Austin Gorton
@austingorton.bsky.social
Reviewing every X-Book from #1 on. Celebrating #XFactor40. Skeeting [...sigh] a #TradingCardADay. Writing fiction. Co-host @AVSEPod. Editor at ComicsXF. Bylines linktr.ee/austingorton. He/Him.
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New year, new project!
In honor of the 40th anniversary of X-Factor, the second X-Men spinoff and arguably the most successful (at least in terms of issues published), each day I'll spotlight a cover from a comic published on that date featuring a member of the team!
#XFactor40 #XMenADay #XMen
In honor of the 40th anniversary of X-Factor, the second X-Men spinoff and arguably the most successful (at least in terms of issues published), each day I'll spotlight a cover from a comic published on that date featuring a member of the team!
#XFactor40 #XMenADay #XMen
042 - Punisher 2099
"What if the Punisher...but with...future guns.?"
Some of the 2099 reimaginings worked a little harder than others.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Punisher2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
"What if the Punisher...but with...future guns.?"
Some of the 2099 reimaginings worked a little harder than others.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Punisher2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
January 29, 2026 at 3:39 AM
042 - Punisher 2099
"What if the Punisher...but with...future guns.?"
Some of the 2099 reimaginings worked a little harder than others.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Punisher2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
"What if the Punisher...but with...future guns.?"
Some of the 2099 reimaginings worked a little harder than others.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Punisher2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
028 - New Mutants #39 - 1/28/1986
The second of two consecutive bangers of covers from Art Adams, as the New Mutants deal w/the trauma of Secret Wars II.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Keith Pollard.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #NewMutants #Wolfsbane #Cypher
The second of two consecutive bangers of covers from Art Adams, as the New Mutants deal w/the trauma of Secret Wars II.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Keith Pollard.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #NewMutants #Wolfsbane #Cypher
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
028 - New Mutants #39 - 1/28/1986
The second of two consecutive bangers of covers from Art Adams, as the New Mutants deal w/the trauma of Secret Wars II.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Keith Pollard.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #NewMutants #Wolfsbane #Cypher
The second of two consecutive bangers of covers from Art Adams, as the New Mutants deal w/the trauma of Secret Wars II.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Keith Pollard.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #NewMutants #Wolfsbane #Cypher
041 - Spider-Man 2099
Thanks to the second Spider-Verse film, this is the one 2099 character who is probably more well-known now than in 1993.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderMan2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
Thanks to the second Spider-Verse film, this is the one 2099 character who is probably more well-known now than in 1993.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderMan2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
041 - Spider-Man 2099
Thanks to the second Spider-Verse film, this is the one 2099 character who is probably more well-known now than in 1993.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderMan2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
Thanks to the second Spider-Verse film, this is the one 2099 character who is probably more well-known now than in 1993.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderMan2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko
027 - X-Factor #201 - 1/27/2010
Remember when PAD aged up Layla Miller and put her in a relationship with Madrox? That was...not great.
Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Bing Cansino.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #LaylaMiller #Madrox
Remember when PAD aged up Layla Miller and put her in a relationship with Madrox? That was...not great.
Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Bing Cansino.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #LaylaMiller #Madrox
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
027 - X-Factor #201 - 1/27/2010
Remember when PAD aged up Layla Miller and put her in a relationship with Madrox? That was...not great.
Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Bing Cansino.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #LaylaMiller #Madrox
Remember when PAD aged up Layla Miller and put her in a relationship with Madrox? That was...not great.
Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Bing Cansino.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #LaylaMiller #Madrox
040 - Vulture
The largest figure Sienkiewicz has painted for this set yet!
The birds in the background are great - it's like "bird, bird, Man-Bird" coming at the viewer.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture #SpiderMan #BillSienkiewicz
The largest figure Sienkiewicz has painted for this set yet!
The birds in the background are great - it's like "bird, bird, Man-Bird" coming at the viewer.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture #SpiderMan #BillSienkiewicz
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
040 - Vulture
The largest figure Sienkiewicz has painted for this set yet!
The birds in the background are great - it's like "bird, bird, Man-Bird" coming at the viewer.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture #SpiderMan #BillSienkiewicz
The largest figure Sienkiewicz has painted for this set yet!
