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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785117599
ISBN: 0785117598
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Sales Rank: 13085
Studio: Marvel Comics
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
They're back! The chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday return for more Astonshing X-Men! If you thought their past efforts were full of shocks and surprises, hold onto your eyeballs - because you haven't seen anything yet, as 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? Collects Astonishing X-Men #13-18.
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I've been a Whedon fan for years, and am convinced that he can take any story and find a new take on it. In his X-Men stories, he takes a group of well established characters and still manages to find a few new angles on them. The dialogue is great if you're into banter. The artwork by John Cassaday is topnotch, with the action moving along like a well paced movie.
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Old-school X-Men action as our heroes go up against the Hellfire Club. Though ultimately fairly accessible, this volume is a little more "inside baseball" than the previous two "Astonishing X-Men" collections. That is, it helps to know a little bit about the Hellfire Club, Emma Frost, and the X-Men's history with same.
Highlights include Emma Frost using truly devious psychology to incapacitate Scott (essentially shaming him into shutting down his powers, with horrible side effects) ... Read More
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Torn, the third volume in Whedon and Cassaday's stellar Astonishing X-Men run, captures the essence of both the X-Men as a brand and the characters themselves.
For those who are familiar with Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men, the Astonishing X-Men series represents the perfect continuation of the X-Men mythos. The cast of AXM is small, allowing Whedon to flesh out the characters in a way that wouldn't be possible with a large ensemble cast. The results of this are truly stellar. Who knew ... Read More
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Let me preface this by letting everyone know what kind of review this is going to be. Joss Whedon is my favorite writer. His television series (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly) are what I consider to be some of the best stories ever told. He's captivated me in ways that no other storyteller has. Before Joss started on this series, I've never read any X-Men, so the only back story I had while reading this was the first two volumes of "Astonishing" which were, as this one is, written by ... Read More
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Easily some of the best X-Men writing for a long, long time. The characters of Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost are done fabulously, and Whedon has pulled out some of the famous X-Men twists and turns, particularly with the Hellfire Club reappearing. This is enough to make you say 'write this more frequently, goddamnit', as you want to find out what will happen.
Very well done.
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