X-FORCE: Marvel Comics Announces New Series...With An Unexpected Choice Of Team Leader

X-FORCE: Marvel Comics Announces New Series...With An Unexpected Choice Of Team Leader

Marvel Comics has announced plans for a new X-Force comic book series which will see Forge assemble a team of mutants to go on the missions the X-Men can't. What's Deadpool got to do with it, though?

By JoshWilding - Apr 10, 2024 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

In the world of the X-Men, there will always be a need for a team willing to cross the lines no others dare to...a group of mutants who call themselves X-Force.

This July, on the edge of the new "From the Ashes" era, the latest evolution of X-Force is born, specifically suited to a brash new age of mutant storytelling. We'll discover their impossible mission in the new ongoing series written by acclaimed screenwriter Geoffrey Thorne and illustrated by Marcus To.

This time, this iconic comic book super squad will be built from the ground up by the mutant inventor, Forge. Accessing an omega-level degree of his unique and complex mutant power to build anything, Forge will bear witness to everything broken in the world. Luckily, he knows exactly who he’ll need to repair it: Rachel Summers, Betsy Braddock, Sage, Surge, and Tank.

To save nothing short of existence itself, they'll jump sword, gun, and fist first into deadly uncertainty, and the only thing getting in their way will be the secrets they keep.

Here's the official solicitation text for X-Force #1:

A NEW PATH FORGED! The world is fractured. Forge uses his powers to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-FORCE! Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission! Plus, 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!

"I cannot believe the reaction to my pitch with, 'That sounds like X-Force to us,'" Thorne said in a press release. "It's a new vibe and a different mission, but it's still X-Force. Looking at all the books coming out under this banner, I'll just paraphrase the prophet, Sheryl Crow, 'All I wanna do is have some fun,' and looking at what I'm getting to do and what the others are bringing, I'm absolutely not the only one."

To adds, "When Marvel approached me to be the artist for X-Force, I was ecstatic. I was always a big fan of the X-books growing up, and to be a part of bringing that excitement to new and old readers alike was an opportunity I could not turn down. And the chance to draw Betsy Braddock again is icing on the cake!"

You can take a closer look at the new X-Force lineup on Stephen Segovia's gorgeous X-Force #1 cover below.

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X-FORCE #1
Written by GEOFFREY THORNE
Art by MARCUS TO
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 7/31

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LSHF
LSHF - 4/10/2024, 4:24 AM
That is EXACTLY whom I was expecting as a team leader!
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 4/10/2024, 4:39 AM
Right... the one character with a movie coming up this year is an unexpected choice as the main focus of a comic series...
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 4/10/2024, 7:52 AM
@Urubrodi - Deadpool isn’t the main focus…guessing you didn’t actually read the article?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 4/10/2024, 1:16 PM
@CerealKiller1 - I'll be honest I didn't, I saw the title, saw the image, saw who wrote it and made a wrong assumption, this was my bad
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/10/2024, 4:50 AM
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AC1
AC1 - 4/10/2024, 4:52 AM
Funny how the first two commenters seem not to have actually read the article; Deadpool is just a guest star in the first arc, Forge is the leader.
Origame
Origame - 4/10/2024, 5:38 AM
@AC1 - in fairness, the image is very misleading.

They even cropped out every mutant on the cover to just show Deadpool.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/10/2024, 6:27 AM
@AC1 - yeah. I even went back to the article to double check to see if I read it wrong. But yeah, it is Forge (X-Forge?)
Vigor
Vigor - 4/10/2024, 7:37 AM
@bkmeijer1 - I did the same thing ha. Went back to read a second time
Vigor
Vigor - 4/10/2024, 7:48 AM
@AC1 - some people rush to have their opinion heard! Lol. I was always taught you have 2 years and 1 mouth so you should listen 2x more than you speak
RolandD
RolandD - 4/10/2024, 8:16 AM
@Vigor - Waiting to comment for two years would be an exceptionally long time .😉
Vigor
Vigor - 4/10/2024, 9:11 AM
@RolandD - haha dammit. Where's that edit button
RolandD
RolandD - 4/10/2024, 9:43 AM
@Vigor - Right?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 4/10/2024, 1:17 PM
@AC1 - Yup, this time I did jump the gun after seeing the title, image and author of the article, you're right
batman001
batman001 - 4/10/2024, 4:55 AM
I think that we can all agree that with that glorious mustached Peter there really is no X-Force is there really lol.
mountainman
mountainman - 4/10/2024, 6:41 AM
That’s a pretty weak X-Force lineup.

1. Rick Remender’s team
2. OG former New Mutant’s Cable led team
3. Cyclops and Wolverine’s black ops killer team

Also, when I just researched the lineups to compare them, I think I might have been spoiled on something upcoming in X-Men 97. If it is true, I am quite excited to see it.

marvel72
marvel72 - 4/10/2024, 8:57 AM
Not that great of a line up,Uncanny X-Force was a great a few years ago, I love that series.

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