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Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 2: Deathlok Nation
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 displaced Deathlok troopers made from Earth's greatest warriors: Captain America, Spider-Man, Elektra, Cyclops, Venom, The Thing, Bullseye--all soldiers in the army of Deathlok. All operating under one directive: Fantomex must die!
COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Force #5–7 & #5.1 and Astonishing Tales, vol. 1 #25 (a special reprint of Deathlok's first appearance).
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 displaced Deathlok troopers made from Earth's greatest warriors: Captain America, Spider-Man, Elektra, Cyclops, Venom, The Thing, Bullseye--all soldiers in the army of Deathlok. All operating under one directive: Fantomex must die!
COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Force #5–7 & #5.1 and Astonishing Tales, vol. 1 #25 (a special reprint of Deathlok's first appearance).
112 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2011
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Rick Remender
1,269 books1,450 followersRick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.
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April 1, 2020
Fantomex has The World.
Whatever that means...
Because, honestly, I was quite confused with this storyline. Did I forget that much from the 1st volume? My mind resembles Swiss cheese, so it's possible.
However, I don't remember anything about a teeny-tiny world that has...WhoTheFuckKnowsWhat inside of it. Much less that Fantomex is in possession of this thing.
So the biggest part of the story focuses on the X-Force dealing with this World, and all of the...I don't know...future cyborg superheroes that keep pouring out of it from different timelines?
That was really confusing for me, because I'd never heard of those guys or that particular plotline before. I'm guessing that I'm just missing some information, but it was hard to fully understand what the hell was going on most of the time.
Still...Deathlock. Very cool.
In between the enemy attacks, the members of the X-Force each try to come to terms with what Fantomex did at the end of volume 1.
SPOILER FOR THE FIRST VOLUME COMING! LOOK AWAY!
LOOK AWAY!
Even though the rest of the team decided that they couldn't bring themselves to kill the child incarnation of Apocalypse, and were planning on bringing the kid back with them? Fantomex put a bullet between his eyes and saved them the cost of extra airfare. Psylocke & (believe it or not) Deadpool are having the hardest time with being a part of something like that.
The internal (and external) struggle going on with these characters was really well done, in my opinion.
Normally, the confusion that my tiny mind suffered over the Future Stuff/Crazy Timelines would push me to give this less stars, but I ended up enjoying the volumes even with all the weirdness. Hopefully, Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 1 will help clear up my questions.
Pssst. I read this as single issues on Marvel Unlimited, so I didn't get to read the issue with the first appearance of Deathlock. I'm very sad about that.
Whatever that means...
Because, honestly, I was quite confused with this storyline. Did I forget that much from the 1st volume? My mind resembles Swiss cheese, so it's possible.
However, I don't remember anything about a teeny-tiny world that has...WhoTheFuckKnowsWhat inside of it. Much less that Fantomex is in possession of this thing.
So the biggest part of the story focuses on the X-Force dealing with this World, and all of the...I don't know...future cyborg superheroes that keep pouring out of it from different timelines?
That was really confusing for me, because I'd never heard of those guys or that particular plotline before. I'm guessing that I'm just missing some information, but it was hard to fully understand what the hell was going on most of the time.
Still...Deathlock. Very cool.
In between the enemy attacks, the members of the X-Force each try to come to terms with what Fantomex did at the end of volume 1.
SPOILER FOR THE FIRST VOLUME COMING! LOOK AWAY!
LOOK AWAY!
Even though the rest of the team decided that they couldn't bring themselves to kill the child incarnation of Apocalypse, and were planning on bringing the kid back with them? Fantomex put a bullet between his eyes and saved them the cost of extra airfare. Psylocke & (believe it or not) Deadpool are having the hardest time with being a part of something like that.
The internal (and external) struggle going on with these characters was really well done, in my opinion.
Normally, the confusion that my tiny mind suffered over the Future Stuff/Crazy Timelines would push me to give this less stars, but I ended up enjoying the volumes even with all the weirdness. Hopefully, Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 1 will help clear up my questions.
Pssst. I read this as single issues on Marvel Unlimited, so I didn't get to read the issue with the first appearance of Deathlock. I'm very sad about that.
June 9, 2023
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 killer cyborgs, Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers. The story allowed Psylocke to face her demons as the Reavers were the direct cause of her entering Siege Perilous as British lady and emerging from that encounter an Asian femme fatale. This single story is better than the marquee three-parter but the longer story was necessary in order to move the overarching story forward. Remender has big plans for this title and should the reader continue, it is about to reach fruition.
Originally read on the Marvel Digital Comics Universe app on Marvel.com.
