X-Factor (Peter David) Books in Order
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X-Factor (Peter David) books in publication order
20 books
X-Factor, Vol. 1: The Longest Night
by Peter David
2006
After most mutants lose their powers, Jamie Madrox assembles a detective agency in District X. With Wolfsbane, Siryn, Rictor, Strong Guy, and Monet alongside him, the team investigates the upheaval and searches for answers in its fractured community.
X-Factor, Vol. 2: Life and Death Matters
by Peter David
2007
X-Factor’s mutant detectives investigate why most of the world’s mutants have lost their powers. Government agents complicate the search, pressuring the team to register or face imprisonment while they try to uncover the cause of the crisis.
X-Factor, Vol. 3: Many Lives of Madrox
by Peter David
2007
Jamie Madrox tries to retrieve duplicates who have established independent lives, including one working for S.H.I.E.L.D. Resistance from the agency complicates his mission, while the rest of X-Factor shares its fears and secrets with Doc Samson.
X-Factor, Vol. 4: Heart of Ice
by Peter David
2008
Mutant Town comes under siege after X-Cell takes refuge there. X-Factor’s divided detectives must prevent former mutants from being imprisoned as terrorists, while deciding whether revealing what they know about M-Day will make the situation even worse.
X-Factor, Vol. 5: The Only Game in Town
by Peter David
2008
X-Factor Investigations struggles with the aftermath of Messiah Complex. Jamie is haunted by his journey into a nightmare future, Layla’s fate remains uncertain, and Wolfsbane must conceal the reason for her departure as the team searches for a new direction.
X-Factor, Vol. 6: Secret Invasion
by Peter David
2009
X-Factor searches for Darwin while She-Hulk and Jazinda pursue Longshot, who may hold the key to resisting the Skrull invasion. With both targets determined to stay hidden, the two investigating groups struggle to make their competing missions work together.
X-Factor, Vol. 7: Time and a Half
by Peter David
2009
The birth of Jamie Madrox and Siryn’s baby brings X-Factor to a turning point. As the mutant detectives face a deeply personal event, its unexpected consequences raise questions about the team’s future and what it means for mutantkind.
X-Factor, Vol. 8: Overtime
by Peter David
2009
Siryn faces an unexpected opponent in a dangerous personal battle. Meanwhile, Madrox, Layla, and Ruby come under Sentinel attack as they approach the truth about Cortex, forcing the detectives to survive long enough to unravel the mystery.
X-Factor, Vol. 9: The Invisible Woman Has Vanished
by Peter David
2010
Franklin Richards hires X-Factor to find his missing mother, but Reed Richards resists helping the investigation. At the same time, Monet must rescue her kidnapped father before terrorists carry out their threat, leaving the team facing two urgent crises.
X-Factor, Vol. 10: Second Coming
by Peter David
2010
Bolivar Trask lures X-Factor into what appears to be a routine case, planning to kill the entire team. An invitation to join the X-Men on their island brings further uncertainty when a mysterious visitor threatens its survival.
X-Factor, Vol. 11: Happenings in Vegas
by Peter David
2011
X-Factor Investigations takes on a new client whose green clothing conceals a deadly secret. The mutant detectives face unexpected developments as the assignment draws them into another case with consequences reaching beyond the answers they initially seek.
X-Factor, Vol. 12: Scar Tissue
by Peter David
2011
Changes in X-Factor’s membership and a dispute over Rahne’s pregnancy unsettle the team. A student’s suicide, apparent vampire killings, and a murder investigation involving Mayor Jameson draw the mutant detectives into cases that challenge both judgment and loyalties.
X-Factor, Vol. 13: Hard Labor
by Peter David
2011
Wolfsbane seeks forgiveness before giving birth, but her attempt at confession brings her face to face with literal demons. As the danger grows, the nature of her pregnancy presents another challenge she could not have anticipated.
X-Factor, Vol. 14: Super Unnatural
by Peter David
2012
An eerie sighting draws X-Factor to Jamie Madrox’s hometown, where a larger mystery awaits. Meanwhile, a series of brutal killings pushes the mutant detectives to identify a serial murderer before their investigation makes them his next targets.
X-Factor, Vol. 15: They Keep Killing Madrox
by Peter David
2012
Jamie Madrox encounters the impossible sight of himself and Layla Miller murdered in their honeymoon suite. Confronted with a future that appears to have ended before it began, he must navigate a case unlike anything X-Factor has faced.
X-Factor, Vol. 17: The Road to Redemption
by Peter David
2012
Madrox investigates a suicide whose circumstances refuse to fit the obvious explanation. While Banshee confronts an actual banshee and relationships complicate life at the agency, Layla faces a deadline that keeps X-Factor’s competing troubles moving toward danger.
X-Factor, Vol. 18: Breaking Points
by Peter David
2013
Recent tragedies push X-Factor toward a breaking point as Strong Guy reacts to rejection and an old secret resurfaces. Personal shocks, an unexpected reunion, and a desperate sacrifice threaten to fracture the team and drastically reduce its numbers.
X-Factor, Vol. 19: Short Stories
by Peter David
2013
Pip the Troll quietly keeps X-Factor functioning through an ordinary case and the demands of daily life. Meanwhile, a newly married pair’s honeymoon turns dangerous when a villain’s plans threaten to transform their happy destination into hell on Earth.
X-Factor, Vol. 20: Hell on Earth War
by Peter David
2013
The birth of Earth’s seven billionth soul triggers a struggle among the Lords of Hell. X-Factor must prevent their war from engulfing the world, while returning figures, including Strong Guy, bring personal grievances into the mounting supernatural conflict.
X-Factor, Vol. 21: The End of X-Factor
by Peter David
2014
X-Factor’s members try to rebuild after the Hell on Earth War as personal decisions and long-hidden connections emerge. Wolfsbane considers her future, Polaris clashes with Quicksilver, and Jamie Madrox faces the closing of his detective agency.
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