The Dark Angel Saga: Part 2. Trapped in the Age of Apocalypse! To acquire their salvation Fantomex must lead a team of X-Men to a distant galaxy and steal the origins of life itself from the god race known as The Celestials! On Earth, within the mysterious floating city know as The Sky, the rest of X-Force fight through an army of twisted versions of Earth's mightiest beings as they seek a route home. If they do not succeed, and soon, Archangel will become the new Apocalypse!
Uncanny X-Force #12Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011By: Robert Tacopina Rick RemenderMark Brooks, Andrew Currie (i), Mark Brooks (i), Dean White (c), Richard Isanove (c), Cory Petit (l)Marvel Does Rick Remender kick copious amounts of ass or what? In his first year on Uncanny X-Force Remender has proven without a doubt to be a phenomenally gifted writer with the ability to get into the heads of his subjects and make them accessible to the reader. In this latest arc, "The Dark Angel Saga," we see our surreptitious squad of X-Men traveling to the Age of Apocalypse in order to save Warren Worthington (Angel/Archangel) who is succumbing to his inner demons which were conveniently placed within him by Apocalypse way back in the first volume of X-Factor. Read Full Review
Two months of waiting and it was worth every second. This title is still the best mutant title on the stands today. What an amazing story. Read Full Review
Rick Remender has three ongoing stories running simultaneously in this issue, and each one of them is fantastic. Everything from the execution of the art to the pacing of this issue is just perfect. The chemistry and sparks between these characters will leave the reader at the edge of their seat and wanting more. I highly recommend this series, as Remender has consistently delivered a stellar book. Read Full Review
And as mentioned, Remender includes a healthy bit of action as the X-Men deal with everything from Samurai Sentinels to the most bizarre set of villains yet seen in the series. Remender may be taking a very character-centric approach to this arc, but that doesn't mean he's afraid to throw in some of the sillier elements his writing is known for. Combine all of this with some excellent visuals by Mark Brooks, and you have the makings for an arc that is already rivaling "The Apocalypse Solution" in quality. X-books don't get better than this. Read Full Review
"Uncanny X-Force" is currently a book that feels like it's servicing a fanboy audience, but is actually more open than you think. It's like Remender is the kid who can take any toys in your wardrobe and craft a stellar afternoon of tales out of them. He's mashing things up and the result is fun mixed with character and more fun. If the opening arc was a Marvel book done as a gritty violent romp, then this arc is shaping up to be a gritty violent romp done as a glorious Marvel book. Read Full Review
Brooks, Currie, and White are a powerhouse artistic team. As much as I miss Ribic and Opena's work from early in the series, Brooks and Currie's ultra-detailed panels are fantastic, if not a bit more mainstream. As long as Dean White is on colors, I think I'm happy with any artist on this book, really. Read Full Review
Although this issue feels very crowded with the X-Force temporarily joining the Amazing X-Men, this issue again proves that Rick Remender is the master at character development. I loved the Fantomex scene and my favorite line was “You don’t love Warren, you love feeling needed” which was said by Fantomex to Betsy. This issue also moved the plot along nicely but I didn’t care for the art
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