Written by Pete Milligan, art by Mike Allred (except #124 by Darwyn Cooke & #129 by Duncan Fegredo). X-Force/X-Statix by Milligan & Allred. X-Force was part of Marvel's last real burst of creativity (IMO), from mid-2001 to mid-2004 (aka the Jemas/Quesada years) - a "what have we got to lose?".