More early foundational adventures of Deadpool and the take-no-prisoners mutant team of X-Force! With Cable thought dead and Xavier?s pacifist dream behind them, the young members of X-Force carve out their own aggressive destiny ? taking on threats like S.H.I.E.L.D., War Machine and Magneto! But Cable?s bombshell return reveals the answers to long-standing mysteries ? and draws Deadpool into the fray! What is Cable?s true identity? Is Stryfe really dead? Who was Deadpool?s former boss Tolliver and what is the secret prize in his will? Can Deadpool defeat Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy to claim it? Plus: An all-new Mutant Liberation Front rises! Romance blossoms between Deadpool and Siryn! Arcade strikes! Moonstar returns! And who is X-Treme?! COLLECTING: X-Force (1991) 19-31, X-Force Annual (1992) 2, Cable (1993) 1-8, Deadpool: The Circle Chase 1-4, Deadpool (1994) 1-4, New Warriors (1990) 31, Nomad (1992) 20

(W) Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza (A/CA) Stephen Mooney, Triona Farrell A team of young veterans, survivors of a massive intergalactic war, are now stranded on Earth, free agents for the very first time in this high-stakes, action-packed new series. Salvo. Pike. Katari. Shakti. Ridge. Maraud. Chalice.  They've fought every day of their existence and won a terrible victory. Now they're stranded on Earth, free agents for the first time.   But when relics from their long war appear, threatening their chance at better lives, their greatest battle begins. They’ve fought for a million planets. Can they fight to save their own souls? Collects FREE AGENTS #1-7

(W) Fabian Nicieza; Kurt Busiek (A) Mark Bagley; Patch Zircher (CA) Mark Bagley The Thunderbolts face the Avengers with Hawkeye in the middle!As Wonder Man and Black Widow drop by, could this be a warmup for a full-on Avengers/Thunderbolts crossover? You betcha! But even the combined forces of the T-Bolts and Earth's Mightiest Heroes will have their hands full with the powerhouse that is Count Nefaria, master of ionic energy! And even before they can confront the Count, they'll have to deal with their own ion-empowered teammates, Atlas and Wonder Man -- both of whom have fallen under Nefaria's thrall and now act as his henchmen! Old friends return, a new Scourge attacks, Moonstone reaches a crisis point and sparks fly between Songbird and Captain Marvel -- but as more secrets spill out, will this be the end of a beautiful friendship for Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts?COLLECTING: Thunderbolts (1997) #42-52, Avengers (1998) #31-34, Thunderbolts: Life Sentences (2001) #1Written by Fabian Nicieza & Kurt BusiekPenciled by Mark Bagley, Patch Zircher, George P&e