The birds in the background are great - it's like "bird, bird, Man-Bird" coming at the viewer.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture #SpiderMan #BillSienkiewicz
ICYMI (cuz there's even more awful, more important, things happening than usual rn) round-up!
For @thecomicon.bsky.social I reviewed Transformers #28, in which Megatron strikes back in a big way and Arcee gets a new look. #Transformers
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For @thecomicon.bsky.social I reviewed Transformers #28, in which Megatron strikes back in a big way and Arcee gets a new look. #Transformers
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January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
ICYMI (cuz there's even more awful, more important, things happening than usual rn) round-up!
For @thecomicon.bsky.social I reviewed Transformers #28, in which Megatron strikes back in a big way and Arcee gets a new look. #Transformers
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For @thecomicon.bsky.social I reviewed Transformers #28, in which Megatron strikes back in a big way and Arcee gets a new look. #Transformers
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039 - Magneto
One of my favorite cards in this set. An effective mix of resolute, ominous, and haggard.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Magneto #XMen #JimmyPalmiotti
One of my favorite cards in this set. An effective mix of resolute, ominous, and haggard.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Magneto #XMen #JimmyPalmiotti
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
039 - Magneto
One of my favorite cards in this set. An effective mix of resolute, ominous, and haggard.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Magneto #XMen #JimmyPalmiotti
One of my favorite cards in this set. An effective mix of resolute, ominous, and haggard.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Magneto #XMen #JimmyPalmiotti
038 - Colossus
Svelte Colossus is a nice break from the more typical Swoll Colossus.
Pretty sure Colossus was with the Acolytes when this landed, but it presumably was produced prior to that.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Colossus #XMen #JulieBell
Svelte Colossus is a nice break from the more typical Swoll Colossus.
Pretty sure Colossus was with the Acolytes when this landed, but it presumably was produced prior to that.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Colossus #XMen #JulieBell
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
038 - Colossus
Svelte Colossus is a nice break from the more typical Swoll Colossus.
Pretty sure Colossus was with the Acolytes when this landed, but it presumably was produced prior to that.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Colossus #XMen #JulieBell
Svelte Colossus is a nice break from the more typical Swoll Colossus.
Pretty sure Colossus was with the Acolytes when this landed, but it presumably was produced prior to that.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Colossus #XMen #JulieBell
037 - Adam Warlock
This looks like something you could find painted on the side of a conversion van in the late 70s or early 80s - which is exactly the appropriate vibe for Adam Warlock.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #AdamWarlock #RayLago
This looks like something you could find painted on the side of a conversion van in the late 70s or early 80s - which is exactly the appropriate vibe for Adam Warlock.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #AdamWarlock #RayLago
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
037 - Adam Warlock
This looks like something you could find painted on the side of a conversion van in the late 70s or early 80s - which is exactly the appropriate vibe for Adam Warlock.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #AdamWarlock #RayLago
This looks like something you could find painted on the side of a conversion van in the late 70s or early 80s - which is exactly the appropriate vibe for Adam Warlock.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #AdamWarlock #RayLago
023 - X-Factor #52 - 1/23/1990
Back in the heady days of the early 90s speculator bubble, this was a "wall" issue just on the back of the Liefeld cover. It was...a time.
Cover by Rob Liefeld. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Terry Shoemaker.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Angel #Sabretooth
Back in the heady days of the early 90s speculator bubble, this was a "wall" issue just on the back of the Liefeld cover. It was...a time.
Cover by Rob Liefeld. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Terry Shoemaker.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Angel #Sabretooth
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
023 - X-Factor #52 - 1/23/1990
Back in the heady days of the early 90s speculator bubble, this was a "wall" issue just on the back of the Liefeld cover. It was...a time.
Cover by Rob Liefeld. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Terry Shoemaker.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Angel #Sabretooth
Back in the heady days of the early 90s speculator bubble, this was a "wall" issue just on the back of the Liefeld cover. It was...a time.
