X-Factor Investigations by Peter David
Peter David · Pablo Raimondi · Valentine De Landro · David Yardin
Story eras 07–10 · Disassembled to Civil War to The Heroic Age and the Incursions
David’s X-Factor Investigations develops a mutant detective ensemble with a voice and structure distinct from the main X-Men events.
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Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- GLAAD — 2012 Images of Equality report (opens in a new tab)Award
- r/comicbooks — Reading Peter David’s X-Factor Investigations (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Penguin Random House — X-Factor Investigations (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Reference identity and legacy — X-Factor Investigations (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 1 of 3 · Disassembled to Civil War
Madrox opens a mutant detective agency in the aftermath of M-Day.
9781302945220Planned edition#1–5#1–20, #25–39#21–24#1#1#31X-Factor #21–24 supply the team’s main stories, while #25–27 repeat in The Messiah Trilogy. Read the latter chapters with the crossover if following it across teams, then skip their second appearance here.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3
Book 2 of 3 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
The investigations expand through time travel, betrayal, and the team’s legacy numbering.
9781302953300Planned edition#40–50, #200–232, #224.1#1Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 4
Book 3 of 3 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Peter David closes the investigations era and follows its DNA into All-New X-Factor.
9781302964252Planned edition#233–262#1–20#5–6Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
X-Factor (2006) #25X-Factor (2006) #26X-Factor (2006) #27Things to know
Collecting rule: Publisher-labeled Vols. 2–4 contain the Investigations sequence in order.
- The first Investigations book is labeled Omnibus Vol. 2 because Vol. 1 contains David’s earlier government team. Investigations begins with Madrox.