X-Factor: Quick and the Dead #1 Review

X-FACTOR: QUICK AND THE DEAD #1
Written by Peter David
Art by Pablo Raimondi

I'm not sure when this issue takes place, timelinewise, but it seems to be sometime after Quicksilver's encounter with Layla, where he tried to kill her. The quick and dirty summary for this issue is basically, Pietro is in jail, half out of his mind, battered and bruised and hallucinating images of Wanda, Crystal, Luna, Layla and Magneto as the scene is framed through some cellmates' interpretation of the events.

This culminates with Quicksilver somehow regaining his powers, escaping from the cell, doing a little jig and jumping off a mountain at super speed, then realizing he can't fly and slamming into a plane before landing in the ocean and being picked up by a cruise ship.

To be honest, I was less impressed with this issue than I thought I would. It wasn't bad, by any means, but Pietro's powers come back with no explanation other than his hallucination of Layla telling him he's forgiven, Pietro crying a bit and, blammo, powers are back. I'm not sure if his powers cut out on the jump from the mountain or if he was just too stupid to realize he'd end up launching off it and smacking into an airplane or if he even has them at the end of the issue. He seems quite happy, despite the plane incident and landing in the ocean, so I assume they are still back.

I don't think this needed an entire issue to tell either, so I'm a bit annoyed at paying for something that could have easily been done in 3-4 pages in a regular X-Factor book, but it's not like this was absolutely terrible or anything, so I guess it's not a total waste.

Verdict - Check It

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