While the Messiah Complex crossover was entertaining, I was worried that it would turn X-Factor from a beacon of quality in the X-verse (the galaXy?) into just another generic X-book. This issue however alleviated my anxiety with an excellent reset of the team’s lineup and emotional disposition.

While I’m disappointed to see Rahne go over to X-Force, which incidentally looked great but did nothing for me in the writing department, I think it will help the team in the long run to trim down the line-up and, hopefully, focus on Madrox.

Echoing the sentiments of ohcaroline, I thought Pablo Raminodi’s art was stellar. He even makes Strong Guy look cool… and that is not an easy task.