X-Force (comic book)

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X-Force
Cover for X-Force #1 (August 1991)
Art by Rob Liefeld
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  • (vol. 1)
    August 1991 – August 2002
    (vol. 2)
    January 2004 – March 2005
    (vol. 3)
    April 2008 – September 2010
    (vol. 4)
    April 2014 – April 2015
    (vol. 5)
    December 2018 – September 2019
    (vol. 6)
    November 2019 – present
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  • (vol. 1): 129
    (vol. 2): 6
    (vol. 3): 28
    (vol. 4): 15
    (vol. 5): 10
    (vol. 6): 48 (as of January 24, 2024)
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X-Force is an ongoing comic book series featuring the fictional superhero team of the same name, published by Marvel Comics in various incarnations beginning in 1991.

Publication history

X-Force Volume 1: 1991–2001

Liefeld period

X-Force was created by illustrator Rob Liefeld after he started penciling The New Mutants comic book in 1989 with #86. The popularity of Liefeld's art led to him taking over the plotting duties on the book.[citation needed] With help from writer Fabian Nicieza, who provided the dialogue for Liefeld's plots, Liefeld transformed the New Mutants into X-Force in New Mutants #100, the book's final issue. Liefeld and Nicieza launched X-Force in August 1991. Rob Liefeld obtained the name for the series from an unknown artist at a convention a few months prior to its release. With the aid of a multiple-variant poly-bagged card, the book sold a record 5 million copies.[citation needed] The original line-up of the team included Boom-Boom, Cable (son of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor), Cannonball (believed to be an External), Domino, Feral (sister of Thornn of the Morlocks), Shatterstar and Warpath (brother of Thunderbird of the X-Men); Siryn (daughter of Banshee of the X-Men) was added to the team in the third issue.

The main opponents of X-Force during its first year were the terrorist Mutant Liberation Front, led by Stryfe, a masked mutant with a mysterious link to Cable. Early issues also featured the wise-cracking mercenary Deadpool, the immortal Externals, and a new version of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Propelled by Liefeld's art, X-Force became one of Marvel's bestselling comic books immediately after its debut. The series rivaled The Amazing Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men in popularity, particularly with the adolescent demographic.[citation needed] Toy Biz responded to X-Force's popularity by introducing an X-Force action figure line alongside its X-Men action figure line. Liefeld illustrated the series up to #9 and stopped plotting it after #11, as he had become increasingly frustrated with not owning characters he created and that his art was being used on a variety of merchandise while he allegedly received little royalties. Along with six other popular Marvel artists, Liefeld left Marvel Comics in 1992 to form Image Comics.

Nicieza period

X-Force continued with Nicieza taking over creative control of the series. Nicieza soon had the team break away from Cable and moved them to a new base in the ruins of Warpath's childhood home at the Camp Verde reservation; he also had former New Mutants Sunspot and Rictor join the team. The series crossed over with most other X-Men related books in the fall of 1992 with the X-Cutioner's Song storyline, co-plotted by Nicieza (who was also writing X-Men vol. 2). In that story, Stryfe frames Cable for an assassination attempt on the X-Men's founder Professor X, leading to a clash between the X-Men and X-Force. The crossover boosted Cable's popularity, despite the character's apparent death in X-Force #18, leading to his own solo series being launched in 1993.

After X-Cutioner's Song, X-Force continued under Nicieza with new artist Greg Capullo. With Cannonball taking over as leader, X-Force develop an identity of their own as an independent team. Cable would return in the Fatal Attractions crossover, with a less hardline leadership stance. Capullo departed from the series at this point, first succeeded by Matt Broome and then Tony Daniel. The team grew into a dysfunctional family, and the title regularly combined soap opera plot threads, such as romance and Siryn's alcoholism, with violent action. Nicieza fleshed out previously unknown elements of each character's history, including Siryn's family in Ireland,[1] Rictor's in Mexico,[2] Cannonball's in Kentucky,[3] and Shatterstar's in Mojoworld.[4] This period also saw reappearances of characters from the group's New Mutants days, such as Rusty and Skids,[5] Danielle Moonstar,[6] and Cypher and Wolfsbane.[7] In issue #40 the team moved to a new underground base beneath Manhattan, formerly belonging to the supervillain Arcade. A long-simmering sub-plot about Reignfire and the disappearance of Sunspot came to a climax just as the book went on hiatus for the Age of Apocalypse crossover event in 1995, ending on a cliffhanger.

