X-Factor #44 Preview

[passenger]

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?gid=1090


PAD and DeLandro work wonders as usual :)

[AcesX1X]

how boring. where are rictor and shatterstar?

[worstblogever]

Wonder who's "like Reed Richards, but still alive and crazy?"

Stark? Pym? Doom?

Man, I love mad scientists gone nuts...

[Quinnhop]

Wonder who's "like Reed Richards, but still alive and crazy?"

Stark? Pym? Doom?

Man, I love mad scientists gone nuts...

It's Doom, according to PAD's most recent interview.

[passenger]

Forge maybe?In Divided We Stand #2,he was well on his way to madness.Also ,Bishop mentioned more than once that Forge would live long enough to become Genesis in the future.

[worstblogever]

It's Doom, according to PAD's most recent interview.

OHHHHHH... Friggin' sweet!

[psycwave]

Ruby is exquisite.

[Novaya Havoc]

JFK is now BHO?

Heresy.

[orkoni1]

OMG Ruby's Back!!!

Loved Jamie and Layla's interaction. Ruby and the jokes. (I'm not liking the coloring for Ruby's skin, it should be a little shinier, it looks as though she's jut got red skin.)

LOVED the reference to President Obama! (BHO as in Barack H. Obama International Airport! As long as it's named that under different circumstances, mainly how great the Pres. was after an eight year term [Hopes for 8 years of Obama])

Enjoyed the reference to Terminator :)

[Azure]

No beard! I'm dropping X-Factor :mad:

[Roo]

i'm not liking madrox and layla together. it's just... creepy.

anyone else think rahne's vision for the future will come true when x-force are sent on a mission to assassinate madrox/layla?

[NewMutant]

how boring. where are rictor and shatterstar?

PAD said in the last issue that the next issue wouldn't pick up any of that storyline till the following issue.

[Hi-Fi]

Jamie & Layla <3

BRING THE BEARD BACK, THOUGH!

[The Lucky One]

LOVED the reference to President Obama! (BHO as in Barack H. Obama International Airport!

Heh. I bet PAD's going to feel pretty bad if anything happens to the Prez now. :wink:

-D

[worstblogever]

Heh. I bet PAD's going to feel pretty bad if anything happens to the Prez now. :wink:

-D

Well, they name airports after you if you die of old age after you're out of the White House... Reagan's got one, at this point, right?

[wolvie616]

i must KILL ruby for trying to pry into LAYLA's life

LAYLA is ABOVE RUBY in ALL ways

[Nicoclaws]

Layla disappoints me. Scratchy faces are waaaaaay kissable.

[Hi-Fi]

So I guess Layla's codename is officially Butterfly now.

[Darth Logan]

Heh. I bet PAD's going to feel pretty bad if anything happens to the Prez now. :wink:

-D

Why, because he assumes the current president, who is in his mid 40s, won't be alive in 80 years? Shocker. I'm 20 years younger than Obama and I don't have any delusions about living that long lol.

[Faded]

I'm so bored with Madrox, Layla, Ruby, and company. YAWN.

Its too bad de Landro probably isn't drawing the Monet parts to this issue.

[streator]

nice preview. i thought madrox was talking about forge, but i guess it's doom from what some of you are saying. should be interesting.

[Agent_Torpor]

Nice cover. Reminds me of my favorite panel evar:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/5599/146691-42000-selene_super.jpg

[lockerogue]

There's seems to be a pattern of boringness that I have noticed.

[Agent_Torpor]

There's seems to be a pattern of boringness that I have noticed.

That was me reading New Mutants #2 last night.

[lockerogue]

That was me reading New Mutants #2 last night.

Scott seems to make every book he appears in boring.

[Quinnhop]

Jamie & Layla <3

BRING THE BEARD BACK, THOUGH!

Seriously. Ryan Reynolds looking Jamie was so lovable. Ugh.

Damn you, Layla. Damn. You.

I still love her, but she needs to learn to appreciate the wonders of manfacehair.

[Cayman]

Very unappealing preview.

