X-Force would represent a new, no-nonsense approach to saving mutantkind in the early '90s, matching the decade's initial desire for darker, grittier comics. With Marvel Comics still aligning themselves with the Comics Code Authority, we didn't necessarily get the bodycount we were promised. We did, however, get our first taste of brand-new X-Men mainstays like Deadpool, Domino (sort of), Shatterstar, Feral, Gideon, Kane, GW Bridge and the first hints of Mr Tolliver and Tyler (coincidence? Maybe the Genesis of one). When Liefeld jumped ship to form Image Comics, Nicieza stayed on and continued to turn these characters into the ones we're more familiar with today.
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH leads into a sideways two-parter with Spider-Man called SABOTAGE...
[X-TINCTION AGENDA - Wolfsbane leaves the New Mutants, death of Warlock]
- New Mutants #98-100
- X-Force #1-3 (also see MUTANT GENESIS)
Beneath the rubble of what was once the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cable shows off some new skills in the Danger Room with his cyborg arm, but soon comes under attack from a mercenary calling himself Deadpool. The New Mutants try to take him down, but it's an old friend of Cable's called Domino who finally succeeds. Cable mails Deadpool back to his boss, Mr Tolliver, and assesses the past and present members of the New Mutants with Domino. Gideon arranges for the death of Emmanuel da Costa, then breaks into the underground levels of the Xavier School to deliver the news of his death to his son, Sunspot (Roberto da Costa). Rictor leaves the New Mutants in favour of going to Genosha to rescue their old team mate, Wolfsbane...
New Mutants #99
Cable offers a place among the New Mutants to Warpath (Thunderbird's little brother and a former enemy of the X-Men and New Mutants). Gideon convinces Sunspot to leave the New Mutants and head up his father's company, Da Costa International, unaware of his friend's sinister agenda. Cable's focus shifts to turning the New Mutants into para-military unit. Warpath learns his people have been murdered by Emma Frost of the Hellfire Club and agrees to join the team. A Morlock called Feral escapes Masque's leadership and makes her way into the New Mutants' headquarters. An unconscious warrior materialises on the floor of the Danger Room...
Warpath and his new allies subdue Shatterstar when he regains consciousness in the Danger Room, explaining himself as a time-lost warrior from Mojoworld's future. Boom-Boom finds Feral who begs for the New Mutants' protection from Masque. Warrior constructs teleport in to claim Shatterstar, but they're fended off by him, Feral and the New Mutants.
Masque and two muscular Morlocks then attack until Cable shoots one dead to warn Masque off. Cable gives the New Mutants and their new allies a pep talk, announcing his decision to find a new headquarters. Cannonball dubs the team X-Force. Elsewhere, Stryfe sends the Mutant Liberation Front on a mission and, when they leave, unmasks to reveal Cable's face...
Six months later, X-Force's second mission (following their clash with Proteus during KINGS OF PAIN) sees them fail to apprehend Stryfe when they roust an MLF base. They leave having cost Stryfe a headquarters, unaware that SHIELD agent GW Bridge is on their trail. Bridge decides the only way to capture Cable is to call in Weapon X.
In their new hideout in the Adirondacks, Cable reveals to Cannonball how a young warrior named Tyler who had become like a son to him was turned against him by Stryfe. When Cannonball leaves, Cable displays his mutant telekinetic powers for the first time, but keeps them secret from X-Force.
Gideon hones Sunspot's skills as both warrior and businessman. They attend a meeting at the World Trade Centre where Black Tom Cassidy takes everyone present hostage...
Three days later, the current Weapon X (Garrison Kane) foils an illegal operation headed up by Deadpool for Mr Tolliver. GW Bridge arrives and tries to recruit Kane, allowing Deadpool to escape while they talk. Kane turns Bridge down. Feral guts Cannonball during X-Force's training session. On top of the World Trade Centre, Black Tom Cassidy fires up a device that opens a portal to the dimension where the Juggernaut was stranded, returning him to Earth...
