Sunday, 8 September 2013

X-Men Re-Read: X-Force v3: Not Forgotten (part 1)

comic musings

The Great X-Men Re-read

X-Force v3: Not Forgotten

Collects: X-Force #12-13, #17-19
Writer(s): Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost
Penciller(s): Clayton Crain, Mike Choi

In which we look at the two issues of Not Forgotten before being forcibly sent to the future.

Quick Synopsis
Core Cast: Warpath, Wolfsbane, Wolverine, X-23, Elixir, Archangel, Vanisher

Suicide Leper (X-Force #12-13)
The consequences of the Legacy Virus being in Bastion's hands (after X-Force v2: Old Ghosts) is felt as mutants begin exploding killing humans. X-Force find the Leper Queen as the culprit. Boom Boom, Hellion and Surge are kidnapped to be the next mutant bombs and Hellion and Surge are injected. They're saved but Boom Boom remains a captive. X-Force are teleported to the future and into Messiah War before they can save her. She's shot in the head by the Leper Queen.

To be continued...