People were sad when Peter David’s long-running X-Factor series starring Madrox the Multiple Man came to a close recently, but the world was brightened when it turned out he would still be writing X-Factor come the All-New Marvel NOW initiative, but just an entirely new team with an entirely new concept.
Here’s the official blurb about the book: “Serval Industries, the world’s foremost leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society – it’s superhuman division, the All-New X-Factor! Led by Polaris, the mutant mistress of magnetism, fellow X-Factor members Quicksilver, Gambit, Danger, Cypher, and Warlock use their powers for the betterment of society. Or are their corporate backers at Serval Industries using X-Factor for the betterment of themselves?”
“So much of what happens in this country stems from corporate control and involvement,” David says. “So why not expand that real world philosophy to the world of comics and have it be that a corporation is interested in expanding into super heroes? I mean, if super heroes really existed, that’s probably what would happen.”
Check out this first look of the All-New X-Factor #1, due out January 8, featuring art from Carmine Di Giandomenico and a cover from Jared Walker. We can only hope that Gambit gets rid of his stupid headwrap, too.