The collection also included a done in one story of the team facing off another team of killer cyborgs, Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers. The story allowed Psylocke to face her demons as the Reavers were the direct cause of her entering Siege Perilous as British lady and emerging from that encounter an Asian femme fatale. This single story is better than the marquee three-parter but the longer story was necessary in order to move the overarching story forward. Remender has big plans for this title and should the reader continue, it is about to reach fruition.
Originally read on the Marvel Digital Comics Universe app on Marvel.com.
October 22, 2014
This is my second foray into the X-Universe after being gone for a LONG time (the first was Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution). This story was easier to follow, maybe because I understand better what is going on, instead of jumping in as a new reader. That being said, it was sometimes hard to follow who was fighting who, especially in the frames with the future cyborgs, almost like watching Michael Bay's Transformers: the bad guys looked so much like the good guys, the reader is left wondering what happened.
I did like the character development in this one, especially seeing the banter between Deadpool and Fantomex, and seeing the team members struggle with the moral dilemma and outcome from the first volume.
EDIT: One thing that struck me about this story that I forgot to mention is that it reminded me of the DC Multiverse, with familiar characters showing up from different universes/times, but not quite "right", not quite the way we "know" them.
I did like the character development in this one, especially seeing the banter between Deadpool and Fantomex, and seeing the team members struggle with the moral dilemma and outcome from the first volume.
EDIT: One thing that struck me about this story that I forgot to mention is that it reminded me of the DC Multiverse, with familiar characters showing up from different universes/times, but not quite "right", not quite the way we "know" them.
September 18, 2015
Remender + X-Men = Yes Please.
This issue we get Reavers, a cyborg Death Squad, Lady Death Strike and motherfucking Deathlock!
How could I not give it 4 stars?
...
Also...Psylocke. Yummers.
February 26, 2017
REREAD: I am rereading Uncanny X-Force apparently for the third time, although I remember little to none of it. I have decided to knock my three-star-review of this volume down to two stars. It's just not good. I think Remender's biggest strength and biggest weakness is that he is an insane X-Men fan, and there are things he chooses to include in his X-Force run just because "this guy has always gotta be in an X-Men comic because he was in the X-Men comics I grew up with" (and he says pretty much this exact thing in the back of this book.)
The thing is, I've never read any Marvel comic with Deathlok in it, period. Like, I know he's a guy? But so what? Not sure if I believe he's gotta be in "every X-Men story?"
In a series that is otherwise pretty laser-focused on one story arc, this Deathlok story makes very little sense and doesn't introduce the character in a way that warms my heart. I'm also relatively disinterested in The World (a living genetic laboratory introduced by Grant Morrison in New X-Men, Volume 5: Assault on Weapon Plus) just because it's so free-form that it becomes boring -- sort of an environmental deus ex machina. But Remender is pretty obsessed with the setting, which leads him into Geoff Johns-esque territory of dropping the good guyz and the bad guyz in a fairly amorphous Action Environment! so they can disregard the scenery in favor of punching each other up real good. It's a weird narrative tic that lingered in the background of Uncanny X-Force, Volume 1: The Apocalypse Solution, which took place at a Secret Base!, and it only gets worse in subsequent volumes.
So yeah. Not even as good as the book I don't remember reading twice.
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2015 REREAD: I just read this tonight and had no recollection whatsoever of reading it a year ago. Still, I would agree with the three-star review I gave it back then. Just saying, you know, not the kind of thing that sticks with you.
The thing is, I've never read any Marvel comic with Deathlok in it, period. Like, I know he's a guy? But so what? Not sure if I believe he's gotta be in "every X-Men story?"
In a series that is otherwise pretty laser-focused on one story arc, this Deathlok story makes very little sense and doesn't introduce the character in a way that warms my heart. I'm also relatively disinterested in The World (a living genetic laboratory introduced by Grant Morrison in New X-Men, Volume 5: Assault on Weapon Plus) just because it's so free-form that it becomes boring -- sort of an environmental deus ex machina. But Remender is pretty obsessed with the setting, which leads him into Geoff Johns-esque territory of dropping the good guyz and the bad guyz in a fairly amorphous Action Environment! so they can disregard the scenery in favor of punching each other up real good. It's a weird narrative tic that lingered in the background of Uncanny X-Force, Volume 1: The Apocalypse Solution, which took place at a Secret Base!, and it only gets worse in subsequent volumes.
So yeah. Not even as good as the book I don't remember reading twice.
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2015 REREAD: I just read this tonight and had no recollection whatsoever of reading it a year ago. Still, I would agree with the three-star review I gave it back then. Just saying, you know, not the kind of thing that sticks with you.
