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Uncanny X-Force #19.1
Marvel Comics
Remender, Tan & Villarrubia

The latest issue of Uncanny X-Force is by far the weakest of the Remender run as it focuses completely on the characters that occupy the alternate dimension known as the Age of Apocalypse. This isn't because the book really isn't about Uncanny X-Force or that it's some sort of massive recap of the series in an effort to create a jump-on point as the whole ".1" initiative hopes to provide. Instead the book is weak because without the full context of the alternate dimension and how these characters weave into the regular dimension, the story simply makes these characters feel thin and utterly disposable. This book should have been a zero issue to the upcoming series, Age of Apocalypse, or it should have been a back-up with the regular series featured upfront. I found this issue to be badly misplaced as it crushed the momentum this outstanding series had going for it up until this issue, while also damaging any interest I had for the Age of Apocalypse series.