User blog:Johnnybravo44/Uncanny X-Force Vol 1 19.1 review by Johnnybravo44

I wasn’t sure if I was going to pick this up or not, but I did. I liked it.



Hey, it was $2.99, not $3.99, so I said why not? Lol. Why was this not Age of Apocalypse #0.1? Might has well have been. In fact, it makes no sense to have it under the title “Uncanny X-Force” but whatever..

So this issue REALLY sets the stage for the upcoming series. Gateway and Silver Samurai are mentioned as dead, Rogue and Magneto are killed, and Jean and Sabretooth are depowered-perhaps the biggest shocker. And yet…it makes sense. The upcoming book is a humans’ perspective, so why not add two more humans to the group..?

The Black Legion returned this issue, along with Weapon X of course, though none of them were depowered. And only two of the X-Terminated members were shown, for whatever reason I’m sure we’ll find out soon. But something else happened this issue.. “Humanity’s Last Stand” was killed. A town of humans-“too many to evacuate in time if we had to”-were apparently all killed by Weapon X. Which also sets the stage for the upcoming series.

I’ll wrap this review up fast. Good issue. 4.5 out of 5 stars. Good fight scenes, great twists and shockers along the way. Worth a read I suppose for an Uncanny X-Force fan just as much as an AoA fan. Rick Remender doesn’t disappoint, and helps steer you towards a new book easily.

--Johnnybravo 44 06:28, January 5, 2012 (UTC)

PS - This is entirely un-related, but did anyone else notice the striking resemblance between the cover of and ? Both Iron Man fighting some guy in practically the same stance, and both released on the same day. Weird…