Reviews

Essential X-Factor, Vol. 1 by Jackson Butch Guice, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein, Louise Simonson

indeedithappens's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Classism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

alexandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

So this is what they mean when they say the X-Men is a soap opera. 

rnaveedp's review against another edition

3.0

I don't even know I just wanted to venture into comics! But I'm grateful that I did because this was so much fun!

birdmanseven's review against another edition

3.0

Obviously the whole Scott/Maddie thing was a ridiculous hot mess. that could have been handled a million different (and better) ways. That aside, I was really into this early on. I really liked when it was focused on getting the team back together and their early exploits. It lost me a little with Thor, Morlocks and Power Pack, but it was pretty enjoyable overall.

velocitygirl14's review against another edition

3.0

Having only read synopses of these storylines, it was great to read and catch up and get the original stories. The Cyclops and Jean are arc are a bit soap-operaish, but Angel's transformation by Apocalypse, the Morlock Massacre and Skids and Rusty's story more than makes up for that. It was a solid collection.

And if you really get annoyed at it being black and white, you could always use it as a colouring book.