Cable's basic philosophy, which he related to his team, was 'Get them before they get you'. Where the other X-teams believed in protecting humans from evil mutants, X-Force adopted a proactive attitude towards mutant terrorists. 'X-Force was a huge gamble that paid off big for Marvel, paid off big for retailers and it changed my life forever,' Liefeld continues in the announcement. Thirty years in the making, I intend to make every page a huge kick for fans new and old.” (Earth-616) The original X-Force was created by the half-cyborg mutant, known as Cable. “I’m thrilled and honored to share Killshot with everyone. “X-Force was a huge gamble that paid off big for Marvel, paid off big for retailers and it changed my life forever.” Liefeld states, reflecting on the impact and legacy of the title.
Cable and his counterparts will assemble five separate X-Force squadrons – from various points in time – to converge on Asteroid S for an all-out assault to defeat Stryfe once and for all. The special one-shot will feature an explosive adventure starring Cable and his mighty militant mutant squad, taking readers back to the beloved 90s heyday of the X-Men franchise. Commemorating the anniversary of this groundbreaking issue, Rob Liefeld will return to the X-Force saga this November with a new chapter in X-FORCE: KILLSHOT! Inferno, Excalibur, X-Force, The Defenders, Beta Ray Bill, Moon Knight, Thor, Dark Ages, and Marvel Unlimiteds new Infinity Comics marvelnoise MN379. On this day 30 years ago, X-FORCE #1 debuted and took the comic book industry by storm! Created by Rob Liefeld, X-FORCE #1 was a blockbuster success, selling over 5 million copies to become one of the best-selling single issues in Marvel Comics history.
Take a look at the main X-Force: Killshot cover as well as the variant both drawn by Liefeld as well as the full text of the announcement, below and look for X-Force: Killshot #1 to arrive in November. 'Messiah War' is a crossover storyline running through the issues of Cable and X-Force cover-dated May July 2009 and a one-shot, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War, published by Marvel Comics.