This issue starts really well, in that the first page is a “here’s what’s been happening” update, and not a rant about The Internet, or a story about Peter David’s children (who are very nice, by the way).  There aren’t any real woah moments in the book.  But I’ve been enjoying the pace of character development in X-Factor, particularly since it stopped having to tie in to your Civil Secret World War Reign Invasion.  I’m not even annoyed at the “We’re in the future!” storyline, which I usually find tepid.