X-FACTOR by Mark Russell & Bob Quinn

[Hi-Fi]

New York, NY— May 7, 2024 — While the X-Men’s mission forces them to work outside the law, certain teams have found ways to fight for mutant rights within the system as officially sanctioned strike forces! In the upcoming From the Ashes era, that tradition continues in a new volume of X-FACTOR from Eisner winning writer Mark Russell (Fantastic Four: Life Story, The Flintstones) and acclaimed X-Men artist Bob Quinn (Captain America, Knights of X).

Formed by the government in response to a post-Krakoa outbreak of mutant paramilitary, ops squads, and mercenary teams, X-FACTOR will be co-led by Angel and Havok and include recruits like Pyro, Frenzy, Feral, and more. Part special agents for missions that require an arsenal of superpowers and part celebrity propaganda machine, X-FACTOR will wage war against emerging factions like the Mutant Underground and X-Term. Whether they believe in their actions or are just doing it for a check, the members of X-Factor are no fools when it comes to shady politics. As hidden agendas rear their ugly head, they’ll fight against the dark consequences and disastrous public opinion from the inside!

FAME, FORTUNE, MUTANTS! From the ashes of Krakoa, a new mutant arms race sweeps the globe! International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy! Join them as they go from one death-defying mission to another. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to sell out? Like, comment and subscribe to find out!

“The thing I’ve always loved about the X-Men is that they’re characters first, super heroes second,” Russell shared. “So being able to write characters like Havok and Angel and Frenzy in a post-Krakoa reality is an opportunity to write about what I really care about, which is how do we help each other survive the apathy of the world we live in?”

“It’s so exciting to be back and drawing mutants in the X-Men universe again, and doubly exciting to work with Mark again,” Quinn added. “To my mind, Mark’s mix of humor and ability to shine a light on the peculiarities of modern society make him the perfect writer to tackle the relaunch of X-FACTOR. Drawing this team and every unexpected twist and turn of the story has been a blast so far, and I can’t wait for readers to get their hands on it.”

Mutant sell-outs or mutant role models? You be the judge! Check out the main cover and preorder X-FACTOR #1 at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.

[Will Evans]

Warren, Alex, Rahne, Frenzy, and Pyro then.
Havok, Wolfsbane and Pyro have worked for the government before. Frenzy was a mercenary at one point.
This is new for Warren though.


Edit: oops, that’s Feral not Rahne.

[sunofdarkchild]

Warren, Alex, Rahne, Frenzy, and Pyro then.
Havok, Wolfsbane and Pyro have worked for the government before. Frenzy was a mercenary at one point.
This is new for Warren though.

That's Feral, not Wolfsbane

[Will Evans]

I just noticed.

[Kurolegacy]

Wonder if they’re gonna sweep the whole undead thing with Havok under the rug here like they did with his inverted self reemerging in Hellions. Also, God I wish they’d get rid of that stupid face tattoo from Pyro. It looks ridiculous.

[Galen Nycroft]

I like the costumes! And great to see that Feral again in a monthly ongoing. I don't support Mark Russell comics though and I don't care for Bob Quinn. This is not for me, but yay for everyone who are fans of these characters.

[Luckystar.]

Warren looks hot.

[Master of Sound]

Seems the cast might be quite big if you look at the mission statement.

Excited about Angel, Frenzy and Havok. Not thrilled about Feral and Pyro, but they will betray the team soon, I bet. Especially as its hinted there will be betrayal.

[CaptainEurope]

Wonder if they’re gonna sweep the whole undead thing with Havok under the rug here like they did with his inverted self reemerging in Hellions. Also, God I wish they’d get rid of that stupid face tattoo from Pyro. It looks ridiculous.

Knowing Russel's writing, it will be a major character arc with Havoc locking himself in the bathroom every night, contemplating suicide or eating German brain soup.

[EmeraldGladiator]

Captain are you not a fan? I am unfamiliar with this writer. Initially I thought people were happy with the choice. Then again I heard rave reviews about Foxe before Dark X-Men and it didin't do much for me at all. Zeb Wells who I acknowledge had more runway to tell a story on Hellions left me wanting more. I had no interest in more Foxe on that Dark X-Men book.

[Nicoclaws]

That killed my interest FAST. Wow. The pitch is WEIRD and the characters choice for that pitch even weirder. Aryan Airlines + Frenzy.
I also dislike the costumes, but that might be Greg Land.

[NewMutant]

It's nice to see the Krakoan era has at least inspired writers to use neglected or underdeveloped characters. This book and NYX sound the most unique of the bunch but I'm not officially sold yet.

[HeartofTheStoriesWeTell]

Warren, Alex, Rahne, Frenzy, and Pyro then.
Havok, Wolfsbane and Pyro have worked for the government before. Frenzy was a mercenary at one point.
This is new for Warren though.


Edit: oops, that’s Feral not Rahne.

I just want Russian, Israeli and latviarian teams to show up in this book too...

[Will Evans]

I just want Russian, Israeli and latviarian teams to show up in this book too...

Maybe we’ll finally get the return of Big Hero 6 in comic form.

[cranger]

The original X-Factor was my introduction to comics, and this premise (along with Mark Russell) has me glad they are bringing back that title.