X-Factor General Discussion Thread

[Brian Cronin]

This here thread is for any general (I.E. non-issue specific) discussion about the comic X-Factor.

Enjoy!

-Brian

[Grizsly]

I haven't been this excitied about a Peter David book since his legendary Hulk run finished. There's just something about the feel of the book, and the characters, that makes me very happy as a reader.

Obviously, Layla Miller is the one wildcard in the bunch, as no one really knows too much about her, except that she "knows stuff." But with the way David has had her unfold events to make things work - ala dealing with the assassin in issue 3 - it's just a refreshing way to make someone powerful without giving her a lot (or any, apparantley) of superpowers.

Then you've got some of the old crew - Madrox, Strong Guy, and Rahne, who are all just perfect, as far as I'm concerned. Jaimie on Millionare? That had me rolling. And, without giving too much away here, wait until you here Strong Guy's "suggestions" of new names for he and Rahne next week when #4 hits. . .you'll see.

Siryn has always been a favorite of mine, and in this book she's perfect - confident, sexy, yet still flawed in her struggle with alcoholism. I look foward to seeing how she'll deal with the death of her father (supposedly slated for issue 7 or 8, I believe).

Then there's Rictor, depowered but still worth reading about - I like the realism of this series, especially how David's been detailing the stuggle Rictor has, now that he's no longer "in tune" with the Earth.

And finally, Monet - the black sheep, the one character everyone seems to hate and love. Personally, I'm thrilled to see her back in a mainstream book, and her arrogance is a welcome factor to the book's group dynamics.

I was a bit dissappointed to read in this week's CSN that Ryan Sook will be leaving after issue 4 - his noir style really helped, and beyond that he's just a solid artist - again, don't want to give anything away, but a sequence he illustrate with Monet in next week's issue. . .damn is she hot!

We'll see who steps up to fill in, but either way I look foward to the dark and witty fun that is the new X-Factor!