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X-Factor (2005) (Collected Editions)
X-Factor, Vol. 11: Happenings in Vegas
Remember when we warned you about the shocking twist involving Madrox's baby? Remember when the return of Shatterstar wound up making every comics-related website? Well, that was just a warm-up for the shocking events in this volume. X-Factor gets a new client, a tall green-garbed woman with a deadly secret, but that's just a set-up for the jaw-dropping surprise to come.
Collecting: X-Factor #207-212
Collecting: X-Factor #207-212
166 pages, Paperback
First published February 23, 2011
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Peter David
3,694 books1,377 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 10, 2023
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; not if it includes Hera, Thor, Viking ghosts and losing one team member and gaining another! The storytelling is a bit wooden but the humour and dialogue is as ace as ever! 6 out of 12, Three Stars.
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December 2, 2015
I bought this trade paperback despite hardcover being my preferred collected edition format for two reasons; I’ve wanted to see how Peter David handled Thor and the Asgardians and I wanted to read a story where Longshot used his luck powers to clean out Las Vegas casinos. I was not disappointed. This was one of the better stories that utilized the new status quo of the Asgardians as being reincarnated in the mortal plane.
X-Factor is an interesting series, although it is planted firmly in Marvel’s superhero universe, it has elements of noir and comedy. It features a detective agency that specializes in meta-human problems and with David’s perfectly tuned comedic timing, is written almost like a sitcom with its mismatched cast. In this arc, David reminds his readers that the roots for his second run in X-Factor was detective noir and nobody could pull it off better than their new client and queen of the Norse underworld Hela as a mysterious dark and beautiful stranger seeking Madrox’s gumshoe skills.
My only gripe was that this arc ended rather abruptly. It could have gone on for another issue. Things were just getting interesting with Thor getting involved, but the arc’s conclusion only planted seeds for a future story or two. David’s current run on X-Factor has always been excellent and this is no exception.
Update:
I'm looking to upgrade to a hardcover copy, thus, this one shall be culled.
X-Factor is an interesting series, although it is planted firmly in Marvel’s superhero universe, it has elements of noir and comedy. It features a detective agency that specializes in meta-human problems and with David’s perfectly tuned comedic timing, is written almost like a sitcom with its mismatched cast. In this arc, David reminds his readers that the roots for his second run in X-Factor was detective noir and nobody could pull it off better than their new client and queen of the Norse underworld Hela as a mysterious dark and beautiful stranger seeking Madrox’s gumshoe skills.
My only gripe was that this arc ended rather abruptly. It could have gone on for another issue. Things were just getting interesting with Thor getting involved, but the arc’s conclusion only planted seeds for a future story or two. David’s current run on X-Factor has always been excellent and this is no exception.
Update:
I'm looking to upgrade to a hardcover copy, thus, this one shall be culled.
February 11, 2019
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Am I right?
Okay now that you read my annoying headline, how is X-Factor in it's 11th freaking volume. This is about the half way mark and I'm VERY happy to say it's still fucking great. Like really, I am just having so much fun reading this series.
So Jamie is alot more competent as a team leader now. He decides it's time to take some cases and when Hela, dressed up as someone else, comes in asking for help he gladly accepts. They need money after all. When he sees this mission isn't...what it seems, everything gets a lot more epic and even Thor shows up to help. On top of that we have a ton of relationship stories rolling out and most of them stay interesting. A return character, Renee, comes back into the fold with a little surprise. Everything seems to be happening all at once and Peter David easily does multiple, interesting, storylines.
Good: The relationships, and there's a lot, are all interesting and well done. Dealing with Homosexuality, pregnancy, and much more, the series is NEVER boring. The Thor coming to talk to the X-Factor and help is just great. The art stays consistently good now and the fights and such look fantastic. The ending is building up to something really screwed up if my guess is correct.
Bad: Layla seems like the odd duck out now. With her powers being still fun but her being there feels almost out of place in a way but maybe just getting used to her being back.
Overall, loved it. X-Factor is like everything I want in a show/comic. Fun characters, fun storylines, and you can both laugh and cry in the same issue. A 4.5 out of 5.
Okay now that you read my annoying headline, how is X-Factor in it's 11th freaking volume. This is about the half way mark and I'm VERY happy to say it's still fucking great. Like really, I am just having so much fun reading this series.
