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Uncanny X-Force: Deathlok Nation (Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1 #2)
There are innumerable and varying potential futures awaiting mankind. Between them exists only one constant, only one common thread: the rise of the Deathloks! Seeded in our present, they grow, a time virus spreading across all possibilities, infiltrating the fate of mankind. One thing stands in their way: a man who shouldn't exist. They come in waves, an army of time disp...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
June 29th 2011
by Marvel
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Reprints Uncanny X-Force (1) #5-7 and #5.1 (April 2011-June 2011). X-Force continues to fly under the X-Men's radar as they take down a Reaver invasion of Utopia. As X-Force deals with the killing of the child Apocalypse by Fantomex, Fantomex brings more trouble to the team when a group of interdimensional Deathloks attack in an effort to claim a microcosm called the World to guarantee their future. Now X-Force must team up with Deathlok to take down the other Deathloks...but Fantomex might be h...more
This was another quality X-Force storyarc, adding a new member and doing something the X-books, like DC's Bat-line, often fails to do--connect to the great Marvel/DC Universe and not act like the X-Men/Batman family are off by themselves. The new member is non-mutant Deathlok, and the opponents (for the most part) are near-mindless Deathlok-remade future versions of other Marvel heroes (specifically seen for this arc to include Spider-Man, Captain America, Elektra, Hawkeye, the Thing, and X-Forc...more
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Once again, there's a nice mix of the bad ass character's slipping facades and shadowed real emotions. Along with some lovely Moebius tribute art mixed with the return of Grant Morrison's acid trip retcon of Wolverine's Weapon X origins within The World, the secret dimension civilization existing purely as a creation ground for organic/inorganic mesh super soldiers as human controlled pawns against mutants. Next up, the Dark Angel Saga. Am I the only person who is still irked we did not get an X...more
Is this the best comic being published today? In superhero terms, it just might be. It doesn't even matter that Deathlok is lame, and that the alternate timeline future hero-Deathlok mashups are stupid looking. It really doesn't. The story is just that great.
It doesn't matter that the setting is the the World - think the holo deck in Star Trek - a writer's crutch if there ever was one. It doesn't matter that the art is a step down from previous X-Force outings, that the lineup isn't as compellin...more
It doesn't matter that the setting is the the World - think the holo deck in Star Trek - a writer's crutch if there ever was one. It doesn't matter that the art is a step down from previous X-Force outings, that the lineup isn't as compellin...more
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In the second Uncanny X-Force arc, Wolverine and the team face the price of their success as a black ops team that proactively kills villains: their future selves as cyborgs. I get the feeling that this was a placeholder arc, with Esad Ribic on art instead of Jerome Opeña in order to allow the latter to work on the next arc that matters.
The collection also included a done in one story of the team facing off another team of k...more
In the second Uncanny X-Force arc, Wolverine and the team face the price of their success as a black ops team that proactively kills villains: their future selves as cyborgs. I get the feeling that this was a placeholder arc, with Esad Ribic on art instead of Jerome Opeña in order to allow the latter to work on the next arc that matters.