August 20, 2021
The team deals with the fallout of killing a child and battle some threats, meanwhile we get an insight into Wade but when Fantomex visits the world site and is attacked by Deathloks of Avengers from the future, its upto him and the other team members to take them down and discover their secrets and who this "Father" really is controlling the Deathloks and what revelations he makes and also Wade is the one to save the day? Its a good volume and takes familiar tropes of Terminator but meshes them well in the story highlighting members who usually don't get the spotlight and teases the threat thats to come and will change them forever.
I also like the gritty art and like how the artist is becoming comfortable with it and its awesome seeing it. Pretty good read so far.
I also like the gritty art and like how the artist is becoming comfortable with it and its awesome seeing it. Pretty good read so far.
July 15, 2012
This collected edition is compose of two stories, the untitled story of issue 5.1 and Deathlock nation.
The following is the review for 5.1, I`ll do the deathlock Nation Later:
For a 24 pages issue, lots of things happen in here. At the beginig it´s a little confusing to know what the characters are talking about, int´s quite expositional in order to understand who these villians are, and how dangerous they have been in previous encounters.
It`s great to see a moment where Fantomex reproaches psylock, regarding what happened in the previous story. it seems that REmender is going to take advantage exploring the consecuences through the whole arc of his authoring.
Yuriko has a monologue explaining how wolverine is a failed samurai, and that the method to defeat wolverine is through his heart, this whole thing seemed interesting, but during this whole story is nowhere to be found since she fights wolverine the same way she´s done it before.
During the battle, there are some strange injuries that get fixed so fast that they seem unnecesary.
Archangel gets a full wing amputated, and he immediatly grows it back again?
Magneto gets blasted by plasma shots and he doesnt even get a scratch.
It seems like every mutant has an extremely fast healing factor, and that characters that were already famous for their healing factors, like deadpool and wolverine are extremely clumsy, since in the same bomb explotion, they both got severly injured and Fantomex who was at the same distance from the source got just knocked out, without any drastic harm.
There's a scene with Magneto and Cyclops in the Island of Utopia, It would have been great to see Cyclops and magneto fighting together other Reavegers, while psylock stoped the two most dangerous ones, instead of having them just running around finding that someone had already taken control of the situation.
At the end the villian gets uploaded into a computer like in the matrix movie? where did that come from? how can she do that? Wolverine refers to Yuriko as being more mechanical than human, but seeing her powers and the simmilarities with wolverines poweres, they seem to have metal skelletons or improvements in these terms, but being able to upload her counciosness into a machine seemed totally our of place and innecesary ( she could´ve scaped just by outrunning wolverine).
Psylocke is the only character that evolves through this story, and it keeps the interest in the character for what´s to come.
An fun, fast paced story, but at times with unneeded things, and at others with some lack of information.
The following is the review for 5.1, I`ll do the deathlock Nation Later:
For a 24 pages issue, lots of things happen in here. At the beginig it´s a little confusing to know what the characters are talking about, int´s quite expositional in order to understand who these villians are, and how dangerous they have been in previous encounters.
It`s great to see a moment where Fantomex reproaches psylock, regarding what happened in the previous story. it seems that REmender is going to take advantage exploring the consecuences through the whole arc of his authoring.
Yuriko has a monologue explaining how wolverine is a failed samurai, and that the method to defeat wolverine is through his heart, this whole thing seemed interesting, but during this whole story is nowhere to be found since she fights wolverine the same way she´s done it before.
During the battle, there are some strange injuries that get fixed so fast that they seem unnecesary.
Archangel gets a full wing amputated, and he immediatly grows it back again?
Magneto gets blasted by plasma shots and he doesnt even get a scratch.
It seems like every mutant has an extremely fast healing factor, and that characters that were already famous for their healing factors, like deadpool and wolverine are extremely clumsy, since in the same bomb explotion, they both got severly injured and Fantomex who was at the same distance from the source got just knocked out, without any drastic harm.
There's a scene with Magneto and Cyclops in the Island of Utopia, It would have been great to see Cyclops and magneto fighting together other Reavegers, while psylock stoped the two most dangerous ones, instead of having them just running around finding that someone had already taken control of the situation.
At the end the villian gets uploaded into a computer like in the matrix movie? where did that come from? how can she do that? Wolverine refers to Yuriko as being more mechanical than human, but seeing her powers and the simmilarities with wolverines poweres, they seem to have metal skelletons or improvements in these terms, but being able to upload her counciosness into a machine seemed totally our of place and innecesary ( she could´ve scaped just by outrunning wolverine).