So Jamie is alot more competent as a team leader now. He decides it's time to take some cases and when Hela, dressed up as someone else, comes in asking for help he gladly accepts. They need money after all. When he sees this mission isn't...what it seems, everything gets a lot more epic and even Thor shows up to help. On top of that we have a ton of relationship stories rolling out and most of them stay interesting. A return character, Renee, comes back into the fold with a little surprise. Everything seems to be happening all at once and Peter David easily does multiple, interesting, storylines.
Good: The relationships, and there's a lot, are all interesting and well done. Dealing with Homosexuality, pregnancy, and much more, the series is NEVER boring. The Thor coming to talk to the X-Factor and help is just great. The art stays consistently good now and the fights and such look fantastic. The ending is building up to something really screwed up if my guess is correct.
Bad: Layla seems like the odd duck out now. With her powers being still fun but her being there feels almost out of place in a way but maybe just getting used to her being back.
Overall, loved it. X-Factor is like everything I want in a show/comic. Fun characters, fun storylines, and you can both laugh and cry in the same issue. A 4.5 out of 5.
April 22, 2018
Peter David has written almost everything over the years, from Star Trek to Stephen King spin-offs as well as most of the better superhero comics titles in both prose and graphic form. His X-Factor work is among his best, and this Vegas is not an exception. How can lose when you put a guy whose super-power is manipulating luck in Las Vegas? It's a fun book, with nice little tidbits like a quick and pithy Dr. Jane appearance and lines of dialog like: "Ah mean, if ye were any further in the closet ye'd have been in bloody Narnia." The book collects six issues, #'s 207-212, and I enjoyed the art in all of them except for #210. (Hela has some unusual choices in clothing, but it is a comic book after all.) The Asgardian/X-Men dynamic is unusual, not one you see too often, but it's quite entertaining, and Thor is nicely written.
October 3, 2023
Peter David really is a great writer. He is a bit fixated on Vegas though.
Even writing for the whiny X-Factor / X-Men characters the story is good. There is just so much "DRAMA."
Frankly this is a five star comic if not for the whole exploitation of nude or nearly nude women for no real plot reason. Yet Longshot & Shatterstar are fully clothed for some reason.
Even writing for the whiny X-Factor / X-Men characters the story is good. There is just so much "DRAMA."
Frankly this is a five star comic if not for the whole exploitation of nude or nearly nude women for no real plot reason. Yet Longshot & Shatterstar are fully clothed for some reason.
November 14, 2020
Sí, la Patrulla-X siempre ha sido la colección más importante y con más ventas del mundo de los mutantes, y muchas veces de todo Marvel con permiso de Spiderman. Sí, Chris Claremont fue, por supuesto, el gran artífice y guionista de todo lo relacionado con los mutantes, y por muy buenos que hayan sido otros que han venido después, no ha habido ni habrá nadie como Chris Claremont.
Pero... ¿Y sobre Factor-X? Evidentemente no estamos hablando de la serie más importante de los mutantes ni de Marvel, pero sí que durante mucho tiempo fue una de las series de mayor calidad de la Casa de las Ideas, y el artífice de este éxito era, por supuesto, Peter David. Así que volver a leer a Peter David, siempre es como un premio. Y Sucedió en las Vegas ha sido como un pequeño premio, ya que no había vuelto a ellos desde su intervención en Advenimiento y su encontronazo con el Barón Mordo, y de eso hace ya un poco.
Sucedió en las Vegas continúa con la gran historia río que es esta larguísima etapa de David al frente de Factor-X, y después de librarse de Mordo, el equipo es contratado por una mujer muy "noir", muy del estilo Jamie Madrox, y que contrata a Factor-X para encontrar un colgante que le ha sido robado por una especie de macarra de Las Vegas. Y por otro lado, después de finalizar su etapa en X-Force, Loba Venenosa vuelve al equipo, embarazada... y para encontrarse con que antiguo novio, Ríctor, es ahora la pareja de Estrella Rota. Y como siempre, lo divertido de Factor-X es cómo se van entrecruzando las tramas, con una parte del equipo en Las Vegas metidos en jaleo con los asgardianos, ya que la contratante no es otra que la propia Hela y el ladrón Pip el Troll; mientras vemos también como Loba Venenosa y Ríctor tienen que lidiar con la situación en la que se encuentran, ya que Rahne mantiene que Ríctor es el padre de su hijo... cosa que no es, ya que Loba Venenosa está embarazada del príncipe lobo asgardiando Hrimhari. Y con esto, las cosas como son, David demuestra que sigue siendo un gran maestro en muchas cosas: la acción, los diálogos, el retrato de los personajes... y el salseo.
