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I think the protocol is resource-intensive, for the Five and probably Krakoa as well. It makes sense that they'd save it only for curing full-on death and use super bio-organic healing for lesser injuries. (Which all goes by way of saying I love half-Groot Domino.)
X-Force #5
| Writer | Ben Percy |
| Artist | Joshua Cassara |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
DEADLY CHOICES CARRY DARK CONSEQUENCES!
First, Domino and Forge have to pick up the pieces as the team faces a major setback! Then, Beast takes matters into his own hands when a piece of new technology threatens the safety of the nation.
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9.6
You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Jan 08, 2020It's a stark and heartbreaking look at the effects of trauma on a person. Joshua Cassara's art captures the feelings of these moments and makes the book's action look great. This issue works on so many levels. Read Full Review
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9.5
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jan 08, 2020Joshua Cassara delivers some beautiful, intense and dramatically detailed art in this issue. The characters look amazing and the action is both intense and brutal. I love the visceral nature of the art and how it frames the characters. Read Full Review
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9.3
Comic Watch - Ross Hutchinson
Jan 08, 2020The creative team on this book continues to find the perfect balance of action, emotion, and humor that have characterized this series so far making it a reader favorite and X-Force issue five is no exception. Highly, highly recommended! Read Full Review
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9.0
Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze
Jan 08, 2020By the end of X-Force #4, it was easy to say that this isn't a book that you should sleep on. This isn't the same kind of X-Force you usually deal with, yet at the same time they are still doing what they do best. The only difference is that there is a little bit of conscience in the motivation driving this war machine. Read Full Review
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Black Nerd Problems - Chris Aiken
Jan 12, 2020It is a bit weird seeing a full-fledge X-Force mission in a post-Dawn of X era. Considering that the X-Men are practically unkillable now, things like Quintin Quire's severed head lying five feet from his body has less of an impact than it would have before the mutant nation's newfound immortality. The meaninglessness of death also makes it feel like the mutants have become a lot more reckless. We might be seeing the members of X-Force die a lot more often and that can get old real quick. Thankfully, Benjamin Percy is doing a stellar job with X-Force so I'm confident he'll keep the book feeling fresh. Read Full Review
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8.8
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Jan 08, 2020If youve been searching for highly intense action, epic thrills, and over the top, supercharged, graphic displays, look no further than X-FORCE #5. Percy has given X-fans the mayhem that has been missing since HOXPOX. Readers will leave this stimulating issue stunned by Cassaras art and wanting this type of story to continue. This issue proves that Percys X-FORCE is meant for an explicit purpose and readers should jump in prepared for a darker and more aggressive take that has truly been forgotten from Marvel Comics for a long time now. Pick this issue up and let me know what you think! Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Jan 08, 2020Action, gore, and a whole lot of vengeance are in order for the fifth issue of this excellent new series. You have to love the wealth of ideas in play here like seeing Wolverine cut in half, or how ingenious Krakoan weaponry can get. This is a darker book and it will suit any reader who likes their violence raw. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Jan 08, 2020X-Force #5 manages to both take violence seriously and relish the visceral thrills of a violent story"no easy feat. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Jan 08, 2020Overall ‘X-Force’ continues to be one of the best books in the ‘Dawn of X’ like-up. It has managed to keep the intensity going with each issue, and also delivers some truly satisfying sequences. If you want to see a no holds bar X-Force team, then you need to pick up this issue. Read Full Review
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8.0
411Mania - Jeremy Thomas
Jan 09, 2020If there's a flaw to this book, it's that outside of all the actionthere isn't much that goes on. Percy and Cassara don't do much to movethe plot forward, instead just giving the Intelligence side of X-Force abit more of a clue as to what they're facing. But it's hard to be toocritical when what they're giving us is as entertaining as it is. Themasked man will wait; for now, I'm just happy to enjoy the ride. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Justin Partridge
Jan 09, 2020X-Force #5 might be the bloodiest offering from the title so far, but it seems Percy and the rest of the creative team have a method behind the bloodshed. Read Full Review
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10
Excellently violent and beautifully drawn, X-Force is one of the best Dawn of X titles right now. Domino and Logan are written magnificently, and I loved when Forge squished Logan together. The moral dilemma that Domino faced made for a great read
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Prelude: After last issue's cliffhanger, I am interested in seeing where this issue goes. Percy has been doing a great jobs so far, so let's see if it continues. The Good: I'm loving how brutal this series is. Similar to last issue, I love how Krakoan tech is being created and intertwined with human tech. Logan.... wow. How the Mercs are portrayed and their link back to the first few issues is great. Loved the infographics here, especially the last one. Cassara's art was utterly amazing here. The Bad: Nothing. Conclusion: Another absolutely great issue from Percy. It's different from the other Dawn of X books but man, it is so much fun to read.
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WARNING! SPOILERS GALORE! THE GOOD: -This is easily one of the best comics being published right now. If you're not reading it, you're missing out. -This art somehow keeps getting better every issue. -Domino's character was so great in this issue. -Talk about a satisfying issue. Holy sh*t. -The graphics here were way better. They were word dumps, but they were interesting and worth reading. Black Tom is a really interesting character. -Forge is just the best. -The dismembered upper half of Wolverine killing bad guys is now the best thing ever. -This might be the most violent mainstream, non-Black Label comic. It's really good. -The action was really, really well done here. -Gateway causing the helic more
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amazing book! this is one that I will always remember as a huge wolverine fan percy just wrote one of the most badass moments ever!!!!! as always this book is written brilliantly domino and forge are also awesome in this one
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9.5
Continues to be one of the best X-titles being published.
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9.5
A really great, brutal issue.
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9.5
Great and getting better. Still DoX's best-crafted story.
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9.5
Good lord, this was the most brutal and violent issue yet. I loved every second of it. This series continues to top each issue, in my opinion, and this was no exception. Cassara did an outstanding job on every page, especially the more action-packed scenes (and there was a good chunk of those). Plus, I also really enjoyed the tension Percy built when Domino was about to kill the last soldier, as well as the interaction between Domino and Wolverine after the fight. Absolutely great stuff here.
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9.0
X Force is a comic anyone can enjoy. Action is fantastic that takes you in unexpected directions. Im new to Forge and I find I like him more and more thanks to the fantastic writing on this series. Even if my boy Percy sprinkles a little cheese on the dialogue here and there the overall read is intoxicating. This series keeps your attention from start to finish and this issue is no exception to that rule.
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9.0
It's fantastic as usual and continues to be a perfect companion to the main X-men book. Percy Cassara and White are great again! Also how is Cassara still drawing this on double shipping? His hand is gotta look as beat up as Wolverine was in this issue. Not complaining just feel bad for his arm.
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9.0
Great follow-up to issue #4's cliff-hanger. This is easily the most brutal of the Dawn Of X titles; which is the way it should be for X-Force.
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8.5
"You can kill us over and over until the end time..." Best Dawn of X book? I think so. It's bloody, it's gruesome, it's well written (Bill was truly terrified of Domino) and it has some things I never knew I wanted to see. Things like a guy in a mech suit made out of wood, Beast brutally interrogating someone and the cherry on top, legless Wolverine being awesome. One thing that makes me wonder though. Why is Domino still in that damaged body? With the Five and the whole resurrection protocol, you'd think she can get a new one.
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" Let's quite the enjoy while we can. " - LOGAN
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I don't know, I think I'm just not getting as much from the characters as I would want.
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