Uncanny X-Force #21

Name: Uncanny X-Force #21
Brand: Marvel
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Apr 2012 · Marvel · 3.99 USD

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“Otherworld Chapter Two”

★ 1st appearance — Skinless Man

About this Issue

Uncanny X-Force #21 is the pivotal second chapter of Rick Remender's 'Otherworld' arc, and it delivers the first full, in-the-flesh appearance of the Skinless Man (Harry Pizer / Weapon III) — a villain Remender conceived as Fantomex's personal Sabretooth, a dark mirror built from the same Weapon Plus program that produced Wolverine, whose rivalry with Fantomex would echo through the climactic 'Final Execution' arc. Equally significant is Psylocke's assumption of the Lady Briton mantle in this issue, forcing Betsy Braddock to literally wear her pre-X-Force British identity as she betrays her brothers to rescue Fantomex — one of the sharpest character-identity crises in the entire Remender run. The issue exemplifies what made the series a touchstone of early-2010s Marvel: moral consequence accumulating across arcs, with actions from issue #4 (Fantomex killing the child Apocalypse) now producing irreversible legal and personal fallout eleven issues later. For Psylocke's solo character development specifically, this is the issue where she stops being a supporting player in the Braddock mythos and becomes its most tragic, decisive figure.

writer Rick Remender · artist, inker Greg Tocchini · colorist Dean White · letterer Cory Petit · letterer Virtual Calligraphy · letterer Jared K. Fletcher · cover Leinil Francis Yu

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History

The 'Otherworld' arc was deliberately designed by Remender as a stylistic and emotional counterpoint to the preceding 'Dark Angel Saga,' with Remender choosing artist Greg Tocchini — his collaborator on the creator-owned crime graphic novel The Last Days of American Crime — specifically because he felt Tocchini's surreal, expressive line art suited Otherworld's dimensional fantasy register. Remender told CBR in March 2012 that he structured the arc partly to explore Psylocke's family history in depth, drawing inspiration from Frank Miller's use of Matt Murdock's mother in 'Born Again' as a model for how family can deepen a superhero narrative. The Skinless Man was seeded as early as issue #18, where a statue of the character appeared in the background; Remender confirmed in interviews that the character was always intended to carry a long-running rivalry with Fantomex, with the detail that Fantomex's sentient bullets are literally made from the Skinless Man's stolen skin being planted well in advance. The issue was edited by Sebastian Girner, Jody LeHeup, and Nick Lowe under Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, with a cover by Leinil Francis Yu and Peter Steigerwald.

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First full appearance of the Skinless Man (Harry Pizer, Weapon III) — a mutant former barrister recruited into the Weapon Plus program, stripped of his skin by the Captain Britain Corps at Fantomex's betrayal, and conceived by Remender as Fantomex's personal archnemesis.
Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) assumes the Lady Briton mantle for the first time in this issue, reclaiming her original British body and family inheritance to rescue Fantomex from the Captain Britain Corps' death sentence.
Fantomex is injected with an anti-reality serum by the Captain Britain Corps as punishment for the premeditated killing of the child Apocalypse (committed back in issue #4); Psylocke then strikes a deal with the Lord of Sorrows Krokwel — sacrificing her ability to feel sorrow — to counteract it.
Deadpool is decapitated upon arriving in Otherworld, one of several extreme injuries in the arc played for both darkly comic effect and to underscore how lethal Remender's run could be even with regenerating characters.
Written by Rick Remender with interior art by Greg Tocchini (pencils and inks) and colors by Dean White; cover by Leinil Francis Yu and Peter Steigerwald. Released February 1, 2012, with an April 2012 cover date.
Part 2 of the 4-part 'Otherworld' arc (issues #20–23), which also features the AoA Nightcrawler and the full Captain Britain Corps, and concludes with Psylocke telepathically forcing Captain Britain to kill their brother Jamie to prevent a catastrophic future.
Collected in the trade paperback Uncanny X-Force Vol. 5: Otherworld (ISBN 9780785161820, collecting issues #19.1 and #20–24) and in the Rick Remender Omnibus (ISBN 9780785185710), both published by Marvel.
The Skinless Man — introduced here — goes on to become a member of Daken's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the 'Final Execution' arc, where he kills Fantomex, making his debut in this issue a direct setup for one of the run's most shocking deaths.