X-Force Reading Order

During the absolute peak of X-Men comic book sales popularity, an all-new Xtreme tactical strike team named X-Force was born. While initially and frequently fronted by Cable, the X-Force tag has covered a variety of X-teams throughout the years, tackling mutant problems too dirty or violent for the X-Men.

Below you’ll find a complete guide to X-Force comics throughout Marvel history, from the early 90’s through present day.

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X-Force 90’s Comic Book Reading Order

X-Force Omnibus, Vol. 1

Collects: New Mutants (1983) 98-100, Annual 7; X-Men Annual (1970) 15; X-Factor Annual 6; X-Force (1991) 1-15; Spider -Man (1990) 16; Cable: Blood & Metal 1-2; Material From New War – Riors Annual 1, X-Force Annual (1992) 1

Spiraling out of X-Tinction Agenda, Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza grow Cable in to the action packed military strategist we’ve come to know today.

X-Men: X-Cutioner’s Song

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #294-297, X-Factor (1986) #84-86, X-Men (1991) #14-16, X-Force (1991) #16-18 And Stryfe’s Strike File

X-Cutioner’s Song is the definitive 90’s Cable event, diving deep into his connections to Cyclops, Jean Grey, Stryfe, and good old Apocalypse.

Deadpool & X-Force Omnibus

Collects: X-Force (1991) 19-31, Annual 2; Cable (1993) 1-8; Deadpool: The Circle Chase 1-4; Deadpool (1994) 1-4; New Warriors (1990) 31; Nomad (1992) 20

X-Force: Assault On Graymalkin

Collects: New Warriors (1990) #31 And X-Force (1991) #19-25

X-Force: Toy Soldiers

Collects: X-Force (1991) 26-31, Annual 2; Nomad (1992) 20

X-Force: Child’s Play

Collects: X-Force (1991) 32-37, Annual 3; New Warriors (1990) 45-46

X-Force: Phalanx Covenant

Collects: X-Factor (1986) 106, X-Force (1991) 38-43, Excalibur (1988) 82

Cable and X-Force Classic – Volume 1

Collects: Cable (1993) 21-28, X-Force (1991) 44-48

X-Force , X-Statix, and Back Again in the 2000’s

X-Force #116 – #129 + X-Statix #1 – #26

Technically this continues the X-Force series, despite the vast differences in approach and eventual change where the comic was retitled X-Statix after issue #129.

X-Force (2004-2005)

Collects: X-Force #1 to #6

“The Legend Returns” by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza

X-Force Doing the Jobs The X-Men Can’t

X-Men: Messiah Complex

Collects: Messiah Complex event reading order.

X-Force #1 – #13

X-Force/Cable: Messiah War

Collects: X-Men: The Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1-3, Cable #11-15, X-Force #14-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War One-Shot

Reading Order: X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1-3, X-Men Messiah War One-Shot, Cable #13, X-Force #14, Cable #14, X-Force #15, Cable #15, X-Force #16

X-Force #17 – #25 + X-Force: Sex & Violence #1 – #3

X-Necrosha

Includes: New X-Men #32, X-Force #11, #21-25, New Mutants #6-8, X-Men: Legacy #231-234, X-Force/New Mutants: Necrosha One-Shot, X Necrosha: The Gathering

Reading Order: X-Necrosha: The Gathering #1, X-Necrosha #1, New Mutants #6, X-Force Vol 3 #21, New Mutants #7, X-Force Vol 3 #22, New Mutants #8, X-Men: Legacy #231, X-Force Vol 3 #23, X-Men: Legacy #232, X-Force Vol 3 #24, X-Men: Legacy #233, X-Force Vol 3 #25, X-Men: Legacy #234

X-Men: Second Coming

Collects: X-Men: Second Coming (2010) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #523-525, New Mutants (2009) #12-14, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #235-237, X-Force (2008) #26-28