The collection also included a done in one story of the team facing off another team of k...more
I loved Jerome Opena's artwork so much in the first volume, but like most artists nowadays, they stop after 4-5 issues. Esad Ribic takes over for the second volume titled "Deathlok Nation" and his art style here is also very dreamy in an old school way. The story by Rick Remender involves Marvel's first cyborg character, the classic Deathlok, who fights alongside the good guys for a change. A super-villain leverages Deathlok technology to transform various heroes (from future timelines) into Dea...more
Action packed. Coming from me that is usually not a compliment but this X-Force series delivers satisfying showdowns with clever panel-work and tight dialogue. Despite a change in art team from volume 1 the tone and feel from volume 1 was very much maintained. The series feels dark and gritty but with very polished and sophisticated visuals. This isn't the hackneyed darkness that used to keep me away from 90s x-books. Remender seems to be the one delivering a very clear vision to the art teams....more
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There were no problems with the story, no nonsense or gaping plot holes but there was no emotional punch that seems standard for this series with the exception of the beginning. Fantomex is a cool character and we get a view of his private life but it seems very brief so we cannot begin to understand the reasons for his actions. This story is a small bridge into another major arc but it fits. I really enjoyed the conflict between Deadpool and Fantomex which featured good writing. Esad Ribic's ar...more
Much better than volume 1, which suffered from a muddled/confusing story and art. We learn a bit more about Fantomex and see inside his head, as well as some good moments for Deadpool. Some character development was reserved for Betsy (Psylocke) too, in that she finally got to deal with the Reavers after 20+ years. The only issue I had with that was that she was upset about being brainwashed and turned into an assassin, and not about, say ending up in a completely new [hot & Asian] body. Bec...more
Jul 21, 2012
Justyn Rampa
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times...Uncanny X-Force is one of the most consistently complex, thought provoking, and imaginative titles currently being released. Rick Remender somehow manages to pay homage to decades of the X-continuity while coming up with amazing awesome plots and stories to tell with these deeply wounded characters.
This is the second volume of Uncanny X-Force which is the last of UXF that I have not yet read.
It.
Was.
AMAZING!!!
Seriously, the whole premise of t...more
This is the second volume of Uncanny X-Force which is the last of UXF that I have not yet read.
It.
Was.
AMAZING!!!
Seriously, the whole premise of t...more
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Picking up from Uncanny X-Force: Apocalypse Solution, this book keeps the pace going at full throttle, focusing primarily on Fantomex, the repercussions of his actions in the previous volume, and the team's excursion in "The World", a man-made environment designed to create super-soldiers using sentinel technology (for more information about "The World", you can check out New X-Men, Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus).
Again, Remender makes great use of the team's powers and throws one concept after...more
Again, Remender makes great use of the team's powers and throws one concept after...more
Even brief interludes like the 2 contained in this collection read as smart, thoughtful, character-exploring stories.
Here you get Remender's issue 5.1, which is a single-issue story intended to get readers up to speed on characters and situations. He does so with quickly paced that organically familiarizes readers to the world of X-Force much better than any other .1 stories I've read.
Then you have the 3-issue arc of Deathlok Nation, which brings some light to Fantomex and what drives him. I lik...more
Here you get Remender's issue 5.1, which is a single-issue story intended to get readers up to speed on characters and situations. He does so with quickly paced that organically familiarizes readers to the world of X-Force much better than any other .1 stories I've read.
Then you have the 3-issue arc of Deathlok Nation, which brings some light to Fantomex and what drives him. I lik...more
Loved this book. Story and art are top notch. My only gripe is a small one. The point one issue at the beginning is a fight between the Reavers and X-Force. For no explained reason several characters have been brought back from the dead as a sort of 90's tribute. While these characters look better than when Mark Silvestri drew them, they are dead. I mean they were blown up and torn into unrecognizable pieces. Remender doesn't even bother to explain why they are alive...oh well.
While I enjoyed the second volume of Uncanny X-Force, this one is not quite as good as the first. It starts off very well and the one shot issue with Lady Deathstrike was pretty enjoyable. The other three issues are a time travel story that shows the effects of the previous story arc. The story itself is serviceable and thankfully, there are some nice character moments between Deadpool and Fantomex. The character developments are what keeps this from being a three star trade. With that said, I'm...more
Picked this up at a whim, and found myself really enjoying it. Was slightly lost at first because I hadn't read the predecessors, but soon overcame that, and was able to follow along quite well. Really loved Albuquerque's illustrations in the first issue (even if his claws looked a bit like his vampire claws from American). Really want to read the rest of them now, so I'll be going on a hunt soon...
For the older teen/adult age group.
For the older teen/adult age group.
