Uncanny X-Force

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Uncanny X-Force
Esad Ribic
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication date
List
  • (vol. 1)
    December 2010 – February 2013
    (vol. 2)
    March 2013 – March 2014
No. of issues
List
  • (vol. 1): 37
    (vol. 2): 17
Creative team
Written by
List
Penciller(s)
List
Inker(s)
List
  • (vol. 2)
    Danny Miki
Colorist(s)
List
  • (vol. 1)
    Dean White
    Frank Martin
    (vol. 2)
    Marte Gracia
    David Curiel
ISBN 0-7851-4857-4

Uncanny X-Force was a

Marvel NOW! relaunch event, and the new volume features Psylocke and Storm leading a new team of "outcasts and scoundrels".[2] The second volume was one of two X-Force ongoing titles, along with Cable and X-Force
.

Publication history

Uncanny X-Force, vol. 1, was launched in October 2010 to replace X-Force, vol. 3.[3] This new series features members of the previous X-Force team, which was to have been shut down by X-Men leader Cyclops due to the existence of the team having been previously exposed and now operates without him knowing. Being led by Wolverine, the squad features new team members Psylocke, Fantomex, and Deadpool. According to Remender, "This is a group of characters that have had their souls stained by evil forces in the past, a common thread connecting them. They've already made the hard compromises in the past; they've all taken life."[4]

The title had a three-issue "Fear Itself" tie-in mini-series, written by Rob Williams, with art by Simone Bianchi.[5]

The relaunched Uncanny X-Force is written by Sam Humphries and pencilled by

Spiral
.

As part of the "All-New Marvel NOW!" campaign, a new volume of X-Force was launched in February 2014, replacing Cable and X-Force and Uncanny X-Force vol.2. It was written by

Marrow.[6]

Plot summary

Volume 1

The Apocalypse Solution

The first mission of the new team is an assassination job to kill

Apocalypse, reborn in the form of a child and being indoctrinated by Clan Akkaba on their Moon base. After defeating Apocalypse's Final Horsemen and getting to the young Apocalypse, no one on the team can summon up the courage to kill a child. When the group resigns to bring the child back with them and to reeducate him, Fantomex fires a shot in the child's head, killing him.[7]

Deathlok Nation

Fantomex discovers there's something wrong with

Ultimaton.[8]

The Dark Angel Saga

Warren's "Archangel" persona continues to grow stronger, leading X-Force to seek advice from

Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[9]

Otherworld

Fantomex is abducted by

Skinless Man, who seeks vengeance against Fantomex after he was flayed alive due to Fantomex's thieving. He cuts off Fantomex's face but is stopped by Psylocke; eventually it is revealed that the demon is a future incarnation of Jamie Braddock
. Captain Britain is unable to kill his brother, so Psylocke possess him and kills Jamie to prevent his demonic ascension.

Final Execution

When

Omega Clan
.

In their first attack, they capture Genesis (

Gateway. As his last act, Gateway saves X-Force by teleporting them to a dystopian world ruled by X-Force, who, because of their policy of killing threats before they can harm anyone
, now kill innocents who have a possibility of becoming criminals.

Horrified, Psylocke attempts seppuku but is saved by the future version of herself. Upon X-Force's return to the present, they capture Mystique and argue over whether or not to kill Evan. During the commotion, Deadpool infiltrates the Brotherhood's base to try rescuing Evan but is stopped by Daken, the Blob and Omega Black; he is then brought in front of Evan and tortured by Omega Black.

Meanwhile, Nightcrawler betrays X-Force to get his revenge on Blob; he incapacitates EVA (now sentient after Fantomex's death) and Wolverine. Nightcrawler kills Blob by teleporting a shark inside of him and letting it eat him from the inside out. Following this, he is confronted by EVA for his betrayal.

