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X-Factor (2005) (Collected Editions)
X-Factor, Vol. 2: Life and Death Matters
Jamie Madrox comes face-to-face with the thing that terrifies him the most: having to make a decision. The divisiveness of Civil War has spread to his own team: Half of them want to cooperate with the government; the other half wants to take a stand against it. It's Jamie's choice that may well decide whether X-Factor stays together or cracks apart. And matters aren't being helped by Quicksilver, who offers Rictor the opportunity to get his powers back - but at what price? Plus: They've been a thorn in X-Factor's side since the beginning, and now things are coming to a head. X-Factor's newest assignment causes them to again cross paths with their arch rivals, Singularity Investigations. The result is revelations that strike to the very core of who and what Jamie Madrox is. Collects X-Factor #7-12.
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2007
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Peter David
3,569 books1,365 followersaka David Peters
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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October 21, 2017
I've been on this mini-Marvel comic reading binge for the past week. It's been unfortunately in lieu of reading books without pictures on every page, but I haven't been so great at sitting down and reading my usual books the last couple of weeks.
I'm not sure what five stars actually means here. I'm not sure if it means I have been enjoying X-Factor more than some of the other titles, or if this one was just so unexpectedly good that it has surprised me into giving it the extra star. And I'm not sure if this volume is better than the first volume, or the Madrox prequel, and it just might be an extra star for consistency.
It is possible that somewhere in the middle of the second book that I got over my annoyance with the name of the series.
When I started reading comics back in apparently 1985, this was the first X-Men issue I bought.
I probably had no idea what was going on in it, since it was sort of the tail end of the whole Jean Grey storyline. Then there was the special double-sized 200th issue, which again I think had some continuity things going on that I had no idea about. But, I was an 11 year old with a paper route that gave me more than enough money every week to buy every Marvel title being published back then, and I was committed to reading them all, so I kept on.
And then there was this one, which was the first X-Men issue I can actually remember reading and somewhat enjoying.
Granted, I didn't get this one so much either. I didn't get how someone who could do something so cool like shoot lasers out of his eyes could lose to someone who had powers I wasn't quite sure about. I mean, lasers shooting out of the eyes is so much cooler than controlling weather to an 11 year old growing up in the mid-80's who watched way too many very very very dumb action movies featuring uzis and ninjas.
Yes, this is going somewhere.
If you are looking to go back 32 years and get caught up with the X-Men, then I'm sorry for the spoilers, here. But Cyclops loses this little battle to see who will lead the X-Men, and then for some reason I have forgotten, maybe it was a hissy fit, or maybe it was part of the deal in having this mutant fisticuffs to see who would be head-honcho of the X-Men, but whatever the reason Cyclops leaves the X-Men and X-Factor is born.
That's what I was trying to get to, about four months into my childhood reading of comics X-Factor (1986 (in the confusing way titles in the Marvel Universe get designated because there have been so many starts and stops, reboots, do-overs etc., of titles)) began.
X-Factor quickly became probably my fourth favorite Marvel title for awhile. At the time X-Men were the kings in terms of popularity, but it would take awhile for me to read enough back issues that I got the whole story going on around them. There was too much histroy and mythology. But X-Factor was like the X-Men but with a lot less characters and less backstories and all of that stuff. Plus, it had a guy who shot lasers out of his eyes.
I gave up reading comics a few years later, mostly because they seriously jacked up the cover prices and I would rather spend my money at the time on shitty Heavy Metal cassettes.
But while I was reading them to me, X-Factor was the original X-Men.
Not a Noir Detective agency.
So my head for a while was yelling, it's not right that this should be called X-Factor, but it's probably better than the original had been, if I went and seeked out the issues to re-read them.
Anyway, I have been really enjoying these. I'd recommend you read them. And I have just written quite a bit without saying almost anything about the actual book. Sorry for wasting your time!
I'm not sure what five stars actually means here. I'm not sure if it means I have been enjoying X-Factor more than some of the other titles, or if this one was just so unexpectedly good that it has surprised me into giving it the extra star. And I'm not sure if this volume is better than the first volume, or the Madrox prequel, and it just might be an extra star for consistency.
It is possible that somewhere in the middle of the second book that I got over my annoyance with the name of the series.
When I started reading comics back in apparently 1985, this was the first X-Men issue I bought.
I probably had no idea what was going on in it, since it was sort of the tail end of the whole Jean Grey storyline. Then there was the special double-sized 200th issue, which again I think had some continuity things going on that I had no idea about. But, I was an 11 year old with a paper route that gave me more than enough money every week to buy every Marvel title being published back then, and I was committed to reading them all, so I kept on.