Loeb period

X-Force was radically overhauled in the wake of Age of Apocalypse from issue #44, with a new creative team of writer Jeph Loeb and illustrator Adam Pollina. The in-progress Reignfire story was apparently resolved off-panel between issues, and the team's Manhattan base was abruptly blown up in the X-Men Prime one-shot special. As part of a general editorial push to more closely integrate the various X-Men books, Loeb had the team move in with the X-Men at the X-Mansion and effectively become the X-Men's junior team, complete with introducing new uniforms modelled on the X-Men. Loeb's first issue also saw Cannonball and Rictor written out of the series, with Cannonball “graduating” to the X-Men and Rictor quitting; Caliban, a super-strong albino mutant who possessed the mind of a child, joined the team. Stories in this period generally toned down the series' levels of action and violence. The character Boomer (formerly Boom-Boom) also changed her codename to Meltdown and adopted a new aggressive attitude. Loeb's final story, the three-part Shatterstar Saga, brought Rictor back to the team; it also ambiguously retconned Shatterstar's origins in a manner that was generally regarded as unnecessarily confusing.

Moore period

In 1997, writer John Francis Moore took over the series and began revisiting plot developments that had been left ignored throughout Loeb's run, including Dani Moonstar infiltrating the MLF and the true perpetrator of the Camp Verde massacre. Following the Operation Zero Tolerance storyline, the team effectively disbanded in issue #70, and Cable, Caliban, Domino, Rictor and Shatterstar were written out of the series. The next year's worth of issues followed the remaining cast members Meltdown, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath and Danielle Moonstar on a road trip across America. During this time James Proudstar was able to get closure on the massacre of his tribe, and subsequently stopped using the codename Warpath. The Reignfire story was also followed up on, with a new and more complete explanation for what had actually happened during Sunspot's disappearance. Former team members Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor and Shatterstar all made one-off reappearances, as did New Mutants characters Karma and Skids.

In 1998, Moore and new artist Jim Cheung had X-Force move into new headquarters in San Francisco, returned Domino and Cannonball to the team, and added Bedlam, a mutant who could disrupt electronic equipment; they also gained a new ally in sorceress Jennifer Kale. A new major antagonist came to prominence in the Damocles Foundation, an organisation founded by rogue Deviants, Eternals and humans. Magma the former New Mutant also reappeared as an antagonist. Dani Moonstar acquired new superpowers, being able to manipulate quantum energies. Towards the end of the run, Siryn and Sunspot left the team and continued as recurring guests. The 1999 annual starred Rictor and Shatterstar, showing what they had been doing since leaving the team together.

Sales steadily declined throughout this period, falling from selling over 100,000 copies per issue[8] to between forty and fifty thousand by the end of Moore's run with issue #100.[9] A similar sales decline was observed in other ancillary X-Men titles, including Generation X and X-Man.

Counter-X

Writer Warren Ellis, known for his dark, cynical style, was put in charge of revamping X-Force along with Generation X and X-Man under the branding Counter-X, as part of the Revolution revamp of the various X-Men titles in 2000. Ellis' stint on X-Force over issues #102–115, co-written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by Whilce Portacio, saw Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, and Warpath become a covert ops superhero team under the leadership of Pete Wisdom, a British mutant and former intelligence agent who could shoot burning blades of energy from his fingers. Despite the changes in creators, sales continued to decline at the same rate.[10] The run concluded with Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown and Warpath all appearing to die in an explosion, although all were revealed to be alive soon after.

Milligan period

In early 2001, the X-Force title was completely reimagined by writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred, who replaced the existing incarnation of the team with an entirely different group of mutants using the X-Force name. Issue #116 saw the introduction of a new, sardonically toned X-Force consisting of colorfully dressed and emotionally immature young mutants put together and marketed to be media superstars. X-Force was canceled with issue #129 in late 2002 and relaunched as X-Statix in late 2002.