Y aquí, en Sucedió en las Vegas, David mantiene el nivel.
Pero... ¿Y sobre Factor-X? Evidentemente no estamos hablando de la serie más importante de los mutantes ni de Marvel, pero sí que durante mucho tiempo fue una de las series de mayor calidad de la Casa de las Ideas, y el artífice de este éxito era, por supuesto, Peter David. Así que volver a leer a Peter David, siempre es como un premio. Y Sucedió en las Vegas ha sido como un pequeño premio, ya que no había vuelto a ellos desde su intervención en Advenimiento y su encontronazo con el Barón Mordo, y de eso hace ya un poco.
Sucedió en las Vegas continúa con la gran historia río que es esta larguísima etapa de David al frente de Factor-X, y después de librarse de Mordo, el equipo es contratado por una mujer muy "noir", muy del estilo Jamie Madrox, y que contrata a Factor-X para encontrar un colgante que le ha sido robado por una especie de macarra de Las Vegas. Y por otro lado, después de finalizar su etapa en X-Force, Loba Venenosa vuelve al equipo, embarazada... y para encontrarse con que antiguo novio, Ríctor, es ahora la pareja de Estrella Rota. Y como siempre, lo divertido de Factor-X es cómo se van entrecruzando las tramas, con una parte del equipo en Las Vegas metidos en jaleo con los asgardianos, ya que la contratante no es otra que la propia Hela y el ladrón Pip el Troll; mientras vemos también como Loba Venenosa y Ríctor tienen que lidiar con la situación en la que se encuentran, ya que Rahne mantiene que Ríctor es el padre de su hijo... cosa que no es, ya que Loba Venenosa está embarazada del príncipe lobo asgardiando Hrimhari. Y con esto, las cosas como son, David demuestra que sigue siendo un gran maestro en muchas cosas: la acción, los diálogos, el retrato de los personajes... y el salseo.
Y aquí, en Sucedió en las Vegas, David mantiene el nivel.
March 1, 2025
Se você considerar a história por si só, ela é tão qualquer coisa. Mas os personagens são tão bons. Cada um deles.
March 14, 2015
I am finding that Peter David is a great comedy writer. This series is the best work he has done since 'Mr Fixit'.
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July 14, 2025I've read this a few times. It's quite funny in places. Shatterstar is spoiling for a fight, and he gets several here. Meanwhile, Rictor takes Rahne to see a doctor who specializes in mutants, and is highly annoyed by the commentary from the taxi driver on the way to the doctor's office. Rahne finds it funny, though. It was way too on-the-nose for Julio. I found it hilarious.
Longshot and Layla were very funny together. Layla needs a new pair of shoes. Apparently Longshot's good luck powers backfire if he's trying to use them only for his own use, but they're working spectacularly when used on the behalf of others.
Thor agrees to help the X-Factor team, though he's dubious about all the effort going into rescuing a troll. It's Pip the Troll, but the heroes are still putting in a lot of effort for that rescue.
Longshot and Layla were very funny together. Layla needs a new pair of shoes. Apparently Longshot's good luck powers backfire if he's trying to use them only for his own use, but they're working spectacularly when used on the behalf of others.
Thor agrees to help the X-Factor team, though he's dubious about all the effort going into rescuing a troll. It's Pip the Troll, but the heroes are still putting in a lot of effort for that rescue.
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September 4, 2019Starting off as noir pastiche, this rapidly abandons that in favour of whatever genre it is where mutant detectives trace Norse gods in tacky casinos, while chunks of the team get embroiled in an increasingly complicated love...pentangle, by my count? Although one of them has enough of a wandering eye, and fascination with the options, that this frequently looks set to escalate. The team is definitely too big and unwieldy now, Shatterstar and Longshot overlap too much, and at times most of the team are talking in the same sitcom patter to the extent that it overwhelms character differentiation, but it's still a lot of fun. And there's a Darwin scene that makes me hate his screen treatment even more, which is saying something.