And then there was this one, which was the first X-Men issue I can actually remember reading and somewhat enjoying.
Granted, I didn't get this one so much either. I didn't get how someone who could do something so cool like shoot lasers out of his eyes could lose to someone who had powers I wasn't quite sure about. I mean, lasers shooting out of the eyes is so much cooler than controlling weather to an 11 year old growing up in the mid-80's who watched way too many very very very dumb action movies featuring uzis and ninjas.
Yes, this is going somewhere.
If you are looking to go back 32 years and get caught up with the X-Men, then I'm sorry for the spoilers, here. But Cyclops loses this little battle to see who will lead the X-Men, and then for some reason I have forgotten, maybe it was a hissy fit, or maybe it was part of the deal in having this mutant fisticuffs to see who would be head-honcho of the X-Men, but whatever the reason Cyclops leaves the X-Men and X-Factor is born.
That's what I was trying to get to, about four months into my childhood reading of comics X-Factor (1986 (in the confusing way titles in the Marvel Universe get designated because there have been so many starts and stops, reboots, do-overs etc., of titles)) began.
X-Factor quickly became probably my fourth favorite Marvel title for awhile. At the time X-Men were the kings in terms of popularity, but it would take awhile for me to read enough back issues that I got the whole story going on around them. There was too much histroy and mythology. But X-Factor was like the X-Men but with a lot less characters and less backstories and all of that stuff. Plus, it had a guy who shot lasers out of his eyes.
I gave up reading comics a few years later, mostly because they seriously jacked up the cover prices and I would rather spend my money at the time on shitty Heavy Metal cassettes.
But while I was reading them to me, X-Factor was the original X-Men.
Not a Noir Detective agency.
So my head for a while was yelling, it's not right that this should be called X-Factor, but it's probably better than the original had been, if I went and seeked out the issues to re-read them.
Anyway, I have been really enjoying these. I'd recommend you read them. And I have just written quite a bit without saying almost anything about the actual book. Sorry for wasting your time!
October 2, 2017
While not as strong as the first volume it remains highly engaging and well done. So let's get to it!
Mr. Tryp is a cocksucker. Remember him from volume 1? Well now we get the origin of his story and goddamn...we talking dark shit that relates very close to Jamie. All well done. We also have a Civil War tie in. While these stories and plot are starting to connect we get some future crazyness coming into modern time, big fights, and a few twist I didn't see coming.
Good: Jamie having multiple dupes sleeping with different girls in one house is both hilarious and scary. I also thought the twist with one of the members and their action was shocking and as always with this series thought provoking. I thought the ending really wrapped up nice and leads us to the next arc really well.
Bad: I didn't love the civil war tie in. In fact I felt pretty let down by it. This could have hit well but the two issues between the rest kind of feel...boring. They just feel like added in because...well events. Hits the flow pretty bad for a few issues.
Overall it was super fun and enjoyable just not AS strong as volume 1. Mostly due to the tie in. Either way still a high 3.5 and still in love with this series.
Mr. Tryp is a cocksucker. Remember him from volume 1? Well now we get the origin of his story and goddamn...we talking dark shit that relates very close to Jamie. All well done. We also have a Civil War tie in. While these stories and plot are starting to connect we get some future crazyness coming into modern time, big fights, and a few twist I didn't see coming.
Good: Jamie having multiple dupes sleeping with different girls in one house is both hilarious and scary. I also thought the twist with one of the members and their action was shocking and as always with this series thought provoking. I thought the ending really wrapped up nice and leads us to the next arc really well.
Bad: I didn't love the civil war tie in. In fact I felt pretty let down by it. This could have hit well but the two issues between the rest kind of feel...boring. They just feel like added in because...well events. Hits the flow pretty bad for a few issues.
Overall it was super fun and enjoyable just not AS strong as volume 1. Mostly due to the tie in. Either way still a high 3.5 and still in love with this series.
June 26, 2018
Cette série se fait tranquillement une place parmi mes favorites. Le tie-in avec Civil War n'était pas extraordinaire mais le reste oui, complètement et à 200%.
Par contre. Pas touche à Layla. Cette gosse est géniale. Y a pas intérêt à l'embêter, qui que ce soit, sinon vous aurez affaire à moi.
Par contre. Pas touche à Layla. Cette gosse est géniale. Y a pas intérêt à l'embêter, qui que ce soit, sinon vous aurez affaire à moi.
