Although most of the characters were relatively new, the comic's popularity made them feel like old friends. On that front, this line did not disappoint. But for those of us who collected the toys, it was more about the character choices than the features or accessories. These X-FORCE toys were in the same style as the early X-Men line, so the proportions were still a bit off and the figures were loaded with action features.some worked well, others didn't. These guest spots most likely went over the heads of the casual fan, but for those of us in the know, we ate it up! The more mutants, the better! Several characters from the X-Force team made cameos in the X-Men animated series, most notably Cable, but there were others that showed up in small roles, in group scenes, on monitors in the X-Men's war room, on news broadcasts, and even in dream sequences. The New Mutants title was soon canceled, only to be relaunched as X-FORCE! The comics sold phenomenally well, so it was a logical move to tap into the title's popularity. This team had various misadventures under his leadership, as well as under the tutelage of Magneto! (This was during a time when we saw a "softer side" to the villain.) But when both Professor X and Magneto left the students all on their own, a mysterious cyborg named Cable showed up to mentor the team not only in using their powers, but in taking a shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later approach to protecting the world. Once upon a time, Professor X thought the X-Men had been killed (again?.but really they were trapped in space making their way back to Earth), so he started up a new team of students called the New Mutants.
#X MEN X FORCE SERIES#
As mentioned last week, 1992 was a big year for the X-MEN franchise: the animated series made its debut, the comics were Marvel's top selling titles month after month, and of course there were a line of toys hitting stores! But with so many characters in the X-Universe, how would Toy Biz possibly fit them all into the series? The answer was simple: start a new spin-off toy line called X-Men - X-Force!