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

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series published by

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which debuted in January 2014, as part of the

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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; Polaris, Quicksilver,

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and Cypher. ''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!"
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. March 7, 2014.

Collected editions

References

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