Marvel continues its “From the Ashes” relaunch of the X-Men with the release of its latest brand-new series, X-Force, which debuts next week, and CBR has an exclusive preview of the first mission by this new team put together by Forge (hot off of his star-making stint on X-Men ’97).

X-Force #1 is from writer Geoffrey Thorne, artist Marcus To, colorist Erick Arciniega, and letterer Joe Caramagna, and debuts a brand-new version of the longstanding X-Men team known as X-Force. This time, the mutant genius, Forge, whose mutant superpower is the ability to create pretty much ANYthing, has created a device that warns him about dangers to the universe that need to be “fixed.” Since they need to be fixed quickly, there is no time to use diplomacy, hence Forge forming a secretive strike force to achieve his goals (the trick is that even Forge doesn’t know WHAT the problem is until he’s actually on the scene).

The roster of the team is fluid, depending on the mission in question (Deadpool guest stars in this first issue), but the four core members of the team are Forge, Sage, Betsy Braddock, and Rachel Summers.

GEOFFREY THORNE (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Stephen Segovia (C) FOIL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA FORGE VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN FORGE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN VARIANT COVER BY TONY DANIEL • VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG • LOGO VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE A NEW PATH FORGED! The world is fractured. FORGE uses his powers of invention to devise the only fix: an all-new, all-different X-FORCE! Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants – RACHEL SUMMERS, BETSY BRADDOCK, SAGE, SURGE and introducing TANK – in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission! As Forge detects increasing threats across the planet, he will recruit a specialist for each target – first up: that regenerating degenerate, DEADPOOL! Be here for an X-Force like you’ve never seen them before, stick around to see who joins, who lives, who dies and uncover the mystery of Forge’s discovery! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99 RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.

Betsy Braddock is the hero formerly known as Psylocke, is currently Captain Britain. She has recently started a romantic relationship with her fellow telepathic superhero, Rachel Summers.

In the preview pages, we see Forge and Sage literally leap into action, as we discover that Forge’s genius has allowed him to create an artificial form of Wakandan Vibranium that allows them to have the abilities that Black Panther has in his suits. Sage and Forge are an interesting pair, as Forge can create anything that he can think of, while Sage, as she notes in these pages, thinks of EVERYTHING.

We then get a flashback to Forge recruiting Betsy and Rachel to the team. Betsy is resistant to the idea (she has served on past versions of X-Force in the past), but Rachel was all-in, and Betsy decides to follow her girlfriend’s lead.

The preview ends with a cliffhanger, as we see X-Force encounter something shocking – what it is, we’ll just have to wait until next week to find out!

Source: Marvel