WOW! X-Factor is like the Lost of comics. Always a neat twist, great character development, funny moments, and heart-breaking ones. This issue is absolutely wonderful. While the twist at the end isn't quite as shocking as last issue's, it's quite a treat, especially for X-Factor fans. PAD continues to deliver with this book, and it truly appears that X-Factor is a better book if it's not tied to the rest of the X-books. He hits it out of the park with this issue. If you're not reading it, you really should be.