Shadow King shatters Psylocke's mind after she refused to kill him but trapping him in the empty shell of Omega White instead. Daken tries to drown his father (the only way of killing someone with a healing factor) but Wolverine is saved by Deadpool. Deadpool tells him to stop Evan, who has donned the Apocalypse armor and is running rampant.

Evan nearly kills Mystique and the Skinless Man; in retaliation for his brutal murder of Fantomex, Deadpool kills the Skinless Man. Mystique is saved by Nightcrawler, and Wolverine is forced to confront Daken as Sabretooth escapes. In the battle, he ends up drowning Daken because of a message given to him by the dystopian future version of himself – that Daken will kill the

students
if he is allowed to live.

In the end, Deadpool tells Evan that to him, Evan is a symbol that anyone, no matter who they are, can be redeemed. X-Force helps AoA Nightcrawler assassinate AoA Iceman. Wolverine and Betsy, with EVA, head to a meeting with Deadpool, who has improperly programmed a duplication machine to bring Fantomex back to life. Because Fantomex had three brains, he is resurrected as three different people: Weapon XIII, an evil version of himself; Fantomex, a mischievous but good version of himself; and Cluster, a good, female version of himself. Psylocke pursues a relationship with Fantomex at the end of the story.

Volume 2

Let It Bleed

Cover for Uncanny X-Force, vol. 2, #1 (March 2013). Art by Olivier Coipel and Laura Martin

Psylocke is expelled from

Bishop
returns from the future possessed by the White Owl Demon and hunts Ginny. Storm and Psylocke attempt to cure Bishop, but the demon possesses Ginny. Weapon XIII kidnaps Fantomex, so Cluster seeks help from Psylocke.

Torn and Frayed

Pyslocke and Cluster travel to Madripoor to hunt Weapon XIII. Weapon XIII uses his power of misdirection (which Fantomex and Cluster not longer possess) to confess his love to Psylocke. She agrees to stay with him only if he allows her to kill Fantomex, who betrayed her during a heist at the Louvre. During a heated battle she decides to free Fantomex and stun Weapon XIII, stating that she is done with all three of them. Psylocke then rehabilitates Bishop, but they are attacked by the White Owl. Storm, Puck, and Psylocke are captured and have revenants, or evil clones, made of them. Bishop is eventually able to free them and are confronted by Spiral, who explains that she is trying to save Ginny and wants X-Force to help her. Bishop also realizes that the White Owl is actually Cassandra Nova.

The Great Corruption

The White Owl unleashes the revenants upon Earth after sacrificing a telepath named Philip. The White Owl can only be stopped by the death of a telepath, so she kidnaps Psylocke. The White Owl revives a revenant based on Psylocke original body before she transformed into her Japanese body. X-Force eventually overcomes the revenants and Psylocke sacrifices her revenant in order to stop the White Owl.

Later the team breaks up since Bishop is upset that Storm erased several of his memories. Hope Summers, who is with Cable's X-Force team, tracks him and tries to kill him. Cable attempts to stop the battle but is kidnapped by his evil clone Stryfe, who unlike Cable is still an Omega-level telepath. The two X-Force teams initially clash, but reconcile. They build a tracking device, then track down Cable and defeat Stryfe. Storm returns the X-Mansion and the two teams combine.

Roster

Volume 1

Issues Year Characters
#1–6 2010 Archangel, Deadpool, E.V.A., Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine
#7–10 2011 Archangel, Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine
#11–18 2011 Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine
#19–27 2011–2012 Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., Fantomex, AoA Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Wolverine
#28–32 2012 Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., AoA Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Wolverine
#33–34 2012 Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., Psylocke, Wolverine
#35 2012 Cluster, Deadpool, Deathlok, E.V.A., Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine

Volume 2

Issues Year Characters
#1–17 2013-2014
Spiral, Storm

Creators

Writers

  • Rick Remender: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #1–35 (October 2010–December 2012)
  • Sam Humphries: Uncanny X-Force vol. 2 #1–17 (January 2013–February 2014)

