Post by brentlambert on May 10, 2011 12:49:01 GMT -5
X-FORCE 2010: Year In Review
(#11-15) by Brent Lambert
Cast: Havok, Monet, Multiple Man, Pipeline, Blind Faith, Abyss, Cecilia Reyes, Marrow, Shatterstar, Wolverine, Emma Frost, Selene
Antagonists Faced: Ahab & Hounds, Emplate, A.I.M,
Overall: Since the issues that fell into 2010 started off with the final issue of an arc, I delved all the way back to issue one and read all the way through. X-Force is one of the most consistent of the titles in regards to release, having quite a few more issues than the other titles in the line. Not only is it consistently good on releases, it’s a damn fine read. The dynamics of the team that Alex has put together are interesting to see coming head to head each time. Havok, Monet, Cecilia, Marrow, and Multiple Man are old favorites that I always enjoy. Cecilia and Marrow are from OZT, which had one of my favorite groupings of X-Men actually. I’m familiar with the others but until reading this I had never really read anything with Pipeline or Blind Faith and Brent has done a great job in getting me to enjoy each and every moment with them. Same with Abyss and Shatterstar. Having a solo issue dedicated to Cecilia and her secret from the team was a nice touch, and I’m a noted fan of done in one or single issues that carry on plot lines but can easily stand alone with character development and plot.
Brent handles the black ops part of this book easily while still hitting all the right beats for character. The secret of X-Force is handled much better in this title than it was in the comics. Instead of having members that were on other teams and were living with the X-Men where it should have been easy to see what they were up to, Havok and company are separated and run by Emma and Wolverine in secret. The dynamic between the two handlers and Havok is very interesting as well. While Emma and Havok bump heads as the woman wants what she wants when she wants, Logan seems to have a much more understanding relationship with Alex which is a different take than to always rely on Wolverine as the berserker as many writers in comics have.
(#11-15) by Brent Lambert
Cast: Havok, Monet, Multiple Man, Pipeline, Blind Faith, Abyss, Cecilia Reyes, Marrow, Shatterstar, Wolverine, Emma Frost, Selene
Antagonists Faced: Ahab & Hounds, Emplate, A.I.M,
Overall: Since the issues that fell into 2010 started off with the final issue of an arc, I delved all the way back to issue one and read all the way through. X-Force is one of the most consistent of the titles in regards to release, having quite a few more issues than the other titles in the line. Not only is it consistently good on releases, it’s a damn fine read. The dynamics of the team that Alex has put together are interesting to see coming head to head each time. Havok, Monet, Cecilia, Marrow, and Multiple Man are old favorites that I always enjoy. Cecilia and Marrow are from OZT, which had one of my favorite groupings of X-Men actually. I’m familiar with the others but until reading this I had never really read anything with Pipeline or Blind Faith and Brent has done a great job in getting me to enjoy each and every moment with them. Same with Abyss and Shatterstar. Having a solo issue dedicated to Cecilia and her secret from the team was a nice touch, and I’m a noted fan of done in one or single issues that carry on plot lines but can easily stand alone with character development and plot.
Brent handles the black ops part of this book easily while still hitting all the right beats for character. The secret of X-Force is handled much better in this title than it was in the comics. Instead of having members that were on other teams and were living with the X-Men where it should have been easy to see what they were up to, Havok and company are separated and run by Emma and Wolverine in secret. The dynamic between the two handlers and Havok is very interesting as well. While Emma and Havok bump heads as the woman wants what she wants when she wants, Logan seems to have a much more understanding relationship with Alex which is a different take than to always rely on Wolverine as the berserker as many writers in comics have.