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james_desantis's review
4.0
This probably around a 3.5 but I'll throw it to a 4 simply because this was really FUN reading it. I'm not a HUGE X-Men fan but for years my buddy was like "Try X-Factor" It's nothing like the regular X-men. I said sure, sure, sure. One day. Well today is the motherfucking day! I flipped this open (or swiped since read it on my phone from Marvel Unlimited) and what a surprise.
Jamie is that dude who can make copies of himself. Heard about him right? No? That's okay, me either. However, this series focuses on him and his troubles with his powers and how each clone or copy he makes of himself is a little bit of him and something else. Including able to absorb back the hurt ones of himself and experience all that pain and memories. This leads on to a investigation after one of his clones was stabbed! Hey, I'm all for a mystery!
What I liked: The art was very early 2000's but that's some of my favorite art. Also I really enjoyed the humor in here. Not trying to hard, just simple, but effective. The motivation behind the character felt right and he wasn't trying to be a hero but more of a detective of sorts. Also the supporting cast was great.
What I didn't like: The overall twist was easy to see coming because we've seen it before. Also the middle dragged just a tad bit. It might be confusing too at first cause none of these characters are even C-List heroes.
Once you get into the flow of things Madrox is a very very fun and unique book. It truly is NOTHING Like a x-men title but you get the mutant parts of it. Which is cool. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume very soon!
Jamie is that dude who can make copies of himself. Heard about him right? No? That's okay, me either. However, this series focuses on him and his troubles with his powers and how each clone or copy he makes of himself is a little bit of him and something else. Including able to absorb back the hurt ones of himself and experience all that pain and memories. This leads on to a investigation after one of his clones was stabbed! Hey, I'm all for a mystery!
What I liked: The art was very early 2000's but that's some of my favorite art. Also I really enjoyed the humor in here. Not trying to hard, just simple, but effective. The motivation behind the character felt right and he wasn't trying to be a hero but more of a detective of sorts. Also the supporting cast was great.
What I didn't like: The overall twist was easy to see coming because we've seen it before. Also the middle dragged just a tad bit. It might be confusing too at first cause none of these characters are even C-List heroes.
Once you get into the flow of things Madrox is a very very fun and unique book. It truly is NOTHING Like a x-men title but you get the mutant parts of it. Which is cool. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume very soon!
ladydewinter's review
4.0
It took me a bit to get my hands on this one, but the wait was worth it. Madrox is an interesting and relatable character, and the story is very noir and cool. I really enjoyed it, and I want to read more about him and the other people involved in X-Factor.
roman_vasiuta's review against another edition
4.0
У 1993 році Пітер Девід покинув серію "X-factor" через конфлікти з редактором, у 2004 Девід написав лімітку "Madrox" в рамках імпринту "Marvel Knights" в якій повернувся до роботи з деякими персонажами з свого першого рану.
Наш герой Джеймі Медрокс відкриває своє детективне агентство у місті мутантів, однак коли в барі навпроти офісу Медрокса помирає один з його дублікатів наш герой вирушає в Чикаґо щоб розслідувати це вбивство.
Сама лімітка вийшла нуарною історією з усіма притаманними їй елементами, що не є погано, Девід як ніяк вміє писати та працювати з динамікою між персонажами, плюс за подіями було цікаво спостерігати нехай вони й були досить передбачуваними. З цікавого тут також є те, що деякі дублікати Множника мають свою власну свідомість через, що їх погляди не завжди збігаються з тим, що коїть Медрокс, що додає нашому герою головного болю в деяких моментах.
З суперечливих моментів виділю підсюжет з дублікатом Джеймі, Вульфсбейн та Силачем в якому вони проводять своє розслідування в якому намагаються дізнатися чи зраджує телепатично чоловік своїй дружині, який відчувається аж занадто другорядним та потрібним щоб Ґвідо та Реін було чим зайнятися у цій лімітці. Ну і малюнок Пабло Раймонді сподобається не кожному.
Загалом мені лімітка сподобалася, нехай вона й не є чимось оригінальним, але читалося все досить цікаво, так що загалом можу порадити.
Наш герой Джеймі Медрокс відкриває своє детективне агентство у місті мутантів, однак коли в барі навпроти офісу Медрокса помирає один з його дублікатів наш герой вирушає в Чикаґо щоб розслідувати це вбивство.