December 30, 2020
1) X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night ★★★★
This series continues to be great. I love this dumb team so much, especially Layla Miller who is quickly becoming one of my favourite characters.
This series continues to be great. I love this dumb team so much, especially Layla Miller who is quickly becoming one of my favourite characters.
May 28, 2021
A great second volume for X-Factor!
While not hitting as many highs as Madrox: Multiple Choice or volume one, this book was still a consistently enjoyable addition to the series.
Featuring a few overlapping storylines, and wrapping up some threads from the last volume, as well as tying into the Marvel Civil War event, this story is packed with content, which I am glad. There are too many Marvel books -specifically X-Books- where the whole volume is based on the thinnest of plots. Not the case here, thank god.
I was very happy to see some big X-Characters like the X-Men and Quicksilver in here (and more), though the timeline of how the X-Men could appear here is a bit hazy, but that's more a fault of Marvel's poor planning than this books writing.
I was also happy that while this book did tie-in to Civil War, it was not a Civil War tie-in. The pace and momentum of the story is not at all broken up by the inclusion of the event, which is something that cannot be said for certain other series.
Good humour. Good twists. Definitely worth a read!
While not hitting as many highs as Madrox: Multiple Choice or volume one, this book was still a consistently enjoyable addition to the series.
Featuring a few overlapping storylines, and wrapping up some threads from the last volume, as well as tying into the Marvel Civil War event, this story is packed with content, which I am glad. There are too many Marvel books -specifically X-Books- where the whole volume is based on the thinnest of plots. Not the case here, thank god.
I was very happy to see some big X-Characters like the X-Men and Quicksilver in here (and more), though the timeline of how the X-Men could appear here is a bit hazy, but that's more a fault of Marvel's poor planning than this books writing.
I was also happy that while this book did tie-in to Civil War, it was not a Civil War tie-in. The pace and momentum of the story is not at all broken up by the inclusion of the event, which is something that cannot be said for certain other series.
Good humour. Good twists. Definitely worth a read!
June 16, 2018
Another great volume. A little weaker than the last one, but still very strong. It keeps up on the same themes presented in volume 1 and follows some of the plot threads introduced there. The Civil War tie-ins were really good, maybe some of the best despite focusing more on M-Day rather than Civil War. Art is absolutely amazing as usual. No more Sook art sadly, but Calero is really good too. The issue by Ariel Olivetti looked amazing as his stuff usually does, and the 3 issues by Renato Arlem blew me away. I had never heard of Arlem, but will definitely be on the lookout for his work now. He's like a mix of Alex Maleev and Emma Rios, two artists I absolutely love.
All in all, this was a great arc. It gets a strong 9/10 from me.
All in all, this was a great arc. It gets a strong 9/10 from me.
May 18, 2020
This is so so good!
Quicksilver is such an asshole. I really do love to hate him. I keep forgetting Layla's role in House of M though. I remember she had parents but the rest isn't coming to me. Certainly not her being Quicksilver's nemesis. Oh well. I started reading another book on criminology unlimited but the writing and interaction between characters just doesn't compare to this! I think i need to go ahead and buy volume three. I missed having new comics every week during the covid shutdown but I'm glad i went back and started rereading this.
Quicksilver is such an asshole. I really do love to hate him. I keep forgetting Layla's role in House of M though. I remember she had parents but the rest isn't coming to me. Certainly not her being Quicksilver's nemesis. Oh well. I started reading another book on criminology unlimited but the writing and interaction between characters just doesn't compare to this! I think i need to go ahead and buy volume three. I missed having new comics every week during the covid shutdown but I'm glad i went back and started rereading this.
January 18, 2018
Not as good as the first volume, but still pretty great.
December 14, 2014
X-Factor is such a different book then the other X-Men books! It has a strong noir vibe to it. The team is also very dysfunctional. The art is really adds to the noir vibe. I liked Dennis Calero's art best in this book. All of it is very dark, full of tons of shadows and heavy shading. It works for this storyline. I really like these characters. They don't totally fit together yet. I'm rather loving the motley crew of outcast vibe they give off. Not every mutant wants to be an X-Men and some just don't fit there. The characters continue to develop and the mysteries grow bigger and darker. I can't wait to read more!
