In hindsight, turning X-Force into its own mini-franchise last year wasn't the best move on Marvel's part. Both Uncanny X-Force Vol. 2 and Cable and X-Force had their merits, but their share of flaws as well. Now that those two books have ended, it seems Marvel is getting back to basics with X-Force - one book with Cable in the lead and full of violence and snark. It would be a perfectly solid but unremarkable premise if not for one factor - Simon Spurrier. Spurrier has been doing a bang-up job on X-Men Legacy. It was clear he needed another mutant-themed project to fill the void after Legacy ends, and X-Force is as good a place as any for him to plant his hat.
The series is definitely a good starting point for new readers. It only vaguely alludes to the events of the previous two books and their recent crossover. And the mission statement is pretty straightforward. As Cable sees it, mutants deserve a stake in the complex landscape of international black ops, and so he and his small team are fighting for the mutant nation. It's a premise that would have made more sense when there actually was a tangible mutant nation, but whatever. It's clear from the onset that this series is less plot-driven than Rick Remender or Craig Kyle and Chris Yost's books.
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