Сама лімітка вийшла нуарною історією з усіма притаманними їй елементами, що не є погано, Девід як ніяк вміє писати та працювати з динамікою між персонажами, плюс за подіями було цікаво спостерігати нехай вони й були досить передбачуваними. З цікавого тут також є те, що деякі дублікати Множника мають свою власну свідомість через, що їх погляди не завжди збігаються з тим, що коїть Медрокс, що додає нашому герою головного болю в деяких моментах.
З суперечливих моментів виділю підсюжет з дублікатом Джеймі, Вульфсбейн та Силачем в якому вони проводять своє розслідування в якому намагаються дізнатися чи зраджує телепатично чоловік своїй дружині, який відчувається аж занадто другорядним та потрібним щоб Ґвідо та Реін було чим зайнятися у цій лімітці. Ну і малюнок Пабло Раймонді сподобається не кожному.
Загалом мені лімітка сподобалася, нехай вона й не є чимось оригінальним, але читалося все досить цікаво, так що загалом можу порадити.
crookedtreehouse's review
5.0
One of the best character studies to ever come out of the Marvel Universe, Peter David's reimagining of Jamie Madrox The Multiple Man as a detective is simply amazing writing. David examines Madrox's power to create duplicates in a much more complex fashion than any previous X-Men scribe. His use of the character elevated Madrox from forgettable side character to one of the most important mutants in the Marvel Universe.
He also draws in some of the other characters from his 90s run on X-Factor.
This is a Must Read for X-Men fans, and anyone who like a superhero story that messes with the genre (the book is mostly noir tropes). If you've never picked up an X-book or a Marvel comic book before, this is a great jumping on point.
He also draws in some of the other characters from his 90s run on X-Factor.
This is a Must Read for X-Men fans, and anyone who like a superhero story that messes with the genre (the book is mostly noir tropes). If you've never picked up an X-book or a Marvel comic book before, this is a great jumping on point.
krystlocity's review
3.0
This little graphic novel is actually what started the new X-Factor line of comics, so I backtracked, ordered it, and read it. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoy the graphic novels that follow it-the writing was still good, but it was missing a lot of my favorite characters, like Layla, Rictor, etc. I like the team, and I like the larder story of future apocalyptic things-this story was smaller in comparison to that, and limited more to one character, Madrox-and I do love Madrox, but the story was a little too old-school black and white movie mystery for me. Still enjoyed it, but I like the following stories more.
teejay76's review
4.0
I forgot how much I love reading Peter David stories. Jamie Madrox, a 3rd tier mutant "hero", and yet I was thoroughly entertained the whole arc. I thought it was just an old standalone mini-series but after looking it up, it's the volume 0 intro to an X-Factor run. Now I'm excited to find the rest of the trade paperbacks and continue reading.
michaelclorah's review
4.0
Considering that PAD's original X-Factor is one of the very, very few projects that he's ever done that I truly didn't like, I was fairly surprised to enjoy Madrox as much as I did. My biggest complaint in this was PAD's constant hammering of the theme that by experiencing everything, via his dupes, that Jamie didn't appreciate anything. It seemed to me that his acquired knowledge came in handy several times. Better to have PAD show us why Jamie felt disconnected than have Jamie constantly tell us that he felt disconnected.
That said, PAD did a nice job setting up the players in the murder mystery, moving them around the board, and pulling it all together in a nice, satisfying way. He managed to keep me guessing (an evil Jamie dupe seemed too obvious, but that's what I kept thinking regardless). The B-plot, with Rahne and Guido, was just sort of there. I was just waiting for it to be over, because it didn't really add much to Jamie's story. And it was resolved too easily.
Raimondi's art reminded me of Crisscross' in some ways, particularly the facial expressions - very exaggerated and enjoyable. However, Raimondi is a more consistent storyteller. I enjoyed his work on this book.
That said, PAD did a nice job setting up the players in the murder mystery, moving them around the board, and pulling it all together in a nice, satisfying way. He managed to keep me guessing (an evil Jamie dupe seemed too obvious, but that's what I kept thinking regardless). The B-plot, with Rahne and Guido, was just sort of there. I was just waiting for it to be over, because it didn't really add much to Jamie's story. And it was resolved too easily.
Raimondi's art reminded me of Crisscross' in some ways, particularly the facial expressions - very exaggerated and enjoyable. However, Raimondi is a more consistent storyteller. I enjoyed his work on this book.
davidpnw's review
1.0
I think my exploration into graphic novels (at least the less indie superhero side) is officially over. A friend at work gave me a couple in order to try and get me hooked, insisting that comics had come a long way and were now made for adults. He either made bad exemplary selections, or he's just wrong. This was stupid, and while not aimed at kids, was definitley aimed at immature young adult males who don't want to flex their brain.