The New Mutants graduate into X-Force! Cable turns his young charges into a mutant militia that means business! Cannonball, Boom Boom, Warpath, Domino, Shatterstar and Feral go in guns blazing and swords swinging -not to mention all the claws, knives and explosions! They're on the hunt for the mysterious Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, but what is the villain's uncanny connection to Cable? X-Force will take on all comers, from Deadpool and the Morlocks to the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! COLLECTING: VOLUME 1: X-FORCE (1991) #1-15, ANNUAL #1; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #16; WOLVERINE (1988) #54.

No longer able to abide Professor X's passive ideals, the young members of X-Force split from the X-Men to carve out their own aggressive destiny! Featuring the threats of Magneto, the X-Ternals and...War Machine!? Guest-starring Deadpool, Nick Fury, the New Warriors, Storm and Beast - and featuring the return of Cable! Collecting NEW WARRIORS (1990) #31 and X-FORCE (1991) #19-25.

Collects X-Force (1991) #20-26, X-Force Annual (1992) #2, Cable (1993) #1-4, Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1-4, Nomad (1992) #20. Out on their own! With Cable thought dead and Xavier's pacifist dream behind them, the members of X-Force are carving out their own aggressive destiny - beginning with a trip to Cable's space station, Graymalkin. But when S.H.I.E.L.D. and War Machine come looking for answers, things get explosive! The young mutants must grow up fast in battles against the Friends of Humanity and their former teacher Magneto - but Cable's bombshell return sheds light on longstanding mysteries! What is Cable's true identity? Where has he been? And is X-Force prepared to welcome him back? Meanwhile, Deadpool hunts for the secret prize in Tolliver's will. Can he defeat Juggernaut, Black Tom and Slayback to claim it? Plus: The Six Pack meets Nomad, and Adam-X makes his extreme debut!

Collects X-Force (1991) #66-84, -1. Zero tolerance — maximum action! As the U.S. government’s mutant-hunting Prime Sentinels target the villainous Mutant Liberation Front, X-Force is caught in the middle! What is their old friend Dani Moonstar doing with the MLF? And when the Sentinels capture half the team, can the ragtag remainder pull together to rescue them? Meanwhile, an old foe with an ax to grind targets Domino, and X-Force breaks away from Cable and hits the road! But their cross-country trip may prove fatal for Warpath, who’s in for a hellish time — with Stryfe! Plus: Sunspot and Meltdown get close, but what is Bobby’s connection to the ruthless Reignfire? Karma returns as the team attends Burning Man! Moonstar runs afoul of the Deviants! Flashback to the early days of the Proudstar brothers! And Domino battles…Shatterstar?!

Collects X-Factor (1986) #84-100, Annual #8. Peter David’s fan-favorite run concludes! X-Factor battles X-Force as Stryfe’s plans come to fruition, but can Professor X’s life be saved…by Apocalypse?! In the aftermath of “X-Cutioner’s Song,” X-Factor gets some much-needed counseling, encounters the maddening mercenary called Random — and finally faces the fearsome Chalker brothers! Helping the mutant X-Patriots leads the team to Genosha, where Madrox must make a frightening choice! And when Quicksilver is tempted by Magneto’s Acolytes, which team will he side with? As Forge takes charge, Polaris is targeted and X-Factor investigates the mysterious Haven! She can help free Wolfsbane from her Genoshan programming, but Haven’s message of enlightenment may mean destruction for the world — and to stop her, a member of X-Factor will die!

X-Force exists to tackle the problems that ordinary X-Men can't or won't confront - with extreme prejudice. But as the killing begins to take its toll, a less existential crisis faces the team: a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - led by Wolverine's twisted son, Daken, and specifically designed to dismantle X-Force...and then to kidnap Genesis, the young clone of Apocalypse, from Wolverine's Jean Grey School and fulfill his destiny to rise as a mutant despot! COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Force 30-35, material from UNCANNY X-FORCE 25

Cable has taken over the New Mutants and molded them into a precision strike force! With new members Shatterstar, Warpath, Domino, Siryn and Feral, the group is ready to face any threat, and is determined to shut down Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front once and for all! And when the Juggernaut and Black Tom take a building full of hostages, X-Force needs Spider-Man's help to stop them! Featuring the first appearance of Deadpool! Collecting: New Mutants #98-100, X-Force #1-4, Spider-Man #16

Collects Silver Surfer (1987) #76-85, Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #6, Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection (1993) #1-4, Secret Defenders (1993) #9-10. To INFINITY CRUSADE —and beyond! The Silver Surfer must aid the Jack of Hearts, survive an encounter with Nebula and face the Kree double threat of Captain Atlas and Doctor Minerva! Meanwhile,it’s a battle of Galactus’ heralds as Morg and Terrax clash! They both want the same ax — but whose hands will it end up in? Plus: The Sentinel of the Spaceways joins Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch in Mephisto’s clutches in a tale written and drawn by cosmic maestro Jim Starlin! But why is the Surfer joining the Secret Defenders alongside Doctor Strange, Thunderstrike and War Machine? And when the Goddess’ Infinity Crusade divides the Marvel Universe, the Surfer must power up — with potentially explosive results!

Collects X-Factor (1986) #21-36, X-Factor Annual (1986) #3, Power Pack (1984) #35. Unexpected evolutions! X-Factor is still coping with the loss of their friend and teammate the Angel when the team is suddenly rocked by a traitor! Cameron Hodge, their former publicist, has a horrific anti-mutant agenda — and an army to back up his plans! Meanwhile, the deadly Apocalypse unveils his fourth Horseman, the razor-winged Death — and he’s all too familiar a face! How can the team fight a close friend turned deadly foe? In the wake of Apocalypse’s attack, X-Factor gains a new home, the bouncing Beast becomes blue and furry once more and the team goes public! But when Cyclops and Marvel Girl begin a search for Scott’s missing son, bizarre mysteries are uncovered — and the flames of an inferno begin to flicker!

Collects Excalibur (1988) #42-58, Excalibur: XX Crossing (1992) #1, material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #110. Alan Davis returns to Excalibur! The legendary artist takes over the writing chores to steer Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Captain Britain and Meggan to new heights of greatness — and madness! The troublesome Technet return to wreak havoc! The Captain Britain Corps puts Brian Braddock on trial! Meggan searches for her past! And Excalibur deals with the offbeat arrivals of Kylun and Cerise! But what is the fearsome threat of the Anti-Phoenix, and who has been pulling Excalibur’s strings since the very beginning? Plus: Secrets of the Phoenix Force are revealed, the Crazy Gang makes its bizarre return and Captain Britain’s sister, Psylocke, stops by — to help battle their older brother, the insane Jamie Braddock! Guest-starring Spider-Man and the X-Men!