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X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night by Neil Edwards, Marco Santucci, Vincenzo Cucca, Valentine De Landro, Dennis Calero, Roy Martinez, Bing Cansino, Ariel Olivetti, Pablo Raimondi, Renato Arlem, David Yardin, Ryan Sook, Leonard Kirk, Larry Stroman, Carmen Carnero, Peter David, Khoi Pham, Sebastian Fiumara, Paul Davidson, Emanuela Lupacchino
5.0
Re-read this again so may as well do a review.
A perfect series, in my opinion. Peter David just gets this team, especially Jamie Madrox, who became one of my favorite Marvel characters in the mini solo series that precedes this run. David just has a knack for incorporating a mutant's power into their personality. It makes all the sense in the world that the Multiple Man would have a hard time making decisions or taking stances when his multiples could do it for him, or that Rictor would feel like he lost one of his senses when he lost his mutation. Peter David just gets these things, and writes about them perfectly. I also liked the inclusion of Layla Miller, and the rest of the X-Factor roster is great. Lots of cool powers and personalities to play with. The dialogue is great, ranging from serious and layered, to funny and witty. Each issue was very packed, while still feeling breezy to read. Lots of things happening, both in the Marvel Universe and within X-Factor, but it never felt incoherent or disjointed. Everything flowed naturally and it seems like it will feed into future X-Factor arcs to come, as well as Messiah Complex.
The art was also incredible, whether it was Ryan Sook or Dennis Calero on pencils. I was partial to Sook, but both are great in their own right. The colors by Jose Villarrubia were also incredible, as usual. He tends to be one of my favorite colorists for anything even remotely noir, and this series bleeds noir.
This is a perfect 10/10 for me. I think everything was handled just right and I hope to continue with the rest of this run.
A perfect series, in my opinion. Peter David just gets this team, especially Jamie Madrox, who became one of my favorite Marvel characters in the mini solo series that precedes this run. David just has a knack for incorporating a mutant's power into their personality. It makes all the sense in the world that the Multiple Man would have a hard time making decisions or taking stances when his multiples could do it for him, or that Rictor would feel like he lost one of his senses when he lost his mutation. Peter David just gets these things, and writes about them perfectly. I also liked the inclusion of Layla Miller, and the rest of the X-Factor roster is great. Lots of cool powers and personalities to play with. The dialogue is great, ranging from serious and layered, to funny and witty. Each issue was very packed, while still feeling breezy to read. Lots of things happening, both in the Marvel Universe and within X-Factor, but it never felt incoherent or disjointed. Everything flowed naturally and it seems like it will feed into future X-Factor arcs to come, as well as Messiah Complex.
The art was also incredible, whether it was Ryan Sook or Dennis Calero on pencils. I was partial to Sook, but both are great in their own right. The colors by Jose Villarrubia were also incredible, as usual. He tends to be one of my favorite colorists for anything even remotely noir, and this series bleeds noir.
This is a perfect 10/10 for me. I think everything was handled just right and I hope to continue with the rest of this run.