May 20, 2025
The synopsis of this volume is kind of misleading cause really nothing could have prepared me for the plot twist involving Madrox's baby. That being said, it's a chaotic and fun issue nonetheless because of the sheer drama.
On another note, Rahne is giving me like zero reasons to respect her as a character between her homo/biphobia in this, and that weird kinda predatorial arc in New X-Men.
ALSO I kind of love Ahatterstar and Longshot as characters. Like Longshot is the biggest himbo on the block and being such a dummy makes him so entertaining. Meanwhile Shatterstar is shooting his shot any chance he can get. They add a much needed break from multiple man's melodrama.
On another note, Rahne is giving me like zero reasons to respect her as a character between her homo/biphobia in this, and that weird kinda predatorial arc in New X-Men.
ALSO I kind of love Ahatterstar and Longshot as characters. Like Longshot is the biggest himbo on the block and being such a dummy makes him so entertaining. Meanwhile Shatterstar is shooting his shot any chance he can get. They add a much needed break from multiple man's melodrama.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 21, 2021
A perfect volume. From the character drama between Shatterstar, Rictor, and Rahne, the goddess of death plot, and the amazing art, I absolutely loved it.
I just love Star, he’s like the puppy of the group: full of energy, easily distracted, battle hungry, and flirty with everyone, but he’s also loving, reliable, entertaining, and strong. He’s definitely my favourite. (Also it was really funny how he was boutta flirt with Thor for a second there, what a doofus).
I feel reinvigorated for the rest of the series, but I have to force myself to hold off since I only own until volume 13.
I just love Star, he’s like the puppy of the group: full of energy, easily distracted, battle hungry, and flirty with everyone, but he’s also loving, reliable, entertaining, and strong. He’s definitely my favourite. (Also it was really funny how he was boutta flirt with Thor for a second there, what a doofus).
I feel reinvigorated for the rest of the series, but I have to force myself to hold off since I only own until volume 13.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 15, 2021
This setup volume strikes a great balance of laying the groundwork for every storyline for the next 50 issues, while also being a fun, self-contained story. Rahne and Rictor get real character development, Longshot and Shatterstar get to go to the closest place to Mojoworld, and even Darwin gets his time to shine. This is the last gasp of the noir super-detectives premise of the series before it turns wholly to mystical nonsense, and it's great stuff, bursting with "anything could happen" potential that would make Chris Claremont proud.
August 25, 2021
While certainly not as strong as the previous two volumes, the story here is a lot of fun. Featuring wacky Vegas hijinks, the return of one of my favourite X-Factor members, and a bunch of funny jokes; the story is a good read.
Unfortunately, it did feel like the pace was a bit off, and some of the concepts in this book were not expanded on as much as I'd have liked to see. Hopefully the next handful of volumes will continue these stories, if not then a lot of this book will feel pointless.
Despite being a bit of a filler, it's still a solid read.
Unfortunately, it did feel like the pace was a bit off, and some of the concepts in this book were not expanded on as much as I'd have liked to see. Hopefully the next handful of volumes will continue these stories, if not then a lot of this book will feel pointless.
Despite being a bit of a filler, it's still a solid read.
May 22, 2018
Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18...
This one is a decent story and has its interesting and humorous moments, but it just doesn't feel like it is quite up to the level of the earlier volumes of this series to me.
This one is a decent story and has its interesting and humorous moments, but it just doesn't feel like it is quite up to the level of the earlier volumes of this series to me.
May 11, 2019
This is maybe my most favorite comic series in the entire world. Peter David just keeps GIVING and GIVING!
