X-Factor (comic book)

X-Factor
Cover to X-Factor #1 (Feb. 1986).
Art by Jackson Guice
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
List
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Publication date
List
  • (vol. 1)
    Feb. 1986–Sept. 1998
    (vol. 2)
    June–Oct. 2002
    (vol. 3)
    Feb. 2006–Dec. 2009
    (vol. 1 cont.)
    Feb. 2010–Sept. 2013
    All-New X-Factor
    Jan. 2014–Jan. 2015
    (vol. 4)
    July 2020-June 2021
    (vol. 5)
    Aug. 2024-
No. of issues
List
  • (vol. 1): 149
    (vol. 2): 4
    (vol. 3): 50
    (vol. 1 cont.): 63
    All-New X-Factor: 20
    (vol. 4): 10
Main character(s)X-Factor

X-Factor is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team X-Factor and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original X-Factor comic book series which debuted in 1986.

It is a spin-off from the popular X-Men franchise, featuring characters from X-Men stories. The series has been relaunched several times with different team rosters, most recently in 2024, by Mark Russell.

X-Factor launched in 1986, featuring the five original X-Men reorganizing as a group in response to the seeming outlaw status of the then-current X-Men team of whom Magneto was a member. In 1991, the founding members were incorporated back into the regular X-Men series, and X-Factor relaunched as a U.S. government-sponsored team incorporating many secondary characters from the X-Men mythos. The series was canceled in 1998 after 149 issues.

The 2005 X-Factor series followed the mutant detective agency X-Factor Investigations. Written by Peter David, the series drew acclaim from Ain't It Cool News, and in 2011 won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for the romantic relationship between Rictor and Shatterstar. The series ended in 2013 after 114 issues. The following year a new series, All-New X-Factor, was launched featuring a new corporate-sponsored X-Factor team. It was written by Peter David and drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico. It was cancelled after 20 issues due to low sales.