Art

  • Jerome Opeña: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #1–4, #14–18 (October 2010–January 2011, August–December 2011)
  • Esad Ribic
    : Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #5–7 (February–April 2011)
  • Rafael Albuquerque
    : Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #5.1 (March 2011)
  • Billy Tan: Uncanny X-Force vol.1 #8–10, 19.1 (April–May 2011, March 2012)
  • Mark Brooks: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #11–13 (June–August 2011)
  • Greg Tocchini: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #20–23 (March 2012–June 2012)
  • Phil Noto: Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 #24, 26–27, 31–34
  • Ron Garney: Uncanny X-Force vol. 2 #1–17 (January 2013–February 2014)

Cover art

  • Esad Ribic
    : Uncanny X-Force, vol. 1 #1–18 (October 2010–December 2011)

Collected editions

Volume 1

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
Uncanny X-Force Volume 1: Apocalypse Solution Uncanny X-Force #1–4, material from Wolverine: Road to Hell May 2011 0-7851-4854-X
Uncanny X-Force Volume 2: Deathlok Nation Uncanny X-Force #5–7, 5.1, Astonishing Tales (vol. 1) #25 June 2011 0-7851-4856-6
Uncanny X-Force Volume 3: The Dark Angel Saga Book 1 Uncanny X-Force #8–13 November 2011 0-7851-4660-1
Uncanny X-Force Volume 4: The Dark Angel Saga Book 2 Uncanny X-Force #14–19 March 2012 0-7851-5887-1
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #1–3, Fear Itself: The Deep #1–4 April 2012 0-7851-5796-4
Uncanny X-Force Volume 5: Otherworld Uncanny X-Force #20-24 June 2012 0-7851-6181-3
Uncanny X-Force Volume 6: Final Execution Book 1 Uncanny X-Force #25-29 November 2012 0-7851-6183-X
Uncanny X-Force Volume 7: Final Execution Book 2 Uncanny X-Force #30-35, material from Wolverine: Dangerous Games #1, Deadpool #1000 February 2013 0-7851-6185-6
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1 Uncanny X-Force #1-19, 5.1, Wolverine: Road to Hell #1, All-New Wolverine Saga; X-Men Spotlight August 2014 978-0785188230
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2 Uncanny X-Force #20-35, 19.1 December 2014 978-0785188247
Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender Omnibus Uncanny X-Force #1-35, 5.1, 19.1, Wolverine: Road to Hell #1, All-New Wolverine Saga; X-Men Spotlight March 2014 978-0785185710

Volume 2

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
Uncanny X-Force Volume 1: Let it Bleed Uncanny X-Force (vol. 2) #1-6 July 2013 978-0785167396
Uncanny X-Force Volume 2: Torn and Frayed Uncanny X-Force (vol. 2) #7-12 December 2013 978-0785167402
Uncanny X-Force Volume 3: The Great Corruption Uncanny X-Force (vol. 2) #13-17, Cable and X-Force #18-19 April 2014 978-0785189855

References

  1. ^ Richards, Dave (April 18, 2010). "C2E2: Remender Unleashes 'New X-Force'". Comic Book Resources.
  2. ^ "Marvel Comics' January 2013 Solicitations NOW!". Newsarama. 17 October 2012.
  3. ^ Manning, Shaun (September 9, 2010). "Marvel's Next Big Thing 'Uncanny X-Force' Call". Comic Book Resources.
  4. ^ Richards, Dave (August 25, 2010). "Remender Readies the 'Uncanny X-Force'". Comic Book Resources.
  5. ^ Ching, Albert (April 15, 2011). "Rob Williams Leads the UNCANNY X-FORCE Team Into FEAR ITSELF". Newsarama. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "Spurrier, Kim's Adjectiveless "X-Force" Launches in February". ComicBookResources. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  7. ^ Uncanny X-Force 1-4
  8. ^ Uncanny X-Force 5-7
  9. ^ Uncanny X-Force 11-18

External links

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