| 1. Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 3: Torn (v. 3) | 
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By: Joss Whedon
Publisher: Marvel Comics
February 28, 2007
I was all on aboard for the first two trades from Whedon & Cassaday. Here however, I was taken aback by inclusion of confusion, runarounds, and conflicting ideas. It was all over the place. The only thing keeping the from being rated lower was Cassaday's art. A step back... more
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| 2. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted | 
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By: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday
Publisher: Marvel Comics
December 29, 2004
Joss Whedon does what Grant Morrison never did, and that is understand the X-Men. Beautiful art by Joohn Cassaday makes this book almost excellent. New villians are shown here and are interesting and uncomplicated without being simple. Really fantastic stuff that whets your appetite for the rest of their run... more
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| 3. Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 4: Unstoppable |
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By: Joss Whedon
Publisher: Marvel Comics
July 16, 2008
This book is great. I didn't want to put it down once I started reading it. Joss Whedon is a great storyteller and really gets the characters. Also, did not see the plot twist coming at the end. Hopefully that's not the end of the character. The artist is really great too and I can only think of maybe 2 others that would've brought equal success to the book in terms of artistry, but no matter... more
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| 4. Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1 (v. 1) |
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By: Joss Whedon, John Cassaday
Publisher: Marvel Comics
May 31, 2006
Let's start off with my biases: I think seasons 2, 3, and 5 of Buffy are the greatest network television ever made. I'm also a huge fan of the run preceding this book, Grant Morrison's New X-Men. So I really wanted to like Astonishing X-Men.
And for the most part it's solid. The art is pretty enough and the dialogue is fun. The utterly boring villains and the stupid Emma Frost plot... more
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| 5. Astonishing X-Men Vol. 5: Ghost Box |
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By: Warren Ellis
Publisher: Marvel Comics
December 23, 2009
I read the Astonishing X-Men run with much interest. Until now it had good ideas, darn impressive artwork and excellent writing, so if you're a fan of Whedon & Cassaday, you'll be slightly disappointed by this volume.
Ghost Box has an interesting concept behind it (spoiler: parallel universes) and throws in some interesting details about how the X-Men work, like telepathically learning... more
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| 6. New X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2 |
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By: Grant Morrison
Publisher: Marvel Comics
September 10, 2008
Great story, great characters, a couple of new cool bad guys, great art by Kordey and Quitely, all in all, a great read... more
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| 7. New X-Men, Vol. 1 |
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By: Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
Publisher: Marvel Comics
June 11, 2008
Grant Morrison is one of those polarizing writers. You either kneel at the altar or kneel at the toilet bowl. Me, i dont really get all the hype but i have enjoyed some of his work. Although it is a far departure from what I had been used to New X-Men is not that bad (my favorite X- period being from Mutant Massacre through Inferno. Fall of the Mutants being the peak). Its not a masterpiece as some... more
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| 8. House of M |
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By: Brian Michael Bendis
Publisher: Marvel Comics
February 13, 2008
Marvel has outdone themselves with creating this astounding comic event. Any Marvel fan MUST get this book. No let down... more
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| 9. New X-Men, Vol. 3 | 
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By: Grant Morrison
Publisher: Marvel Comics
December 10, 2008
Volume 3 is some of the worst work I've ever seen by Morrison. While Vols 1 and 2 (and the first arc of Vol 3) maintain some of the subversive intensity Morrison brinks to books like the Invisibles, the writing goes downhill fast. Campy and facile, I actually went back to make absolutely sure Morrison was the author. Sadly, yes. While I would recommend Vols 1 and 2 without reservation, Vol 3 is... more
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| 10. X-Men: Messiah Complex |
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By: Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Craig Kyle, Chris Yost, Peter David
Publisher: Marvel Comics
November 26, 2008
While I read a lot of Marvel titles, I haven't kept up as well as I apparently need to in order to know all the characters in this crossover.
Some positives:
Even though this section is much smaller than my complaints below, I want to be clear that I enjoyed the storyline. The overall plot was well thought out, and I enjoyed reading the Summit notes at the end of the trade... more
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