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Dream-team creators Joss Whedon (TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and John Cassaday (Planetary, Captain America) present the explosive, all-new flagship X-Men series - marking a return to classic greatness and the beginning of a brand-new era for the X-Men! Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men with the express purpose of "astonishing" the world. But when breaking news regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it derail their new plans before they even get started? As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally - and some unexpected adversaries - tipping the scales! Collects Astonishing X-Men #1-6.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is Joss Whedon's second notable effort at writing for comics (see Fray - Buffy of the future but completely different which is also fantastic) and he seems to have a talent for it, whether working with other people's characters or his own. The setting for Astonishing X-men is simple - Professor Xavier is off on Genosha doing all of the stuff that you can see in Excalibur - and so Emma Frost and Scott Summers are running the school as joint headmasters. Completing the senior staff are Henry 'Hank' McCoy (Beast), Wolverine and Kitty Pryde, returning after her time at uni. But even before everyone is settled down, news of a mutant cure spreads and causes chaos among the mutant community.
'Gifted' grabs you right from the start and doesn't let you go. Whedon handles the relationships in X-men masterfully: Emma and Scott, the tension between Scott and Logan, so well that you can't tell that he hasn't written for X-men before. He manages to succeed by getting the little things right (Beast's desire to be 'normal', Logan's cynicism and sometimes barely controlled aggression) and introducing slightly new things that work - like giving Kitty a bit more of a back bone than she's had in her appearances in X-treme X-men.
If you're just starting to delve into the world of the X-men then I suggest that you read the Ultimate series rather than this because while there isn't too much revisiting of the past it does help to be familiar with what has happened before this series.
Overall this looks like one of the better Marvel series to be released in the last few years and if you're trying to choose just one to read then this one of the most rewarding.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Fray has written one of the best-selling X Men titles in years. Few comics topped it in the sales (Superman/Batman, a few others) but is it any good?
Well, yes. Joss clearly loves his characters as much as the rest of us, so theres no fear of him buggering it up. Although little happens in each issue (due to the average of maybe 4 panels per issue)it adds up to one great volume. Better than most recent X Men gargle.
Well, yes. Joss clearly loves his characters as much as the rest of us, so theres no fear of him buggering it up. Although little happens in each issue (due to the average of maybe 4 panels per issue)it adds up to one great volume. Better than most recent X Men gargle.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book is perfect for newcomers and for long time X-Men fans. It is the start of Whedon's run and the very beginning of the Astonishing series.
The story is interesting and Whedon handles the characters perfectly, showing that he has a great grip on who they are and he portrays them masterfully. The artwork is also very good and compliments the story.
This is one of the better X-Men books (Astonishing as a whole) in recent times and the beginning of an excellent Whedon run.
The story is interesting and Whedon handles the characters perfectly, showing that he has a great grip on who they are and he portrays them masterfully. The artwork is also very good and compliments the story.
This is one of the better X-Men books (Astonishing as a whole) in recent times and the beginning of an excellent Whedon run.
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Great new story arc
A really enjoyable first book in a new story arc which features Cyclops and Emma Frost as the new leaders of the X-Men in the absence of Charles M. Read more
Published 4 months ago by MattyC
A Very Biased Review...
WARNING!! Review May contain spoilers...
As the title suggests, I'm biased towards this book for two reasons: I'm a massive X-men fan and in my opinion it is the best... Read more
As the title suggests, I'm biased towards this book for two reasons: I'm a massive X-men fan and in my opinion it is the best... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dehumanizer
Highly recommended.
If you appreciate a story with skillfully crafted characters, relationships and plotting you will love Astonishing X-men. Read more
Published on 11 May 2008 by Dogtooth
I'm astonished!!!
Joss Whedon, the genius behind Firefly, doing X-Men? Sounds like a winning combination! And it so is! The story is believable and fun and the characters are spot on. Read more
Published on 28 May 2007 by Mr. Joseph Murphy
The new boss, same as the old boss
Which was why I stopped buying comics several years ago, too much violence, too many people back from the dead and too many tie-ins. Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by Mr. S. Crook
Feel that tingle?
That's the tingle of proximity to greatness.
if you've ever loved Superheroes, the silly, four colour splendour of it all, the over the top action and scenery chewing... Read more
if you've ever loved Superheroes, the silly, four colour splendour of it all, the over the top action and scenery chewing... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2006 by Niall Mc Cann
Astonishing?... Average X-men, more like
When i first read that Joss Whedon was taking over writing New X-Men when Grant Morrison decided to call it a day i thought this may not be so bad after all.
I was wrong. Read more
I was wrong. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2005 by C. Pearce
X-Men, the way they should be
I've been a fan of the X-Men since I was teenager but its been an on-off relationship for the last few years as I've found the various storylines and spin-offs lacking in... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2005 by Alan
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