X-Force #1
"Angels and Demons: Part 1 of 6" kicks off a high-stakes mission in X-Force #1 (2008), where Cyclops recruits Wolverine to rebuild the team after the Purifiers steal a dangerous artifact from SHIELD. With Wolverine reluctant but the squad—Warpath, X-23, and Rahne—already in motion, the hunt begins, only to end in a tense standoff when Matthew Risman captures Rahne and forces X-Force to choose between surrender and bloodshed. Clayton Crain’s dynamic art brings every brutal edge and shadowed tension to life, from the team’s grim resolve to the chilling moment when Risman raises his weapon.
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The Purifiers have infiltrated SHIELD and stolen a powerful mystery item and Cyclops tasks Wolverine with reforming X-Force to take them out. Wolverine is skeptical about dragging Warpath, X-23 and Rahne onto this covert and violent team but his members are all on board and already tracking the Purifiers. Matthew Risman, leader of the Purifiers, connects Bastion's head to Nimrod's body and resurrects the villain. X-Force attacks but Rahne is captured and Risman threatens to shoot her if the team doesn't stand down. X-23 attacks and Risman fires.
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