December 15, 2013
Finalmente conseguí el #11 de la edición de Panini, así que ya completé el equivalente a este volumen . Ni bien le dé una releída íntegra seguro se gane su correspondiente reseña. De hecho, creo que nunca me lo leí completo y no sé qué hacer ese "read" ahí... :S
UPDATE: ¡Tenía razón, hoy que me lo leí de corrido finalmente corroboré que nunca había lo leído! Qué cosas, cómo se autoengaña uno, eh.
UPDATE: ¡Tenía razón, hoy que me lo leí de corrido finalmente corroboré que nunca había lo leído! Qué cosas, cómo se autoengaña uno, eh.
September 24, 2015
This series just keeps getting better. Not many writers actually manage to do anything interesting with the whole x-men stories other than try what a thousand writers have done before. Peter David builds intensity throughout the book, adding moments of humour, brutality and sincerity. A very original piece of work.
March 12, 2025
It’s an awful lot of setup for an run I’m hoping to enjoy more. That said I’m not gonna sugar coat an arc I really didn’t get much from.
Obvious disclaimer that Peter David goes on racist rants against Romani people and you should try to buy his work second hand so his ass isn’t getting residuals. I was lucky enough to get like 5 of these TPs second hand for 6 bucks a piece, probably because people are dumping his comics after him showing his ass.
This TP definitely suffers from the constant onslaught of annual events marvel was pushing out at this time and David has gone on the record saying these events negatively impacted his story arcs. Like it ends up being an interesting historical factoid about who is willing to enlist from X Factor given the decimation has lead most of the rest of mutant kind to be camping out in front of Xavier’s and all registering with the Superhero Registration Act to avoid being detained.
The colorist really should have referred to Generation X for money because she is being drawn way too white and it is really distracting to have a character with like 80+ appearances with uniform coloring to be getting white washed in this TP for no reason.
I obviously love the Sean Cassidy stuff even tho he gets nothing to do until he get resurrected for keeps in krakoa like 15 years after this. His video will in front of his castle is so dream like and him riding off into the sunset has a touching sensibility to it. Theresa insisting he’s not dead is sad but I hope we get more character depth from this moment long term because if we are fridging one Banshee to add steaks to that dumb Deadly Genesis arc at least we can let Siryn get character development out of it
Guido getting turned into a Manchurian Candidate sucks and I don’t really think the writing is gonna give him much of a runway to be cool long term, which sucks.
Need more Rictor content because why is he sulking in the corner all the time.
Obvious disclaimer that Peter David goes on racist rants against Romani people and you should try to buy his work second hand so his ass isn’t getting residuals. I was lucky enough to get like 5 of these TPs second hand for 6 bucks a piece, probably because people are dumping his comics after him showing his ass.
This TP definitely suffers from the constant onslaught of annual events marvel was pushing out at this time and David has gone on the record saying these events negatively impacted his story arcs. Like it ends up being an interesting historical factoid about who is willing to enlist from X Factor given the decimation has lead most of the rest of mutant kind to be camping out in front of Xavier’s and all registering with the Superhero Registration Act to avoid being detained.
The colorist really should have referred to Generation X for money because she is being drawn way too white and it is really distracting to have a character with like 80+ appearances with uniform coloring to be getting white washed in this TP for no reason.
I obviously love the Sean Cassidy stuff even tho he gets nothing to do until he get resurrected for keeps in krakoa like 15 years after this. His video will in front of his castle is so dream like and him riding off into the sunset has a touching sensibility to it. Theresa insisting he’s not dead is sad but I hope we get more character depth from this moment long term because if we are fridging one Banshee to add steaks to that dumb Deadly Genesis arc at least we can let Siryn get character development out of it
Guido getting turned into a Manchurian Candidate sucks and I don’t really think the writing is gonna give him much of a runway to be cool long term, which sucks.
Need more Rictor content because why is he sulking in the corner all the time.
February 4, 2018
Continuing the great X-read of 2017 that has now stretched into 2018...
Okay. So I am way behind on reviewing these x-books that I have been reading. So I am going to just kind of ramble about all of them and copy/paste my thoughts. Which will make for a bit of a mess and I am sorry. Quick ramblings:
Cable and Deadpool continues to be surprisingly good though a little more scattered in these couple of volumes.
X-Men the Blood of Apocalypse was rushed in my opinion...
Phoenix Warsong was pretty decent. Melodramatic but not a bad story. (and when is a Phoenix story not melodramatic?)
New X-Men is a good series with some great characters that grow volume by volume.
Uncanny First Foursaken was not my cup of tea really.
Black Panther: The Bride was probably much better to BP readers. As part of an X-Men run, it can probably be skipped.
