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S.W.O.R.D. (comics)

S.W.O.R.D.
The Peak, headquarters of S.W.O.R.D.
Art by Steve Sanders.
Group publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #3 (January 2005)
Created by Joss Whedon (writer)
John Cassaday (artist)
In-story information
Type of organization Intelligence agency
Base(s) The Peak
Agent(s) Beast
Abigail Brand
Agent Deems
Henry Peter Gyrich
Lockheed
Spider-Woman
Sydren
S.W.O.R.D.
Series publication information
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date January – May 2010
Number of issues 5
Creative team
Writer(s) Kieron Gillen
Penciller(s) Steve Sanders
Inker(s) Craig Yeung
Letterer(s) Dave Lanphear
Colorist(s) Matt Wilson
Creator(s) Kieron Gillen
Steve Sanders
Editor(s) Daniel Ketchum
Nick Lowe
Joe Quesada
Collected editions
No Time to Breathe

S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world security.

S.W.O.R.D. was first introduced in Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #6 and was created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.

S.W.O.R.D. is a counterpart of the better known S.H.I.E.L.D. organization, but since the departure of Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., relations between the two organizations have become strained. The head of S.W.O.R.D. is Special Agent Abigail Brand. Its primary command-and-control headquarters is aboard the orbital space station known as the Peak.

S.W.O.R.D. had an undercover operative in the X-Mansion. In Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #17, the identity of this undercover operative was revealed to be Lockheed.

The Astonishing X-Men, Hisako Ichiki, Ord of the Breakworld, and Danger are taken to deep space by S.W.O.R.D. and Agent Abigail Brand. S.W.O.R.D. psychics are unable to detect Cassandra Nova in Emma Frost's shattered psyche. Though emotionally wounded, Emma recovered fast enough to be present for the team's departure to the Breakworld, where they planned to disable a missile aimed at earth. Before they reached Breakworld, they were attacked by enemy vessels. After creating a diversion, the X-Men and Agent Brand landed on the planet, where Agent Deems was being tortured in prison.


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