Remender teases new 'X-Force' members

Further details have been announced concerning the plot behind Marvel's newest X-Men ongoing series.

Uncanny X-Force will be written by Punisher scribe Rick Remender with artwork by Jerome Opena, and will continue a number of plot threads left open after the recent crossover Second Coming.

The series follows main character Wolverine as he goes against the wishes of X-Men leader Cyclops and reforms the lethal force black ops squad with a number of new members including the likes of Deadpool, Fantomex, and Psylocke.

When speaking with IGN, Remender confirmed reports that returning villain Apocalypse will bring with him four newly-created characters to act as his Four Horsemen.

"These are being referred to as the 'Final Horsemen'," Remender explained of the new arrivals. "This is Apocalypse's last big push to implement the Age of Apocalypse."

Apocalypse has been a mainstay villain of the X-Men since his creation in 1986, last appearing in Peter Milligan's 'Blood of Apocalypse' arc in X-Men.

"If left to his own devices, he's going to kill people," Remember said. "And there's no imprisoning him and these guys recognise that."

Remender went on to tease that the currently-announced roster for the team will not be its final membership.

"Axel [Alonso] and I are huge fans of the characters that are coming on," he said after confirming that new characters would be joining the team at some point.

Uncanny X-Force #1 is scheduled to be published October 6.