X-Force Volume 2: 2004–2005

In 2004, Marvel released a new six-issue X-Force limited series with the ongoing series' original creative team, with Rob Liefeld as artist and plotter and Fabian Nicieza as scripter. Some controversy arose from Liefeld's insertion of over ten pages from previous unpublished comic books (Weapon X and Cable: First Contact) with word balloons edited to make them fit the X-Force storyline.[citation needed] It was subsequently followed with a four-issue prequel X-Force: Shatterstar miniseries.

Cover of X-Force vol. 3, #1 (April 2008); art by Clayton Crain

X-Force Volume 3: 2008–2010

A new X-Force ongoing series was launched in February 2008, written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost and drawn by Clayton Crain.

Cyclops forms a black ops incarnation of X-Force that uses lethal force to permanently deal with threats against mutants. Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine and X-23 form the starting lineup, with Angel, Domino and Elixir joining soon after. Yost had at one point stated that Deadpool would join the cast to bring more diversity to the team, but this did not happen until after his run and the launch of Uncanny X-Force. This team does battle Red Hulk and his team, consisting of Deadpool, Punisher, Elektra and Thundra, as they try to hunt down Domino.[11]

X-Force Volume 4: 2014–2015

As part of the "All-New Marvel NOW!" campaign, a new volume of X-Force was launched in February 2014, replacing Cable and X-Force and Uncanny X-Force vol. 2. It was written by X-Men: Legacy writer Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Rock-He Kim and Jorge Molina. It features a team of Cable, Psylocke, Fantomex, Dr. Nemesis, and Marrow.[12] The title has ended with 15 issues.

X-Force Volume 5: 2018–2019

A new volume of X-Force was launched in December 2018. This volume was written by Ed Brisson and illustrated by Dylan Burnett. It features a team of young Cable, Warpath, Boom-Boom, Shatterstar, Deathlok and Cannonball, written by Ed Brisson.[13] It started with the legacy numbering of #231 (adding the issues of X-Force vol 1,2,3,4 and Uncanny X-Force Vol 1,2) This volume ended with issue #10 in order to allow for the Jonathan Hickman led relaunch of all X-Men-related titles.

X-Force Volume 6: 2019–present

X-Force was relaunched in November 2019 as a part of Dawn of X, written by Benjamin Percy and illustrated by Joshua Cassara (pencils) and Dean White (colors).[14] The initial team comprised Beast, Black Tom Cassidy, Domino, Jean Grey, Sage and Wolverine, with Kid Omega and Colossus joining in issues #2 and #7 respectively.

X-Force members

The members of the New Mutants changed the team name to X-Force in New Mutants #100 (1991).

Character Real name Joined in
Cable Nathan Summers New Mutants #100 (1991)
Cannonball Samuel Guthrie
Copycat Vanessa Carlysle
Shatterstar Gaveedra Seven/Benjamin Russell
Feral Maria Callasantos
Boom-Boom Tabitha Smith
Warpath James Proudstar
Recruits
Siryn Theresa Rourke Cassidy X-Force #5 (1991)
Sunspot Roberto Da Costa X-Force #15 (1992)
Rictor Julio Esteban Richter
Domino Neena Thurman X-Force #32 (1994)
Caliban X-Force #44 (1995)
Moonstar Danielle Moonstar X-Force #68 (1997)
Bedlam Jesse Aaronson X-Force #85 (1999)
Pete Wisdom Peter Paul Wisdom X-Force #102 (2000)
Colossus Piotr Nikolaievitch "Peter" Rasputin Cable & X-Force #1 (2012)
Forge Jonathan Silvercloud
Doctor Nemesis James Nicola Bradley
Hope Hope Summers Cable & X-Force #16 (2013)
Psylocke Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock X-Force, vol. 4 #1 (2014)
Fantomex Charlie-Cluster 7 (Jean-Phillipe Charles)
Marrow Sarah
ForgetMeNot Xabi X-Force, vol. 4 #15 (2015)
Deathlok X-Force, vol.5 #1 (2018)
Beast Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy X-Force, vol. 6 #1 (2019)
Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett
Black Tom Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy
Marvel Girl Jean Elaine Grey
Sage Tessa
Kid Omega Quintavius Quirinius "Quentin" Quire X-Force, vol. 6 #2 (2019)
Tommy Inferno, vol. 2 #1 (2021)
Deadpool Wade Wilson X-Force, vol. 6 #27 (2022)
Omega Red Arkady Rossovich X-Force, vol. 6 #27 (2022)
Talon / X-23 Laura Kinney X-Force, vol. 6 #39 (2023)
Allies
Lila Cheney X-Force #19 (1992)
X-Treme Adam Neramani X-Force Annual #2 (1993)
Ship / Prosh Also known as the Professor X-Force #39 (1994)
Risque Gloria Dolores Muñoz X-Force #51 (1996)
Gateway Uncanny X-Force, vol. 1 #27 (2012)
Cluster Charlie Cluster-7 Uncanny X-Force, vol. 2 #1 (2013)
E.V.A. X-Force, vol. 4 #1 (2014)
MeMe X-Force, vol. 4 #2 (2014)
Fiqh
Major X Alexander Nathaniel Summers X-Force: Killshot Anniversary Special, vol. 1 #1 (2022)
Thing Ben Grimm
Venompool Wade Wilson
Maverick David North X-Force, vol. 6 #34 (2023)