Cover by Rob Liefeld. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Terry Shoemaker.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Angel #Sabretooth
036 - Blade
Love to see Tom Palmer contributing to this set - his painted covers are some of the best of the 80s - but this Blade is thoroughly fine. Zooming in or a more eye-catching background would help.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Blade #TomPalmer
Love to see Tom Palmer contributing to this set - his painted covers are some of the best of the 80s - but this Blade is thoroughly fine. Zooming in or a more eye-catching background would help.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Blade #TomPalmer
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
036 - Blade
Love to see Tom Palmer contributing to this set - his painted covers are some of the best of the 80s - but this Blade is thoroughly fine. Zooming in or a more eye-catching background would help.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Blade #TomPalmer
Love to see Tom Palmer contributing to this set - his painted covers are some of the best of the 80s - but this Blade is thoroughly fine. Zooming in or a more eye-catching background would help.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Blade #TomPalmer
022 - X-Factor #64 - 1/22/1991
Does it get more 90s than "cybernetic ninja?"
Louise Simonson's final issue of the series, the end of a run that goes back to issue #6.
Cover by Whilce Portacio. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Portacio
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Iceman
Does it get more 90s than "cybernetic ninja?"
Louise Simonson's final issue of the series, the end of a run that goes back to issue #6.
Cover by Whilce Portacio. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Portacio
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Iceman
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
022 - X-Factor #64 - 1/22/1991
Does it get more 90s than "cybernetic ninja?"
Louise Simonson's final issue of the series, the end of a run that goes back to issue #6.
Cover by Whilce Portacio. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Portacio
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Iceman
Does it get more 90s than "cybernetic ninja?"
Louise Simonson's final issue of the series, the end of a run that goes back to issue #6.
Cover by Whilce Portacio. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Portacio
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Iceman
035 - Thanos
Great Thanos - the smirk really sells it. Now a member of the Infinity Watch!
Also love pre-thicc, randomly-shoved-into-Iron Man Thanos on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Thanos #RayLago
Great Thanos - the smirk really sells it. Now a member of the Infinity Watch!
Also love pre-thicc, randomly-shoved-into-Iron Man Thanos on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Thanos #RayLago
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
035 - Thanos
Great Thanos - the smirk really sells it. Now a member of the Infinity Watch!
Also love pre-thicc, randomly-shoved-into-Iron Man Thanos on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Thanos #RayLago
Great Thanos - the smirk really sells it. Now a member of the Infinity Watch!
Also love pre-thicc, randomly-shoved-into-Iron Man Thanos on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #Thanos #RayLago
021 - Incredible Hulk #391 - 1/21/1992
In which Peter David crosses over his two books. With a pun for a title, of course.
Cover by Dale Keown. Interiors by Peter David & Keown.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IncredibleHulk #Havok #Polaris #StrongGuy #Quicksilver #Madrox #Wolfsbane
In which Peter David crosses over his two books. With a pun for a title, of course.
Cover by Dale Keown. Interiors by Peter David & Keown.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IncredibleHulk #Havok #Polaris #StrongGuy #Quicksilver #Madrox #Wolfsbane
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
021 - Incredible Hulk #391 - 1/21/1992
In which Peter David crosses over his two books. With a pun for a title, of course.
Cover by Dale Keown. Interiors by Peter David & Keown.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IncredibleHulk #Havok #Polaris #StrongGuy #Quicksilver #Madrox #Wolfsbane
In which Peter David crosses over his two books. With a pun for a title, of course.
Cover by Dale Keown. Interiors by Peter David & Keown.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IncredibleHulk #Havok #Polaris #StrongGuy #Quicksilver #Madrox #Wolfsbane
Before pickup up these week's X-Books, check out my latest "Previously On X-Men" column w/all the deets on last week's X-books, including the reveal (?) of the Endling, the 800th Avengers issue, and Wolverine watching clown porn in a seedy NYC theater! #XMen #XSpoilers
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January 20, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Before pickup up these week's X-Books, check out my latest "Previously On X-Men" column w/all the deets on last week's X-books, including the reveal (?) of the Endling, the 800th Avengers issue, and Wolverine watching clown porn in a seedy NYC theater! #XMen #XSpoilers
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020 - X-Men (vol. 2) #86 - 1/20/1999
Pretty wild that Joseph and Astra are relevant again, but here we are.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Davis.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Gambit
Pretty wild that Joseph and Astra are relevant again, but here we are.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Davis.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Gambit
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
020 - X-Men (vol. 2) #86 - 1/20/1999
Pretty wild that Joseph and Astra are relevant again, but here we are.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Davis.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Gambit
Pretty wild that Joseph and Astra are relevant again, but here we are.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Davis.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Gambit
It's done! #StrangerThings is over (a least until the eventual reboot/legacy show...)!
