X-Force is relaunching this summer with Forge in charge, and he's planning to fix the whole world

With Marvel's 'From the Ashes' era of the X-Men on the horizon this summer, the publisher is now getting into the side titles that will populate the rest of the new X-line beyond the three core series, starting with a new take on X-Force from writer Geoffrey Thorne and artist Marcus To.

This time, the mutant black-ops team will revolve around mutant builder Forge, who will access "an omega-level degree" of his mutant power to invent anything to "bear witness to everything broken in the world." If that sounds like a lofty goal, Marvel is pitching the series concept as Forge leading a team to fix everything that's been destroyed in the fall of Krakoa.

As for who's on the team, the regular cast includes Forge (naturally), Rachel Summers, Betsy Braddock, Sage, Surge, and an apparent newcomer named Tank, along with a "revolving door" of A-list guest stars, starting with Deadpool.

"In the X-Men’s world, there’ll always be a need for a team willing to cross the lines no others dare to—a group of mutants who call themselves X-Force!" reads Marvel's official announcement. "This time, this iconic comic book super squad will be built from the ground up by the mutant inventor—Forge! Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission!"

It's unclear what that mission is, exactly, but traditionally X-Force has been more of a paramilitary group undertaking missions that the X-Men can't touch. Originally, they operated all on their own under the leadership of Cable. But for the last decade or so, all the way through the Krakoa era, they've been more of the X-Men's black-ops wing, doing dirty and dangerous tasks to keep mutant kind safe.

Now, following the end of Krakoa and the apparent death of the older Beast, who pushed X-Force into dangerous, sometimes sinister territory, Forge seems to be bringing the team back to its roots as an independent team with its