Contributors

Writers

  • Rob Liefeld: X-Force #1–12 & vol. 2 #1–6 (August 1991–July 1992 & October 2004–March 2005)
  • Fabian Nicieza: X-Force #1–43 & Annual #1–3 & vol. 2 #1–6 (August 1991–February 1995 & October 2004–March 2005)
  • Jeph Loeb: X-Force #44–61 (July 1995–December 1996)
  • John Dokes: X-Force #62 (January 1997)
  • John Francis Moore: X-Force #63–76 & #78–100 (February 1997–April 1998 & June 1998–March 2000)
  • Joseph Harris: X-Force #77 & #101 (May 1998 & April 2000)
  • Warren Ellis & Ian Edginton: X-Force #102–105 (May–August 2000)
  • Ian Edginton: X-Force #102–115 (May 2000–June 2001)
  • Peter Milligan: X-Force #116–129 (July 2001–August 2002)
  • Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost: X-Force vol. 3 #1–#28 (February 2008–September 2010)
  • Si Spurrier: X-Force vol. 4 #1–15 (February 2014–February 2015)
  • Ed Brisson: X-Force vol. 5 #1–10 (December 2018–September 2019)
  • Benjamin Percy: X-Force vol. 6 #1– (November 2019–ongoing)
  • Gerry Duggan: X-Force vol. 6 #14 (November 2020)

Artists

  • Rob Liefeld: X-Force #1–7 & #9 & vol. 2 #1–6 (August 1991–June 1992 & October 2004–March 2005)
  • Mike Mignola: X-Force #8 (March 1992)
  • Mark Pacella: X-Force #10–13 (May–August 1992)
  • Terry Shoemaker: X-Force #14 (September 1992)
  • Greg Capullo: X-Force #15–25 (October 1992–August 1993)
  • Matt Broome: X-Force #26–27 & #29
  • Tony Daniel: X-Force #28, #30–36, #38–41 & #43
  • Paul Pelletier: X-Force #37
  • Adam Pollina: X-Force #44–81
  • Jim Cheung: X-Force #82–84, #86–88, #90, #94–95 & #98–100
  • Whilce Portacio: X-Force #102–106 (May–September 2000)
  • Mike Allred: X-Force #116–123 & #125–128 (July 2001–August 2002)
  • Darwyn Cooke: X-Force #124
  • Duncan Fegredo: X-Force #129
  • Clayton Crain: X-Force vol. 3 #1–6, #11–16 & #21–25 (February–August 2008, January–June 2009 & November 2009–March 2010)
  • Mike Choi: X-Force vol. 3 #7–10, #17–20 & #26–28 (September–December 2008, July–October 2009 & April–June 2010)
  • Alina Urusov: X-Force vol. 3 #11 (January 2009)
  • Rock-He Kim: X-Force vol. 4 #1–3, #7–9, #11–12, #14–15 (February 2014–February 2015)
  • Jorge Molina: X-Force vol. 4 #4–6 (April–June 2014)
  • Tan Eng Huat: X-Force vol. 4 #10 (October 2014), #13 (December 2014)
  • Dylan Burnett: X-Force vol. 5 #1–4, #8–10 (December 2018–March 2019, May–July 2019)
  • Damian Couceiro: X-Force vol. 5 #5-7 (March–May 2019)
  • Joshua Cassara: X-Force vol. 6 #1–5, #9–10, #14– (November 2019–January 2020, March–July 2020, November 2020–ongoing)
  • Stephen Segovia: X-Force vol. 6 #6 (January 2020)
  • Jan Bazaldua: X-Force vol. 6 #7–8, #11–12 (February 2020, August–September 2020)
  • Viktor Bogdanovic: X-Force vol. 6 #13 (October 2020)