Check out my recap of the series finale for @popheist.com, in which the final battle is fought and epilogues epilogue! Who won the episode? Who won *the season*? Find out here!
popheist.com/stranger-thi...
Check out my recap of the series finale for @popheist.com, in which the final battle is fought and epilogues epilogue! Who won the episode? Who won *the season*? Find out here!
popheist.com/stranger-thi...
'Stranger Things' Series Finale Recap: "The Rightside Up" - Pop Heist
'Stranger Things' ends as it begins: with a larger-than-life battle of good against evil, from the gaming table to the Abyss.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's done! #StrangerThings is over (a least until the eventual reboot/legacy show...)!
Check out my recap of the series finale for @popheist.com, in which the final battle is fought and epilogues epilogue! Who won the episode? Who won *the season*? Find out here!
popheist.com/stranger-thi...
Check out my recap of the series finale for @popheist.com, in which the final battle is fought and epilogues epilogue! Who won the episode? Who won *the season*? Find out here!
popheist.com/stranger-thi...
033 - Spider-Woman
Julia is a bit more...buxom-y than I tend to think of her, but I do like this card.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderWoman #Avengers #TristanSchane
Julia is a bit more...buxom-y than I tend to think of her, but I do like this card.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderWoman #Avengers #TristanSchane
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
033 - Spider-Woman
Julia is a bit more...buxom-y than I tend to think of her, but I do like this card.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderWoman #Avengers #TristanSchane
Julia is a bit more...buxom-y than I tend to think of her, but I do like this card.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderWoman #Avengers #TristanSchane
019 - X-Factor #88 - 1/19/1993
Remember Random? He was a thing for a hot minute there. This is his first appearance.
Cover by Joe Quesada. Interiors by Peter David & Quesada.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #StrongGuy #Random
Remember Random? He was a thing for a hot minute there. This is his first appearance.
Cover by Joe Quesada. Interiors by Peter David & Quesada.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #StrongGuy #Random
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
019 - X-Factor #88 - 1/19/1993
Remember Random? He was a thing for a hot minute there. This is his first appearance.
Cover by Joe Quesada. Interiors by Peter David & Quesada.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #StrongGuy #Random
Remember Random? He was a thing for a hot minute there. This is his first appearance.
Cover by Joe Quesada. Interiors by Peter David & Quesada.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #StrongGuy #Random
032 - US Agent
Love this card, the way the stripes create a sense of movement along with the deflected energy blast.
Another "not the character's first appearance" on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #USAgent #Avengers #FrankSpinks
Love this card, the way the stripes create a sense of movement along with the deflected energy blast.
Another "not the character's first appearance" on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #USAgent #Avengers #FrankSpinks
January 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
032 - US Agent
Love this card, the way the stripes create a sense of movement along with the deflected energy blast.
Another "not the character's first appearance" on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #USAgent #Avengers #FrankSpinks
Love this card, the way the stripes create a sense of movement along with the deflected energy blast.
Another "not the character's first appearance" on the back.
#TradingCardADay #MM2 #USAgent #Avengers #FrankSpinks
018 - X-Men #75 - 1/18/1972
Reprinting X-Men #27.
Gil Kane did a handful of new covers when the book was in reprints; this is one of my favs.
Cover by Gil Kane. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Werner Roth.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #UncannyXMen #Beast #Iceman #Angel #JeanGrey #Cyclops
Reprinting X-Men #27.
Gil Kane did a handful of new covers when the book was in reprints; this is one of my favs.
Cover by Gil Kane. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Werner Roth.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #UncannyXMen #Beast #Iceman #Angel #JeanGrey #Cyclops
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
018 - X-Men #75 - 1/18/1972
Reprinting X-Men #27.
Gil Kane did a handful of new covers when the book was in reprints; this is one of my favs.
Cover by Gil Kane. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Werner Roth.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #UncannyXMen #Beast #Iceman #Angel #JeanGrey #Cyclops
Reprinting X-Men #27.
Gil Kane did a handful of new covers when the book was in reprints; this is one of my favs.
Cover by Gil Kane. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Werner Roth.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #UncannyXMen #Beast #Iceman #Angel #JeanGrey #Cyclops