[tlp0708]

Well, they name airports after you if you die of old age after you're out of the White House... Reagan's got one, at this point, right?

So does GWBush, but he's not dead yet.

[justinkos91]

I was hoping to see more Monet, not Madrox in these previews
Honestly, I am starting to get bored of his character
Layla needs to lose the striped socks too and get better footwear just tacky.
I could care less about this future story though. Where's "Cortex" and all that?

[Hi-Fi]

I am loving the future subplot, personally. Madrox has never been more interesting ever since the baby thing. And that's saying a lot, since I've always loved him.

That said, yes, I'm also super excited for more Ric and Shatterstar and Monet being all sexy.

[orkoni1]

You don't have've passed away to have things named after you.

Anyway, I'm very intrigued by what Jamie and Scott were talking about. Jamie had a great point, where if someone was to change the past then the only thing that would happen would be that there would still be a future where nothing had been changed and a new one where things had changed. So I wonder what's going on that is making mutants shift in and out of existence, what kind of thing could be causing that to happen where possibly changing something in the past would not create a new timeline but rather affect the same one directly.

That could be something very important in the future of Marvel depending how PAD could be possibly changing how we see timeline interference and the reprecautions on one single timeline or spliting ones.

[The Lucky One]

Why, because he assumes the current president, who is in his mid 40s, won't be alive in 80 years? Shocker. I'm 20 years younger than Obama and I don't have any delusions about living that long lol.

No, more because they're not rechristening an airport named after a highly popular president who died in office unless it's after another highly popular president who died in office. Sure, Reagan and Dubya have airports, but I bet they weren't airports formerly named after handsome young, slain presidents. It'd take a tragic death in office to squeeze out Kennedy. :wink:

-D

[Peter David]

No, more because they're not rechristening an airport named after a highly popular president who died in office unless it's after another highly popular president who died in office. Sure, Reagan and Dubya have airports, but I bet they weren't airports formerly named after handsome young, slain presidents. It'd take a tragic death in office to squeeze out Kennedy. :wink:

-D

Names change. They just do. Idlewild Airport became LaGuardia Airport. Cape Canaveral was changed to Cape Kennedy and then switched back to Cape Canaveral. I switched JFK to BHO, not to imply that Obama was assassinated, but because it's an airport typically referred to by its initials.

PAD

[twbasketcase]

how boring. where are rictor and shatterstar?

lol. YES THIS.

[orkoni1]

No, more because they're not rechristening an airport named after a highly popular president who died in office unless it's after another highly popular president who died in office. Sure, Reagan and Dubya have airports, but I bet they weren't airports formerly named after handsome young, slain presidents. It'd take a tragic death in office to squeeze out Kennedy. :wink:

-D

No you didnt!

I love Ruby!

[Peter David]

HellFrost: I wish Jean would come back and was never tied to the Phoenix Force ever again.

Brett P: Granted but then she goes into space......and gets merged with the almighty Griffin Force

And begins her life on the D-List?

PAD

[Prodigy55]

RIP beard :(

[jarrod]

how boring. where are rictor and shatterstar?
No shit!

Why is PAD Messiah Warring his own book? :(

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[7thangel]

the muddy world of x-universe time lines.

since this is during bishops time, it could be possible that layla set him on his course aka editorial f*ckery.

curious how PAD will write his way out of the vortex of x-men timestream suckery involving yet another summers.

[Peter David]

No shit!

Why is PAD Messiah Warring his own book? :(

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Where are Rictor, who some fans declare has no place in the book and is boring, and Shatterstar, who some fans say is boring and demand to know why I'm bringing him in at all? Plus I put right up front in the previous issue's front page that neither Rictor nor Shatterstar will be in this issue, and that fans should make sure to spread that around all over the internet so that everyone would know. And fans complained that I was being snippy about the internet rather than informative and honest.

In other words...fans are complaining! How unexpected! How unusual! How--

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PAD

[Hi-Fi]

Bring back the beard, PAD! Super-heroes with a beard are a rarity!

[Swashbuckler]

In other words...fans are complaining! How unexpected! How unusual! How--

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PAD

I am enjoying this highly exciting antici.........pation! Thanks PAD.