Cover art

  • Rob Liefeld: X-Force #1–9 & #11 and #50 & #100 variants (August 1991 – January 1996)
  • Greg Capullo: X-Force #15–27 (October 1992 – October 1993)
  • Whilce Portacio: X-Force #102–109 (May 2000 – December 2000)
  • Mike Allred: X-Force #116–128 (July 2001 – August 2002)
  • Clayton Crain: X-Force, vol. 3 #1–6, #11–13, #14–16 (variants) & #21–25
  • Bryan Hitch: X-Force, vol. 3 #1 (variant)
  • Mike Choi: X-Force, vol. 3 #7–10 & #17–20 (November 2008 – February 2009 & September–December 2009)
  • Kaare Andrews: X-Force, vol. 3 #14–16
  • Adi Granov: X-Force, vol. 3 #26–28
  • David Finch: X-Force, vol. 3 #26–28 (variants)
  • Pepe Larraz & David Curiel: X-Force, vol. 5 #1–present (December 2018 – present)
  • Dustin Weaver: X-Force, vol. 6 #1–14 (November 2019–November 2020)

Cast

Volume 1

Issues Characters
#1–2 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Copycat (as Domino), Feral, Shatterstar, Warpath
#3–14 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Copycat (as Domino), Feral, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#15–24 Boom-Boom, Cannonball, Feral, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#25–28 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Feral, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#29–38 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#39 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Prosh, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#40–43 Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Warpath
#44–50 Boom-Boom, Cable, Caliban, Domino, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#51–69 Cable, Caliban, Domino, Meltdown (formerly Boom-Boom), Rictor, Shatterstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#70–81 Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#83–86 Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#87–91 Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Moonstar, Siryn, Sunspot, Warpath
#92–101 Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Moonstar, Warpath
#102–106 Bedlam, Cannonball, Meltdown, Warpath, Wisdom
#107–115 Bedlam, Cannonball, Domino, Meltdown, Warpath
#116 Anarchist, Battering Ram, Doop, Gin Genie, Plazm, U-Go Girl, Zeitgeist
#117–118 Anarchist, Bloke, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Saint Anna, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#119 Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Saint Anna, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#120 Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#121–124 Anarchist, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Spike, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#125–128 Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Spike, U-Go Girl, Vivisector
#129 Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Orphan, Phat, Vivisector

Volume 2

Issues Characters
#1–3 Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Human Torch, Meltdown, Shatterstar, Sunspot, the Thing, Warpath, Wolverine
#4–5 Cable, Caliban, Meltdown, Shatterstar
#6 Cable, Caliban, Domino, Human Torch, Meltdown, Shatterstar, the Thing, Wolverine

Volume 3

Issues Year Characters
Messiah Complex 2008 Caliban, Hepzibah, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#1–7 Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#8–10 2008–2009 Archangel, Elixir, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#11–25 2009–2010 Archangel, Domino, Elixir, Vanisher, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23
#26 2010 Archangel, Domino, Vanisher, Wolverine
#27–28 2010 Archangel, Cable, Cypher, Domino, Wolverine, X-23
Second Coming #2 2010 Team disassembling – Archangel, Domino, Wolverine, X-23.

