Williams and Baldeon brave new territory with a horror-inspired approach to their story, which is met with mostly success. Read Full Review

In X-Factor #8 Leah Williams, David Baldeon, and Isreal Silva try and do something different. The end result is frantic and heart racing in a way that may require multiple reads to gather all the details. Thankfully, it's beautiful enough to make rereads a delight. Read Full Review

X-Factor goes horror as the writing gets super spooky but the art struggles to convey what its going for. Read Full Review

Comic book stuff happens in a comic book. Some interesting ideas get played with, and the writing, characters, story and artwork are all good. But mostly it's just a quick fight against a bad guy. Read Full Review

This remains a polarizing comic, one that justifiably has earned its fans but also seems to miss as much as it hits. Read Full Review

This was a lot of fun.

I liked the vibes.

Great layouts. The visualizations of the characters's powers were cool.

Still not great, but probably the best issue of this series thus far. Art carries book.

X-Factor survives a very killy attack by the Morrigan, resurrects to full strength, and counter-attacks to break Siryn free (temporarily) of her possession. This is the big splashy combat issue, and unfortunately I think the art -- while definitely being above average -- didn't do nearly enough to evoke the full potential of the story. David Baldeón is too in love with the idea "tiny li'l characters plus great big panels equals epic art"; this issue shows repeatedly that that math don't always work.

A disappointing installment of X-Factor. The first half is pretty great but then there's a jarring cut to the morning following Morrigan's massacre of most of the team. What follows is a rapidly paced and underwhelming showdown with the Goddess of death. I really really wanted to love this issue, but it's pacing problems makes this one of the weakest episodes of Williams' X-Factor so far.

X-Factor
Volume: 4, Issue: 8
“Suite No.8: Scio Me Nihil Scire {Tritone Substitution - - Jazz Arrangement}”

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Leah Williams @handaxe
Artist: David Baldeón @davidbaldeoncomic
Colors: Israel Silva @israelsilvaart
Letters: Joe Caramagna @joecaramagna
Cover: Ivan Shavrin @ivan_shavrin_art

The Morrigan, goddess of death, has claimed Siryn as its host and has taken up residency at X-Factor’s headquarters, the Boneyard. Making herself at home, Morrigan murders the majority of the team with only Prodigy and Eye-Boy narrowly surviving. Upon their resurrection, the combined might of Polaris and Rachel proves powerful enough to break through to Siryn. But it’s not enough as the Morrigan has already begun to claw its way back into control.

My favorite part of this issue is the exposition page of an exchange of emails between Xavier and Northstar. Northstar is such a dick, I love it. I like that this series has made me enjoy characters that I’ve never really had any interest in previously. I know I say this every time, but I really hope to see some classic X-Factor alumni grace these pages. I think Strong Guy would be a great fit for David Baldeón’s artistic style.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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