#astonishing x-men

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Sweet mother of mercy!

Because it was only £1, I picked up the 4DVD set of the "Marvel Knights" X-Men animation based on the Whedon "Asotnishing X-Men" run, in a local charity shop.

Probably late to the game here, but the animation is just... so... damn... BAD!

I can at least cut the 1960's Marvel Superheroes TV cartoons a lot because of their age and obvious cheapness.

But this is an unholy combination which does no favours to John Cassady's art, adding in an uncanny valley effect which is almost impressively unsettling.

I can't get thought this at ALL, and do not intend to!

Let us never speak of this again

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Astonishing X-Men #20

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Somehow I missed that the current Astonishing X-Men #1 is based around ‘94 Generation X characters

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Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Episode 465 - Right in the Fabric

In which “Astonishing X-Men” is something of a misnomer; Death has a good look; sometimes you just need a guy who swoops; Miles stops worrying and learns to love Nate Grey; Telekinesis is silly looking; “Wolverine” dies; and nothing really changes.

X-PLAINED:

Astonishing X-Men (miniseries)

Ambience

Nina (again)

Mannites (again)

The third-best way to get out of awkward conversations

The Hulkbuster base

Bastion (again)

Bastion’s worst nightmare

Death (a new one)

Fiddly bits

Cable’s Psimitar

Telekinetic snowboarding

Headcase

Darco

Glub

Beautiful Dreamer

Grace

Totem

Things to do with a severed head

The Changing

The (apparent) death of Wolverine

How to salvage this miniseries

Hypothetical X-crossovers

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Marvel Unlimited Releases Astonishing Infinity Comics Line

Marvel Unlimited's new line of Astonishing Infinity Comics dropped today with Astonishing Spider-Man issues #1 and #2. Scott Aukerman, Salva Espin, and Julian Shaw's Astonishing Spider-Man #1-2 can be read for free for a limited time.

Astonishing Spider-Man will soon be joined by Alex Paknadel, Tim Seeley, and Phillip Sevy's Astonishing X-Men (December 2024) and Steve Orlando and Francesco Archidiacono's Astonishing Avengers (January 2025).

(Images via Marvel Comics - Promo Artwork for Astonishing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, and Astonishing Avengers)

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Astonishing X-Men by John Cassaday

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Astonishing X-men #6

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2004's Astonishing X-Men Vol.3 #1 cover by John Cassaday and Laura Martin.

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Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1

RIP John Cassaday

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Hisako officially becomes an X-Man

Astonishing X-Men #20

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Astonishing X-Men by John Cassaday (December 14, 1971 - September 9, 2024) R.I.P.

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...I really don't have any words to remark upon the passing of John Cassaday, only 52 years old - except to say that in addition to his rendering of the X-Men and Avengers Unity Squad, two series very largely formative to my taste in comics today, in the brief moment that I was able to interact with him at a con, he was so nice and so patient. I must've fumbled over the trades and issues that I had brought for him to sign, explaining what I loved about his work - and rather than sign and move along, he actually slowed me down. He asked me why I liked this or that, he talked a bit about the behind-the-scenes aspect of it all... it's one of my favorite con memories, and one I'll remember fondly for as long as I love comic books, which will be forever.

R.I.P. John Cassaday - you astonished us.

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Astonishing X-Men 12 Issue Lot (2004-2008) by Marvel Comics

Written by Joss Whedon and Warren Ellis, drawn by John Cassaday, Alan Davis, Adi Granov, and Simone Bianchi.

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Astonishing X-men #2 (2004)