№ 12

X-Factor

December 2006 36 pages 2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD

Synopsis

X-Factor faces their final showdown with Singularity and races to save former mutants from annihilation. The traitor's identity is revealed.

Credits

Writer

Peter David

Penciller

Ryan Sook , Renato Arlem , Roy Allen Martinez , Renato Arlem , Roy Allan Martinez

Inker

Ryan Sook , Renato Arlem , Roy Allen Martinez , Renato Arlem , Roy Allan Martinez

Colorist

José Villarrubia

Letterer

Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy , Cory Petit

Characters

Collected In

X-Factor by Peter David: The Complete Collection #1 Complete Collection

Collects X-Factor #1-12. Peter David relaunches X-Factor as a mutant detective agency — the start of his acclaimed run.

X-Factor #2 Trade Paperback

Collects X-Factor #7-12. Peter David's X-Factor Investigations -- noir-tinged mutant detective cases.

X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #2 Omnibus

Collects X-Factor #25-50 and specials. Peter Davids noir-tinged mutant detective agency hits its stride with Messiah Complex tie-ins and beyond.

In Reading Orders

2000s X-Men

X-Factor: Many Lives of Madrox / Isolationist (2006-2007)

David deepens every character. Rahne's pregnancy. Layla Miller's terrifying precognition. Rictor's depression after losing his powers. Madrox's identity crisis — literally, since his duplicates keep going rogue. The Isolationist sends X-Factor against a villain who absorbs mutant powers. David weaves soap opera, mystery, and superheroics into something uniquely his own. The Messiah Complex tie-in issues (25-27) are among the crossover's best chapters