№ 45

X-Factor

August 2009 36 pages 2.99 USD

Synopsis

Madrox confronts Doctor Doom to learn the truth about Cortex, encountering Doom as never seen before.

Credits

Writer

Peter David

Penciller

David Yardin , Marco Santucci , Valentine De Landro , Marco Santucci

Inker

David Yardin , Marco Santucci , Pat Davidson , Craig Yeung , Patrick Piazzalunga , Marco Santucci , Patrick Piazzalunga

Colorist

Nathan Fairbairn , Jeromy Cox , Andy Troy

Letterer

VC , Cory Petit

Characters

Collected In

X-Factor #7 Trade Paperback

Collects X-Factor #39-7. Peter David X-Factor pushes into darker territory.

X-Factor #7 Trade Paperback

Collects X-Factor #39-45.

X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus #3 Omnibus

Collects X-Factor #40-67 and specials. Peter Davids detective-noir X-Factor hits its peak with Rahne, Layla Miller, and complex investigations.

In Reading Orders

2000s X-Men

X-Factor: Invisible Woman Has Vanished / Second Coming (2009-2010)

David's run hits its stride. The team investigates increasingly strange cases while the interpersonal drama intensifies. Shatterstar and Rictor's relationship becomes explicit — a landmark moment for LGBTQ representation in mainstream comics. The Second Coming tie-ins bring the team into the crossover without losing David's voice. Issue 50 is a milestone. One of the most consistently excellent X-runs of the era