X-Force #3
Banshee's daughter, Siryn, confront the Juggernaut and her uncle, Black Tom, on the roof of one of the twin towers. When she's forced back, she's picked up by X-Force. Warpath knocks Juggernaut off the building, sending them both crashing to the streets below. Black Tom fends off Gideon and Sunspot's attack, then sets off a bomb when Cable threatens to shoot him down. Spider-Man arrives in time to see one of the twin towers exploding...
Wolfsbane leaves Genosha and joins the government-sponsored X-Factor during MUTANT GENESIS.
Spider-Man #16 (1991)
Spider-Man teams up with X-Force against the Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy as the hostage situation heads towards its conclusion during SABOTAGE.
X-Force #5 (1991)
Siryn officially joins X-Force; Mr Tolliver first fully appears.
New Warriors #19 (1992)
The New Warriors attack Gideon when they learn of his business dealings with the Taylor Foundation.
X-Force #6-7 (1992)
The Toad's new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants attack X-Force on Masque's behalf; Cannonball is mortally wounded.
X-Force #8 (1992)
The real Domino first appears in a lengthy flashback sequence, working alongside Cable, Kane, GW Bridge, Grizzly and Hammer as a member of the mercenary Wild Pack, working for AIM; Cable's mission in the present is revealed to be to locate the last of the Externals (immortal mutants); Cannonball is revealed to be the External in question; a cloaked space station headquarters called Graymalkin is revealed to be the source of Cable's teleportation tech.
X-Force #9-10 (1992)
Cannonball's apparent immortality allows him to survive Sauron's attack; an entire group of Externals are revealed; Stryfe reveals his face to Kane, making him want Cable dead; Shatterstar kills Masque (though he later returns).
X-Force #11-15 (1992)
Rictor and Kane attack X-Force as members Department K's Weapon PRIME, but are defeated by X-Force; the real Domino is revealed to be Mr Tolliver's prisoner while the 'Domino' who's been a member of X-Force is actually a shapeshifting mutant called Vanessa Carlysle; Gideon discovers Sunspot is not an External as he was led to believe and allows Krule to experiment on him, instead; Sunspot escapes Gideon and joins X-Force; Rictor also agrees to join X-Force.
Cable: Blood and Metal #1-2 (1992)
Reaper's severed hand is replaced with a bionic hand, then a scythe during X-CUTIONER'S SONG.
X-Force #16 (1992)
Wolfsbane helps capture X-Force, including Rictor, reuniting them in an unexpected way during X-CUTIONER'S SONG.
X-Force #19 (1993)
Vanessa Carlylse's true, blue-skinned form is first revealed during RUINS.
X-Force #24 (1993)
X-Force liberate Rusty Collins and Skids, but Stryfe's brainwashing prevents them from ever being allies during ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN / FATAL ATTRACTIONS.
Cable #4 (1993)
Cable is reunited with the rest of the Wild Pack (now calling themselves the Six Pack) during ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN.
X-Force #25 (1993)
Cable reveals Tyler wasn't just like a son, he is his son, Tyler Dayspring, during FATAL ATTRACTIONS / ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN.
X-Force #26 (1993)
The Mutant Liberation Front gain a new leader called Reignfire.
Deadpool: The Circle Chase #2 (1993)
Vanessa Carlysle becomes Copycat and renews a sporadic feud with her ex-lover, Deadpool, during ASSAULT ON GRAYMALKIN.
X-Force #28 (1993)
Feral betrays X-Force in favour of joining Reignfire's MLF.
X-Force #30 (1994)
The real Domino joins X-Force during X-TREME MEASURES.
Cable #6-8 (1994)
After numerous hints and misdirections, Cable's true identity is confirmed as an aged Nathan Christopher Summers, son of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madelyne Pryor-Summers (the clone of Jean Grey) while Stryfe is revealed to be Cable's clone; Mr Tolliver is revealed to be Tyler Dayspring, Cable's son.
X-Force #37 (1994)
The origin of Gideon and other Externals is revealed; it's implied that Apocalypse is an External.
Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4 (1994)
Having learned that Cable was taken away from his father as an infant and into the future to save his life form the techno-organic virus, we learn that young Cable is raised by a couple - Slym and Redd - who are actually Cyclops and Phoenix (Jean Grey) projected into future bodies during ADVENTURES OF CYCLOPS AND PHOENIX.
X-Force #43 (1995)
Reignfire unmasks and reveals himself to be Sunspot during LEGION QUEST.
Wolverine #100 (1996)
Genesis (Tyler Dayspring) is killed by Wolverine during STONE COLD DEATH.
Deadpool #1-4 (1997)
Kane and Deadpool's history as part of the Weapon X Program is expanded.
X-Force #74 (1997)
Styfe's claims to be the one who killed everyone in Camp Verde, setting Emma Frost up to take the blame.
Deadpool #-1 (1997)
Deadpool and Copycat's relationship is revealed to have a lengthy, twisted history; Wade Wilson's decision to join the Weapon X Program in an effort to cure his cancer is seen during FLASHBACK / WHOMSOEVER KILLS MONSTERS.
X-Force #79-80 (1998)
Reignfire is revealed to be a test subject injected with Sunspot's cellular material, adapting his appearance and powers during the time that Gideon allowed Sunspot to be experimented upon; when in close proximity with Sunspot, Reignfire could telepathically manipulate Sunspot to his own ends, often making him act as Reignfire on his behalf.
X-Force #116 (2001)
A government-backed mutant team calling themselves X-Force first appear, with members killed in their televised missions constantly replaced by newer members during BRAVE NEW WORLD.
Domino #1-4 (2003)
The real Domino is revealed to have been the result of a secret government breeding programme to create the perfect living weapon.
Weapon X #12 (2003)
Garrison Kane is killed while trying to take down a modern incarnation of the Weapon X Program.
Cable & Deadpool #1-6 (2004)
Cable and Deadpool end up forming a tenuous partnership during X-MEN RELOAD.
Madrox #1-5 (2004-2005)
Wolfsbane and Rictor begin to rekindle their doomed relationship when they both join X-Factor Investigations.
Uncanny X-Men #493 (2008)
Wolverine leads a new black-ops X-Force team sanctioned by Cyclops; the line-up includes Wolfsbane and Warparth during MESSIAH COMPLEX.
New Mutants #1-2 (2009)
Many of the original New Mutants - including Cannonball and Sunspot - reform the New Mutants.
New Mutants #9 (2010)
The resurrected Warlock officially rejoins the New Mutants.
X-Men: Second Comics #2 (2010)
Wolverine leads another new black-ops X-Force team, operating without Cyclops' knowledge; the line-up includes Deadpool during SECOND COMING.
Cable & X-Force #1 (2013)
Cable leads a brand-new outlaw X-Force team during MARVEL NOW!
Uncanny X-Force #1 (2013)
Psylocke heads up her own X-Force team during MARVEL NOW!
X-Factor #259 (2013)
Shatterstar's origin and connections to Longshot and Mojoworld are finally revealed.
Avengers World #18 (2015)
With funds from Da Costa International, Sunspot buys AIM during TIME RUNS OUT.
X-Force Omnibus vol.1
Include New Mutants #98-100 and X-Force #1-3.
Deadpool Beginnings Omnibus
Includes New Mutants #98 and X-Force #3.
Deadpool Classics vol.1
Deadpool Firsts vol.1
Deadpool: The Adamantium Collection Slipcase
Deadpool Firsts vol.1
Deadpool: The Adamantium Collection Slipcase
Include New Mutants #98.
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s vol.1
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus vol.1
X-Force: Shatterstar
Includes New Mutants #99-100.
X-Force Epic Collection vol.1: Under the Gun
Includes X-Force #1-3.
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s vol.1
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus vol.1
Includes X-Force #1.
X-Force and Spider-Man: Sabotage
Includes X-Force #3.
Includes X-Force #3.
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