May 10, 2016
While I do love Las Vegas, there was so much more than that in this volume that made it awesome! There was great story, art and character development. Hela's first appearance in this was pure noir! I loved it! She looked amazing! The conclusion to Monet's ongoing problem was done very well and in a very creative way. I did not see that coming! I enjoy seeing Rictor and Shatterstar's relationship continue to grow. I really like that it is not a perfect relationship and that both of them talk about the problems that arise in it. It makes it a very relatable relationship. Adding Rictor's ex-girlfriend Rahne into the mix was super interesting! I actually wish they had taken that further! Rictor's reactions to everything is PRICELESS! That cab ride to the doctor and then the doctor's office was grand! Poor Rictor! Things between Monet and Guido are interesting as well. Layla goes back and forth between interesting and frustrating with her vast knowledge of the future. She does get some really good moments. Poor Darwin never catches a break, while Longshot gets all of them. Shatterstar's reaction's to Las Vegas are awesome comedic moments. Terry's monologue about what Thor means to mortals was awesome! That was a really well done story arc.
September 17, 2025
I'm not usually a Thor/Asgard story kind of guy but I've been loving Peter David's run on X-Factor, so I crossed my fingers and dove into this.
I love that as soon as Thor shows up in the book, David makes it clear that there will be no "thees", "thous" or "thines" because Thor is "not in the mood" for them. I also enjoy how well Hela, Pip, and Jane Foster are woven into the story with minimal drama. because everything else in the book is well-paced inter-X-Factor drama.
This book is even a halfway decent starting point if, for some reason, you wanted to read X-Factor but didn't want to start at the beginning of David's run.
I love that as soon as Thor shows up in the book, David makes it clear that there will be no "thees", "thous" or "thines" because Thor is "not in the mood" for them. I also enjoy how well Hela, Pip, and Jane Foster are woven into the story with minimal drama. because everything else in the book is well-paced inter-X-Factor drama.
This book is even a halfway decent starting point if, for some reason, you wanted to read X-Factor but didn't want to start at the beginning of David's run.
July 18, 2011
The worse thing I'll say about author Peter David is that his writing is consistent. When Marvel gives him a title and editorial leaves him alone in his own little corner he will turn in a satisfying read. Vegas contains humor, some character development, a decent portrayal of Thor, and one small complaint. As this is monthly title the collection doesn't address multiple plot lines that are left to be resolved who knows how far down the road. An example is the character Darwin becoming the new Norse God of Death and who is the father of Rahne's child?
November 16, 2011
Oh, hey, it's my least-favorite X-Factor story! Not to say it's bad, but it just goes onnnnn tooooo loooonnnnnnggggg. The plot mechanics, for the most part, could be covered in the space of 3-4 issues. Instead, it takes SIX. That's nuts, friends.
The art, as usual, is lovely, though. And the story is interesting, even if it takes forever.
The art, as usual, is lovely, though. And the story is interesting, even if it takes forever.
October 9, 2012
No está tan bueno como el tomo posterior o los que leí de los anteriores, pero sin duda sigue muy por encima del promedio marvelita (y sobre todo mutante) actual. Qué manera de hacerme reír el troll Pip.
July 14, 2013
The team get involved with Hela, with some intriguing results in Las Vegas. A fun read, and does carry on the character development that you expect now from X Factor. I suspect this will have long lasting consequences for one of the characters. A good read.
May 11, 2011
More fun and hilarious mutant misadventures from writer Peter David. David never gets paired up with the really first-rate illustrators and he can usually pull it off anyway.
August 25, 2012
The book returns to its strengths, with fun plot, interesting results, good soap opera, and nice funny.
January 6, 2014
Individual issues on marvel unlimited
April 15, 2019
Primera saga de X-Factor en castellano publicado directamente en tomo recopilatorio.
March 29, 2017
This was one of the funniest volumes I have read yet - I especially loved near the end, when everyone was basically just spouting off famous movie quotes as if they were real dialogue. Yas!
And the whole Rahne, Rictor, Shatterstar thing is great.
OK, one more edit about Rictor. I wish, wish wish that he would say that he is bisexual. I know I said that in the review for Vol 10, but in this volume he had MULTIPLE chances to say that, and instead hemmed and hawed and basically dodged the question again. Just say it. A superhero/male can be bisexual.
And the whole Rahne, Rictor, Shatterstar thing is great.
OK, one more edit about Rictor. I wish, wish wish that he would say that he is bisexual. I know I said that in the review for Vol 10, but in this volume he had MULTIPLE chances to say that, and instead hemmed and hawed and basically dodged the question again. Just say it. A superhero/male can be bisexual.
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