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X-Force Volume 1
X-Force are the X-Men's black-ops strike team, they are best trackers and killers the X-Men have to offer - Wolverine, X-23, Warpath, and Wolfsbane. When the bloodthirsty religious sect known as the Purifiers rears its head, the members of X-Force launch themselves into battle with claws out and teeth bared.
304 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2010
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March 28, 2012
These days, I am burned out on the whole anti-Mutant Hysteria theme. I have been reading it in Marvel books since the 80's, and there's not much new to say. But X-Force has managed to take a different approach to those tired old questions. What if the X-Men actually fought back, willing to even kill?
It's a bloody, bloody book filled with black humor and outrageous situations. Wolverine, X-23, and James Proudstar form a black ops team. They are joined -- sometimes reluctantly, sometimes not -- by Rahne, Angel, Elixir, and the definitely reluctant Vanisher. My favorite arc is Rahne Sinclair's. She's always fascinated me. Raised in a strictly religious home and told that her werewolf form proved her to be a child of the devil, she has managed to stay faithful and optimistic while struggling to overcome that childhood programming. Here she faces her demons, and it's not pretty -- this girl's going to have serious long-term emotional scars from the events of this book. I love when Wolverine tells X-23 that people like Rahne are why they fight.
The second arc has artwork by Mike Choi. I am a big fan of his work, but it's a little jarring here. I think he might have been the wrong choice for this book. But we also get Domino in the second story, and that's never a bad thing. She gets all the best lines. More fun from her in X-Force: Sex and Violence.
All in all a satisfying read. Deducting one star because Choi's art is a bad fit -- though pretty. Also, it's not always easy to tell who the narrator is, since it changes around.
It's a bloody, bloody book filled with black humor and outrageous situations. Wolverine, X-23, and James Proudstar form a black ops team. They are joined -- sometimes reluctantly, sometimes not -- by Rahne, Angel, Elixir, and the definitely reluctant Vanisher. My favorite arc is Rahne Sinclair's. She's always fascinated me. Raised in a strictly religious home and told that her werewolf form proved her to be a child of the devil, she has managed to stay faithful and optimistic while struggling to overcome that childhood programming. Here she faces her demons, and it's not pretty -- this girl's going to have serious long-term emotional scars from the events of this book. I love when Wolverine tells X-23 that people like Rahne are why they fight.
The second arc has artwork by Mike Choi. I am a big fan of his work, but it's a little jarring here. I think he might have been the wrong choice for this book. But we also get Domino in the second story, and that's never a bad thing. She gets all the best lines. More fun from her in X-Force: Sex and Violence.
All in all a satisfying read. Deducting one star because Choi's art is a bad fit -- though pretty. Also, it's not always easy to tell who the narrator is, since it changes around.
July 10, 2023
**REREAD**
This is X-Force, and there's only one rule, no one finds out.
To some, that description could easily result in a book that's over the top, edgy, and devoid of substance. Thankfully, that isn't the case, as co-writers Craig Kyle & Chris Yost tell a brutal bloody tale of the dirty work of survival. Wolverine leads this hit squad since he hates himself, X-23 is pulled in by Cyclops much to Logan's dismay, Rahne Sinclair seeks absolution, and Warpath seeks long standing revenge.
I can go on and on about this blood soaked series, but it's holding up on re read. For years I've touted it my favorite XForce series, and despite how violent for the sake of it it can be, it's seeped in trauma and the need for survival. Secretly being the spine of this era, it all builds and starts paying off down the road.
This is X-Force, and there's only one rule, no one finds out.
To some, that description could easily result in a book that's over the top, edgy, and devoid of substance. Thankfully, that isn't the case, as co-writers Craig Kyle & Chris Yost tell a brutal bloody tale of the dirty work of survival. Wolverine leads this hit squad since he hates himself, X-23 is pulled in by Cyclops much to Logan's dismay, Rahne Sinclair seeks absolution, and Warpath seeks long standing revenge.
I can go on and on about this blood soaked series, but it's holding up on re read. For years I've touted it my favorite XForce series, and despite how violent for the sake of it it can be, it's seeped in trauma and the need for survival. Secretly being the spine of this era, it all builds and starts paying off down the road.
April 15, 2022
4.5 stars
Man, I went in with no knowledge of the plot and wow was it brutal, bloody and raw, I loved it.
Man, I went in with no knowledge of the plot and wow was it brutal, bloody and raw, I loved it.
August 8, 2011
I find it surprising that X-force has become very cerebral in recent issues under the direction of Rick Remender rather than its starting issues under Craig Kyle.
This arc is full of blood and actually has little sense. The plot starts off as a routine assassination then things go from bad to worse in traditional storytelling fashion. What I find odd is that Rahne Sinclair was shown as a member of X-force in promotional artwork prior to the release of the book but actually serves as nothing but a victim. What's even more troubling is the fact that none of the X-force have any likable qualities. Wolverine just explains mission objectives before setting out and reiterates the objectives to team mates while cutting through enemies. Warpath, X-23 and Angel have no personalities and serve only as drones. The truly disappointing character is Rahne who is turned into an emotional wreck.
Clayton Crain's artwork is great but doesn't improve the banal story.
This arc is full of blood and actually has little sense. The plot starts off as a routine assassination then things go from bad to worse in traditional storytelling fashion. What I find odd is that Rahne Sinclair was shown as a member of X-force in promotional artwork prior to the release of the book but actually serves as nothing but a victim. What's even more troubling is the fact that none of the X-force have any likable qualities. Wolverine just explains mission objectives before setting out and reiterates the objectives to team mates while cutting through enemies. Warpath, X-23 and Angel have no personalities and serve only as drones. The truly disappointing character is Rahne who is turned into an emotional wreck.
Clayton Crain's artwork is great but doesn't improve the banal story.
July 15, 2011
If this book had some good art and not the digital stuff, it would have got five stars. The digital stuff is good for what it is, but it doesn't compare to the hand-drawn, inked and colored stuff.
That aside, the story here is awesome. It only took 16 million mutants dying for Cyclops to grow a pair and organize the kill-squad known as the X-Force. Some jobs just require a kill, and this dark twisted book tells those stories. Very enjoyable.
That aside, the story here is awesome. It only took 16 million mutants dying for Cyclops to grow a pair and organize the kill-squad known as the X-Force. Some jobs just require a kill, and this dark twisted book tells those stories. Very enjoyable.
August 22, 2011
The darkest and most gruesome tale in X-Men history. Fantastic artwork from Mike Choi and acceptable computer images from Clayton Crain (he really got better since Ghost Rider). I may not completely like the direction X-Force and the whole X-Men story is heading to but I can't deny this book is awesome.
March 31, 2017
This collection has a pretty solid story. It's X-Force facing off against the Purifiers and some old foes. It has Wolverine, X-23, Warpath, Cyclops, Wolfsbane, Angel... plenty of familiar characters. The art throughout the first half is typical 90s-style over the top muscles and dark colors. It's better once the artist changes and the images calm down a bit.
December 4, 2010
I was initially turned off by the computer art but it grows on you. The story...the dark, twisted story, brought me back into it. A secret Xman team created to do the dark jobs the good guys with set moral codes can't or won't accomplish led by Wolverine. How could this fail?
March 25, 2011
I'm really tired of the whole "persecuted minority" aspect of the X-men, which continues here. But at least they're fighting back. And the artwork is gorgeous.
August 11, 2020
This is fun unbridled violent x-force goodness. This is cyclop's black-ops x-force team led by wolverine to take on the missions too dark for the x-men to even know about.
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