Team reformation as Uncanny X-Force – Archangel, Deadpool, E.V.A, Fantomex, Psylocke, Wolverine

Volume 4

Issues Year Characters
#1–11 2014 Cable, Dr. Nemesis, E.V.A., Fantomex, Hope Summers (as MeMe), Marrow, Psylocke
#12–13 2014 Cable, Domino, Dr. Nemesis, Hope Summers (as MeMe), Marrow, Psylocke
#14–15 2015 Cable, Domino, Dr. Nemesis, ForgetMeNot, Hope Summers, Marrow, Psylocke

Volume 5

Issues Year Characters
#1–10 2018–2019 Domino, Cannonball, Shatterstar, Boom-Boom, Warpath, Deathlok and Kid Cable

Volume 6

Issues Year Cast
#1 2019
#2–6 2019–2020
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#7–8 2020
#9–10
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#11–12
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
  • Domino
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#13–14 X of Swords crossover
#15
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Marvel Girl
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#16 2021
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Cecilia Reyes
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Wolverine
#17
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
#18
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#19
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Sage
#20
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#21
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#22
  • Beast
  • Domino
  • Sage
  • Wolverine
#23
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Sage
#24
  • Beast
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Colossus
#25
  • Forge
  • Kid Omega
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
  • Wolverine
#26
  • Black Tom Cassidy
  • Domino
  • Jean Grey
  • Kid Omega
  • Sage
  • Wolverine

Prints

Volume 6

Issue Publication date Writer Artist Colorist Comic Book Roundup rating[15] Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month) Notes
#1 November 6, 2019 Benjamin Percy Joshua Cassara Dean White 8.1 by 23 professional critics 105,138[16] None
#2 November 27, 2019 8.2 by 15 professional critics 53,667[16]
#3 December 11, 2019 8.2 by 11 professional critics 47,178[17]
#4 December 18, 2019 8.4 by 8 professional critics 44,872[17]
#5 January 8, 2020 8.6 by 11 professional critics 53,157[18]
#6 January 29, 2020 Stephen Segovia Guru e-FX 8.2 by 13 professional critics 47,131[18]
#7 February 12, 2020 Oscar Bazaldua 8.1 by 10 professional critics 42,808[19]
#8 February 26, 2020 7.9 by 10 professional critics 41,153[19]
#9 March 11, 2020 Joshua Cassara Dean White 8.9 by 8 professional critics 43,075[20]
#10 July 8, 2020 Guru e-FX 8.2 by 12 professional critics Data not yet available
#11 August 12, 2020 Oscar Bazaldua 8.0 by 9 professional critics
#12 September 9, 2020 8.4 by 7 professional critics 29,500–35,000[21]
#13 October 7, 2020 Viktor Bogdanovic Matt Wilson 7.7 by 11 professional critics 48,000–53,000[22] X of Swords tie-in
#14 November 18, 2020 Benjamin Percy
Gerry Duggan
Joshua Cassara Guru e-FX 7.5 by 11 professional critics Data not yet available
#15 December 16, 2020 Benjamin Percy 8.4 by 7 professional critics None
#16 January 20, 2021 8.3 by 9 professional critics
#17 February 10, 2021 8.2 by 10 professional critics
#18 March 17, 2021 Garry Brown 7.2 by 9 professional critics

Collected editions

Volume 1 Epic Collections

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 1: Under The Gun X-Force #1-15, Annual #1; Spider-Man (1990) #16; Wolverine (1988) #54
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 2: X-Cutioner's Song X-Force #16-19, Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #294-296, X-Factor #84-86, X-Men (vol. 2) #14-16, Stryfe's Strike File #1, New Warriors #31 December 2019 978-1302920661
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 3: Assault on Greymalkin X-Force #20-26, Cable #1-4, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, X-Force Annual #2 December 2023
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 7: Zero Tolerance X-Force #66-84, #-1 March 2022 978-1302927110
X-Force Epic Collection Vol 8: Armageddon Now X-Force #85-100, X-Force/Champions Annual ’98, X-Force Annual ’99 June 2023

