Broken Frontier

After quickly selling out of its first issue, X-Factor #2 has managed to sell out at Diamond in even less time.  This Decimation title has been on the receiving end of a seemingly endless amount of fan and critical praise, so Marvel is going back to press with a second printing variant of X-Factor #2.   

Mike Rutschky of SilverBulletComics.com says the first issue of X-Factor is a “5 out of 5…really terrific and absolutely worth picking up and following.”

Comic Fanatic has labeled the new series as “easily the X-book of 2005.”

Don MacPherson of TheFourthRail.com says, “Peter David does it again. His X-Factor series of the 1990s was thought provoking and fun, and his more recent Madrox mini-series was clever and original. With this latest effort, he takes the best elements from both of those previous efforts and combines them to great effect.”

Writer Peter David and artist Ryan Sook are crafting a unique title combining noir, super-heroics, and humor.  Set in what was once Mutant Town before the events of M-Day, X-Factor is now a private detective agency made up of old favorites like Madrox, Strong Guy, and Wolfsbane along with new recruits Siryn, M, and Rictor.    

X-Factor has quickly become the favorite new series of many for 2005 so be sure to check out the title that everyone is buzzing about in the new year.  And for those looking for classic X-Factor stories, be sure to check out X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David Vol.1 TPB, Essential X-Factor Vol.1 TPB, and Madrox: Multiple Choice TPB.  

Retailers are also advised to check their orders for issue #3.  Anyone who was a fan of the cliffhanger at the end of issue #1 will not want to miss the edge-of-the-seat ending of issue #3.  It’s a real heart-stopper. 

X-FACTOR #2 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT COVER  (NOV058124)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & New Pencils-and-Inks Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99
FOC - 1/12, On Sale - 2/1/2006

X-FACTOR #3  (NOV052000)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by RYAN SOOK
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP...$2.99
FOC - 1/5, On Sale - 1/25/2006

X-FACTOR VISIONARIES: PETER DAVID VOL. 1 TPB    (SEP052003)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by LARRY STROMAN
144 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$15.99

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR VOL. 1 TPB   (SEP052007)
Written by BOB LAYTON, JACKSON GUICE, ROGER STERN,LOUISE SIMONSON, WALT SIMONSON & JOHN BYRNE
Penciled by JACKSON GUICE, BOB LAYTON, JOHN BYRNE, WALTER SIMONSON, JOHN BOGDANOVE, JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA, KEITH POLLARD, TERRY SHOEMAKER & MARC SILVESTRI
Cover by JACKSON GUICE
568 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$16.99

MADROX: MULTIPLE CHOICE TPB   (JAN051886)
Written by PETER DAVID
Penciled by PABLO RAIMONDI
Cover by DAVID LLOYD
120 PGS./Marvel PSR …$13.99