[worstblogever]

PAD, do you answer questions with this same vigor on panels at SDCC? If so, where at SDCC can I buy popcorn?

[AcesX1X]

LOL. i wish all creators talked to fans like this. it's very madelyne pryor-as-red queen in uncanny x-men.

[worstblogever]

LOL. i wish all creators talked to fans like this. it's very madelyne pryor-as-red queen in uncanny x-men.

He doesn't address people as "worm" or "poppet" enough.

[Novaya Havoc]

LOL. i wish all creators talked to fans like this. it's very madelyne pryor-as-red queen in uncanny x-men.

I want PAD to tell me to "Scream, worm." It will complete my life.

[AcesX1X]

I want PAD to tell me to "Scream, worm." It will complete my life.

i'm sure that ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ he just gave jarrod probably sent the poor boy into a state of absolute bliss, knowing jarrod.

[eurazn]

Where are Rictor, who some fans declare has no place in the book and is boring, and Shatterstar, who some fans say is boring and demand to know why I'm bringing him in at all? Plus I put right up front in the previous issue's front page that neither Rictor nor Shatterstar will be in this issue, and that fans should make sure to spread that around all over the internet so that everyone would know. And fans complained that I was being snippy about the internet rather than informative and honest.

In other words...fans are complaining! How unexpected! How unusual! How--

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PAD

Your generalization of fans wounds me, PAD! Thankfully I have "Wolverine: First Class" costarring Dazzler coming out later this month in which to drown my sorrows. <333333

[Swashbuckler]

i'm sure that ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ he just gave jarrod probably sent the poor boy into a state of absolute bliss, knowing jarrod.

Hopefully he fell into a coma.

RIP beard :(

Bring back the beard, PAD! Super-heroes with a beard are a rarity!

http://xd0.xanga.com/d1cf206506333242148217/b191763399.jpg

[Novaya Havoc]

Your generalization of fans wounds me, PAD! Thankfully I have "Wolverine: First Class" costarring Dazzler coming out later this month in which to drown my sorrows. <333333

This is truth. ♥♥♥♥♥

[orkoni1]

And begins her life on the D-List?

PAD

OMG! I'm not worthy master!!! lol

I like when the writers interact with their fans from time to time!

Love your work PAD! Keep it coming!

And you're more than likely right, lol.

[Quinnhop]

Where are Rictor, who some fans declare has no place in the book and is boring, and Shatterstar, who some fans say is boring and demand to know why I'm bringing him in at all? Plus I put right up front in the previous issue's front page that neither Rictor nor Shatterstar will be in this issue, and that fans should make sure to spread that around all over the internet so that everyone would know. And fans complained that I was being snippy about the internet rather than informative and honest.

In other words...fans are complaining! How unexpected! How unusual! How--

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PAD

I tried, PAD. I tried.

[Faded]

Where are Rictor, who some fans declare has no place in the book and is boring, and Shatterstar, who some fans say is boring and demand to know why I'm bringing him in at all? Plus I put right up front in the previous issue's front page that neither Rictor nor Shatterstar will be in this issue, and that fans should make sure to spread that around all over the internet so that everyone would know. And fans complained that I was being snippy about the internet rather than informative and honest.

In other words...fans are complaining! How unexpected! How unusual! How--

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PAD

Who are you getting these opinions from?!!??

PM if you want the only opinion that really matters.

[Peter David]

PAD, do you answer questions with this same vigor on panels at SDCC? If so, where at SDCC can I buy popcorn?

Absolutely. SDCC. Any convention. I speak in person exactly the way I do on line, although I think the humor translates better in person.

Ex: Last time I was on a panel with a bunch of writers for the Mutant books, and there was this one guy in the audience who was wearing this hideous, loud Hawaiian shirt. And he said he would do anything, absolutely anything, if one of us would bring back Jubilee. And I said hopefully, "Would you burn that shirt?" Got a huge laugh, and he was laughing louder than anyone, and nodding eagerly besides.

