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1. tomistommy says:

   December 19, 2011 at 6:19 pm

   I would buy this for the Grampa cover alone. So preeeeeetty.

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   • jwaesch says:

     December 19, 2011 at 9:22 pm

     the cover is sweet! I get this in TPB, but i might pick this one up. It would be cool if they used this as the cover for the TPB or at least something similar with these design/color elements
2. cejohnson4 says:

   December 19, 2011 at 6:50 pm

   Nightcrawler!!! Could this book get any better?

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3. cutty says:

   December 19, 2011 at 7:26 pm

   Who are Ultimaton and Genesis?

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   • stasisbal says:

     December 19, 2011 at 8:57 pm

     Ultimaton is from the Weapon Plus program like Fantomex and he was previously watching over The World. Genesis was more or less introduced last issue. He’s basically Apocalypse as Superman-type.
   • cutty says:

     December 19, 2011 at 9:04 pm

     I felt like I missed something with Genesis. I remember one tiny panel from the previous issue but that was it. It really felt like it came out of nowhere.

     I’m kind of on board with the lovefest last ish, but that was a little too leftfield.
   • stasisbal says:

     December 19, 2011 at 9:13 pm

     Well, it was revealed I think right after the first arc that Fantomex secretly had some kind of Apocalypse clone growing inside The World. So that was always his trump card. We just found out exactly how he was training the boy to be a hero in #18. Remender definitely keeps the pace up and will put something like that within a few panels but that’s part of what I love about the book.
   • cutty says:

     December 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm

     @stasisbal – yeah I figured I missed something. It was probably awesome, I really need to sit down and give the entire series a re-read

     Totally agree about Remender’s pace, this is so similar to the first 50% of Fear Agent. I remember listening to an interview on iFanboy from a while back (think w/ Ron) and he said he tries to write with “velocity”. I’d say that’s definately applicable to Dark Angel Saga. A tremendous achievement overall.
4. Johnnyola says:

   December 20, 2011 at 9:39 am

   I feel like this book comes out almost every damn week, yet it’s always awesome! Remender and the majority of artists have been incredible.

   I picked this up after the first arc on Ron’s recommendation and I could not be happier. This is the first “X book” I’ve read regularly since the 90’s, but it feels like a seamless transition. Great character development, story lines and nostalgia always keep me coming back for more.

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5. comicBOOKchris says:

   December 20, 2011 at 11:33 am

   Love to see where this goes. The last mega-arc was one of my favorite X-Men stories in a very long time.

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6. Athegreatest says:

   December 20, 2011 at 11:34 am

   Is this going to be coming out every week now? Count me in! 😀

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7. shiveringking8 says:

   December 21, 2011 at 1:05 am

   Man, is it Christmas or what?

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8. jasonhart says:

   December 21, 2011 at 10:42 am

   Aaaaaaaaand now this is on my sub list. Damn it. Time to go back-issue hunting.

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9. thompsonlive says:

   December 21, 2011 at 1:41 pm

   Great issue but the new artist is horrible in my opinion. Could just be that his art isn’t my taste but everything looked weird, body scale seemed WAY off from character to character and even from panel to panel. This might be a deal breaker and a perfect jumping off point for me. I’ve loved reminder’s X-force run but geez this art is hard to look at for me.

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   • whatinblazesXD says:

     December 21, 2011 at 1:55 pm

     If I remember correctly he’s only on for this issue
   • thompsonlive says:

     December 21, 2011 at 2:52 pm

     @whatinblaxesXD well that’s good to know I will stay on board as long as I dont have to look at that art every month.
   • oopsxlandmine says:

     December 22, 2011 at 5:25 pm

     Completely agree! I thought I was the only one! That art looks awful.
10. cutty says:

    December 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Ah the classic breather issue. Remender killed it. I was kind of hot and cold on the art as I read through, but the colors really brought it together and made it feel like X-Force.

    And I’m finally ready to admit that Fantomex is easily my favorite character. Up is down, left is right, black is white, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera

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    • CaseyJustice says:

      December 21, 2011 at 9:19 pm

      I know! How the hell do I love Fantomex so much? What witchcraft has Remender spun here?
    • stasisbal says:

      December 22, 2011 at 2:52 am

      Indeed. I great downtime/transition issue is just what X-Force needed and this issue delivered. I really enjoyed the way it tied back into Wolverine and the X-Men (and I read that right before this).

      Morrison’s New X-Men is one of the many things on my to read list so I had no idea who Fantomex was before Uncanny X-Force started. I too have become a massive fan of the guy.
    • Blargo says:

      December 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

      Definitely add me to the list of people loving Fantomex. His growth over the series has been one of the (many) high points. I really hope his relationship with Evan/Genesis develops further.
11. SBomb232 says:

    December 21, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Campus Illuminati Assassin squad has a better ring to it!

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    • RahUniQue says:

      December 21, 2011 at 9:56 pm

      I like it!
    • cejohnson4 says:

      December 22, 2011 at 5:02 pm

      Best pool quote in a while.
12. bilko1024 says:

    December 21, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Did anyone else’s shop not get this today? I was deeply saddened when mine didn’t have it

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13. Neeks says:

    December 22, 2011 at 8:57 am

    The fact that i actually realised how much i missed Deadpool after his abscence from the last couple of issues with his classic toilet paper line shows how great this book is. I loved it and this issue showed how to wrap up story nicely and head in a new direction.

    Got a question though not being a longtime X-Men reader, Why did Fantomex pour the beer on his head exactly? Is he able to drink it this way or did i miss something as to why he was doing that?

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    • Blargo says:

      December 22, 2011 at 10:39 am

      “Why did Fantomex pour the beer on his head exactly?”

      Just him doing the unexpected, I presume.
    • sp1dey says:

      December 23, 2011 at 9:46 am

      I think he did that so the alcohol will get to his brain faster. I know he has 3 brains so I just assumed he was doing it to get drunk faster. I’m just guessing though
    • Neeks says:

      December 23, 2011 at 11:24 am

      Ya that sounds about right then Sp1dey
    • jcwell01 says:

      December 23, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Yeah it was one of the drug induced morrison ideas I believe. He can soak the alcohol straight into his noggin…I guess.
14. sp1dey says:

    December 23, 2011 at 9:50 am

    So awesome!!! I was interested to see where how they would transition from everything that just happened. The way the Otherworld storyline was introduced was so good. The art was a total contrast but I enjoyed it very much. Excited to see continue with this book. Remender is destroying it with this book.

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15. JaqueNargg says:

    December 23, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    I read issues 1-4 on comixology but they don’t seem to be planning on adding any more “back issues” anytime soon. Might have to start reading from this point to hold me over.

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