''All-New X-Factor'' was an ongoing

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series published by

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which debuted in January

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, as part of the All-New Marvel NOW! event and a relaunch of ''

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''.

Publication history

Focusing on a new iteration of the

superhero team, the series is written by

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and is a follow-up to his previous book, ''X-Factor'' vol. 2, whose incarnation of X-Factor was a private investigation company. The opening storyline, which continues events from issue #260 of the previous series, sees a return to the corporate-sponsored version of the team that was the initial concept when the first version of ''X-Factor'' debuted in 1986, and initially featured six team members;

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, Quicksilver,

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and

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. ''All New X-Factor'' was cancelled after 20 issues due to low sales.

Fictional team biography

Critical reception

Peter David's writing of Quicksilver earned the character a 2014 award from

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. AICN's Matt Adler commented that David writes the character best, and that the "arrogant, impatient speedster" made the title worth following."AICN COMICS 10th Annual @$$IE AWARDS Day Five: Best Crossover/Event! Favorite Superhero! Best Ongoing Series!"
.

. March 7, 2014.

Collected editions

References

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