Try the equivalent on line and typically people declare that I was being mean to them.

PAD

[Hi-Fi]

So when should we expect Jubilee to appear?

[jubilees_boyfriend]

Absolutely. SDCC. Any convention. I speak in person exactly the way I do on line, although I think the humor translates better in person.

Ex: Last time I was on a panel with a bunch of writers for the Mutant books, and there was this one guy in the audience who was wearing this hideous, loud Hawaiian shirt. And he said he would do anything, absolutely anything, if one of us would bring back Jubilee. And I said hopefully, "Would you burn that shirt?" Got a huge laugh, and he was laughing louder than anyone, and nodding eagerly besides.

Try the equivalent on line and typically people declare that I was being mean to them.

PAD

Oh my gosh that is funny stuff! I would definately be someone who would say, "Please bring back Jubilee..." but I would do it without the horrendous Hawaiian shirt.
As asked above... any hope yet for Jubilee's return? :confused:

[Novaya Havoc]

Absolutely. SDCC. Any convention. I speak in person exactly the way I do on line, although I think the humor translates better in person.

Ex: Last time I was on a panel with a bunch of writers for the Mutant books, and there was this one guy in the audience who was wearing this hideous, loud Hawaiian shirt. And he said he would do anything, absolutely anything, if one of us would bring back Jubilee. And I said hopefully, "Would you burn that shirt?" Got a huge laugh, and he was laughing louder than anyone, and nodding eagerly besides.

Try the equivalent on line and typically people declare that I was being mean to them.

PAD

I would get on all fours and play "Empath" to your "Red Queen" if you would kill off Longshot, and then have Dazzler pee on his rotting corpse. No joke.

[Peter David]

I would get on all fours and play "Empath" to your "Red Queen" if you would kill off Longshot, and then have Dazzler pee on his rotting corpse. No joke.

What is there in your Empath/Red Queen scenario that you could possibly think I would see as an incentive to do as you asked?

On second thought, don't answer that.

PAD

[The Lucky One]

I would get on all fours and play "Empath" to your "Red Queen" if you would kill off Longshot, and then have Dazzler pee on his rotting corpse. No joke.

Scream, worm.

-D

[Swashbuckler]

What is there in your Empath/Red Queen scenario that you could possibly think I would see as an incentive to do as you asked?

On second thought, don't answer that.

PAD

LOL, LOL, LOL. slapped down Ben. How's the floor taste? LoisLondony?

[Novaya Havoc]

What is there in your Empath/Red Queen scenario that you could possibly think I would see as an incentive to do as you asked?

PAD


Perhaps a moment in which you wouldn't be obligated to pay someone $9.95/minute on a 1-900 number call?

NH

[justinkos91]

Perhaps a moment in which you wouldn't be obligated to pay someone $9.95/minute on a 1-900 number call?

NH

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8951064&postcount=1323
The internet's the way to do things these days anyways :wink:

[worstblogever]

Absolutely. SDCC. Any convention. I speak in person exactly the way I do on line, although I think the humor translates better in person.

Ex: Last time I was on a panel with a bunch of writers for the Mutant books, and there was this one guy in the audience who was wearing this hideous, loud Hawaiian shirt. And he said he would do anything, absolutely anything, if one of us would bring back Jubilee. And I said hopefully, "Would you burn that shirt?" Got a huge laugh, and he was laughing louder than anyone, and nodding eagerly besides.

PAD

Note to self: Bring the popcorn, as well as an obnoxious Hawaiian shirt and a lighter, then make requests...

[jarrod]

i'm sure that ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ he just gave jarrod probably sent the poor boy into a state of absolute bliss, knowing jarrod.
I came. <3 <3

[arp2008]

Complete X-Factor neophyte here so forgive my question: what happened to create this future?

[jarrod]

Complete X-Factor neophyte here so forgive my question: what happened to create this future?
Hope/Phoenix farted. Or something.

I am enjoying Ruby though...

[arp2008]

Hope/Phoenix farted. Or something.

I am enjoying Ruby though...
:confused: What?

