This is a new arc, “Red Data” and that’s what got me to pick up the book again. I picked up an issue or two of the last arc, and it wasn’t doing much for me. This arc, dealing with Rogue’s health status, is only three issues long, so I might be enticed to read the next issue.
The A-story is about Rogue’s condition. She is taken to Cable’s island nation, Providence, which he is leader of. When I read the last arc, I had many questions, namely how Cable was a part of Cable & Deadpool at the same time he was part of this title. At least now, the two books are coming together with this issue. Rogue is suffering from some sort of virus and the team wants to discover what it is.
The B-story is about Lady Mastermind and her own issues. She is suffering from something to, but her problems lie deep within her mind. She wants to perform self surgery and with the abilities she inherited from her father, she takes the opportunity to do just that.
Also, Sabertooth, surprise surprise, is not to be trusted and is being locked up. Also, there is a page that sticks out to me for all the wrong reasons. I won’t go into details, but I know that I’d rather see Sabertooth and Mystique get involved than Bobby Drake and Rogue’s “mother.” Bobby Drake never struck me as a M.I.L.F. lover.
My ruling:
Eh, we’ll see.
X-factor #17
X-factor has yet to bore me, for even a second. The only thing negative I can say about it is that the cover isn’t entirely true to what happens within the pages. In this issue, Jamie Madrox continues his quest to make himself whole again and collect the duplicates he sent out to live their own lives. Only this time, the dupe he seeks has discovered an awful truth.
Multiple Man’s dupe in this issue has become a detective. The “world’s greatest” he says. True to his self-imposed title, he tells Jamie all he know about Jamie’s recent problems, and he also hints at things that Jamie doesn’t even know about.
From several issues back, we learned that Jamie Madrox is more than just a Mutant, and making duplicates of himself doesn’t begin to describe what his powers are about. This meeting with his detective dupe has most likely set the stage for Jamie to delve deeper into what his powers mean and how he will evolve both as a character and a mutant.
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