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Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2
by Rick Remender
Wow simply blown away. The last arc, which is around 10 issues or so, is pure gold. Remender will go down as writing one of the best X-Men related stories around.
The start of this 15 issue collection is with Otherworld. I won't even beat around the bush, it is the weakest part. It's basically just Fantomex on trial for what he did in the first arc. It does bring up a interesting question of when should we hold someone responsible for their own actions and also some character development for Betsy and Fantomex but the rest was just decent.
Then comes the next 11 issues and my God, this was spectacular.
We begin with Wade trying to get into a company to find out what they're up to. You have Fantomex and Betsy working out their issues. Got Wolverine and Kurt from the future working on theirs. Everything is building towards them coming all together when villains from their past show up. However, Remender does it smart and gives villains for each one to relate to on a personal level. On top of that we bring back the kid who would be Apocalypse.
Everything works in the final arc. From the grand fights, to the heartfelt dialogue, and emotion moments you come to expect and love from this run. The best part is the theme, is killing wrong or right. Killing before anyone does anything to protect someone else, is it right? The answers are never 100% clear and that's what makes this read so damn interesting.
Remender somehow makes me root for characters I never much cared for like Fantomex and Deadpool. Both go through MAJOR character development stages and give us some amazing moments. Everyone else also gets their time to shine and by the end I was blown away by how much I loved it.
This is near perfection, so good in fact I'd say even with the first 4 issues being just decent, the last make this a easy 5 out of 5.
The start of this 15 issue collection is with Otherworld. I won't even beat around the bush, it is the weakest part. It's basically just Fantomex on trial for what he did in the first arc. It does bring up a interesting question of when should we hold someone responsible for their own actions and also some character development for Betsy and Fantomex but the rest was just decent.
Then comes the next 11 issues and my God, this was spectacular.
We begin with Wade trying to get into a company to find out what they're up to. You have Fantomex and Betsy working out their issues. Got Wolverine and Kurt from the future working on theirs. Everything is building towards them coming all together when villains from their past show up. However, Remender does it smart and gives villains for each one to relate to on a personal level. On top of that we bring back the kid who would be Apocalypse.
Everything works in the final arc. From the grand fights, to the heartfelt dialogue, and emotion moments you come to expect and love from this run. The best part is the theme, is killing wrong or right. Killing before anyone does anything to protect someone else, is it right? The answers are never 100% clear and that's what makes this read so damn interesting.
Remender somehow makes me root for characters I never much cared for like Fantomex and Deadpool. Both go through MAJOR character development stages and give us some amazing moments. Everyone else also gets their time to shine and by the end I was blown away by how much I loved it.
This is near perfection, so good in fact I'd say even with the first 4 issues being just decent, the last make this a easy 5 out of 5.