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A tragic death at the Xavier Institute reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could never have suspected - and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the day when they can't even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men #7-12.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
And does them well. Joss Whedon handles the voices and viewpoints of the characters very well, all the while offering an intriguing threat and moral dilemma. The X-Men are presented as individuals, with failings. If there is anything that you can fault this on, it's that the story is a little light plotwise and the intriguing subplot involving reformed villain Emma Frost is not resolved. As a 45 minute episode of a TV show it would work well, but as a hundred plus page story one could be forgiven for expecting a little more meat.
John Cassidy's artwork is beyond reproach, although it would be nice if there was more work on the backgrounds, but when you look at some of the pages your breath is taken away (though this may explain the lightness of the story to accomodate the art).
It's good but could do with being a little more dense.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Top quality story, top quality art, top quality presentation. This large hardcover edition collects the second half of Joss Whedon / John Cassaday's run on the X-Men and it is terrific stuff, well worth the money.
The Hellfire Club storyline builds really well but (and here is where it loses a star) has no real conclusion - Agent Brand just teleports everyone away before any resolution.
The story as a whole contains the best character development ever for Kitty and Peter which helps overcome any shortcomings in Breakworld storyline (it feels a bit like Joss wanted a shot at "X-Men in Space" during his run).
But can anyone else hear Sarah Michelle-Gellar's voice when they are reading Kitty's character?
The Hellfire Club storyline builds really well but (and here is where it loses a star) has no real conclusion - Agent Brand just teleports everyone away before any resolution.
The story as a whole contains the best character development ever for Kitty and Peter which helps overcome any shortcomings in Breakworld storyline (it feels a bit like Joss wanted a shot at "X-Men in Space" during his run).
But can anyone else hear Sarah Michelle-Gellar's voice when they are reading Kitty's character?
Format:Paperback
WARNING!! Review May contain spoilers...
Yes, I cringed at the title too...
After the Spectatular Gifted, which started Whedon and Cassaday's run on the title, the good work continues in this, their sophomore story. Despite their been critisism at the time for the delays on the book, waiting paitiently for the Graphic Novel paid off for me, as Whedon's knack for overaching Plot threads, honed by the work on his brilliant TV creations Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Firefly/Etc, become more apparent in Dangerous, as (if you haven't read Gifted, spoilers coming up) Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Beast, Kitty Pryde and the newly returned from the dead Colossuss continue their mission to bring Mutants into a good light in the public eye through Fantastic Four-like heroics. This is disrupted by a new threat from a new enemy, one that no one would ever expect...
Again, like the first book, John Cassaday's art is in contention with that of Jim Lee's for the title of Best X-Men artist ever, and Whedon himself doesn't hold back either, his trademarked witty dialogue, again honned on his previous work, and kick-ass action.
If you love the X-Men (as I do), then you can't go far wrong with this.
94/100
Yes, I cringed at the title too...
After the Spectatular Gifted, which started Whedon and Cassaday's run on the title, the good work continues in this, their sophomore story. Despite their been critisism at the time for the delays on the book, waiting paitiently for the Graphic Novel paid off for me, as Whedon's knack for overaching Plot threads, honed by the work on his brilliant TV creations Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Firefly/Etc, become more apparent in Dangerous, as (if you haven't read Gifted, spoilers coming up) Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Beast, Kitty Pryde and the newly returned from the dead Colossuss continue their mission to bring Mutants into a good light in the public eye through Fantastic Four-like heroics. This is disrupted by a new threat from a new enemy, one that no one would ever expect...
Again, like the first book, John Cassaday's art is in contention with that of Jim Lee's for the title of Best X-Men artist ever, and Whedon himself doesn't hold back either, his trademarked witty dialogue, again honned on his previous work, and kick-ass action.
If you love the X-Men (as I do), then you can't go far wrong with this.
94/100
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Fun for younger readers maybe
I think I need to steer well clear of Joss Whedon's output in any media, Buffy looked incredibly cheesy and cheap, Serenity left me cold and now this X-Men story has made me give... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jase W
Whedons on top of his game with astonishing x-men
If you've read Astonishing X-men vol 1 (gifted, dangerous) i won't have to say much about this book, if you haven't, prepare for a treat. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2009 by Rorschach
Absorbing tale.
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
Very good, but no gifted.
I liked this a lot, however I was not really taken with Danger as a villain. The art is excellent, john Cassaday is great at capturing expression and thus removes the need for too... Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by genejoke
Lightweight
I agree with S Bentley, below. This is a well-written and superbly-drawn story that nevertheless feels as though Josh Whendon is still feeling his way as a comics writer. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2006 by Xepha
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