I wonder if "Sentinels" from the leaked list is actually NYX, making "Mystique" X-Factor.
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That kinda sounds like that to me. X-Force was a very proactive squad that went after their targets and didnt just wait around for things to happen to them. It seems like this is embracing thatPlus, as Forge detects increasing threats across the planet, he’ll recruit specialists for each target. It’s a revolving door of Marvel guest stars and first up: that regenerating degenerate, Deadpool!
The Wolverine led teams leaned too heavily into the black ops kill squad. It had a compleely different vibe. It was very dark in a way that I dont feel OG X-Force ever was.
Good question. Definitely leaned harder into kill squad/wetworks for the first time, with Logan and Laura and Jimmy Proudstar front and center. But they picked up Rhane, and Elixir, and Warren; and later Domino and Vanisher. So I'd say somewhere in the middle. Part of the evolution. Then Logan took that even further in Remender's Uncanny X-Force where it was all adults who had either been manipulated by Weapon Plus (Wolverine, Deadpool, Fantomex) or someone else (Psylocke, who was manipulated by Matsuo and the Hand; and Warren, who was manipulated by Apocalypse). So all of them were trained assassins/soldiers and killers. It was really dark... and awesome. Probably what the majority of folks would point to as the best X-Force run ever, though I believe there are some others that come close.
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This looks interesting with a promising cast, def a mixed crew with some fan faves, good to see Surge again, Betsy back in xforce is cool too. I can live without Deadpool on the squad but yeah I get it, felt the same with Remender but that worked really awesome so being optimistic.
I’m down with the creative team, Thorne has some good ideas, I liked what I read of his DC Green Lantern stuff. I believe Thorne used to post on these boards a few years back, it’d be cool to see if he’ll post again/interact with readers/fans/posters. Always a fan of To’s art. Hope this clicks and is a solid book.
You don't remember Cable shooting Black Tom point blank in the face while he clung to an elevator shaft, surrendering? Or when he shot Sauron from behind and the exit wounds blew out of his front, after Sauron "killed" Cannonball? While they weren't trained assassins per se, they did some killing even back then. It was clear this was a different vibe than the X-men, and don't forget they had the Comics Code Authority back then too. So that was pushing it about as far as it could go in those days.
But, yes, the Logan led teams in the 00s took it even further in the "murder-death-kill" direction. And both the Kyle/Yost and Remender runs were awesome IMO, as a huge X-Force fan.
Regardless, you're right that this is leaning into the proactive strike force vibe of the early days, even if it doesn't feel quite as "paramilitary" to me. But perhaps the darker teams of the 00s ruined me in that respect. So while this doesn't really feel like X-Force to me, I'm willing to try it out.
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Hmm, is he new? The one in Ironheart seemed to die fighting against Riri and Miles, but that was 2019, so there's plenty of time for a resurrection, or it's possible he never died in the first place. Hard to tell if it's the same guy considering his face is completely covered up on the X-Force cover.
Mosaic? He's an Inhuman, and his book was an ongoing that bombed into mini status. None of the New Inhumans are getting any page time now except Moon Girl and Kamala. Editorial will probably shoot it down if Thorne even suggests it, despite him being his creator.
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hey! Geoff Thorne, here. Yeah, I do post on CBR but I'm not a lurker. I don't drop bombs or come in to fight. I love comics so, sometimes I come here to talk about them.
Couple of things...
1) I don't want anyone here (or anywhere) to feel RESTRICTED in what they have to say, good or bad, about the book. There's no point to the forums if you can't speak your mind. I take nothing personally when it comes to the work. DO NOT censor yourselves because MAYBE, I MIGHT come through. I don't LIVE here. Even if I did, the forums are for everybody. But I'm not a diplomat so, bear that in mind. I'm a real actual person.
2) As for what to expect from the book, if it will be a retro-style thing or throwback to previous eras, etc.? Heh. Love the canon but nostalgia is not my thing so make of that what you will.
3)Marcus is bringing the heat. Fans and detractors will both be surprised by what we're giving.
4) All opinions about art are equally valid, even if they directly oppose one another. It's the one arena where everyone gets to be simultaneously right and wrong.