X-Factor #1

(Image Source: Marvel / Bob Quinn)With its heavy use of humor, X-Factor #1 may not be everyone's cup of tea. Ironically, it may be an easier sell for those reluctant to give any X-Men comic a try, as it doesn't fit the franchise's usual mold. However, with amazing artwork, and a solid story that delivers feels as well as laughs, it is well worth reading. Read Full Review

X-Factor #1 comes out of the gate swinging, not only setting up a complex approach to superheroes but also setting up bad guys and a robust cast. The concept is brilliant, the character fun, and the snappy dialogue hums along with good action and art. Read Full Review

X-Factor #1 is much more horrifying than a first glance may suggest. The cynical satire early in the comic is merely a premise for some darker, more serious storylines. Read Full Review

Quinn delivers some beautiful art in the issue. I loved the visual style and how it crafts the characters and the action. Read Full Review

Overall, X-Factor #1 is a promising start to a new era for the X-Men. The concept of a government-sanctioned mutant team is intriguing, and the potential for social commentary and character-driven storytelling is high. While the issue has room for improvement, it lays a solid foundation for future adventures. Read Full Review

A fun, well-drawn, unique new start to one of these From the Ashes X-Comics, even if it's an almost beat-for-beat remix of the original X-Statix/X-Force. Read Full Review

If your prefer a funnier iteration of the X-Men, then X-Factor #1 is a great starting point to check out. Read Full Review

Overall X-Factor #1 offers something a bit different for the X-Men line. This is a book that has the sense of humor you would expect for this creative team but it is not all laughs. If you prefer your X-Men to have something to say you will get that here. What might be unexpected is when that commentary is pointed hits very close to home.  Read Full Review

I really hope that this team actually has a purpose and they are not just being sent out on random missions to make them look good.The book needs to make it clear whether or not the team members no longer around are dead or not.PLEASE GET FRENZY OUT OF THIS BOOK.I really hope this finds its footing. It has potential. Read Full Review

An interesting premise, mixed with great art, and an interesting cast could make this book the runaway hit, if handled correctly. Unfortunately not everything lands, especially the new team members. Quinn elevates the story, but even this isn't quite enough to overcome its flaws. Read Full Review

It's not a total bust, but it is a bit underwhelming and quite derivative. Read Full Review

X-Factor #1 attempts to look at the satirical side of e-celebrities and viral fame when an unscrupulous producer hires mutants to form a new X-Factor with disastrous results. Bob Quinn's art is immaculate, and Mark Russell is brave enough to show mutants with starkly different points of view about life after Krakoa. That said, the satirical elements and plot fall painfully flat, and the issue ends with a bait-and-switch that's just plain tiresome. Read Full Review

Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG

Aug 14, 2024

Plot Rodger Broderick is a publicist in charge of relaunching X-Factor as the new team of mutants in charge of helping the US government carry out complicated and dangerous missions, although the head of the department, General Mills, does not share the aggressive marketing strategy where they want each member to be an influencer. X-Factor is sponsored by the mysterious and much-mentioned digital company CLICKCLOCK. This team is led by Angel (who has 8% of the profits from the marketing project) and is accompanied by Firefist, Feral, Cameo and Xyber (his mutant power in creating electromagnetic pulses that affect circuits). Havok lives with Polaris and wants to be part of this team because he knows that by using this platform he c an help other mutants in danger, but Polaris does not accept him because she tells him that they are going to change him. But Havok knows that the US is not the only country creating these teams, each government is creating its army of mercenary mutants but in a clandestine manner. X-FACTOR's first mission is to stop Darkstar's mercenary team at a nuclear power plant in a country that was part of the Soviet Union. This mission achieves its objective but only Angel and Xyber survive... everyone else dies. But instantly Rodger creates and presents to the public another line-up led by Havok who is accompanied by Cecilia Reyes, Pyro, Granny Smite, Frenzy and Xyber. Intense and exciting first installment where they show how indispensable mutants are for this government organization.Mark Russell once again knows how to introduce relevant and real themes into this universe of characters that create an analysis of the reader's conscience of the environment. Art With textures and details, Bob Quinn achieves a fusion between the classic designs of X-Factor but modernizes them with cool designs. The action sequences use interesting angles and classic era poses. Summary X-Factor returns with maximum government and marketing support where no member is important, only the name of the team. Brilliant new mutant comic series, where segregation and political demagogy are mixed with mutants. more

KittyNone

Aug 14, 2024

In keeping with the From the Ashes comics inevitably feeling a little backwards-looking, this is definitely a comic deep in debt to its influences, from the David/Quesada X-Factor to the Milligan/Allred X-Force. But if you like those titles and also comics where horrible businessmen declare that the next war will be one where the IP rights are arranged in advance it's a solid recommendation. Quinn & Arbutov give everyone a sort of plasticky look, but for this title that feels intentional so I'm willing to accept it for now. Not quite as sharp and original as Russell's Batman: Dark Age, but this was still a pleasure.

Jawnyblaze

Aug 15, 2024

The run of great relaunches of the X-titles continues. X-Factor was slightly less great than X-Men and Uncanny, but only slightly. I like the cast of characters they chose, the story is good, the bits of humor are good, the art is good. I enjoyed it cover to cover.

PolarIceHavok

Aug 16, 2024

OKAY, shit's gonna go down neXt issue‼️ X-Factor #1 was *beyond* eXpectations 👍 Polaris' new philosophical divide dynamic w/ #Havok is... *compelling*, but I hope they're just FWB, if anything. Lots of SURPRISES: most the 1st team gettin' wiped out 🤯 Darkstar & X-Term; what/who is behind the government's... "TOP SECRET" doors? 🤔

Screaming Enigma

Dec 31, 2024

Not everything here came together as nicely as I think it could have, but this did end up being a relatively strong launch for From the Ashes, in my opinion. The premise is certainly an interesting one, though I think it's going to take more than just this issue to completely get me hooked, which is completely fine. I'm definitely intrigued to see how the next issue follows this one up. Oh yeah, and Quinn's art was very nice and clean throughout, as expected.

maljoss

Oct 03, 2024

I was pleasantly surprised by this comic. Yes, it's clearly derivative of the David/Stroman and Milligan.Allred runs. Yes, Mark Brooks is a hack who has a distorted sense of his ability to write political satire. Except...This comic is pretty good. The story was well paced. The characters were well written. Any satirical aspects were played straight, instead of the usual wink-wink, nudge-nudge. The plot twist caught me by surprise. No complaints. The art was some of the best I've see from Bob Quinn. My first exposure to his work was on Way of X (which I enjoyed), and he seems to have improved since then. He inks his own pencil on this issue, so it's all him. Colorist Jesus Aburtov put in some good work as well. As it stands , X-Factor joins X-Force as being the most readable titles of the From the Ashes era. Looking forward to seeing where this goes. more

Kenjamin

Nov 20, 2024

Art: 3/5 Story: 3.5/5 Total: 6.5/10

Aussie Dad

Aug 16, 2024

If D-listers ran our entertainment industries! Characters are killed off because they can be and will readers actually care? This needs to improve dramatically

NostalgiaKills

Aug 15, 2024

Not much to say except that Milligan & Allred did it better twenty years ago with X-Force/X-Statix. This was entirely derivative and worse than that, it was bland. My fears about this relaunch are in full force in this book. Very disappointing.

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ResearchReader - Aug 19, 2024

Excellent summary. Similar to my thoughts.