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Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted
by: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785115311
ISBN: 0785115315
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: December 29, 2004
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 21998
Studio: Marvel Comics

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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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- "I am a human being." "Wrong. You're an X-Man."

Let me start with a partial list of things I know nothing about, and in some cases never even heard of before:

* X-Men
* Comics about anything at all
* Graphic novels
* Joss Whedon's writing; John Cassaday's artwork
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly

This volume of Astonishing X-men, 2: Gifted (Astonishing X-Men) came my way and I thought, why not? Halfway through the book, I realized that I just wasn't getting it. I decided that if eleven-year-old fanboys can "get" this stuff, so can I; so I started at the beginning again and fell right into the story. You have to start somewhere, don't you?

Other reviewers have done a terrifyingly thorough job with the history of this series as well as the plot of this particular volume. There's a lot of both here! Readers of this review will have to settle for a beginner's impressions.

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- This is What The "X-Men" Are All About
Cyclops, Beast, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, and Wolverine. these are the Astonishing X-Men, set out to protect the very people that hate them, and now someone has found a "Cure" for the mutation chromosome people are calling a "disease".This is one of the greatest X-men Franchises ever. Whedon's story-telling is amazing while Cassaday's art is some of the best I have seen. from what i hear, the rest of the series is equally amazing.

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- A rehash of the Claremont/Bryne years
From the beginning, to the end of his run, Whedon treats all the characters, with the exceptions of Cyclops and Colossus, exactly as they were in the 70s. It's as if he wants to write about the heroes he grew up with, and wants to ignore all the character growth that occurred in the last few decades. Wolverine is nothing more than a smartass who drinks beer. Emma Frost is a royal witch, Kitty Pride is still unsure and scared and amatuerish, despite her having been a SHIELD agent, hopped around the world with Wolverine, and kicked butt with the best of'em. Beast is more or less his at first bouncy beastly self, and then switches to his morose, self loathing, insecure self. Colossus is brought back from the dead (guess no x-men can stay dead), and Cyclops is treated like a leader with ability, not just a 2 dimensional jackass.

I hate the way Whedon cops out on all the villians he creates, and how their ... Read More

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- It sucks that Whedon can't keep writing this title
I've been reading the x-men since the 70s and Whedon's writing is probably the best and he has the perfect compliment in John Cassaday. Joss Whedon's scripting and dialogue is sparse but it takes advantage of the various character's history with each other. Reading the comic is fun and satisfying. I was a big fan of buffy due to Whedon's ability to flesh out ordinary characters with silly, witty dialogue that made the high drama fun. He has done the same with the x-men.

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