Uncanny X-Force #35
Uncanny X-Force #35 closes Rick Remender's celebrated 35-issue run — one of the most thematically ambitious X-Men spin-off titles of the 2000s — by disbanding the team, delivering the first appearances of Cluster and Weapon XIII (two of the three cloned Fantomex identities), and landing a Deadpool–Genesis exchange that critics singled out as the emotional apex of the entire series. The issue functions as a quiet, character-driven epilogue that forces every surviving member to reckon with Remender's sustained argument that redemptive violence is a self-defeating illusion, making it the thesis statement as much as the conclusion of the run. Its publication also marked the hard boundary of the Marvel NOW! transition, after which the X-Force brand was handed to an entirely new creative team.
In "Rainbows, Puppy Dogs & Sunshine," Wolverine pays a quiet visit to Daken’s grave in Japan, while Betsy journeys to Otherworld to seek forgiveness from her brother. Deadpool drops by the Jean Grey School to share a moment with Evan, leaving behind a small surprise. At the White Sky facility, E.V.A. brings Fantomex back to life—only for the machine’s three-brain design to create three distinct versions of him, one of them a woman. The trio of Fantomex then takes Psylocke home to meet their mother. Written by Rick Remender and illustrated by Phil Noto, with colors by Frank Martin Jr. and letters by Virtual Calligraphy and Cory Petit, the issue’s cover by Julian Totino Tedesco captures the story’s bittersweet tone.
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Remender had written every single issue of vol. 1 — from the October 2010 launch through this December 2012 release — shepherding a rotating roster of artists that included Jerome Opeña, Esad Ribic, Billy Tan, Greg Tocchini, and Phil Noto, who returned for the closing issues of the 'Final Execution' arc. The finale was edited by Nick Lowe under Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, and the official solicit copy mistakenly labeled the concluding arc 'Final Extinction' rather than its correct title, 'Final Execution' — a production error that has been noted across multiple reference sources. The Marvel NOW! initiative drove the decision to end vol. 1 at #35 and hand the relaunched title to writer Sam Humphries and artist Ron Garney.
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- Final issue of Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force vol. 1 run (issues #1–35, October 2010–December 2012); cover-dated February 2013.
- Written by Rick Remender; interior art by Phil Noto; colors by Frank Martin; letters by Cory Petit; edited by Nick Lowe.
- First full appearance of Cluster (female Fantomex clone) and first appearance of Evil Fantomex/Weapon XIII (villainous Fantomex clone) — both arising because Deadpool's misuse of a cloning machine split Fantomex's three brains into three separate bodies.
- X-Force officially disbands within the story, with Wolverine, Psylocke, Deadpool, and E.V.A. each going their separate ways.
- Features a pivotal Deadpool–Genesis (Evan Sabahnur) scene, widely cited by reviewers as the emotional centerpiece of the issue and the thematic payoff for Deadpool's role across the entire 35-issue run.
- The Age of Apocalypse Nightcrawler (Kurt Darkhölme, Earth-295) appears; this is not the Earth-616 Kurt Wagner, a distinction the Marvel Database makes explicit.
- Variant covers by Julian Totino Tedesco (main), Simone Bianchi, and Alex Maleev were published alongside the standard edition.
- Collected in Uncanny X-Force Vol. 7: Final Execution, Book 2 (ISBN 978-0785161868), in the two-volume Complete Collection paperback set, and in the Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender Omnibus (multiple printings including 2014, 2020, and 2024 editions).
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Reprinted in Uncanny X-Force: Final Execution #2 (2013), 100% Marvel. Imposibles X-Force #5 (2013), X-Men Universe #12 (2013), Uncanny X-Force #7 (2013), Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender Omnibus #[nn] (2014), Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection #2 (2014)
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