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Post by thefamoustommyz on Dec 31, 2005 9:24:26 GMT -5
After ditching most of my recent subscriptions thanks to that abomination of a job Brian Bendis is doing as a writer wrecking Marvel, I was pleased as punch when I read the first two issues of X-Factor by Peter David.
This is some seriously good stuff in which the dialogue is witty, but far more realistic that Bendis' Gilmore Girls dialogue, and - even better - stuff happens! In BOTH issues! What a breakneck pace for NuMarvel!
This has to be the best new X-Book since Milligan and Allred took over X-Force.
Tommy
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Post by pikemojo on Jan 1, 2006 15:23:03 GMT -5
Is it as good as X-Factor used to be back when Strong Guy, Multiple Man, Havoc, and all the other great characters were a part of this team? I miss that book.
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Post by thefamoustommyz on Jan 1, 2006 17:12:22 GMT -5
I'd say "different but at least as good, so far"...
Primary character is Madrox, with Strong Guy, Wolfsbane, Richtor, Syrin and M as the supporting cast.
The premise is different, as its "film noir mutants" instead of "Government X-Men", but I can't praise this enough. Its the ongoing series followup to Peter David's awesome Madrox miniseries from late 2004 or early 2005.
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Post by nelson on Jan 1, 2006 17:22:00 GMT -5
no cannonball or sunspot or mirage.?
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Post by thefamoustommyz on Jan 2, 2006 16:41:24 GMT -5
Sunspot = Running the Hellfire Club, kinda...
Cannonball = In character limbo now, I believe, after a short stint in Cable & Deadpool
Mirage = Was teaching the New X-Men, but I dropped that book after House of M began, so I couldn't tell you what's going on there.
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Post by nelson on Jan 2, 2006 17:23:40 GMT -5
thanks for the update but i was being a wiseguy.  |
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Post by thefamoustommyz on Jan 2, 2006 20:31:55 GMT -5
Oh...=)
Hey, if Peter David wants to bring back any more c-list superheroes, I'm all for it...Lord knows he's the only writer who's ever tried to make Madrox more interesting than "See? If you hit him, he multiplies!"
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Post by pikemojo on Jan 3, 2006 5:29:02 GMT -5
Man I am way behind on the X Universe and I am way too poor to try to catch up. How did Sunspot end up with the Hellfire club? That one has me confused.
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Post by nelson on Jan 3, 2006 11:58:59 GMT -5
if i remember right his dad was a member of it.
neil
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Post by thefamoustommyz on Jan 3, 2006 15:45:17 GMT -5
Right...and Selene manipulated him into taking a seat on the Inner Circle, and he wound up the Black Rook...but now he's Lord Imperial.
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Post by pikemojo on Jan 3, 2006 17:26:31 GMT -5
There are alot of names that I just don't know there. Any way I went out and picked up X-Factor 1&2 today. I hope I enjoy them as much as I loved the old series.
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Post by thefamoustommyz on Jan 4, 2006 16:39:44 GMT -5
I hope you do, too...because its a great book, IMHO.
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