Other Trade Paperbacks

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Men: Fatal Attractions X-Force #25; X-Factor #92; Uncanny X-Men #304; X-Men (vol. 2) #25; Wolverine (vol. 2)#75; Excalibur #71 August 2000 0-7851-0748-7
Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant X-Force #38; Uncanny X-Men #316–317; X-Men (vol. 2) #36–37; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82; Wolverine (vol. 2) #85; Cable #16; Generation X #1 June 2001 0-7851-0216-7
Cable and X-Force Classic Vol. 1 X-Force #44–48;Cable (vol. 1) #21–28 April 2013 978-0-7851-6272-8
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught Rising X-Force #49-56; Cable (vol.1) #29-31; X-Man #14, X-Force/Cable Annual '95 February 2018 978-1-302-90949-9
Cable and X-Force: Onslaught! X-Force #57-61; Cable (vol. 1) #32-39; Incredible Hulk (Vol. 1) #444; X-Man #18-19; X-Force/Cable Annual '96 March 2019 978-1302916190
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 2 X-Force #57; Excalibur #100; Fantastic Four #415; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Sensational Spider-Man #8; Spider-Man #72; Green Goblin #12; Punisher #11; X-Factor #125–126; Wolverine (vol. 2) #104; X-Man #17; X-Men (vol. 2) #55; Uncanny X-Men #336 June 2008 0-7851-2824-7
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 3 X-Force #58; Avengers #402; Incredible Hulk #445; Iron Man #332; Thor #502; Wolverine (vol. 2) #104; Cable #35; X-Men (vol. 2) #55; Uncanny X-Men #336; X-Man #19 August 2008 0-7851-2825-5
X-Men: Powerless X-Force #101; Uncanny X-Men #379–380; Cable #78; Wolverine, vol. 2 #149; and X-Men, vol. 2 #99 August 2010 0-7851-4677-6
Counter-X: X-Force X-Force #102–109 July 2008 0-7851-3304-6
Counter X: X-Force: Rage War X-Force #110–115, 102 Rough Cut August 2012 978-0785159735
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal, Volume 1: New Beginning X-Force #116–120 November 2001 0-7851-0819-X
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal, Volume 2: Final Chapter X-Force #121–129 November 2002 0-7851-1088-7

Volume 1 Premiere Hardcovers

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force: A Force To Be Reckoned With HC New Mutants #98–100; X-Force #1–4; and Spider-Man #16 January 2011 0-7851-4984-8
X-Force: Under The Gun HC X-Force #5–15, material from Annual #1 March 2011 0-7851-4985-6
X-Force: Assault on Graymalkin HC X-Force #19–25, New Warriors #31 November 2011 0-7851-5899-5
X-Force: Toy Soldiers HC X-Force #26–31, Annual #2; Nomad #20 April 2012 0-7851-6219-4
X-Force: Child's Play HC X-Force #32–37, Annual #3; New Warriors #45–46 August 2012 0-7851-6269-0
X-Force: The Phalanx Covenant HC X-Force #38–43; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82 May 2013 978-0-7851-6272-8

Volume 1 Oversized Hardcovers

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force Omnibus – Vol. 1 New Mutants #98–100, Annual #7; X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6; X-Force #1–15; Spider-Man #16; Cable: Blood & Metal #1–2; material from New Warriors Annual #1, X-Force Annual #1 February 2013 0785165959
X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song X-Force #16–18; Uncanny X-Men #294–296; X-Factor #84–86; and X-Men (vol. 2) #14–16 May 1994 0-7851-0025-3
Deadpool and X-Force Omnibus X-Force #19-31, Annual #2; Cable (vol. 1) #1–8; Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4; Deadpool (vol. 1) #1-4; New Warriors (vol. 1) #31; Nomad #20 November 2017 978-1302908300
Cable and X-Force Omnibus X-Force #32-43, Annual #3; Cable #9-20; New Warriors #45-46; X-Factor #106; Excalibur #82, Wolverine #85 July 2019
X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught Cable #32-36; X-Force #55, 57-58; Uncanny X-Men #333-337; X-Man #15-19; X-Men #53-57; X-Men Annual '96; X-Men Unlimited #11; Onslaught: X-Men; Onslaught: Marvel Universe; Onslaught: Epilogue; Avengers #401-402; Fantastic Four #415; Incredible Hulk #444-445; Wolverine #104-105; X-Factor #125-126; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Green Goblin #12; Spider-Man #72; Iron Man #332; Punisher #11; Thor #502; X-Men: Road to Onslaught #1; material from Excalibur #100, Fantastic Four #416 March 2022
X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance X-Force #67–70, Generation X #26–31, X-Men #65–70, Uncanny X-Men #346, Wolverine #115–118, Cable #45–47, X-Man #30 August 2012 0-7851-6240-2
X-Men vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve Omnibus Uncanny X-Men #371-380 and Annual '99; X-Men (vol. 2) #91-99 and Annual '99 (#94, A-story only); X-Men Unlimited #24-26 (#24, A-story only); Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1-3; Wolverine (vol. 2) #145–149; Gambit #8-9; Cable #71-78; X-Man #59-60; X-51 #8; X-Force #101; X-Men Yearbook 1999 February 2020
X-Force: Famous, Mutant & Mortal X-Force #116–129 July 2003 0-7851-1023-2
X-Statix Omnibus X-Force #116–129; Brotherhood #9; X-Statix #1-26; Wolverine/Doop #1-2; X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl #1-5; and material from X-Men Unlimited #41, I [HEART] Marvel: My Mutant Heart and Nation X #4. December 2011

