We already started seeing the departure of most of the New Mutants -- Rusty and Skids (New Mutants #87), Mirage (New Mutants #87), and Wolfsbane (X-Factor #62) as well as the sad death of Warlock (New Mutants #95). That downward trend finishes here with the loss of Rictor (New Mutants #98) and Sunspot (New Mutants #99). Only Cannonball and Boom Boom remain.
There is a new lineup with the new name. The additions include the first appearances Domino in New Mutants #98 and both Feral and Shatterstar in New Mutants #99. James Proustar joins in New Mutants #99 changing his codename from Thunderbird to Warpath, and Siryn arrives in X-Force #3.
The plots and back stories are unoriginal at best. The dialog is cheesy and full of pseudo-military cliches, but I still really enjoyed this run. It is a new completely new direction that has our heroes acting anything but heroic to deal with a new type of threat.
[4-Stars] New Mutants #98 - "The Beginning of the End, Part 1" This issue marks the first appearance of Domino, Gideon and the mercenary Deadpool (who will become very popular). Gideon secretly orchestrates the murder of Sunspot's father to recruit the young wealthy heir away from the New Mutants to study under him. Domino arrives in time to help the New Mutants take down the attacking (and extremely talkative) Deadpool on assignment for the enigmatic Tolliver. Rictor leaves to find a way to convince Wolfsbane to return home from Genosha.
[4-Stars] New Mutants #99 - "The Beginning of the End, Part 2" More first appearances. The Morlock named Feral finds sufficient hiding space within the crawlspaces of the New Mutants' base under the X-Mansion's ruins. She is on the run from Masque. Shatterstar appears in the Danger Room. Hailing from Mojoworld, this trained arena fighter for the public entertainment is being hunted by members of the Imperial Protectorate. James Proudstar leaves the Hellions to return home only to find the reservation destroyed and everybody dead at the hands of the Hellfire Club.
[4-Stars] New Mutants #100 - "The End of the Beginning" A new team is formed as Feral, Shatterstar and Warpath (Proudstar) agree to join in exchange for the team helping them resolve their respective problems. They leave the X-Mansion to begin their training as X-Force.
[4-Stars] X-Force #1 - "A Force to be Reckoned With" X-Force is ready for their first mission. They find and assault MLF's base of operation prepared to finally put an end to Stryfe and his terrorist band of mutants. It has also attracted the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. Commander G.W. Bridge (first appearance).
[3-Stars] X-Force #2 - "The Blood Hunters" Canadian agent Kane of Department K confronts Deadpool in an effort to stop another Tolliver plot. G.W. Bridge arrives to offer Kane a position on a task force to bring Cable into custody. Both have a past with Cable, but Kane declines the offer. Meanwhile, X-Force trains in the woods surrounding their new headquarters at the abandoned Trask base in the Adirondacks. Feral takes the exercise too far nearly killing one of her teammates.
[4-Stars] X-Force #3 - "Battlecry" Gideon and Sunspot are hostages in the World Trade Center when the Arianna Jankos goes to extreme measures to protect her company from being bought out. She hires Black Tom Cassidy to help her in exchange for using her advanced technology to bring back the Juggernaut. Both X-Force and Siryn arrive to bring an end to the standoff.
Spider-Man #16 - "Sabotage, Part 1" Spider-Man arrives in time to watch Black Tom's explosives destroy part of the World Trade Center. The wall-crawler joins X-Force in an attempt to stop the unstoppable Juggernaut while Cable hunts for Black Tom. It is a special side-ways issue which I really don't like.
[3-Stars] X-Force #4 - "Sabotage, Part 2" Spider-Man and X-Force vs Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut. This is also a special side-ways issue. I still don't like it.
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