A review by quilly14
X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night by Peter David

4.0

I'm a sucker for stories about the other guys. The merely average players. The consistently good (but not spectacular.

X-Factor are "the other guys." A group of characters who have been kicking around the X-Men universe for years, rarely making waves. They come together to form a private detective agency dealing with mutant-related cases.

This volume of the story is dark, in tone and its visuals. Peter David writes a setting full of murder and distrust. The art team (Ryan Sook on pencils, Wade Von Grawbadger inking and Jose Villarubia coloring) complements the writing by creating a noir sensibility throughout.

This volume is only the beginning of the X-Factor story, but it's good enough that I'm about to order Volume 2.