Psylocke is the only character that evolves through this story, and it keeps the interest in the character for what´s to come.
An fun, fast paced story, but at times with unneeded things, and at others with some lack of information.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2015
Action, Action, Action, Action And Action.
What can I say? This book is action packed from start to finish just like the first book and not in a stupid Expendables sorry we forgot the plot way.
Uncanny X-FORCE is fast paced non stop brutal bloody action fun. the story and plot is told to you well flipping, shooting, punching and regeneration is taking place.
I really like these characters rigth now, (maybe minus angel) you get the grumpy power tripping wolverine arguing with the totally insane rambling deadpool the cocky turned nose dick Fantomex and the too hot for her own good snobby psylock and then the boyfriend flying guy archangel lol. but its fun it's crazy it's awesome it's X-FORCE.
Sit back turn your brain off for a bit and enjoy some intense action that at least has a point without feeling like you got tricked out of your money (hinting at you entire fast and furious/Expendables franchises) I can't wait for an xforce movie.
Recommendation level ...... High
What can I say? This book is action packed from start to finish just like the first book and not in a stupid Expendables sorry we forgot the plot way.
Uncanny X-FORCE is fast paced non stop brutal bloody action fun. the story and plot is told to you well flipping, shooting, punching and regeneration is taking place.
I really like these characters rigth now, (maybe minus angel) you get the grumpy power tripping wolverine arguing with the totally insane rambling deadpool the cocky turned nose dick Fantomex and the too hot for her own good snobby psylock and then the boyfriend flying guy archangel lol. but its fun it's crazy it's awesome it's X-FORCE.
Sit back turn your brain off for a bit and enjoy some intense action that at least has a point without feeling like you got tricked out of your money (hinting at you entire fast and furious/Expendables franchises) I can't wait for an xforce movie.
Recommendation level ...... High
July 2, 2011
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 Deathlok machines. Sub-plots involving Apocalypse from the first volume carry over into this one, along with the dangers lurking in Warren Worthington's sub-conscious. Now I am definitely hooked on this series, as Remender definitely has a plan for the series. I got a kick of seeing Deathlok back in action.
December 29, 2013
Another ridiculously wild premise to play with here, and it just gets weirder. The story premise is interesting - and without giving too much away, cyborgs from the future are mounting an attack of Fantomex in pursuit of some role he plays in their future.
These characters in Remender's X-Force are fascinating, not least because they're all grappling (some better than others) with the job of Death squad. I like to see the struggle and the ensuing conflicts among teammates - because these feel heartfelt, genuine, rather than simply manufactured to create a plot.
Some of the art is better than others - rotating artists never jazz me, but sometimes it's a little more jarring/disappointing. This isn't the worst, and Ribic is pretty good but doesn't stand out for any particular reason.
I find Remender's dense dialogue a bit hard to read, but it's not *bad* (tin-eared) dialogue. And the cliffhanger idea at the end ensures I *will* check out future volumes.
These characters in Remender's X-Force are fascinating, not least because they're all grappling (some better than others) with the job of Death squad. I like to see the struggle and the ensuing conflicts among teammates - because these feel heartfelt, genuine, rather than simply manufactured to create a plot.
Some of the art is better than others - rotating artists never jazz me, but sometimes it's a little more jarring/disappointing. This isn't the worst, and Ribic is pretty good but doesn't stand out for any particular reason.
I find Remender's dense dialogue a bit hard to read, but it's not *bad* (tin-eared) dialogue. And the cliffhanger idea at the end ensures I *will* check out future volumes.
July 27, 2017
Incoherent. Irritating. Uninteresting. Repetitive. And just about unreadable. And why would anyone want to read it. The characters are all awful. The villains are all awful. And with multiple worlds and/or time-travel it's not going to matter anyway. yuck.
March 26, 2012
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 compelling as it could be, that the inking can be a little muddy.
Here on out, I may get a little spoilery. Nothing too huge, but you were warned.
What does matter?
Deadpool matters. Really. In a way I don't think he ever has, in any of his many appearances. He has real pathos - you can make the argument that the absurdest, fourth-wall breaking Merc is the most sympathetic member of the group. Certainly, the scene in which he confesses to the group that he has trouble sleeping as a result of their actions is a real eye-opener.
Archangel matters, as he slowly descends down the ladder to inhumanity. Apocalypse, like all the best comic villains, never really dies, and his influence is slowly corrupting the most 'angelic' of the X-Men, despite his death.
Wolverine matters. Still. Despite everything they have done to him. How bout that?
