X-Factor 39

Oh Shit.

Now, that I wasn't expecting.

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but X-Factor is one of my favorite on-going comic series, and probably my favorite on-going superhero series. Peter David is a fine writer, and I've really enjoyed what he's done with the book. 

Unlike just about any other super hero team, X-Factor is less about them heading out to fight wacky scifi monsters, and more about a small group of people being different. The new series follows Jamie Madrox as he tried to navigate the new world created by the depowering of the vast majority of mutants. X-Factor maintains a level of humanity, a level of ugliness mixed with joy, that few other super-hero comics can match.

Also shockingly, if you count the six part Madrox series, this run of X-Factor has been going strong consistently for about four years, which is really an accomplishment in the world of superhero comics.

But man, issue 39. Now, the issue starts with a plea from Peter David himself not to ruin this issue by putting spoilers online. If I didn't really love this series, and I wasn't truly amazed by his craft in this story... well, I'd laugh such a plea off and tell you story.

But, I'm convinced. This is the best comic I've read in a while. It maintains it's standard connection with the reality of humanity, it surprises without relying on ridiculous twists, and it asks some very basic questions not only about the series, but also about the tropes the series is based on. It's amazing.

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