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Imposibles X-Force: La Solución Apocalipsis (2011)

by Rick Remender(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Panini Comics España (Marvel Comics)

series

Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1

review 1: Clearly dependent on earlier stories for background and with no introduction, this volume nevertheless proves reasonably accessible to first-timers who pick it up as any long time X-Men fan already knows the major players, their motivations, methods etc. and the enemies they're facing. I have heard great things about this book, and its first volume is very promising, although I didn't feel it quite lived up to the reputation it's received in some quarters. This is a hardcore book. These characters aren't acting as superheroes here. They're a super-powered death squad. The story hints that the impacts of this will be explored, but it's pretty much just straight blockbuster style action and mayhem in this volume. Remender's gift shines in communicating character clearly in t... morehe midst of all this. The people he's writing about are always present as people and never reduced to a power set as so often happens in poorly written action heavy comic books. The penciling is wonderfully detailed, and the inking and coloring uses dark tones that capture the mood of the book beautifully. This is quality art work, and without being a knock off of anybody I particularly admire, which, in my experience after reading nearly thirty years worth of comics, is a rare quality. A fun book then. I'll probably continue it while attempting to look backward at X-Force itself to see where the team/concept was at before this volume as summarized in prose on the last few pages.
review 2: So, basically, Cyclops commissioned X-Force, but now Wolverine thinks that it needs to continue without Scott's knowledge. The team is currently composed of Wolverine, Psylocke, Angel (who is still battling the Dark Angel inside of him), Fantomex, and Deadpool (which, to be honest, is the main reason I picked up this title, as I'm not a huge fan of X books in general). Basically, as Logan states, it's a team of people who have some "bad" in them and need to channel it appropriately. I guess he decides what is appropriate.First up on the list: Apocalypse is, once again, back, and now the covert X-Force has to take him down to save the world (of course, without the world's knowledge). Deadpool finds the lair, and the rest of the team joins him to battle the "final" four horsemen. The problem is that Apocalypse is currently a child, and even though the members of the X-Force practice taking down one of their own in the Danger Room (Psylocke stabs Dark Angel in the heart, even though she's currently dating Angel), they can't seem to kill a child. Well, most of them can't, anyway.Altogether, this book was a bit more than okay. Like I said, I'm not a huge X fan; my favorite X characters are usually on the periphery or keep "dying" (Cable in particular). So I could do without the X minutiae that, of course, has to populate every X book. But once that's done, it's a fairly good read. I hate Way's take on Deadpool, but I think Remender (so far) does a better job with the character. Deadpool's funny, but not an idiot. And there are no multiple boxes (just the yellow ones). Thank goodness. I'd love to see more banter between Fantomex and Deadpool, which has the potential to be seriously hilarious. less

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