X-Force Epic Collection, Vol. 4: Toy Soldiers

X-Force Epic Collection

by Fabian Nicieza, Matt Broome (Illustrator), Tony S. Daniel (Illustrator)

The true history of Cable is revealed as the chronicling of the early days of X-Force continues!

The maniacal Reignfire rebuilds the Mutant Liberation Front! When the MLF kidnaps Henry Peter Gyrich, X-Force must deal with the situation — but the battle will cost the team two of their own! Then, Arcade tests Shatterstar and X-Treme to their limits! When Stryfe returns in Cable’s body, the true history of Nathan Summers and his “evil twin” will finally be revealed! And the nineties’ most popular teen teams collide when X-Force and the New Warriors are caught up in the Upstarts’ final game — with the fate of a generation of mutants on the line! Plus: The future is now when the Nimrod Sentinel comes online, and a Phalanx attack leads to a shocking change for Cable. And what has former teammate Dani Moonstar become caught up in?

COLLECTING: X-Force (1991) 27-39, X-Force Annual (1992) 3, Cable (1993) 6-8, New Warriors (1990) 45-46

Genres: X Men, Comics

512 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2025

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[Milan Konjevic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgija i dalje udara kada čitam ovu kolekciju XForce/Cable stripova sa početka 80ih. Kapulo je napustio naslov i otišao na višegodisnje ili višedecenijsko crtanje Spawn-a (što nikad nisam mogao da razumem), a novi crtač je Toni Denijel, koji će se proslaviti zapravo tek deceniju i nešto kasnije na Betmenu. U ovoj kolekciji su i tri epizode Cable-a u kojoj se razrešava pitanje ko je original, a ko klon u sukobu Cable/Stryfe.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art and storytelling is really at a low point here. The Phalanx storyline had potential, but doesn’t live up to it promise. It is too bad what they were doing with the characters in the mid-nineties.

[Dawn Livingston · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up from my library because I was in the mood to read a graphic novel. Not a fan of X-Force but figured what the heck. Read a few pages then skimmed the rest. The artwork is pretty good. It was good to see Shadowcat and Megan and Brittanic as well as Wolfsbane and Dani Moonstar (used to collect The New Mutants). But... the story didn't grab me but then I shouldn't be surprised. So many of the storylines in Marvel comics don't appeal to me anymore.

So, I didn't think this was any big deal but then I didn't give it much of a chance. If you like X-Force I would say definitely read it. If you were bored and like me, wanted to read a Marvel graphic novel then give it a try.