COMIC SYNOPSIS : AUGUST 24, 2011 - UNCANNY X-FORCE 13

Uncanny X-Force 13 :

Issue opens up with the Life Seed searching group of Fantomex and AOA's Gambit and Rogue who are in Fantomex's ship E.V.A being attacked as they prepare to crash land. They race to the Life Seed which is being protected by a Celestial guard. Battle ensues as they try to grab the Life Seed. Back to the other half of the team consisting of Wolverine, Deadpool, Psylocke and AOA's Jean, Nightcrawler, Sabretooth and Wild Child as they are being confronted by the Black Legion led by Jean's ex-husband and AOA's version of Wolverine. The battle ends suddenly as Jean's mind stops everyone but her ex-husband's. He explains to her all the killing, ascending to Apocalypse and beyond was all for the world and her. He asks her to join him and after thinking for a moment she turns him down. She gets knocked out and transported out with AOA Wolverine as everyone else is still frozen. He gives them the choice of joining him or dying. As Jean's effect wears off the group finishes battling the Black Legion as a shadowy figure appears that is recognizable to the group. All this as AOA Wolverine prepares Jean for the Death Seed back at his lair. AOA Gateway transports the group to their location and with Fantomex's power of mind deception they retrieve Jean. At the same time the Life Seed searching team arrives and confronts AOA Wolverine as AOA Nightcrawer is slowly dying from wounds from the earlier battle. The group debates on either using the one Life Seed they found on AOA Nightcrawler or Archangel back home in the 616 as seeing how AOA Wolverine has turned out which is the same course Archangel is on. Jean makes the decision for everyone as she teleports all of the 616 group to the assumed 616 universe as they turn around to see Archangel.

Rating : 4/5 - Remender is one of the most entertaining writers around right now and this book does not disappoint. This is part 3 and if you have seen the preview cover of a X-Men title post Schism then you know one thing that happens. Won't spoil it for you if you don't want to know. There are 4 more parts to this story so I alot of things can still happen. Archangel is in Apocalypse garb with the current Four Horsemen and Dark Beast next to him so how they stretch this story out we shall have to see. They did not reveal who the shadowy figure was back in the AOA universe and now that they are not there right now I am sure there will be some more AOA scenes as they have to reveal what happened to AOA Wolverine and Jean and the reveal of said shadow figure. I recommend this book and if you haven't started reading this get the whole run from the first issue to now and get the whole build up to this storyline. A great read.