Psylocke matters, and here I thought she was mostly in the book to assume that weird pose where both ass and boobs face forward. Must need a lot of yoga lessons to do that. Still, somehow, I like her. Communing with the ghost of Captain Britain in the Dangeroom? Brilliant.
And Fantomex is... tolerable. Sort of. I'm reserving judgement on that one.
The concept, however - a super hero black-ops squad, taking out threats to mutant kind before they manifest, remains vital and fascinating. Not as beautiful as early efforts, but just as well written.
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 compelling as it could be, that the inking can be a little muddy.
Here on out, I may get a little spoilery. Nothing too huge, but you were warned.
What does matter?
Deadpool matters. Really. In a way I don't think he ever has, in any of his many appearances. He has real pathos - you can make the argument that the absurdest, fourth-wall breaking Merc is the most sympathetic member of the group. Certainly, the scene in which he confesses to the group that he has trouble sleeping as a result of their actions is a real eye-opener.
Archangel matters, as he slowly descends down the ladder to inhumanity. Apocalypse, like all the best comic villains, never really dies, and his influence is slowly corrupting the most 'angelic' of the X-Men, despite his death.
Wolverine matters. Still. Despite everything they have done to him. How bout that?
Psylocke matters, and here I thought she was mostly in the book to assume that weird pose where both ass and boobs face forward. Must need a lot of yoga lessons to do that. Still, somehow, I like her. Communing with the ghost of Captain Britain in the Dangeroom? Brilliant.
And Fantomex is... tolerable. Sort of. I'm reserving judgement on that one.
The concept, however - a super hero black-ops squad, taking out threats to mutant kind before they manifest, remains vital and fascinating. Not as beautiful as early efforts, but just as well written.
February 9, 2014
A great follow up to the fantastic Apocalypse Solution TPB which launched the new Uncanny X-Force. Rick Remender is doing a great job so far, with his team of killers who actually seem to have some moral quandries, and aren't just amoral slaughter-machines. Wolverine as the leader is great, and while Angel is supposed co-lead, he hasn't really shown that yet. This volume focuses on the invasion from the future to the present of Deathlok soldiers made up of the superheroes of our time. When finally captured, Captain America Deathlok admits that every hero was assimilated into Deathlok and that's how the world is. So, alongside Deathlok Prime, Logan, Wade, Fantomex, Warren, and Betsy take down the Deathloks and go after the man who put it into motion.
A great ride, also adds just a bit more layer to the Deadpool character, which I really liked. He's still making jokes but he's no joke here.
Well done all around, cannot wait for Vol. 3.
A great ride, also adds just a bit more layer to the Deadpool character, which I really liked. He's still making jokes but he's no joke here.
Well done all around, cannot wait for Vol. 3.
January 24, 2021
I still really enjoy this as a reread. You obviously have to read Volume 1 first. Volume 2 doesn't build on the story but the emotions. Some of the characters have turmoil from their experiences and that would be normal. The focus of the series is mostly on Psylocke, Angel and Fantomex which is refreshing to see in a book with Deadpool and Wolverine. Remender does such a great job telling a black ops superhero story with a touch of humanity.
The downside is issue 5.1. It's a great story with Lady Deathstrike and the ending has larger implications for the team. Albuquerque's art is always amazing. In the context of the collection as a whole, 5.1 is just out of place.
The downside is issue 5.1. It's a great story with Lady Deathstrike and the ending has larger implications for the team. Albuquerque's art is always amazing. In the context of the collection as a whole, 5.1 is just out of place.
November 10, 2015
Este tomo sube un poco más la apuesta en la serie y contiene la saga de Deathlok completa que la verdad que es una aventura tremenda, mientras los sucesos del primer tomo siguen pegándole a los personajes.
Hay una escena en la que Deadpool (personaje que casi aborrezco) llama a un reunión de grupo porque no le da más la cabeza de la culpa de haber presenciado algo bastante inhumano en el primer tomo. Remender escribe bien a Deadpool, sin caer en chistes que no llevan a nada, y a todos los personajes de esta serie.
El final de este tomo deja abierto el panorama para la Saga del Ángel Oscuro que contiene el próximo tomo el cual voy a leer lo antes posible.
Hay una escena en la que Deadpool (personaje que casi aborrezco) llama a un reunión de grupo porque no le da más la cabeza de la culpa de haber presenciado algo bastante inhumano en el primer tomo. Remender escribe bien a Deadpool, sin caer en chistes que no llevan a nada, y a todos los personajes de esta serie.
El final de este tomo deja abierto el panorama para la Saga del Ángel Oscuro que contiene el próximo tomo el cual voy a leer lo antes posible.
October 30, 2012
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.
June 19, 2021
What?
