X-Factor #24 Review

X-FACTOR #24
Written by Peter David
Art by Pablo Raimondi

Peter David wraps up the Isolationist storyline with this issue of X-Factor. This storyline has killed my interest in this book as David moved away from the things I enjoyed in the book - the characters - and focused on a more generic action based story with an even more generic villain.

Josef Huber beats on Rictor, but none of his collection of all the mutant powers can damage him. It appears to be related to the Terragen crystal shards in his back, but no official explanation for it was given. Huber's mental block not allowing him to kill mutants made no sense either. He can put mutants in situations where they can die, but for some reason cannot outright use his powers to kill them? Okay...

The only thing that really happens in this issue is with Monet and Siryn. It turns out the grandparents they were seeking to reunite with their grandchildren were in league with Huber and the mutant hating parents of said grandchildren. Other than that minor revelation, this issue ends a rather disappointing arc for this once great title.

On the Endangered Species side of things, Beast and Dr Strange go on a spiritual / alternate reality journey. Not sure how Strange can traverse alternate realities, but I honestly have no major experience with the character to judge it. We basically see what looked like an Earth X reality and several others where we see Beast as a scientist, mystic, religious and other incarnations, all of which have failed to cure the "no more mutants" problem. This entire back up story has accomplished nothing outside killing another Guthrie kid several chapters ago. I just hope something happens that makes this entire story worth my while. As of right now, I wouldn't even recommend this if it was released in a collected edition once it finishes, let alone to buy multiple random books to get the entire story like it is now.

Verdict - Check It

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