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X-Force Reading Order (including Uncanny X-Force & X-Statix)

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X-Force Reading Order

In 1991, the first volume of New Mutants (see the reading order) just ended, but Rob Liefield jumped to a new series called X-Force (introduced in New Mutants #100) with the help of writer Fabian Nicieza. In the beginning, this new (and more military) team included Boom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Feral, Shatterstar, Warpath, and Siryn.

But what is X-Force about? Here is the official synopsis of the beginning of the series. Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Mutants and their mysterious mentor Cable have no choice but to transform into a proactive, butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners mutant strike team! But can the new X-Force survive head-on clashes with Deadpool, the Morlocks, Proteus, Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, the Juggernaut, the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and…S.H.I.E.L.D.? 

Being part of the X-Men Universe, you can find how to read X-Force with the other X-series in our complete X-Men Reading Order.

X-Force Reading Order

X-Force, Volume 1

  • X-Force Omnibus, volume 1
    Collects New Mutants #98–100, Annual #7; X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6; X-Force #1–15; Spider-Man #16; Cable: Blood & Metal #1–2; material from New Warriors Annual #1, X-Force Annual #1.

Or…

x-men logo It’s time for Onslaught. For more details, go read the dedicated X-Men: Onslaught Reading Order.

  • X-Men / Avengers: Onslaught Omnibus
    Collects Wolverine #104-105; Cable #32-36; Uncanny X-Men #333-337; X-Force #55, #57-58; X-Man #15-19; X-Men (vol. 2) #53-57, Annual ’96; X-Men Unlimited #11; Onslaught: X-Men, Marvel Universe, Epilogue; Avengers #401-402; Fantastic Four #415; Incredible Hulk #444-445; X-Factor #125-126; Amazing Spider-Man #415; Green Goblin #12; Spider-Man #72; Iron Man #332; Punisher #11; Thor #502; X-Men: Road to Onslaught #1; material from Excalibur #100, Fantastic Four #416.

At that point, there’s a hole in the collected editions. X-Force #59 to #65 are not collected yet.

x-men logoOperation Zero Tolerance was a crossover storyline that ran through Marvel Comics’ X-Men titles during 1997.

For a time, X-Force became X-Statix

X-Statix - X-Men Reading Order: The Modern EraX-Statix is a team of mutant superheroes created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. They originally assumed the moniker X-Force, but changed it to X-Statix as they distanced themselves from the old team. In fact, it’s a satirical comic, not really connected to the rest. The members of this new team are The Orphan, the Anarchist, Dead Girl, Doop, Venus Dee Milo and U-Go Girl

Also available (if you can find it):

  • X-Statix Omnibus
    Collects X-Force #116-129; Brotherhood #9; X-Statix #1-26; Wolverine/Doop #1-2; X-Statix Presents Dead Girl #1-5; And Material From X-Men Unlimited (1993) #41, I [Heart] Marvel: My Mutant Heart And Nation X #4.

The X-Statix team came back in 2002 with new stories in a series called X-Cellent

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X-Force, Volume 2

Around the time of the relaunch of Astonishing X-Men in 2004, the second volume of X-Force started, but it was just two miniseries from the original team, Rob Liefield and Fabian Nicieza (for the first one, Brandon Thomas for the second one).

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X-Force, Volume 3

After the event of Messiah Complex, a new X-Force series written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost and drawn by Clayton Crain started. It’s a new strike-team validated by Cyclops with Wolverine as the leader. The other members are Archangel, X-23, but also Warpath, Wolfsbane, Elixir, Domino, and Vanisher.

Also collected in:

Uncanny X-Force

Uncanny X-Force Logo - X-Men Reading Order The Messiah trilogyUncanny X-Force is a new title by Rick Remender, but it’s the continuation of the story of Wolverine and his X-Force team from the series X-Force, vol. 3.

  • Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender Omnibus (new printing)Uncanny X-Force Reading Order by Rick Remender Omnibus
    Collects Uncanny X-Force (2010) #1-35, 5.1, 19.1; Material From Wolverine: The Road To Hell (2010) #1, All-New Wolverine Saga (2010), X-Men Spotlight (2011).

Also collected in…

And for a detailed reading order of the Remender era:

Event Alert! It’s time for Fear Itself… Because even Marvel’s greatest heroes know fear. And the X-Men play a part in this event. You can find our full reading order for Fear Itself here.

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Uncanny X-Force vol. 2: Marvel Now

There are two teams now as Uncanny X-Force became about a team led by Psylocke with Storm, Spiral, Fantomax, Bishop, and Puck. The second title was Cable and X-Force and was about Cable awakening after Avengers vs. X-Men (see reading order) and on the run with his new team of X-Force from the Uncanny Avengers. 

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X-Force, Volume 4: All-New Marvel NOW!

As part of the “All-New Marvel NOW!” campaign, the Uncanny X-Force and the Cable and X-Force became one! The new X-Force series came from writer Simon Spurrier and was illustrated by Rock-He Kim and Jorge Molina. It features a team of Cable, Psylocke, Fantomex, Dr. Nemesis, and Marrow.

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X-Force, Volume 5: Marvel Fresh Start

Written by Ed Brisson and illustrated by Dylan Burnett, this new volume spun out of the events of Extermination, and features a team of young Cable, Warpath, Boom-Boom, Shatterstar, Deathlok and Cannonball. It started with the legacy numbering of #231.

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X-Force, Volume 6: Dawn of X/Reign of X

The famous Hickman Era! For a more detailed view of the Dawn of X era, go to the dedicated reading order.

The X-Men have an island home and a bright future at last — but the dangers they face are far from over! That means they need X-Force, the mutant CIA — half intelligence branch, half special ops. Beast, Jean Grey and Sage are on one side; Wolverine, Kid Omega and Domino are on the other. But when the X-Men’s foes launch a devastating strike, Krakoa faces a major security breach — and a staggering loss!

X-Men Hickman logo - X-Force Reading Order - logoEvent Alert! All of the X-Titles meet for one big event at the end of Dawn of X. For more information about X of Swords, go to the reading order.

Last Updated on December 1, 2023.

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