If you were someone like me who happened to enjoy the first volume of this series, get ready to be disappointed. Instead of continuing the story we started with, this volume seeks to tie-in to a hundred storylines I've never heard of. Storylines that no doubt occurred 20 years before this book, because everyone has read every single X-Story, right?
This book is an incoherent mess, and I'd be shocked if anyone could follow this. How a series could jump the shark so quickly is beyond me. I have no problem with not fully knowing everything referenced in a book, but when the entire story hinges on concepts that have nothing to do with your series, you messed up!
Massive disappointment. Maybe this book will be enjoyable if you have an encyclopedic knowledge of X-Men or at the very least some knowledge about the elements brought in here, but for everyone else, give it a miss.
If you were someone like me who happened to enjoy the first volume of this series, get ready to be disappointed. Instead of continuing the story we started with, this volume seeks to tie-in to a hundred storylines I've never heard of. Storylines that no doubt occurred 20 years before this book, because everyone has read every single X-Story, right?
This book is an incoherent mess, and I'd be shocked if anyone could follow this. How a series could jump the shark so quickly is beyond me. I have no problem with not fully knowing everything referenced in a book, but when the entire story hinges on concepts that have nothing to do with your series, you messed up!
Massive disappointment. Maybe this book will be enjoyable if you have an encyclopedic knowledge of X-Men or at the very least some knowledge about the elements brought in here, but for everyone else, give it a miss.
May 28, 2018
Not quite as good as the previous volume, but still really good. Looking forward to Vol. 3.
February 17, 2024
İlk ciltten çok daha başarılı buldum. X-Force ekibi önceki ciltte yaşananlardan ötürü kendi aralarında anlaşmazlık yaşarken geleceği kurtarmak zorunda kalıyorlar. Normalde "karakterlerin kötü versiyonları" konseptinden pek hoşlanmasam da buradaki Deathlok ve onun "terminator" kahramanları güzel işlenmişti. Ülkemizdeki yarım kalan serilerden olması üzücü.
July 14, 2017
X-Force is a mutant team of trained killers who have hardened themselves emotionally and psychologically due to the countless lives they have taken over the years. You might think they would have grown numb to the pain, but this novel heavily illustrates the emotional impact the cumulative killing has inflictrd upon each of their psyches. The deaths they have caused, the friends they have lost, the pain they have felt, all haunt them constantly.
Deathlok Nation starts off with Lady Deathstrike leading a band of renegade mutant killers to infultrate Dark Phoenix Cyclops's floating island Utopia. It is ironic that it takes a mutant to exterminate the mutants, a theme that resurfaces later in the book. However, Lady Deathstrike doesn't really care about destroying Utopia. Her real mission is to lure out Wolverine and carve the flesh away from his adamantium skeleton.
The next part of the novel focuses on Fantomex, a character I have grown fond of in the last volume. We get to learn about his mother and his background. Like the rest of X-Force, Fantomex too was manipulated and experimented on. He is a mutant that was specifically designed to murder mutants (there is that theme again). Fortunately, he was able to fight against that training and become "good," although like much of the X-Force, Fantomex skirts the line between good and evil.
Unfortunately, while Fantomex is visiting his home in France, a group of Deathloks from an alternate future arrive with a mission to take out Fantomex and steal away The World, a microcosm that Fantomex is in possession of that contains exorbitant technology with unknowable potential for both good and evil.
I wish I knew more of what the World is: how it came into existence, and how Fantomex came into possession of it. From what the book tells us, The World is where Fantomex was created through the use of Sentinel technology. Also, in the future, The World is where the Deathloks are created. Basically, The World seems to play as a harbinger of death for all mutants; however, Fantomex seems intent on holding onto The World and keeping it hidden for his own plans and personal research. Due to the fact that time in The World can speed exponentially, The World has far superior technology to our world, which we would not gain for millions of years.
The future Deathloks themselves are cool. In an alternate future, a man known as Father experiments on superheroes turning them all into mindless cyborg machines. They are programmed to protect humans and create a utopia of peace. It sounds nice, but a society built on slavery incurs a moral dilemma, so Father must be stopped. What is interesting is when we learn who Father is, which any Deadpool fans would probably be excited to find out.
Personally, I love this novel. It brings up a lot of interesting moral dilemmas, which X-Force is chock full of. Also, I love Fantomex's relationship to his mom. It shows his loving and caring side, which only makes me appreciate him more. The only downside is the book does not fully explain how the Deathloks come from the future or how Father infiltrated The World.
All in all, I recommend this book, especially if you are a fan of the previous volume. Deathlok Nation may not be as good, but the book definitely builds on prior events. So far X-Force has a great story. I look forward to reading more!