Oct 30, 2012
Chris Lemmerman
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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That's more like it. This volume of UXF turns up the dial to 10 and delivers some high octane action, an interesting new antagonist (even if he doesn't last very long) and some great team interactions. The Point One issue isn't quite as good, though that's possibly because Rafael Alberquerque's art doesn't look its usual best, but the main Deathlok Nation story is excellent. And I've heard the series only gets better from here on out.
las historias de futuros paralelos en cómic, desafortunada y afortunadamente, requieren de cierto conocimiento del material previo. dicho lo cual: agradezco a tv azteca y a el marvel méxico de mi infancia haberme chutado la no tan buena saga de apocalipsis para ahora poder entender y disfrutar esto sin tantas consultas.
This is a pretty awesome comic. The inevitable fallout from The Apocolypse Solution begins to happen here and the team starts to feel the strain. Add to this a deadly new threat and an absolute blast kicks off, full of action, character developement and surprises, building briliantly to the next story. One great read!
I'm a big fan of Ribic and his issues are all fantastic looking. I will always be a sucker for the 'destroy free will to create peace' villains, and this one works well as a bunch of modified-marvel heroes attack X-Force and attempt to steal a macguffin. Still not liking Remender's dialogue.
Another great installment from Rick Remender and his incredible team of artists. The story is fascinating and the characters engaging. That said, this was really just filler before getting to the Dark Angel Saga. Again, it does a great job of adding flavor to the beginnings of the story and creating new and interesting possibilities and relationships for the characters. That said, it felt a little too "do your homework" for means was very disjointed. Fun ride and worth the read but not the best...more
Truthfully, I want to give this a 4. But that's only my frustrations with the marvel universe. On it's own, this story was pretty terrific and deserves a 5. Nothing unique to this graphic novel that I can justly complain about. (also a bit reminiscent of Marvel Zombies, which is fun.)
Remender does an impressive job of making me care about Fantomex, aka the worst X-Men character ever, but even Remender's plotting can't make me enjoy another convoluted, awful story about The World and the Weapon Plus program. Thanks, Grant Morrison, for adding a giant wart to the bottom of the awesome X-Franchise.
Pretty good follow-up to the first volume although I'm missing the great artwork by Jerome Opeña. Esad Ribic's cover art is fantastic but somehow his interior work is not as great (it's still very, very good though, don't get me wrong).
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Even though I was a little lost when it came to some of the back story (I assume that's what I was confused), I still loved this volume. Again with the awesome Deadpool-ness. I need more, right now.
Don't like this iteration of the X-Force as much as the previous one. The stories just seem so busy and not fully-realized. I'm not a fan of Rick Remender's storytelling so far.
Sets up some good background for the Apocalypse story, but otherwise feels kinda like filler... great if you like Fantomex, otherwise you could probably skip it.
Not quite as coherent an arc as the ones surrounding it, but since I really like Fantomex, I was pretty into it. Great stuff, good art, nothing to complain about.
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Rick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Punisher series, Fear Agent and The End League.
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“Betsy: You gentlemen stand around and look tough while I do an astral reconnaissance.
Fantomex: I confess to feeling inferior in the company of such a gifted telepath. But for you, Warren, to be so.. dependent. It must be emasculating.
Warren: Oh yeah, it's a real hardship. Worst part is all the sex it leads to. Terrible stuff to endure.”
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Fantomex: I confess to feeling inferior in the company of such a gifted telepath. But for you, Warren, to be so.. dependent. It must be emasculating.
Warren: Oh yeah, it's a real hardship. Worst part is all the sex it leads to. Terrible stuff to endure.”
“Betsy: "You bring nothing but trouble!"
Fantomex: "Forgive me if this has inconvenienced your plans for afternoon tea, Miss Braddock. Cyborgs killed my mother and stole from me.”
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Fantomex: "Forgive me if this has inconvenienced your plans for afternoon tea, Miss Braddock. Cyborgs killed my mother and stole from me.”
