X-Factor #50: Back to the Future
Peter David's X-Factor is ultimately a classic mutant title that is reminiscent of Keith Giffen's JLA. Mutants have always been popular because of their dark foreboding future where extinction inevitable. David kept this atmosphere but blended in his sarcasm at their most somber moments. The result is something not often found in mutant melodrama, something more authentic in tragic character flaws.
This is a story about fate and how knowing what happens in the future isn't all its cracked up to be. In fact, its disturbing and utterly depressing. David finally reveals that this entire run of his isn't necessarily about Jamie Madrox and his dope dupes but more about Layla Miler and her love for him. It also finally explained why/how Layla Miller always knows "stuff", her actual mutant power, and the consequences involved.
Rating: Buy it!