Deathlok Nation starts off with Lady Deathstrike leading a band of renegade mutant killers to infultrate Dark Phoenix Cyclops's floating island Utopia. It is ironic that it takes a mutant to exterminate the mutants, a theme that resurfaces later in the book. However, Lady Deathstrike doesn't really care about destroying Utopia. Her real mission is to lure out Wolverine and carve the flesh away from his adamantium skeleton.
The next part of the novel focuses on Fantomex, a character I have grown fond of in the last volume. We get to learn about his mother and his background. Like the rest of X-Force, Fantomex too was manipulated and experimented on. He is a mutant that was specifically designed to murder mutants (there is that theme again). Fortunately, he was able to fight against that training and become "good," although like much of the X-Force, Fantomex skirts the line between good and evil.
Unfortunately, while Fantomex is visiting his home in France, a group of Deathloks from an alternate future arrive with a mission to take out Fantomex and steal away The World, a microcosm that Fantomex is in possession of that contains exorbitant technology with unknowable potential for both good and evil.
I wish I knew more of what the World is: how it came into existence, and how Fantomex came into possession of it. From what the book tells us, The World is where Fantomex was created through the use of Sentinel technology. Also, in the future, The World is where the Deathloks are created. Basically, The World seems to play as a harbinger of death for all mutants; however, Fantomex seems intent on holding onto The World and keeping it hidden for his own plans and personal research. Due to the fact that time in The World can speed exponentially, The World has far superior technology to our world, which we would not gain for millions of years.
The future Deathloks themselves are cool. In an alternate future, a man known as Father experiments on superheroes turning them all into mindless cyborg machines. They are programmed to protect humans and create a utopia of peace. It sounds nice, but a society built on slavery incurs a moral dilemma, so Father must be stopped. What is interesting is when we learn who Father is, which any Deadpool fans would probably be excited to find out.
Personally, I love this novel. It brings up a lot of interesting moral dilemmas, which X-Force is chock full of. Also, I love Fantomex's relationship to his mom. It shows his loving and caring side, which only makes me appreciate him more. The only downside is the book does not fully explain how the Deathloks come from the future or how Father infiltrated The World.
All in all, I recommend this book, especially if you are a fan of the previous volume. Deathlok Nation may not be as good, but the book definitely builds on prior events. So far X-Force has a great story. I look forward to reading more!
November 12, 2012
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 another at the readers, demanding our attention, lest we miss something and get left behind. It should be noted also that on a second reading, in light of the Big Reveal at the very end of the book, we realise that the some of the dialogue gave us the clues necessary to figure out (if not exactly, then at least get a pretty good idea) what the big secret was.
One of the best examples of this: Fantomex on page 17 of issue 6: «Ones does not destroy a tool for its potential misuse».
Also, it's not every day you get to see Captain America put a gun in his mouth and blow his brains out! (Not kidding.)
And after reading this book, after the Big Reveal, one cannot help but wonder just what, exactly, is Fantomex up to?
Next up is Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 1.
Again, Remender makes great use of the team's powers and throws one concept after another at the readers, demanding our attention, lest we miss something and get left behind. It should be noted also that on a second reading, in light of the Big Reveal at the very end of the book, we realise that the some of the dialogue gave us the clues necessary to figure out (if not exactly, then at least get a pretty good idea) what the big secret was.
One of the best examples of this: Fantomex on page 17 of issue 6: «Ones does not destroy a tool for its potential misuse».
Also, it's not every day you get to see Captain America put a gun in his mouth and blow his brains out! (Not kidding.)
And after reading this book, after the Big Reveal, one cannot help but wonder just what, exactly, is Fantomex up to?
Next up is Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 1.
December 12, 2014
This volume had a lot of the same problems as Volume 1, but they've eased somewhat. The characters still look very similar, but I think the script was able to differentiate them more this time. I disapprove of Psylocke's "uniform," because it does not look the slightest bit battle-friendly, it uses half the fabric the others' uniforms do, and I just keep imagining all the blood and guts she's wandering around in with all those straps and cutouts and long flowing hair, and... just ew. (This is still a gorey book, more so than my personal preference, but tastes will vary. Some fans may be looking for a grimdark, sparsely-written story, and this will be great for you.)
I was much more invested in this plot, which I can only attribute to a better script and more character information. I read up on Fantomex in between volumes, and this one was much more about him. I still think there should be enough exposition IN the story to prevent readers from having to go through entire Wikipedia articles top to bottom just to understand the setup, though. Especially since it started in volume 1. People should be able to pick up a volume 1 and have it contain all the backstory they need. Anyway, the point is that as long as you know who the characters are beforehand, the plot was excellent.
