Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Mutants and their mysterious mentor Cable have no choice but to transform into a proactive, butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners mutant strike team! But can the new X-Force survive head-on clashes with Deadpool, the Morlocks, Proteus, Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, the Juggernaut, the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and...S.H.I.E.L.D.? COLLECTING: 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

The Merc With A Mouth and the Mutants On A Mission! With Cable thought dead and Xavier's pacifist dream behind them, the young members of X-Force carve out their own aggressive destiny, taking on threats like S.H.I.E.L.D., War Machine and Magneto! But Cable's bombshell return reveals the answers to long-standing mysteries, and draws Deadpool into the fray! What is Cable's true identity? Is Stryfe truly dead? Who was Deadpool's former boss Tolliver, and what is the secret prize in his will? Can Deadpool defeat Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy to claim it? Plus: An all-new Mutant Liberation Front rises! Romance blossoms between Deadpool and Siryn! Arcade strikes! Moonstar returns! And who is X-Treme?! COLLECTING: 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

When the villainous Upstarts target X-Force and the New Warriors, the teen teams must join forces to survive! Meanwhile, Cable forges an uneasy alliance with Magneto's Acolytes when Omega Red strikes - but can he save Lee Forrester from D'Spayre and Belasco? X-Force faces both past and future when the Nimrod Sentinel is born and the Externals come calling...but why is former teammate Dani Moonstar serving with the MLF? And when the alien Phalanx kidnap the X-Men, can X-Force, X-Factor and Excalibur stop the spread of their techno-organic terror? Plus, Cable and Storm take on Apocalypse's Dark Riders - but who is Genesis? Gruesome secrets about Feral's family come to light! And Reignfire's identity is revealed at last! COLLECTING: X-FORCE (1991) 32-43, ANNUAL 3; CABLE (1993) 9-20; NEW WARRIORS (1990) 45-46; X-FACTOR (1986) 106; EXCALIBUR (1988) 82; WOLVERINE (1988) 85

Author Rick Remender's entire acclaimed run on X-Force, the team of mutant assassins! Rick Remender puts the Uncanny into X-Force in an epic, critically acclaimed run! Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up for Wolverine's secret squad of assassins, but their first mission - to find and deal with the reborn Apocalypse - casts a long shadow. As the members of X-Force struggle to come to terms with their actions, one among them unravels in what could only be called the 'Dark Angel Saga.' Startlingly familiar Deathloks, a return to the Age of Apocalypse, a warring Otherworld and a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants await in Remender's extraordinary exploration of the ethics of execution. Featuring the stunning art of Jerome Opeåa, Esad Ribic, Phil Noto and more! Collecting: Uncanny X-Force (2010) #1-35, #5.1 and #19.1; and material from Wolverine: Road To Hell and All-New Wolverine Saga.

It's a heaping helping of the Merc with a Mouth, chock-full of the craziness that helped form a cult following! Deadpool crosses Loki, joins the Frightful Four, rubs shoulders with Black Panther, and goes into space - but who'll throttle him first: his new roommates, his crazy ex Copycat, or his new sidekick Pool Boy? Deadpool takes on the mob, battles the Punisher, rejoins Weapon X, faces his nemesis T-Ray...and dies - twice! And as if four pretenders ushering in a Reign of the Deadpools isn't enough, who the heck is Agent X and what's his title-stealing deal? Is he Deadpool or ain't he? Taskmaster and Outlaw join the fun...and so should you! Guest-starring Thor, Siryn and Fight-Man! COLLECTING: DEADPOOL (1997) 34-69, BLACK PANTHER (1998) 23, AGENT X 1-15, FIGHT-MAN 1; MATERIAL FROM X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) 28

Rick Remender's extraordinary, critically acclaimed X-Force saga is collected across two volumes! Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up for Wolverine's secret squad of assassins, but their first mission - to deal with the despot Apocalypse, reborn as an innocent child - casts a long shadow. As X-Force struggles to come to terms with their acti ons, startlingly familiar Deathloks att ack from the future, targeting Fantomex for an early execution! And when Archangel unravels, picking up where Apocalypse left off , X-Force must travel to the one place that holds the key to saving him: the Age of Apocalypse! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-FORCE 1-19, 5.1; WOLVERINE: ROAD TO HELL 1; ALL-NEW WOLVERINE SAGA; X-MEN SPOTLIGHT

Collects Deadpool (2012) #1-14, #20 And #26. Comedy writing partners Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan bring the funny, Deadpool-style, in one of the most celebrated eras of the Merc with a Mouth! Wade Wilson must take down an army of dead presidents — and things only get wilder from there! Deadpool is hired by a demon to reclaim damned souls; gets in touch with his feminine side; targets a man with aquatic powers; and teams up with the Superior Spider-Man! Plus: The debut of the flashback “inventory issue” tales Posehn and Duggan made famous, featuring Deadpool’s adventures in yesteryear! Deadpool drowns his sorrows with Iron Man, gets funky with Power Man and Iron Fist, wreaks Kirby-fied havoc on a cosmic level and fights Hitler alongside Cable and Nick Fury! Deadpool has never been more hilarious!

Collecting Cable (1993) #97-107 And Soldier X #1-12. Nathan Summers takes his war to the real world! In this gritty and darkly humorous reinvention of Cable’s mission, Nathan refocuses his priorities from super villains to more street-level threats, traveling the world to stamp out injustice one hotspot at a time. Whether it’s taking on terrorists trying to topple Peru’s government, preventing ethnic cleansing in Albania or protecting a young mutant in Russia, “Soldier X” is spreading his powerful philosophy of peace across the globe! But he’s facing a flare-up of the techno-organic virus that has plagued him since childhood. Can he gain control of his plight once and for all? Old allies Blaquesmith and Irene Merryweather return as Nathan battles to save the world from itself in this unique and unpredictable era in Cable’s history!

The Merc with a Mouth meets the Marvel Universe in this hardcover collecting every one of his appearances before his industry-changing ongoing series -and then some! Deadpool debuts as a thorn in Cable's side, but soon starts rubbing shoulders with heroes everywhere - from Wolverine to Nomad! Hanging with the Heroes for Hire, secreting himself in the Defenders for and battling the Avengers' Black Knight, he's a social animal! But there's still time for solo shenanigans in Deadpool's first two classic miniseries! COLLECTING: NEW MUTANTS 98; X-FORCE 2, 11, 15, 47, 56; NOMAD 4; DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE 1-4; SECRET DEFENDERS 15-17; DEADPOOL 1-4; WOLVERINE 88, 154-155; HEROES FOR HIRE 10-11; DEADPOOL TEAMUP 1; MATERIAL FROM AVENGERS 366; SILVER SABLE & THE WILD PACK 23; WOLVERINE ANNUAL '95, '99; DEADPOOL CAMEO PAGES

Experience some of the greatest stories the X-Men franchise has to offer! It's milestone after mutant milestone, beginning with the complete Brood Saga! Then, Chris Claremont rises to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves, Man Kills." His work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed the character's popularity, setting the stage for his breakout as a global icon. COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 154-175, X-MEN ANNUAL (1971) 6-7, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) 5, WOLVERINE (1982) 1-4, SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN (1983) 1, MAGIK (1983) 1-4