Get It Now X-Force, Vol. 3 Written And Illustrated By Benjamin Percy Available Through Digital Edition

an improvement over volume, There was a lot to like here,

I read this in one stretch in issuesbefore the trade has actually been released, The first two issues are decent, with some good character dynamics between Beast, Jean, and Wolverine althoughpicks up a plotline from Wolverine Vol.
without much explanation. The Quentin Quire arc fromwas really nice, beginning with a standout issue revolving around him and Phoebe that's probably my favorite issue of XForce so far.
Benjamin Percy did a good job bridging some of the gaps between Riot at Xavier's Quentin Quire and Here Comes Tomorrow's Quentin Quire, and it's nice to see recognition that Quentin can be a shit heel alongside some actual character growth.
I'm equally invested in where we go next with Sage, who deserves a strong character arc herself and might be headed that way,

The Hellfire Gala issue is fun and it brings some festering plot points out into the open in ways that I really hope aren't glossed over.
My only complaint is that I wish Percy were moving less back and forth between XForce and Wolverine, If we're going to have both series, shouldn't they at least be distinct

EDIT: I read this in single issues before the trade was published it looks like the final published version also includes Wolverine, the Hellfire Gala issue that directly continues from XForce.
I still wish for simplicity's sake that Percy's plots didn't shift back and forth between series because it makes it difficult to follow one series without the other, but at least the collected edition addresses this one instance.
wow u got me feeling empathy for quentin quire of all people, i do like his new suit's colour scheme though

once again i want to see more of the wolverine/jean/scott/emma situation.
i feel like jean and scott seem deaged now like around IvX i would've believed scott was in hiss but now they seem early to mids

beast is so annoying he's basically a villain now like how charles' villainy became more and more evident.
they are not taking great responsibility of their great power Im really liking this series, It is fast paced, brutal at times, and in an unbelievable way, redeemed Kid Omega, I really wasnt expecting that, ha!
Anyway, it was an enjoyable read, my only complaint is that it is leading into the Wolverine book in the end, when I was expecting the story to wrap.
Still, Im keeping thestar grade, Percy's XForce remains one of the more middle of the pack books during "Reign of X", This volume focuses quite a bit on Quentin Quire/Kid Omega, and none of it was all that compelling, The other arc features Namor assisting XForce on a mission, and that was perhaps the more engaging storyline, The "Hellfire Gala" tiein issue was pretty enjoyable as well, though it does seem odd that the "CIA of Krakoa" would serve as bouncers to a party.
Percy's scripts are pretty succinct so I never really find this book to be boring by any means, but it also feels a bit rudderless in terms of overall story.
Cassara's artwork really elevates the quality of the book in my opinion, XForce By Benjamin Percy Volumestars
Beast's a dick, Quentin Quire has an identity crisis, Omega Red could possibly be Krakoa's key to salvation, and XForce run security for the Hellfire Gala in this next instalment of XForce.


The Omega Red of this volume is mostly just the second half of the story that Percy started over in his Wolverine solo title.
It's nothing particularly deep, and having Red betray everyone at this point feels a bit obvious, It could just be because I didn't like this plot in Wolverine that I don't like it here, but I just don't think it's as interesting as Percy wants it to be.


The second half of the volume which focuses on Quentin Quire though, is much better, Poor Quentin's gone through so much, and it's about time his running joke of dying every mission turns out to be more of a plot point than we first thought.
It's easy to write Quentin off, and most writers turn him into a onenote character, but this is probably the deepest we've delved into him for a very long time, and it's great.


Series artist Joshua Cassara draws four of the six issues on display here, while Garry Brown pops in for some of the Quentin Quire issues.
Brown's just as jagged and rough around the edges as Cassara, so he fits in pretty well I think, Meanwhile Cassara returns for the Hellfire Gala issue I always like it when series artists draw crossover issues that more people are likely to pick up, it gives a better indication of what the X Force, Vol. 3's usually like and might attract them to stick around.


