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X-Factor # 9 is the first issue that I would call a dissapointment. I thought it would be the first big action issue, but it wasn't. The resolution to Decimation is rather ho-hum; then again, I guess nothing could quite live up to the tension of those last few pages from issue # 8. There are no standout Peter David lines, and Calero's art takes several steps back to the meh level of his earlier work. Still, it does have its moments, and they're in the spoilers:
Click Here For A SpoilerSo now Quicksilver is under X-Factor's protection, and their role as the guardians of Mutant Town looks like it's going to make them even more insular. This could lead to interesting plot developments in future issues. Quicksilver's scenes are the best thing in this issue; despite all the changes Pietro's been through recently, Peter David doesn't hit one false note with Pietro, as if he had stopped writing him 14 days ago instead of 14 years ago.
On to the resolution of the Singularity plot thread over the next three issues. This one still shows some promise, tying in the way it does with Madrox's origin (a couple issues ago, we found out that Tryp killed Madrox's parents; Madrox himself still hasn't found out.) I even wonder if Madrox will even still be in the book by the time this is all done.
quote:Originally posted by Stealth: X-Factor # 9 is the first issue that I would call a dissapointment. I thought it would be the first big action issue, but it wasn't. The resolution to Decimation is rather ho-hum; then again, I guess nothing could quite live up to the tension of those last few pages from issue # 8. There are no standout Peter David lines, and Calero's art takes several steps back to the meh level of his earlier work. Still, it does have its moments, and they're in the spoilers:
Click Here For A SpoilerSo now Quicksilver is under X-Factor's protection, and their role as the guardians of Mutant Town looks like it's going to make them even more insular. This could lead to interesting plot developments in future issues. Quicksilver's scenes are the best thing in this issue; despite all the changes Pietro's been through recently, Peter David doesn't hit one false note with Pietro, as if he had stopped writing him 14 days ago instead of 14 years ago.
I gotta say this was a hit for me. PAD gave us an X-Factor/X-Men showdown without a throwdown. Jamie's arguements to Cyclops showed the usual well thought out dialouge we associate with PAD. Sure it would have been nice to have witty banter and some damage done. But that just wouldn't be reasonalbe between these two teams.
This issue makes me even more excited about the Singularity face-off.
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Can someone give me the Cliff Notes version of Layla's involvement with the House of M? That was about the time I became a mutant crossover conscientious objector.
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I don't have a lot to say about X-Factor # 10. For most of the way through, I was enjoying it more than I had enjoyed the previous issue, but the last page was very upsetting to me.
Click Here For A SpoilerOne of my favorite characters, Guido, turns out to be a murderous traitor working for Singularity.
I'll keep reading the book for the time being. I'm still looking forward to the Doc Samson issue, and to the arrival of Pablo Raimondi (although I don't agree with him that the book should be spandex-free). But I can't honestly say anymore that I'm pleased with where it seems to be headed.
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Stealth, at least the development at the end of #10 proved to not be as bad as what it appeared.
I agree that the series isn't as good as when it started. Despite the loss of Sook, I don't think it's the art that's lacking. Maybe the team needs to spend more screentime together or working cases instead of being wrapped up in this Singularity and Civil War stuff - i can't put my finger on it.
Still, I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming "therapy session" issue. Hopefully that'll re-center the series and give it a boost.
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