Wolverine Origins born in blood was not particularly memorable.
Astonishing X-Men will possibly get its own review as it is a reread and interesting as such...
Civil War was one of the first times in my life that I could say that the movie was better than the book. For the most part, it was really boring to me. The X-Men universe tie-ins were only slightly more interesting to me.
X-factor continues to be a delight.
Exiles continues to be great.
I need to get back to writing reviews of these as I finish them. Reading them in quick succession like this, I begin to forget what happened in individual books (which I suppose equally speaks to the books themselves and my memory...)
Okay. So I am way behind on reviewing these x-books that I have been reading. So I am going to just kind of ramble about all of them and copy/paste my thoughts. Which will make for a bit of a mess and I am sorry. Quick ramblings:
Cable and Deadpool continues to be surprisingly good though a little more scattered in these couple of volumes.
X-Men the Blood of Apocalypse was rushed in my opinion...
Phoenix Warsong was pretty decent. Melodramatic but not a bad story. (and when is a Phoenix story not melodramatic?)
New X-Men is a good series with some great characters that grow volume by volume.
Uncanny First Foursaken was not my cup of tea really.
Black Panther: The Bride was probably much better to BP readers. As part of an X-Men run, it can probably be skipped.
Wolverine Origins born in blood was not particularly memorable.
Astonishing X-Men will possibly get its own review as it is a reread and interesting as such...
Civil War was one of the first times in my life that I could say that the movie was better than the book. For the most part, it was really boring to me. The X-Men universe tie-ins were only slightly more interesting to me.
X-factor continues to be a delight.
Exiles continues to be great.
I need to get back to writing reviews of these as I finish them. Reading them in quick succession like this, I begin to forget what happened in individual books (which I suppose equally speaks to the books themselves and my memory...)
January 20, 2022
Three short "arcs," but each have very tight narratives, and all together they make for some really engaging reading.
Here, it's easy enough to ignore the 2005-ness and the Peter David-isms; these comics don't go down as many tangental roads, and put characters and emotions first in a very rewarding way.
And while part of me rolls my eyes at a comic taking a full issue to "joke" that Banshee will come back so Siryn doesn't need to mourn him, but (A) there are other subplots so it's not really what the full issue is about, (B) it DOES make sense that this would happen in the X-Men comics after a certain point, and (C) aside from Siryn's reaction, the rest of the response to the death and the way it's treated works well (the video is a really nice scene).
The Civil War tie-in was really good, which is not usually what can be said about those comics.
And then the story ties off the "Singularity" storyline, and while it involves a bunch of weird time-travel shenanigans and some retcons, it's still essentially a classic film noire story about taking on a big corporation, and there's a great twist halfway through that, also, could have been handled really poorly but instead it's actually solid.
Here, it's easy enough to ignore the 2005-ness and the Peter David-isms; these comics don't go down as many tangental roads, and put characters and emotions first in a very rewarding way.
And while part of me rolls my eyes at a comic taking a full issue to "joke" that Banshee will come back so Siryn doesn't need to mourn him, but (A) there are other subplots so it's not really what the full issue is about, (B) it DOES make sense that this would happen in the X-Men comics after a certain point, and (C) aside from Siryn's reaction, the rest of the response to the death and the way it's treated works well (the video is a really nice scene).
The Civil War tie-in was really good, which is not usually what can be said about those comics.
And then the story ties off the "Singularity" storyline, and while it involves a bunch of weird time-travel shenanigans and some retcons, it's still essentially a classic film noire story about taking on a big corporation, and there's a great twist halfway through that, also, could have been handled really poorly but instead it's actually solid.
November 8, 2019
The story was somewhat hampered with having to be a crossover with the Civil War events and fold in so many things that had happened in the broader Earth-616 verse (all of Quicksilver's stuff, Banshee's death, the mutant registration act) but David did the best job you could expect with it and continued to push his own story on through it, both plot and character arcs. I preferred the heavy noir art of Dennis Calero to the sketchy style of Renato Arlem -- both were solid, but the former fit the genre better. The humor flowed better in this volume as well; it feels like he's getting more comfortable with how the team meshes in this one.
ETA: Siryn receiving the news of 's death was so fucking funny reading it this far after publication, because the text sets it up as "she's in denial, she's lying to herself" by brushing it off like, yeah, superheroes die all the time and get better, it's fine, but the character in question has been brought back, what, 4 times by now, 13 years later? So, like, good for her, save yourself some grief babe.