I was much more invested in this plot, which I can only attribute to a better script and more character information. I read up on Fantomex in between volumes, and this one was much more about him. I still think there should be enough exposition IN the story to prevent readers from having to go through entire Wikipedia articles top to bottom just to understand the setup, though. Especially since it started in volume 1. People should be able to pick up a volume 1 and have it contain all the backstory they need. Anyway, the point is that as long as you know who the characters are beforehand, the plot was excellent.
May 9, 2015
Eh.
Much of this takes place in "the World," which isn't the normal world, but somewhere else. Which means any consequences can be later ignored or 'fixed' without the reader having any honest complaints, because who knows what exactly is possible there? Especially with that opening comment of how long it has been since we were last here. It's not like we can look at how the real world would be affected and cry foul.
Eh.
We have some superheroes from the future (?) turned cyborgs and made evil, but they suffer the same issue as all mind-controlled/cloned/robot/illusion superheroes always have. A complete and total lack of plot armor. And let's be honest. Captain America and Hawkeye both die quickly without it. Without plot armor, the enemies become any other forgettable nameless fighter, so no real threat.
Eh.
Deadpool brings whatever it is that it can be said he brings, which I enjoy, even if I can't name it at the moment. The story was fine keeping in mind the above. The fighting was fun, if inconsequential. Overall, it was good, but forgettable.
So... eh.
Much of this takes place in "the World," which isn't the normal world, but somewhere else. Which means any consequences can be later ignored or 'fixed' without the reader having any honest complaints, because who knows what exactly is possible there? Especially with that opening comment of how long it has been since we were last here. It's not like we can look at how the real world would be affected and cry foul.
Eh.
We have some superheroes from the future (?) turned cyborgs and made evil, but they suffer the same issue as all mind-controlled/cloned/robot/illusion superheroes always have. A complete and total lack of plot armor. And let's be honest. Captain America and Hawkeye both die quickly without it. Without plot armor, the enemies become any other forgettable nameless fighter, so no real threat.
Eh.
Deadpool brings whatever it is that it can be said he brings, which I enjoy, even if I can't name it at the moment. The story was fine keeping in mind the above. The fighting was fun, if inconsequential. Overall, it was good, but forgettable.
So... eh.
August 5, 2011
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 artwork is good and makes the atmosphere seem a little retro but I liked it. This book is less bloody than the other X-force titles so perhaps this is the one for you.
April 2, 2012
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 still very excited to read more of this series. Bring on the Dark Angel Saga!
May 20, 2014
Though the Marvel NOW! imitative has repurposed the "Uncanny X-Force" title, this title was, at one time, Marvel's best offering. Remender is great at balancing action and dialogue, wit and drama, etc. He's also a terrific study of character and puts each character on equal footing (there aren't stars or leaders on this team, per se) and writes their best versions, thanks to his likely arduous research.
And much like the majority of Marvel's best titles, the coloring here is absolutely phenomenal.
And much like the majority of Marvel's best titles, the coloring here is absolutely phenomenal.
December 14, 2013
this series continues to be entertaining. This time the Wolverine lead X-Force team must deal with some super powered Deathlok's who are killing people to ensure the future they come from will continue to exists.
There is also a nice story about Lady Deathstrike deciding that Wolverine is too hard to kill so she will just kill the people he cares about the most.
I liked the artist from the first collection more, but the art in this book was still well done.
A great series so far.
There is also a nice story about Lady Deathstrike deciding that Wolverine is too hard to kill so she will just kill the people he cares about the most.
I liked the artist from the first collection more, but the art in this book was still well done.
A great series so far.
January 31, 2017
Wtf happened in this volume? Weapon X progam encased in a snow globe sized thingummy called the World? Deathloks dressed as super heroes trying to kill Fantomex 'cos he happens to possess it and it could prevent a future with controlled super heroes? Did I miss something or is it just gibberish?
The first story, unrelated to this sad excuse of a plot, is drawn by Rafael Albuquerque. This and Esad Ribic's art saved this volume from a well deserved lone star.
The first story, unrelated to this sad excuse of a plot, is drawn by Rafael Albuquerque. This and Esad Ribic's art saved this volume from a well deserved lone star.
April 29, 2014
I can't get enough of this x force series, it's really well written. Rick remender balances story and action so well. This issue has some great morality issues that all the members struggle with. Fantomex is featured in this issue and it's a great story, I like him more and more. Dead pool has some great scenes too that tie into fantomex and his struggles.
March 5, 2012
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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