tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post717448419026858132..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-FACTOR #88 – March 1993G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-27756180561876210342007-11-16T17:13:00.000-05:002007-11-16T17:13:00.000-05:00Random! I thought he was great when I read this i...Random! I thought he was great when I read this issue as a kid. All megamacho and gunarm and all that. Distinctly I remember saying to myself, "he's going to be on the team." And sure enough, eventually he'd join up. I have a lot of fond memories of this period of <B>X-Factor</B>, so I am really enjoying your posts right now. Keep up the great work, dude!Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-11705590635228365302007-11-16T10:47:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:47:00.000-05:00er, make that:http://tinyurl.com/3aqogaAlso, this ...er, make that:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3aqoga<BR/><BR/>Also, this issue was my last for X-Factor. Even as a fresh-faced high school kid, I could tell that Peter David's efforts to create a strong narrative line from his first issue on was faltering by this point, from forced crossover business (and editorial interference, though I didn't know that at the time). It was the last X book I read until Grant Morrison started writing New X-Men years later. I did continute reading PD's Incredible Hulk, though (which was standing on a quality peak in 1993).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-5360771939662421312007-11-16T10:41:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:41:00.000-05:00"Random was intended to be a parody of the “tough ..."Random was intended to be a parody of the “tough guy loner” stereotype, but I don’t think editorial picked up on that."<BR/><BR/>Ironically, Peter David stated in a post to an AOL folder that he was pressured by editorial to drop Madrox from the book and replace him with Random. You can read the post here (you may have to scroll down a bit):<BR/><BR/>http://users.rcn.com/kateshort/faqs/racmxFAQ/faq8.html#LEAVE<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is safe to say editorial didn't see the irony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com