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crookedtreehouse's review
3.0
The plotting behind Peter David's early 1990s X-Factor run is focused and meta in a way that most superhero comics wouldn't figure out for another decade. It's nearly a great comic. The two main strikes against it are Larry Stroman's blocky anatomy, and David's own unrelenting dad jokes and pop culture references.
The premise of a government funded mutant (sorry, "geecee") superhero team being targeted by a conservative senator with presidential ambitions, who, in turn, is being funded by another mutant, is slick. And most of the narrative turns are well designed. But calling one of the heroes "Strong Guy", and one of the villains "Hairball" is the kind of hokey writing that kept this very good, solid series from being one of the all-time greats.
Luckily, about fifteen years later, David got a chance to write another run of X-Factor, and that *does* stand as one of my all-time favorites.
The premise of a government funded mutant (sorry, "geecee") superhero team being targeted by a conservative senator with presidential ambitions, who, in turn, is being funded by another mutant, is slick. And most of the narrative turns are well designed. But calling one of the heroes "Strong Guy", and one of the villains "Hairball" is the kind of hokey writing that kept this very good, solid series from being one of the all-time greats.
Luckily, about fifteen years later, David got a chance to write another run of X-Factor, and that *does* stand as one of my all-time favorites.
ladydewinter's review
4.0
Despite my usual... well, I wouldn't call it dislike, but I tend to avoid X-type books. In any case, I bought this because I love Peter David's current work on X-Factor and I'm glad I did, even though here the best thing by far is Quicksilver. The art is bearable 90s fare, but the writing is fun and great to read, and definitely made me want to read more.
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