Pablo Raimondi is the first of a succession of European artists who’ll work on the series, and there’s barely one of them whose pages aren’t decorative, expressive, imaginative and dynamic. David’s quickfire dialogue is as sharp as it is throughout the series, but perhaps inevitably, the Multiple Man works best bouncing off companions. This book begins with five chapters of a Madrox solo tale, which is slightly weaker than the remaining material. Later plots build on this in satisfying fashion. As an example, Madrox has an encylopedic knowledge acquired by having his duplicates experience life, then being re-absorbed. Madrox might appear a daft character, but daft characters are all in the approach, and David takes this concept to create a rich and compelling portrayal offering plot opportunities unseen by previous writers. His central character is Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man, so named because the slightest blow causes a duplicate of him to appear. The most successful was this series starting in 2007, and using the term as a name for a detective agency specialising in cases involving mutants. Peter David has spent three extended periods writing about X-Factor, on each occasion taking a different core approach.
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