[Emma]

Glad to see Ruby is still sticking around. I love her unique look and hope she becomes an xbook mainstay.

[just another user]

PAD, please add this to your list of contradictory fan requests,

More Madrox & Miller, less Monet, Siryn etc

Feel free to kill Monet, Siryn etc

regards

[Jimmy'sFriend]

PAD, please add this to your list of contradictory fan requests,

More Madrox & Miller, less Monet, Siryn etc

Feel free to kill Monet, Siryn etc

regards

Yeah same here

[mimic_616]

It kills me buying X-Factor in HC form. Everytime I look at a preview it makes me wish I had started buying this series in singular issues. :frown:

[timbox]

I am pleased that he finally got rid of that disgusting beard. Hopefully it will help him to not be such a whiner.

[Agent_Torpor]

I am pleased that he finally got rid of that disgusting beard. Hopefully it will help him to not be such a whiner.

No such luck. Just off him and center the whole book around Monet's cuntiness. I'd buy that.

[jarrod]

I am pleased that he finally got rid of that disgusting beard. Hopefully it will help him to not be such a whiner.
Be nice to Theresa. She had a rough week.

[Peter David]

No such luck. Just off him and center the whole book around Monet's cuntiness. I'd buy that.

Comparing messages 69 and 70 to 73 is the reason why comic book creators laugh every time fans whine that we don't listen to them.

PAD

[Peter David]

It kills me buying X-Factor in HC form. Everytime I look at a preview it makes me wish I had started buying this series in singular issues. :frown:

You DO realize that there's absolutely nothing stopping you from switching to the monthly book, right?

PAD

[worstblogever]

Comparing messages 69 and 70 to 73 is the reason why comic book creators laugh every time fans whine that we don't listen to them.

PAD

Santa didn't get me my own personal jet last year, either.

That jolly bastard.

[just another user]

Comparing messages 69 and 70 to 73 is the reason why comic book creators laugh every time fans whine that we don't listen to them.

PAD

I thought I phrased my request politely, with minimal whining.

Also, I don't care if you don't listen to any other fan requests, so long as you listen to me.

Furthermore, bring back the beard, already.

[Michael P]

Complete X-Factor neophyte here so forgive my question: what happened to create this future?

We don't quite know yet, but it was bad. Like, a million fatalities, bad.

[Michael P]

Also, to everyone disappointed by the lack of Rictor and Shatterstar in tomorrow's issue: There'll be another one in two weeks.

[Peter David]

I thought I phrased my request politely, with minimal whining.
.

I didn't say your request was whining. I said that fans whine we don't listen to them.

It's interesting. If a creator says, "Fans say this" or "Fans say that," immediately fans will pop up and say, "Well, *I* don't say that, and you should never speak of fans in sweeping generalizations." But on the other hand you see the complaints of "Marvel doesn't listen to us" or "The Creators don't listen to us" which presupposes that fans speak with one unified voice.

PAD

[ExodusCloak]

Hmm...maybe the Cuckoos will stop trying to secretly off each other if they knew Ruby existed.

[justinkos91]

PAD, please add this to your list of contradictory fan requests,

More Madrox & Miller, less Monet, Siryn etc

Feel free to kill Monet, Siryn etc

regards

Yeah same here

DIAF please

[Faded]

DIAF please

A hot one. http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/077/9/1/_angry__by_Avhaz.gif

[7thangel]

what happened to create this future?x-editors and joe q.

[Leirus]

I thought I phrased my request politely, with minimal whining.

Also, I don't care if you don't listen to any other fan requests, so long as you listen to me.

Furthermore, bring back the beard, already.

STOP trying to make Madrox a bear JAU... I am also sorry that Harry Leland is dead, but you must accept it and move forward...

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Jamie looks better without the beard.

JamieLayla still creeps me out.

Old Man Cyke sporting a Sith hood was cool.

Otherwise, it doesn't look like this issue will be significantly better or worse than the last few months' average issue.

[mrno74]

Some B&W pages from X-factor 44 by Marco Santucci....

http://www.marcosantucciart.com/news_170609_ing.html

M.