Volume 2

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force and Cable: Legend Returns X-Force (vol. 2) #1–6 April 2005 0-7851-1429-7
X-Force: Shatterstar X-Force: Shatterstar #1–4, New Mutants #99–100 August 2005 0-7851-1633-8

Volume 3

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Angels and Demons X-Force (vol. 3) #1–6 November 2008 0-7851-3552-9
X-Force Volume 2: Old Ghosts X-Force (vol. 3) #7–11 June 2009 0-7851-3821-8
X-Force Volume 3: Not Forgotten X-Force (vol. 3) #12–13, 17–20 December 2009 0-7851-4019-0
X-Force/Cable: Messiah War X-Force (vol. 3) #14–16; X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3; Cable (vol. 2) #11–15; Messiah War; and X-Men: Future History—The Messiah War Sourcebook August 2009 0-7851-3157-4
X-Necrosha X-Force (vol. 3) #11, 21–25, material from Annual #1; New X-Men (vol. 2) #32; New Mutants (vol. 3) #6–8; X-Men: Legacy #231–234; X-Force/New Mutants: Necrosha; and X-Necrosha: The Gathering July 2010 0-7851-4674-1
X-Men: Second Coming X-Force (vol. 3) #26–28; Second Coming: Prepare; X-Men: Second Coming #1–2; Uncanny X-Men #523–525; New Mutants (vol. 3) #12–14; and X-Men: Legacy #235–237 September 2010 0-7851-4678-4
X-Force: Sex and Violence X-Force: Sex & Violence #1–3 December 2010 978-0785149972
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost:
The Complete Collection Volume 1
X-Force (vol. 3) #1–13; X-Force Special: Ain't No Dog #1, material from X-Force Annual #1 March 2014 0-7851-8966-1
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost:
The Complete Collection Volume 2
X-Force (vol. 3) #17–25; X-Necrosha: The Gathering; X-Force: Sex & Violence #1–3; material from X-Necrosha and X-Force Annual #1 September 2014 0-7851-9000-7

Volume 4

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Dirty/Tricks X-Force (vol. 4) #1–6 September 9, 2014 978-0785190264
X-Force Volume 2: Hide/Fear X-Force (vol. 4) #7–10; X-Men: Legacy (vol. 1) #300 February 3, 2015 978-0785190271
X-Force Volume 3: Ends/Means X-Force (vol. 4) #11–15 May 12, 2015 978-0785193913

Volume 5

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
X-Force Volume 1: Sins of the Past X-Force (vol. 5) #1–5 June 11, 2019 978-1302915735
X-Force Volume 2: The Counterfeit King X-Force (vol. 5) #6–10 September 17, 2019 978-1302915742

Volume 6

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 X-Force (vol. 6) #1–6 June 2, 2020[23] 978-1302919887
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 2 X-Force (vol. 6) #7–12 December 8, 2020[24] 978-1302919894
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 3 X-Force (vol. 6) #15-20 October 5, 2021[25] 978-1302927219
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 4 X-Force (vol. 6) #21-26 February 22, 2022[26] 978-1302927226
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 5 X-Force (vol. 6) #27-33 December 20, 2022[27] 978-1302932664
X-Force by Benjamin Percy Vol. 6 X-Force (vol. 6) #34-38 June 6, 2023 978-1302947675
X-Force By Benjamin Percy Vol. 1 (HC) X-Force (vol. 6) #1–12 June 7, 2022 978-1302945077
X-Force By Benjamin Percy Vol. 2 (HC) X-Force (vol. 6) #15-26, Wolverine (vol. 7) #13 May 30, 2023 978-1302950026

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