X-Force, Vol. 3

X-Force (2019) #5-6

by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill (Illustrator), Chris Allen (Illustrator)

Enter Cerebrax! As Wolverine returns to Krakoa, a mind-melding new threat grips the island via a security flaw that X-Force must patch - with extreme prejudice! Its hunger for minds is insatiable - but when Cerebrax absorbs the consciousnesses and powers of Krakoa's most powerful mutants, X-Force will need to step it up, big time! And just as Quentin Quire starts to live up to his potential, Cerebrax targets the biggest mutant of all…Krakoa itself! Can the team triumph against the island that kills like a man? Then, the planet Arakko is a new target for pirate Sevyr Blackmore! And XENO and its mysterious leader, the Man with the Peacock Tattoo, make their deadly move against X-Force - and all mutants! At last, learn the secrets of the fiend who's been plaguing X-Force since the series began! Collects X-Force (2019) #27-38.

Genres: X Men, Comics, Marvel

328 pages, Hardcover

Published June 25, 2024

About the author

Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels -- most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) -- three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Benjamin Percy's brutal Krakoan X-Force continues and this oversized collection has some highs and lows. I enjoyed Kraven's trip to Krakoa just because its something we haven't seen before (or at least that I can remember), the end of XENO, and Domino/Sage's character growth. I didn't really enjoy the return of Arraki pirates, dangling plotlines, and meaningless deaths. The book also seems to not recognize the events that happen in Wolverine's book despite it involving Beast. The art was okay but Cassara is missed. Overall, a decent read that needs to be focused in on what's important.