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X-Force #2
Writer: Ben Percy
Artist: Joshua Cassara
Publisher: Marvel Comics
X-Force is the CIA of the mutant world-one half intelligence branch, one half special ops. Beast, Jean Grey and Sage on one side, Wolverine, Kid Omega and Domino on the other. In a perfect world, there would be no need for an X-Force. We're not there...yet.
One of the big selling points of Dawn of X was all six series are telling one large, connected X-Men narrative following House of X Powers of X. In all honesty, thus far it only feels like readers of House of X Powers of X need to follow Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men and Ben Percy’s X-Force. All the other X-Men series have some overarching themes and plot points but ultimately feel disconnected from House of X Powers of X.
X-Force is my personal favorite Dawn of X series on multiple levels. And one of them is unequivocally Joshua Cassara’s art. I personally when I’m reading X-Force I’m seeing Krakoa from Wolverine’s perspective. It’s not safe. It’s a dangerous place. And mutants need to watch their six because there are forces out there gunning for them, literally.
I’ve heard some criticism the visuals are too muddy and the line-art too sketchy. I personally think that’s what makes it work. This is a very dark, gritty X-Men comic. Theirs is a ton of very not nice stuff happening in this series so far. And Joshua Cassara’s visual style, along with color artist Dean White, fit it perfectly. Joshua Cassara adds a lot of gory details to scenes that really up the stakes for mutants and their adversaries. The fight scenes are very dynamic. And he has a special place in his heart for Wolverine. When Logan loses his cool in X-Force, he looks very ferocious.
Ben Percy does a great job filling in some of th..
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