Read X-Force #36 for the feel of what the original pitch was going for, as this is the smash-and-grab side of Krakoa. We get a cool covert operation, check-ins with key ongoing plots, and a reminder that something has got to give for various characters. Read Full Review

X-Force #36 is yet another fantastic issue. It picks up two different plots and does very well with both of them. Its the kind of comic that does everything right - excellent plot, awesome action, brilliant character building moments, and an ending that drives up the stakes. This book has always been great, so its no surprise that this issue keeps that up. Read Full Review

While readers may find the immediate aftermath of X-Force #36, which ended with Beast in shackles and a genuinely horrifying black site prison exposed, to be anti-climactic, that disappointment won't last through the end of an impressive issue that shifts X-Force into a very promising gear. Read Full Review

Readers, X-Force #36 feels like we should be having some type of trial for Beast after his actions. Instead, we get Beast back at work, the team giving him the silent treatment, and another raid on another Krakoan threat like any other issue. Sure, there are a few positive stories beats like the egg and Colossus that could amount to something more. However, after we waited FOREVER for this evil Beast thread to evolve only to see it fizzle and put off panel, whats to say these plot threads wont do the same? I cant help but leave X-Force #36 disappointed. Read Full Review

Despite the events of the previous issue, Beast is still taking part in the team's activities in this latest issue and that is probably the only glaring problem of this story. Ignoring that though, this was a really fun issue that got plot threads moving again and saw some excellent character and team development. Some long dropped plot threads involving Domino and Colossus are brought back and the team is shown to be effectively changing the dynamics of their leadership by deferring only to Sage. These moments are incredibly well handled and makes this issue feel like the book is finally figuring out the direction it wants to take after undergoing their massive cast shake-up. Let's hope this continues.

It's a little odd to me that Beast is still kind of in charge of X-Force considering everyone else's obvious distrust towards him, but I can let that go since I'm enjoying the story. We're finally getting back to XENO here, and the other plot of Mikhail taking over the mind of Colossus, and I'm definitely interested to see where things go. I just wish this was hitting as well as Percy's Wolverine is for me currently.

Could be a easy 9/10, but Beast still leading X-Force after the mess he made in the latest issues is frankly ridiculous. Also, the whole XENO thing should have been addressed a year ago or so.
Anyway, very good story and a shocking final plot twist.

This feels like an attempt to regroup and get back to the title's older plotlines after getting lost in the tall grass with Evil Beast.

But I don't think the Evil Beast arc was satisfactorily resolved. The latest plot developments are, individually, interesting, but taken together, they're not quite compelling enough to make me forget the loose ends. (And perhaps picking up both the XENO plot and the Colossus plot at the same time is a mistake? Even if they are related?)

On a tactical scale the script is solid enough, and the art remains excellent. So it's a frustrating read on its own; I might like it a lot more as a chapter in a trade.