Astonishing X-Men » Astonishing X-Men #1 - Gifted, Part 1 released by Marvel on July 1, 2004.
The X-Men are back together again like old times. The line-up is Cyclops, Emma Frost, Beast, Wolverine, and Kitty Pryde. Wolverine isn’t over Jean’s death or the fact that Scott is now with Emma Frost . Cyclops is in charge and wants to Astonish the world. With John Cassaday’s art and Joss Whedon’s writing, who could not like this new title. All together, Astonishing X-Men readers will have a blast.
Background Grant Morison has left the x-men after having taken them to the heights of sales and put a bold new lease on the mutant situation in marvel. There are literally millions; Genosha is dead having been annihilated by Rogue sentinels under the control of Xavier’s evil twin Cassandra Nova. Jean Grey is dead yet again and Scott and Emma are now openly in a relationship despite the fact that his wife died last week. is teeming with life as student from all over the world flock to the ne...
I just read this in Marvels digital comics library and I have to say I like the introduction to this X-men series. Writer Joss Whedon hits all the right marks setting up our return along with Kitty's to the X-men mansion as a teacher and councelor. Joss keeps it real by letting the new students of this gifted school know that they are never truly safe as Emma Frost's hologram of the Sentinals instills fear of an all too real threat to the group gathered in the danger room. I love that Emma Fro...
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