full Review

S.W.O.R.D. #3 was a marvelous adventure in the end. If you are a fan of Manifold, this issue is just for you. If you weren't a fan of the character before? I would be surprised if this issue didn't make one of you. Read Full Review

S.W.O.R.D. #3 is a really good issue. Putting the focus on Manifold is a great move by Ewing. While the story mostly deals with King In Black stuff, it still does a bit of set-up for the future by bringing Gyrich into the book and revealing him to be working with mutantkinds greatest enemy. The art is very good, considering the number of artists who worked on it, with no jarring stylistic changes. S.W.O.R.D. #3 is yet another crossover issue done right. Read Full Review

Manifold takes us everywhere in a solid issue of S.W.O.R.D. Read Full Review

The issue ends somewhat abruptly as these early S.W.O.R.D. issues seem dedicated to planting seeds more than giving us a full narrative arc of their own. Still, if the sowing is this entertaining and well-crafted, readers should be eager to what Ewing and company reap. Read Full Review

The artwork is shared between four different artists. The book almost feels broken up into Eden centered vignettes but the differences in art style aren't so glaring that it becomes distracting. Valerio Schiti in particular has a wonderful knack for epic panels of mammoth objects in space. The way he implements Eden's power within the narrative is simply gorgeous to look at.Bottom Line: Ewing pulls no punches, continuing to distinguish SWORD from an already respectable line of X-Men comics and flesh out Manifold in unexplored ways while putting a couple of interesting plot lines into play that could potentially have important effects on the X-books to come. Read Full Review

Overall this is one of the better tie-in books I’ve read in a long time. We got a spotlight on Manifold which really helped to give the character time to shine. I can’t wait to see what this series does once it’s out of the event. Read Full Review

Final ThoughtsThe biggest takeaway is the art and character spotlight on Manifold. I'd recommend the book to fans of Manifold, the artists, and Al Ewing's world-building. But if you want a story that shows more of their involvement in the main King in Black event, then the next issue will have more of that. Read Full Review

Unless you know all these characters already maybe look for another story. Read Full Review

This was fun as fuck. The man is no teleporter, but through the whole issue I felt like I was going on a ride.
The scene with Fortean was especially harrowing to where I had to take a double-take just to witness the power of the portal.
Just when I thought this title was going to go the way of Excalibur and X-Factor, now I want to tune in next issue to find out who the mole is. My interest has been captivated.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this. What a cool display of Manifold's powers. The art was on point too.

This is setting up a bunch of stuff that I'm excited for.

Good issue.

S.W.O.R.D.
Vol. 2, Issue: 3
“Everywhere Man”

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Al Ewing @al_ewing
Artist: Valerio Schiti @valerio_schiti , Ray-Anthony Height @artofraheight , Bernard Chang @thebernardchang & Nico Leon @nicoleon.x
Colors: Marte Gracia @martegraciacolor
Letters Ariana Maher
Cover: Valerio Schiti & Marte Gracia

Eden Fesi, the hero known as Manifold, uses his unique gift to traverse the universe. His search for an alliance to defeat Knull’s forces ends in disappointment. A stop by Alpha Flight station reveals their director, Henry Peter Gyrich, to be in league with the Orchis program and unbeknownst to Eden, to have planted a mile within SWORD. Returning to the Peak, Eden discovers Knull has taken control.

The artwork throughout this issue is nothing short of jaw dropping. Page two and three have literally left me speechless. Head over to Valerio Schiti’s page to take a look for yourself. I’m so happy to see Eden taking the spotlight and hope it continues. His introducing series, Secret Warriors, is one of the best stories I’ve ever read. I really hope to see some of his fellow teammates showing up, but for now I’m just happy to see him being utilized.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
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It straddles the line between event tie-in and independent story really well, while also giving a lot of focus on a single character.

The first half of this is pretty boring and it felt like I was just thrown into a story I hadn't been reading. The second half picked up a lot, but I'm just over this Knull stuff.

A crisis crossover "day in the life" episode starring Manifold. He fails to recruit Snarks to help with Knull and discovers HP Gyrich is a bad guy (duh). That's not a lot of plot. The art looks great, though, and there's a nice serving of character insight that turns this, on balance, into a rewarding read.