ETA: Siryn receiving the news of 's death was so fucking funny reading it this far after publication, because the text sets it up as "she's in denial, she's lying to herself" by brushing it off like, yeah, superheroes die all the time and get better, it's fine, but the character in question has been brought back, what, 4 times by now, 13 years later? So, like, good for her, save yourself some grief babe.
October 16, 2020
Another solid volume, this one is the tie-in to Civil War. Though, it doesn't really go too deeply into the registration act. It also introduces Pietro's ability to give mutants stripped of their power by his sister there powers back. Though we don't see that happen until next volume.
The most interesting thing in this volume the revelation that Mr. Trype's secret and how it relates to Jamie.
The most interesting thing in this volume the revelation that Mr. Trype's secret and how it relates to Jamie.
February 11, 2022
The mystery deepens at X-Factor is pitted against X-Men, a sleeper agent is discovered, and Damian Tryp, Damian Tryp, and Damian Tryp continue to cause problems for X-Factor - especially for Jamie.
This volume is a bit darker than Volume 1, but that's not really surprising, given where the storyline is going. The artwork continues to be on point and I look forward to continuing to read this series. I am really liking this alternate present/future series about mutants that doesn't focus on the X-Men as the protagonists but instead places them as smaller side characters who may or may not have the best interests of mutants at heart.
This volume is a bit darker than Volume 1, but that's not really surprising, given where the storyline is going. The artwork continues to be on point and I look forward to continuing to read this series. I am really liking this alternate present/future series about mutants that doesn't focus on the X-Men as the protagonists but instead places them as smaller side characters who may or may not have the best interests of mutants at heart.
August 10, 2020
Kým prvý volume bol skvelý aj pre úplných nováčikov, volume 2 je pravý opak. Dianie sa ako tak rozbehne a do hry vstúpi Civil War. X-Factor zaujme stanovisko a ide sa ďalej. Neustále tu cítiť vo vzduchu udalosti Decimácie a odkazov je až príliš. Aj napriek tomu, že sa vcelku orientujem ma to dosť vyrušovalo. Ale samozrejme je tu aj množstvo kvalitných momentov, takže úplná strata času to určite nebola.
January 6, 2019
Golly. I read volume 1 more than five years ago, I think.
I really lost track of the plot.
And what's more, I can't help but think I've read this one, too? Maybe?
There's a lot of cleverness, but I can't help but feel like there are too many balls in the air. It seemed like a very good comicbook that I did not like that much.
I really lost track of the plot.
And what's more, I can't help but think I've read this one, too? Maybe?
There's a lot of cleverness, but I can't help but feel like there are too many balls in the air. It seemed like a very good comicbook that I did not like that much.
June 4, 2020
I am really suprised how much i am loving this series. Before this I had never read anything about any of those characters, but in just a few issues Peter David knows how to make you care about them. The story is good and well written. The art is okay, not really my cup of tea, but whatever, it does what it must. Oh and Layla is amazing, really love her!
October 4, 2024
3.5? This was still really good, but the first volume was better. The art here is also a little weaker, but I continue to enjoy the characters (especially Jamie Madrox a.k.a. The Multiple Man, he carries this series). I remember reading the Civil War tie in years ago, the image of a guy melting down a drain kind of stuck with me I guess. Next volume!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 16, 2019
I am loving this story because there are familiar elements and characters sprinkled in, but it is an almost entirely new to me. It makes me feel like I'm seeing a story that just happened off the edge of the well known House of M and Civil War events. Also who the heck is Layla?!?!
November 17, 2018
still 3.5, maybe 3.75
June 20, 2019
the art hurt my eyes but i think the story was good.... past the art...
March 2, 2021
La historia cada vez es más intrigante.
November 2, 2021
Jamie is A number one king of mutant town
April 9, 2022
Panini lo publicó en revistas en los números 7 a 11, si no me equivoco.
May 9, 2025
The story was interesting and would have got 4 stara, but the "joke" with Layla makes me so uncomfortable cause she is a child!
September 21, 2025
4.5 ⭐️
A strange mix of detective story, mutant lore and mysticism that turns out to be really fun.
A strange mix of detective story, mutant lore and mysticism that turns out to be really fun.
February 14, 2021
Turns out the villain is a prefect nemesis, a different kind of multiple man. A man in multiple times not multiple places. The art is still crap. Looks like barely manipulated photos. I like the idea of changelings being an early, and less likely to survive, version of mutants.
What I learned: Why they call him multiple man ;)
What I learned: Why they call him multiple man ;)
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