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Cammy’s Covers – Fatale To Wonder Woman

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Fatale #14 by Sean Phillips Why did it have to be toothy Cthulu faces? I hate toothy Cthulu faces! The eerie use of black and white works quite well with this cover, followed by the stunning red …

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Pre-C2E2 Marvel Scuttlebutt – Cancellation Of X-Factor (UPDATE)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Rich Johnston

UPDATE: Just wanted to add, much of this is a mixture of of bits and pieces from a number of sources, and yes, some of it may be old and out of date, some of it may have changed, some …

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Is There A Run On X-Factor #6?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Rich Johnston

So, we ran a certain story about Apocalypse and the X-Men: Days Of Future Past film. Maybe you saw it. Apocalypse’s first appearance was in X-Factor #6 (with a cameo shadow appearing in X-Factor #5). Since we ran that story …

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ComiXology Selling Peter David’s X-Factor For 99 Cents An Issue On Monday

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Just hitting in-App purchases in the UK, and rolling out to the USA in the morning, it appears that Monday will see Peter David‘s recent run on X-Factor, from issue 1 to 50, then the jumped-forward issue 200 to 212 …

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How You Can Help Peter David Right Now

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Peter David suffered a stroke on holiday. He is currently being treated, while working on X-Factor scripts. But treatment costs. And rehabilitation costs even more. His wife, Kathleen lays it out; Even though we have health insurance we have co-pays …

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Peter David, X-Factor And Thinking Through The Consequences

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

So there’s been a lot of fuss about Amazing Spider-Man #700. But right now I want to look at another Marvel Comic. Male teleporter Pip found himself recently inside Monet’s body in X-Factor #248, written by Peter David (in our …

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After Fifteen Years, Peter David Announces Hell On Earth

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Rich Johnston

From the NYCC X-Men, Peter Davis announced a new story, Hell On Earth War starting in X-Factor 250, that will see all the different big devils of the Marvel Universe going to war on the birth of the seven billionth …

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It’s Okay Sabrewulf, X-Factor Is Still $2.99

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

From the CBR boards, posted by Sabrewulf. I just feel like dropping everything Marvel right now. I guess this will be the first of many to get the price raise. The argument will be if we want the book to …

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The Muppets’ Appearance On X-Factor

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

Olly Murs was lucky enough to share the stage with some Muppets for his performance of Dance With Me Tonight on The X-Factor this evening. Highlight: when Animal starts contributing to the backing vocals. Needs more cowbell Kermit. Incidentally, the …

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New John Lewis TV Ad Features The Smiths’ Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rich Johnston

We got a tease earlier in the year. British department store chain John Lewis used a snatch of The Smith’s Charming Man to begin one of their across-the-decades-TV ads. that have become rather famous (the latter of which I still …

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The Simon Cowell And Brendan McCarthy TV Show That Never Was – Ultra Arena

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Here are some excluisve designs and concepts for a Simon Cowell TV series that never made it… A few years back, SYCO, his production company, got in touch with Brendan McCarthy (Reboot, Rogan Gosh, Strange Days, Judge Dredd) to help …

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And Havok Makes The Set – X-Factor On X-Men Gold Team

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Looks like we have brither-at-arms, Alex Summers will be joining Wolverine, philosophically, and taking X-Factor with him on the “gold” side, as Scott Summers and his crew are defined by the “blue” half of the X-Men Schism/Regenesis thingy. This has …

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Joe Quesada’s Unpublished Cover To X-Factor #87

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Rich Johnston

So I was just talking about my love for Peter David and Joe Quesada’s X-Factor #87, the issue in which the new team are psychoanalysed by Doc Samson. It not only introduced us all the the team really efficiently but …

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First Mainstream Gay Comics Kiss, Perez? Hardly…

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Rich Johnston

In Speculator Corner last week I stated that people might want to pick up a few copies of X-Factor #45, still then at cover price. It didn’t take long for the rest of the world to catch up. Okay, the …

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