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A review by crookedtreehouse
X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night by Peter David
5.0
One of the best X-books to hand to someone who's never read one before. This superhero noir story features depressed depowered mutants trying to find their place in society, a super powered mutant who can't trust himself when he uses his powers, a mysterious orphan who "knows things", and a series of smaller storyarcs that help brace the larger one.
This is Peter David at his finest, and an artist (Ryan Sook) who has precisely the right style and talent to bring peak David to life.
While it does feed off the continuity from David's previous X-Factor run, a little bit of Generation X and New Mutants, and the Marvel Universe at large, David did his best to fight editorial mandates, and keep his story contained. And it worked. While the series doesn't stay five stars all the way through (and I can't think of a single one that does), I remember it being fully satisfying, at least through Messiah Complex, which is many volumes away.
I recommend this for people looking for intricate noir superhero storytelling, fans of B and C level mutants getting an A+ level story, people who wish The Watchmen had less of a head up its own ass, and anyone looking to try a new series.
This is Peter David at his finest, and an artist (Ryan Sook) who has precisely the right style and talent to bring peak David to life.
While it does feed off the continuity from David's previous X-Factor run, a little bit of Generation X and New Mutants, and the Marvel Universe at large, David did his best to fight editorial mandates, and keep his story contained. And it worked. While the series doesn't stay five stars all the way through (and I can't think of a single one that does), I remember it being fully satisfying, at least through Messiah Complex, which is many volumes away.
I recommend this for people looking for intricate noir superhero storytelling, fans of B and C level mutants getting an A+ level story, people who wish The Watchmen had less of a head up its own ass, and anyone looking to try a new series.