Fantomex also just becomes a 1 dimensional dog trying to hump Betsy's leg. However, the art, I'm just not feeling it at all. Who the fuck is Marrow? Is she on meds or some shit? Frankly I'd much rather Cable, Betsy or Fantomex. Anyone who has read Remender's X-Force run? Do Not Read This. I only give it 2 instead of 1 because I might have missed stuff since I pretty much scanned the 2nd half of this.just Ugh. Cable is not at all interesting or appealing here.
Or the plot.īut I still don't think it was badly written.Īnyway, it wasn't for me, but you may like it more.more
I guess I just didn't like any of the characters. This was a readable story, but I didn't like it. She's nothing more than whack-a-do loser who shaved half of her head. If anything it just solidified how much I disliked her. She keeps talking to someone in her head that she can't remember, rambling nonsense about how violence is like music.Īt the end, you find out who she's been chatting with, and it's supposed to leave you reeling from the shock.īarf. Arguably the most annoying member of the X-Force. MeMe (or whatever) is the Computer Mutant.Īnd then there's. Psylock is conflicted, in that I'm-A-Killer-But-I-Don't-Want-To-But-I-Love-It kind of way. His fake French shtick is still fun, but that's about the only good thing I can say about his character. It's not the worst thing I've ever read, but I didn't care for this version of the X-Force.įantomex is the only character that is leftover from the other awesome X-Force, but even he was sort of sucky in this one. Fantomex is the only character that is leftover from the other awesome X-Force, but even he was sort of sucky in this one. He seems to be a joke character, but who’s to say there’s not going to be some unexpected reveal where Peter turns out to be someone pretty famous in the X-Men mythology after all? Here’s hoping he turns out to be the shape-changing Morph in disguise.2.5 stars It's not the worst thing I've ever read, but I didn't care for this version of the X-Force. Although her intentions are traditionally good, and she’s more often than not doing the right thing, it’s worth remembering that one of the reasons Domino has been successful enough as a mercenary to stay alive is that, when the situation calls for it, she’s willing to get her hands dirty for the right price.
98, 1991ĭespite what the movie Deadpool might say about luck not being a superpower, the comic book career of Neena Thurman would suggest otherwise: a mercenary and recurring partner of Cable as well as an occasional member of X-Force and the X-Corporation - a brief, philanthropic offshoot of the X-Men - Domino was genetically engineered by a secret government division to be the ultimate weapon, only to go rogue (Lowercase, not the X-Man of the same name) and become a mercenary. Let’s just leave it as, “He’s very good with swords and likes to fight.”įirst appearance: The New Mutants No. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also a savage warrior and former gladiator turned reluctant, violent hero, and the son of X-Men members Dazzler and Longshot, although neither of them know that because it happened in their future and then their memories were erased so they don’t remember any of it. 99, 1991Ī founding member of the original X-Force, Shatterstar’s backstory is impressively “comic book,” as he’s both a time traveler and an alien who crossed through a dimensional divide to arrive on Earth. 423.įirst appearance: The New Mutants No. 115 was quickly followed by his reappearance and actual death in 2003’s Uncanny X-Men No. The comic version of the character joined X-Force toward the end of its original run, but it clearly didn’t agree with him an apparent death in 2001’s X-Force No. That said, all but one of the four characters introduced in the new trailer come from the X-Force comics of yore - and two share a creator with both Deadpool and Cable, coming from Rob Liefeld himself - so, for those looking to learn up on the new arrivals, here’s everything you need to know about the comic book pasts of the big-screen X-Force.Ī skilled martial artist, Bedlam - AKA Jesse Aaronson - actually has powers that allow him to disrupt electrical systems, including bio-electric systems… meaning that he can put his opponents to sleep, or cause them pain, without having to touch them.