S.W.O.R.D. Vol 2 2

Part of the "King in Black" event Alternate Covers: Textless Dauterman Variant Dauterman Variant Textless Second Printing Variant S.W.O.R.D. Vol 2 #2 Published Released February, 2021 January 13, 2021 Issue Details Pages 32 Rating T (13 and up) Original Price $3.99 Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski Cover Artist Valerio Schiti Marte Gracia "In the Dark" Writer Al Ewing Penciler Valerio Schiti Inker Valerio Schiti Colorist Marte Gracia Letterer Ariana Maher Editor Annalise Bissa Jordan D. White Previous Issue Next Issue S.W.O.R.D. Vol 2 #1 S.W.O.R.D. Vol 2 #3

Okay. A shell of organic Klyntar material--what the Venom symbiote is made of--has formed around the Earth. It's blocking the sun and restricting all communication. Nothing seems to breach it. And according to Charles Xavier--before we lost contact--it's connected to a god of darkness from before the dawn of time. So... we have a situation. Give me a full spectrum report.

-- Station Commander Brand

Appearing in "In the Dark"

Featured Characters:

• S.W.O.R.D.
  • Station Commander Brand
  • Wiz-Kid (Station Technologist Takeshi Matsuya)
  • Manifold (Quintician Eden Fesi)
  • Executive Producer Fabian Cortez
  • Frenzy (Ambassador Extraordinary Joanna Cargill)
  • Mentallo (Psionic Analyst Marvin Flumm)
  • Random (Security Subdirector Marshall Stone III)

Supporting Characters:

• Kree/Skrull Alliance
  • Galactic Ambassador Paibok
• Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
• Quiet Council
  • Magneto (Erik Lensherr)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost) (Voice)
• Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
• The Five
  • Egg (Fabio Medina)
  • Hope Summers
  • Tempus (Eva Bell)
  • Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert)
  • Elixir (Josh Foley)

Antagonists:

• Symbiote Hive
  • Cable (Security Director Nathan Summers) (Past; taken over by a symbiote and controlled by Knull)
  • Symbiote Dragons

Other Characters:

• Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Mentioned)
• S.W.O.R.D.
  • Teleport Team (Mentioned)
• Galactic Council (Mentioned)
• Alpha Flight (Mentioned)
• Nick Fury (Mentioned)
• Kree/Skrull Alliance
  • Emperor Hulkling (Teddy Altman) (Mentioned)
  • Court Wizard Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Mentioned)
• Dr. Adam Brashear (Mentioned)
• Jean Grey (Mentioned)
• Michael Nowlan (Mentioned)
• Susan Nowlan (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Boost (Brian Dunlop) (Mentioned)
• Mister M (Absolon Mercator) (Mentioned)
• unnamed woman (Mentioned)
• X-Men (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Mutants
• Klyntar
• Skrulls
• Humans (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Milky Way
  • Solar System
    • Earth
      • United States of America
        • New York
          • New York City
            • Manhattan
      • Earth Orbit
        • S.W.O.R.D. Station One (The Peak)
          • Station Command
          • Technology Suite
          • Diplomatic Suite One
          • Jump Suite
      • Pacific Ocean
        • Krakoa
          • The Arbor Magna Hatchery
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Cable's Symbiote (First appearance)
• Light of Galador
• Flowers of Krakoa
  • Habitat
  • Gateways
• S.W.O.R.D. Uniforms
  • Psycho-Helmet
• X-Uniforms
  • Sunfire's Suit
  • Magneto's Helmet
  • Banshee's Wings

Vehicles:

• Wiz-Kid's Hoverchair
• Think Tank

Events:

• King in Black
• Snarkwar (Mentioned)
  
  

Synopsis for "In the Dark"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

Solicit Synopsis

WHAT IS PROTOCOL V?

The S.W.O.R.D. station is thrown in at the deep end of a planetary crisis as Krakoa battles the KING IN BLACK! While a cross-division team take on latex dragons from outer space, Abigail Brand prepares a deniable operation all her own. What is PROTOCOL V - and can the Earth survive it?

See Also

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