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I called the plot twist on page one of X-Factor # 28!!
Click Here For A Spoiler I knew all along that Monet was a red herring and it's Siryn who's with child. PAD does it again.
I also called Madrox's meltdown. He's melting like the makeup with which he'd been covering the "M" brand he got in the future.
The whole issue is just bursting with wonderful character moments!
Much as I hate that Rahne has left, PAD did as good a job on her exit as humanly possible.
I love how we see both sides of Monet in the same issue -- the surprisingly compassionate side and the totally mean side, sometimes from one word balloon to the next.
Raimondi, as always, does a fine job on the art. I so wish he was doing the next four issues. Just how much lead time does that guy need away??
My only concern is that the book has a new editor (I would hope that the exit of the one who did the last few issues was meant to be temporary until they found someone who could settle in.) And I cringe whenever I see Axel Alonso's Executive Editor credit -- him and PAD had a feud a few years ago when PAD criticized the direction the Hulk took while Alonso was editing it (the Bruce Jones era.) I'm just paranoid enough to worry that Alonso deliberately wants to sabotage X-Factor (it's not as if he's been a good influence on the rest of the X-Universe.)
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I liked the way PAD wrote Rahne leaving... Jamie's frustration and Monet's bipolar reactions. Her conversation with Terry about the pregnancy wasn't unexpected.
The Guido and Rictor buddy thing was interesting. I never really saw these two hanging out much. It will be intersting to see it play out.
Jamie's monolouge was understandable, to frame the story and give readers an idea of where things stand post MC. But it got to be a bit much for me. Here's hoping it doesn't bleed over the rest of the story arc.
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Yeah this latest issue was awesome! I just haven't been digging the title all that much. Good character stuff but I get bored a bit with the usual Madrox & Layla Miller stuff.
This was a break away from that. The Rahne leaving story was awesome! Good focus on each character! The spoiler made things much more interesting!
I always loved the character work. Now with Madrox and Layla trapped in the future(s?) things are really going to get interesting.
I didn't think this title was going to benefit from the crossover but I was wrong. I'm for a new direction.
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Nice to see Jamie going all wild bunch on the Purifiers. Couldn't happen to a skeevier bunch of pointy-headed cretins.
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quote:Originally posted by Ultra Jorge: Yeah this latest issue was awesome! I just haven't been digging the title all that much. Good character stuff but I get bored a bit with the usual Madrox & Layla Miller stuff.
This was a break away from that. The Rahne leaving story was awesome! Good focus on each character! The spoiler made things much more interesting!
I always loved the character work. Now with Madrox and Layla trapped in the future(s?) things are really going to get interesting.
I didn't think this title was going to benefit from the crossover but I was wrong. I'm for a new direction.
I think this may well be the best X-Factor issue to date.
quote:X-FACTOR: THE QUICK AND THE DEAD Written by PETER DAVID Pencils by PABLO RAIMONDI Cover by BOO COOK He’s gone from the son of the one of the world’s greatest villains, to one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and then to one of the world’s greatest villains in his own right. Now, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, the man behind the Decimation of the world’s mutants finds himself depowered and trapped in a prison cell, where he must confront all the demons of his past. Be sure not to miss this momentous, unforgettable story of the world’s former fastest mutant, with an ending that will have massive ramification for the mutant universe. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
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So I lived through the "Limited Series" era, now I seem to be living in the "One-Shot" era. If it's an X-Factor story, PUT IT IN THE X-FACTOR TITLE. I cannot and will not keep up with all of these Countdown, Civil War, etc. one-shots. Problem is, then I end up on one of these threads going "So what exactly happened in ____?" Still, better that than paying four dollars for the sake of being complete. I'm too old and too poor to be a completist anymore. Oof--I'm coming off a a bit bitter today.
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Most of Marvel's one-shots (e.g., the various Gage Thunderbolts one-shots) are fill-ins by another name. This... this is bizarre. Utterly bizarre.
It's the same price as a standard issue ($3), the same size as a regular issue (32pg) and by the same creative team (PAD/Raimondi). It's X-Factor #31.5, there's essentially two standard issues in the same month. Just one isn't numbered.
And what makes it even weirder yet is that one-shots typically sell a significant percentage less than a numbered issue...
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