X-Force #1 review starring Black Tom Cassidy *spoilers*

[ExodusCloak]

Brah.
Murder No Man.

The Orchis soldiers died. Killing in seld defense is different as discussed by the council in that same issue

[Havok83]

Brah.
Murder No Man.

Killing to protect the island wouldnt be murder. Thats self defense/preservation. It would also be upholding the last law which is to respect the sacred land by avoiding bloodshed on it as its not a warzone

[Veitha]

Brah.
Murder No Man.

That rule doesn't apply for self defense. If they didn't want to kill them, some simple TK could have caught them midair.

[Havok83]

That rule doesn't apply for self defense. If they didn't want to kill them, some simple TK could have caught them midair.

Self defense isnt murder so there is no rule against it. Killing doesnt equal murder

[H-E-D]

This was okay. My least favorite DoX book, though it's not much before Excalibur.

I'm guessing the ending isn't a fake out, but that it's why we see Jean using Cerebro on the cover to #3.

[ExodusCloak]

Let Selene and Captain Gorgon deal with Donald Pierce and the Reavers

[Michael Watkins]

The art was nice. Part of the plot is a bit wonky. Domino going on an undercover mission getting caught and her team not realising something is wrong for a week? Or even a better form of communication?

Four people diving through the air and breaching Krakoa. They've better security on Krakoa, sorcerers and telepaths, atmokinetics, Caliban, time manipulators and a bunch of dudes with guns are able to breach their defenses?

Xavier running away is lulz the guy knows close quarters combat and gorilla warfare

6/10 for the art mostly and Black Tom

did he learn it from Kenneth Hale?

[Michael Watkins]

Let Selene and Captain Gorgon deal with Donald Pierce and the Reavers

maybe they get the prisoners. of course, that would somewhat break the "no murder man" rule. i wonder if they, emplate, and omega red are in a support group for essence-eaters anonymous.

[gambitxremy]

As in the preview Domino gets caught by the creepy masked human extremists.

Wolverine and Beast have some homoerotic time in the wild. Wolverine complains safety makes people soft.

Black Tom Cassidy is having a moment with Krakoa, he gets disturbed by Jean to go to the beach where the Maurauders are arriving with some refugees. Colossus is on board a bit worse for wear after helping them escape Russia. Cut to an airport with a dodgy man with maybe some Domino parts on him, getting on a plane.

Xavier shows up, still with cerebro on his head and talks to his first X-Man and home computer Sage. She has her short Jubilee jacket on. Xavier goes to Sokovia where he drinks some alcohol but the panels make it seem suspicious.

Back to Jean with the healer and Colossus. Cue some empathy and Colossus being more mentally damaged then physically.

Back to the plane flying over Krakoa, the evil humans parachute out and are able to fool Krakoa that they are Domino (maybe because they have bits of Domino on their person) Everyone is wondering what's happening, Black Tom especially who now refers to himself in third person.

Humans land and start shooting things up. Jean, Black Tom, Wolverine, Beast etc get angry and bring the fight to them.

Ends with Xavier having been shot which will apparently ripple through the other books.

I give this 4.5 out of 5 Xaviers

Very good strong start. The art is fantastic and sets the more dark grim tone well. The characters are on point and this seems to really carry on the setting of Krakoa well and how it all works on a day to day basis. Black Tom Cassidy is gonna be the new fan favourite ala Sammy the Squidboy.

Does sAge lead the team

[jwatson]

That moment when you feel your the only one who read that all scanners were reading the incoming as domino. Though there were four people it was only reading as one incoming because they all had the same mutant skin and came in formation. Also the mutants could barely see who was coming from the boat but they are suppose to see through a layer of spores tiny humans coming.

[CoCoBandz]

I mean there was bound to be that one book that didn't make the cut.

[H-E-D]

did he learn it from Kenneth Hale?

Nah, it was those Apes with PhDs.

[cranger]

Does sAge lead the team

There is no 'team' exactly, it just feels like a mish mash of Krakoa stuff. If people were not on the cover I don't think there would be any reason to think there was an actual cast.

That moment when you feel your the only one who read that all scanners were reading the incoming as domino. Though there were four people it was only reading as one incoming because they all had the same mutant skin and came in formation. Also the mutants could barely see who was coming from the boat but they are suppose to see through a layer of spores tiny humans coming.

Everyone read that. Here is my problem, it would be one thing if the story just ignored all the holes it had, but it actually points them out. The people who were caught completely off guard all spent the whole issue talking about the things that made the story fall apart. It is not like we were told that the signature was a 100% match, Sage speaks about it as if the scanner is having a problem. The person who has been missing just mysteriously pops up plummeting towards the surface. Some cashier at a corner store just gave some 30 year old a harder time buying a case of beer.

[Havok83]

There is no 'team' exactly, it just feels like a mish mash of Krakoa stuff. If people were not on the cover I don't think there would be any reason to think there was an actual cast.
.

except we were told there was a team and each will have a clear purpose. This first arc feels like the band is being put together

[cranger]

except we were told there was a team and each will have a clear purpose. This first arc feels like the band is being put together

Sorry, yeah, there is a team of course, I just meant this issue did not really depict a team so no one really acted as the leader.