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All-New X-Factor's Cast To Develop Techno-Organically?
The new All-New X-Factor comic was announced at New York Comic Con, by Peter David and Carmine Di Giandomenico, with the X-Factor brand being bought from Jamie Madrox by Serval Industries, and employing Polaris, Quicksilver, Gambit – and three more characters. Oh yes, interestingly, Wolverine is called Serval in France Hmm. Anyway, two of the team's unannounced[...]
Twenty-Three Thoughts About Twenty-Three Comics – Infinity, Love Stories (To Die For), X-Factor, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, God Is Dead, Uber, Batman Black And White, X-Men Legacy, The Creeper, Satellite Sam, Sheltered, Chew, Witchblade, Baltimore, Garfield, Mouse Guard, Suicide Risk, Catalyst, Shadowman, Quantum & Woody, Hit, Deathmatch And The Star Wars
X-Factor. And the waste of a damn good sandwich Roll on the Marvel Now relaunch! Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London This weekend, launching their gallery by photographer Steve Cook of Sophie Allred, in the Doctor Who years. You know how Ultron's head got kicked off at the end of Age Of Ultron #10? I'm wondering if[...]
X-Factor Gets It's Squee On (Spoilers)
And then there's Darwin in today's X-Factor, addressing a certain Monet. You know this can only lead in one direction, right?   No, not that I mean, yes that, but not only that Because this is X-Factor approaching its end of days And so anything can happen. Yes, like that Like, exactly that You know, Darwin can evolve to[...]
Refactoring X-Factor – Wednesday Trending Topics
Tuesday was X-Force, Wednesday was X-Factor (spoilers), what will today bring…? We've speculated and reported rumour that X-Factor may be one of the titles being relaunched as part of Marvel Now Two. Most-Read Comic Stories Wednesday: Everyone Wants New 52 Characters To Lose Their Limbs Right Now At Boston Comic Con this weekend, Scott Snyder took to the DC[...]
Could This Be The Return Of X-Factor? (Spoilers)
In today's X-Factor, we see Lorna at a rather down moment in her life, and returning member Pietro trying to pick up the pieces It doesn;t exactly work. Part Four of the six-part The End OF X-Factor, the arc concludes with the cancellation of the book Or does it? We've speculated and reported rumour that X-Factor may[...]
Outsider, X-Factor, And Superboy – Wednesday Trending Topics
The world transitioned from Comic Book Day to Comic Con Week yesterday, with Justin Jordan at the top of the list. From chitter chatter in the San Diego bars last night, news that Luther Strode creator Justin Jordan has chosen to leave Superboy. Most-Read Comic Stories Wednesday: Justin Jordan Walks Off Superboy From chitter chatter in the San Diego[...]
More X-Books Coming. And Other Bits And Bobs
And that X-Factor is no more. I'm told there are two new X-books on the table for Marvel for Marvel NOW TWO, one with a November release date and other early 2014. One should be a hybrid New X-Men/New Mutants/Hellfire Academy/Generation X type of comic – though sadly nothing to do with that Clay Mann image above[...]
Cammy's Covers – Fatale To Wonder Woman
Absolute stunning job by Ross. X-Factor #256 by David Yardin "Always the artists," –Mance Rader Great use of faces forming from the blood, as it spirals out of a lifeless corpse front and center It's almost like following the yellow brick road, only nastier The expressions on the faces are those of pure horror, for this death[...]
Pre-C2E2 Marvel Scuttlebutt – Cancellation Of X-Factor (UPDATE)
The X-Factor news however, sorry, you can take that to the bank, which is why I headlined it Sorry. It's C2E2 any second now which means some C2E2-related rumours… especially fiftieth anniversary announcements for the X-Men to be made on Sunday at 12.45pm. Like Frank Cho, as we reported before working on the fiftieth anniversary project, but[...]
Is There A Run On X-Factor #6?
Maybe you saw it. Apocalypse's first appearance was in X-Factor #6 (with a cameo shadow appearing in X-Factor #5). Since we ran that story earlier today, MyComicShop has just sold out of the issues Mile High had VF copies of #6 for sale at $19 last night, now they only have a lower grade copy for the[...]
ComiXology Selling Peter David's X-Factor For 99 Cents An Issue On Monday
Just hitting in-App purchases in the UK, and rolling out to the USA in the morning, it appears that Monday will see Peter David's recent run on X-Factor, from issue 1 to 50, then the jumped-forward issue 200 to 212 at 99 cents each on ComiXology. It really is a most entertaining superhero comic, and for[...]
How You Can Help Peter David Right Now
He is currently being treated, while working on X-Factor scripts But treatment costs And rehabilitation costs even more. His wife, Kathleen lays it out; Even though we have health insurance we have co-pays and the like And since this stroke fell at the end of the year, we have all the new co-pays to deal with (I[...]
Peter David, X-Factor And Thinking Through The Consequences
Male teleporter Pip found himself recently inside Monet's body in X-Factor #248, written by Peter David (in our thoughts and prayers, and this is a good excuse to celebrate his work) And he's rather lighthearted about the situation…Other people also see the humour… well some of them. Shatterstar lays it out. So it that it? We all[...]
After Fifteen Years, Peter David Announces Hell On Earth
From the NYCC X-Men, Peter Davis announced a new story, Hell On Earth War starting in X-Factor 250, that will see all the different big devils of the Marvel Universe going to war on the birth of the seven billionth human… If you were a Hulk fan back in the nineties, you may recall Peter David[...]
It's Okay Sabrewulf, X-Factor Is Still $2.99
The argument will be if we want the book to continue we have to pay the extra. X-Factor has been steadily hovering over the cancellation line for a long time now This will surely be the kiss of death for the book despite Marvels denial that the $3.99 price point affects sales. I just dropped X-Force and[...]
The Simon Cowell And Brendan McCarthy TV Show That Never Was – Ultra Arena
They were hoping to blend Superhero, sci-fi and "American Gladiator' type elements into an original new 'X-Factor' mix. Contestants would have to be trained and then undergo lots of arduous feats in the ULTRA ARENA The show would have its main action taking place in a 'Thunderdome'-style spherical combat arena, but[...]
And Havok Makes The Set – X-Factor On X-Men Gold Team
Looks like we have brither-at-arms, Alex Summers will be joining Wolverine, philosophically, and taking X-Factor with him on the "gold" side, as Scott Summers and his crew are defined by the "blue" half of the X-Men Schism/Regenesis thingy. This has to be the final part of the "quadriptych" doesn't it? Looks like we have brither-at-arms, Alex[...]
Joe Quesada's Unpublished Cover To X-Factor #87
So I was just talking about my love for Peter David and Joe Quesada's X-Factor #87, the issue in which the new team are psychoanalysed by Doc Samson It not only introduced us all the the team really efficiently but also gave us insight and backstory to characters we didn't know – and of characters[...]
First Mainstream Gay Comics Kiss, Perez? Hardly…
In Speculator Corner last week I stated that people might want to pick up a few copies of X-Factor #45, still then at cover price. It didn't take long for the rest of the world to catch up Okay, the media seem to be going apeshit about X-Factor #45 featuring the first superhero comic gay kiss[...]