Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Think Marvel still respects Cable? Inglorious X-Force turns him into Kamala Khan’s personal hype man — and it’s embarrassing. Tim Seeley’s X-Force doesn’t build a new era for the team… it builds a pedestal for “President Kamala Khan.”
Cable shows up looking like a legend and the premise actually has promise — then the book speed-runs every interesting idea just to deliver one of the most forced Kamala validation scenes Marvel’s pushed in a long time.
Kamala doesn’t just reject X-Force. She talks down to Cable, mocks the entire concept, and casually negotiates a “trial period” where she gets all the perks (protection detail, emergency pickup, intel) with none of the commitment. When Cable drops the “future President” reveal, the script treats it like earned destiny instead of something she has to prove.
It’s plot armor, privilege, and manufactured importance stapled onto a book that should’ve been about Cable rebuilding X-Force. We break down the dialogue, the character damage, and how this “validation-first storytelling” keeps kneecapping Marvel’s X-Men books — even when the art and premise are trying to do something cool.
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Inglorious X-Force #1 review and why it fails Cable immediately
Kamala Khan talking down to Cable and dismissing X-Force
“President Kamala Khan” reveal and why it feels forced and unearned
How the book speed-runs the mystery and skips the interesting setup
Tim Seeley’s dialogue problems and “tell, don’t show” storytelling
Why Marvel keeps using Kamala as a validation engine
X-Force team assembly rushed in pages with no weight or conflict
Why this approach hurts X-Men Shadows of Tomorrow momentum
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Think Marvel still respects Cable? Inglorious X-Force turns him into Kamala Khan’s personal hype man — and it’s embarrassing. Tim Seeley’s X-Force doesn’t build a new era for the team… it builds a pedestal for “President Kamala Khan.”
Cable shows up looking like a legend and the premise actually has promise — then the book speed-runs every interesting idea just to deliver one of the most forced Kamala validation scenes Marvel’s pushed in a long time.
Kamala doesn’t just reject X-Force. She talks down to Cable, mocks the entire concept, and casually negotiates a “trial period” where she gets all the perks (protection detail, emergency pickup, intel) with none of the commitment. When Cable drops the “future President” reveal, the script treats it like earned destiny instead of something she has to prove.
It’s plot armor, privilege, and manufactured importance stapled onto a book that should’ve been about Cable rebuilding X-Force. We break down the dialogue, the character damage, and how this “validation-first storytelling” keeps kneecapping Marvel’s X-Men books — even when the art and premise are trying to do something cool.
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Big thanks to The 616 Comics — the #1 producer-retailer in the comic book industry — for supporting honest conversations like this one.
Use code THINKINGCRITICAL at checkout for 10% OFF their exclusive variant covers on their site or app:
🔗 the616comics.com
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🎥 She Was Praised for Changing Marvel… And Broke It
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Support Thinking Critical on Patreon for Exclusive Content
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Covered in this Video
Inglorious X-Force #1 review and why it fails Cable immediately
Kamala Khan talking down to Cable and dismissing X-Force
“President Kamala Khan” reveal and why it feels forced and unearned
How the book speed-runs the mystery and skips the interesting setup
Tim Seeley’s dialogue problems and “tell, don’t show” storytelling
Why Marvel keeps using Kamala as a validation engine
X-Force team assembly rushed in pages with no weight or conflict
Why this approach hurts X-Men Shadows of Tomorrow momentum
Follow the Channel
📱 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thinking_critical
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/thinkingcrit
📘 Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/1368359010382132
💬 Discord: discord.gg/uHM3Z68
🎮 Twitch: twitch.tv/thinking_critical_yt
Contact Wes
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/Wes_from_TC
✉️ Email: wesdigscomic@gmail.com
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