XForce chugs along decently, There's nothing of too much substance in terms of greater Xplots aside from Beast continuing his downward spiral, but the Quentin Quire stuff's worth a look.
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Just knocking out some of these that are completed, I've been keeping the reviews in the Dawn of X, X of Swords, Reign of X entries specifically, so this is just going to keep repeating to knock these off my list so I can keep this marked off in GR as read in the newest XVerse.
The first two issues in this volume featured a rather dull story about the island nation of Krakoa being under attack from some menace deep within the surrounding ocean.
We actually learn very little about this threatit involves zombies or somethingand aside from a brief cameo by Namor, nothing much

interesting happens, and nothing is resolved.
Yawn.

The most interesting issue in the volumeand I can't believe I'm saying thisis centered around Quentin Quire, who has realized that his countless deaths during his tenure with XForce come from a subconscious attempt to selfsabotage, because he doesn't feel that he's worthy of being alive.
I've never liked Quentin Quire, as he's an obnoxious, arrogant ass, so it's nice to see him actually undergoing some real character growth for a change.
His budding relationship with Phoebe Cuckoo seems to actually be improving his character somewhat,

The next two issues have Quentin and Phoebe investigating an unknown threat that seems to be masquerading as members of XForce and committing terrible acts of violence against civilians in an attempt to discredit XForce.
Quentin continues his awkward, sometimes stumbling growth in these issues as he swallows his pride and accepts help when the job becomes bigger than him.
This ties back into the mysterious organization that captured Domino in the first volume,

The book ends with the Hellfire Gala issue, which was fun, because though this isn't one of the "main" Hellfire issues that forwards that story in a meaningful way, we did get to experience some moments from the first Hellfire issues from Marauders that show things in a different perspective.
Also, there are some threads woven here that do seem to forward the overall XForce story, so that was satisfying to see, I knew this issue wouldn't be a major part of the Hellfire Gala, but I didn't feel that my time was wasted either,

The art by Joshua Cassara in four of the issues herein is absolutely STUNNING, He's probably the best artist working on any of the mutant books today, Marvel should do everything in their power to keep him on board, And his work is very nicely complimented by GurueFX's colors, The other two issues feature art by Garry Brown, and while it's competent enough, and even reminds me of some of Sam Kieth's work at times, when it's bookended by Cassara's artwork it falls a little short.


I'm still enjoying this title, I like Percy's take on the characters, and though some of the arcs are less interesting than others, I think this is still one of the stronger Xbooks coming out right now.


.STARS For me, XForce took a slight step backwards with this Volume, The story gets a bit convoluted which I'll talk about in a second and that lended itself to feeling more like filler,
Highlights:
When a load of "zombies" wash up on the shores of Krakoa, XForce goes on the job, finding that they were all possessed by some kind of "biological dirty bomb" which leads part of the team Logan, Beast, Forge, and Kid Omega into the ocean deep of Krakoa.
They do find monsters as they should, but are saved and kicked out by Namor,
There's an entire section in the middle reserved for the evolution of the character of Quentin Quire Kid Omega, who after this should just go by Omega.
I have never really enjoyed this character, but when you add in a change of art style and make the story a bit odd, I found it harder to follow along.
Using the wiki, I narrow it down to this:
Kid Omega wants to stop being so much like a kid, Along with his girlfriend Phoebe Cuckoo, he goes to see Jumbo Carnation, who gives him a new outfit, He begins investigating deaths of himself and his teammates and comes to the realization that it is a kind of psychic remnant of him, from the experiments that XENO did on him, that is killing them.
With the help of Jean Grey and a few others, he is able to defeat that side of him and begin living normally,
The Hellfire Gala is in full swing, and we get both the XForce and Wolverine issues here, While the funniest part of it all is when Deadpool tries to crash the party only to have to battle Logan on the beach, the real issue revolves around Beast.
Having utilized the telefloronic tech by running it through Black Tom, Forge and Krakoa, he is able to control the leadership of Terra Verde, effectively making them a colony of Krakoa.
Emma Frost discovers it and shuts it down which loses them as an ally, and creates animosity and mistrust towards Beast, What is his deal lately
The Volume ends with showing that the Marauder boat has been stolen and is burning off the coast of Madripoor, which is where I guess we are going next.


Overall, the book wasn't that bad, but when you add in bad art and a confusing plot that has to be looked up, it takes it down a couple notches.
Still worth a read though,
Recommend. .