World Famous Comics: Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
By: Joss Whedon Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Marvel Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 344 Publication Date: December 31, 2008
Product Description: This deluxe hardcover collects Astonishing X-Men Volume 3: Torn and Astonishing X-Men Volume 4: Unstoppable by the chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, plus extras. In Torn, things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre! Emma Frost's erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move! Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it, and what will be their fate? And in Unstoppable, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it's all over, nothing will ever be the same! No, really, we mean it! Collects Astonishing X-Men #13-24 and Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1
When Intelligent Writing Meets Beautiful Art Joss Whedon continues to impress me throughout this series. He touches on deep and interesting subjects, such as Colossus's and Kitty's love. Not only is that fun to read, but the Emma Frost revelation made my heart skip a beat. The title of the series is the most appropriate for itself. These X-men stories are Astonishing!
The humor, action, and suspense hold this thing together strong. It is really hard to find dialogue as valuable as these through the history of comic writing. I feel like I'm watching a grade A science fiction movie, and not a chopped up plotless action movie. Joss induces a sense of fear within his readers. We genuinely fear for these poor X-men. I won't say much more than that, because your in for a total suprise. This may be the most dangerous task yet for our X-men!
Great Hardcover When I read Astonishing X-men vol. 1 ''Gifted'', I was amazed. It was such a great story, with ''astonishing'' art. The rest of the run is good, very good, but... I just can't explain, it's not a match to the first one. Nevertheless, good read.
Good, But The First One Was Better I've bought this book becouse the first one was really amazing. Great story and art, great pacing. This volume is good, but not as great as the one before. Worth reading.
AMAZING! The Astonishing X-Men is an intriguing and fun series. Im really loving them. Great writing and great illustrations. I really like the amount of detail put into these graphic novels. The characters have so much depth. Everything about the Astonishing Xmen is great!
Refreshing and Emotionally Charged Whedon and Cassaday bring amazing character dynamics and development to their second intallment of The Astonishing X Men. No relationship is simple, and no one character is a paragon of good or evil, not even some that have traditionally been squeaky clean in the past. Whedon's dialouge is both funny and thought provoking, only one of which seems to be a traditional theme in X Men Comics. Not to bore the hardcore fans of GNs and Comic Books though, the fight scenes are still epic. Cassaday's art is good for the slow parts, but the drawing for the fights are excellent. So, whether you're looking for a fun comedic romp, a character study, or just a good old rock 'em sock 'em comic book, Astonishing X Men delivers.
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