Firm recommendation.
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Cassaday shows us how good comic book art can be and Whedon demonstrates that he is one of the most talented contemporary writers.
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Ohh, this really is the x-men as they should be.
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Joss whedon has nailed the characters, no two ways about it. Whats more is the story is genuinely interesting combining believable world events and out of this world alien events.
Cassadays art is unusual for a mainstream comic these days, the style is realistic as opposed to stylised. Granted I don't like all the outfits but thats pretty trivial.
Best of all Joss has brought back the heart of the x-men, no I don't just mean the return of colossus, but the stories actually emote. rare for the x-men comics of late.
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Whedon & Cassady nail it!
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What a breath of fresh air this series has been...despite astronomical sales most fans would agree that Marvel have struggled to produce high quality comics over the last few years. Straczynski's run on Amazing Spider-man has gone south, Bendis' much-vaunted run on New Avengers has been very hit-and-miss, the various X titles have been, apart from Peter David's X-Force, pretty mundane. The Ultimate universe is always promising because every issue can be a greatest hits version of years worth of continuity, so Ultimate X-men, Ultimate Spider-man, Ultimate Fantastic Four and the Ultimates haven't really had to try too hard to succeed, thus far.
However, Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men is a shining light in the gloom of Marvel's current output. This book is utterly captivating and carries all of Whedon's trademark signatures: dry dialogue, humanist dilemma's and wonderfully observed idiosyncracies from all the characters. There is the seismic return of one of the X universe's most popular heroes and the chance to see Charles Xavier flex his mental muscles. This is more of a joy than Morrison's run on New X-Men, in my opinion, because Whedon is so brilliant at handling human nature and the interactions of people. He reveals aspects of beloved character's personalities that you had always suspected but never thought any writer would have the balls to commit to paper.
Cassady's pencils are a joy and play in perfect harmony with Whedon's style of writing. This is the finest 12 issue run I have read (and g-d knows I've read a lot) since Bendis started on Daredevil, Willingham stated on Fables and the most refreshing Marvel read since Neil Gaiman's outstanding '1602'. And to make matters even better Whedon's second 12 issue arc has just begun...
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