X-Force By Geoffrey Thorne Vol. 2: The Solution

Tech-inventor mutant and longtime X-Man Forge leads an all-new, all-different X-Force strike team!

The mysterious forces circling X-Force begin to come into focus, and the fractures were just the beginning! Meanwhile, for all of the pain he’s endured, losing Storm may be the biggest regret of Forge’s life. But as he reunites with both Ororo and Mystique, this unlikely “love triangle” might break more than just a few hearts! Meanwhile, the romance of Betsy Braddock and Rachel Summers has been fraught with challenge — but can they navigate the mysterious problem with Rachel’s powers and still survive the machinations of the alchemical menace known as La Diabla? Plus: Why is X-Force battling Colossus? And Forge assembled X-Force to fix the world’s problems — but what happens when, at last, the Solution reveals itself?!

COLLECTING: X-Force (2024) #6-10

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