Y’ever notice when they convene a meeting of all of the Marvel super-geniuses, Forge isn’t there? No one asked Forge to join the Illuminati when the Skrulls were invading, or when the incursions started. You never see Forge on a Zoom call with Mr. Fantastic and Iron Man and Hank Pym and Beast and Shuri and Moon Girl trying to puzzle out how to stop Thanos or Doctor Doom or Galactus or whatever. Even in X-Men circles, he wasn’t on the Quiet Council. He was holed up in Krakoa’s basement making bio-tech and doing “hot squats.”
So who the hell let Forge do an X-Force?
If I’m Cyclops and I get wind of this, I’m saying something. If I’m Wolverine and I get wind of this, I’m sneaking up behind Forge on a mission, popping my claws behind him and asking, “What the hell do you think you’re doing, Bub?” If I’m Cable … Hey, where the hell IS Cable anyway?
You think X-Factor counts as leadership experience? You ask Havok how far that’s gotten him.
Look at this issue preview. Forge thinks he can sneak into Wakanda and fight Black Panther? Maybe in the ’90s, when no one cared about him, but now? He’s A-list, baby. He’s in movies. He’s guesting in this issue ‘cuz he’s got the juice. You’re not here to win, Forge, you’re here to roll over like the jobber you are.
Check out our exclusive preview of X-Force #2, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets.
And for coverage of X-Force #1, click here.
(W) Geoffrey Thorne (A) Marcus To (CA) Stephen Segovia
WARFARE IN WAKANDA!
FORGE leads X-FORCE in their new, custom BLACKBIRD to the next world fracture in WAKANDA. But as the ground literally changes under their feet, the team will have to stop…the BLACK PANTHER?! That can’t be right, can it?! And what secret is bubbling under the surface that just might tear the X-Force team asunder? The new X-FORCE ongoing hits its stride in this issue – don’t miss jumping on early!
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 28, 2024
SRP: $3.99
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Dan Grote is the editor-in-chief of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Winston Wisdom.
