By TJ Dietsch
For an age to be considered truly heroic, a few other adjectives just have to be in place: Fantastic. Uncanny. Amazing. And the latest addition to the hallowed list: Astonishing.
With that in mind, Marvel will be expanding its Astonishing line with a number of new books and where would said imprint be without the group that started it all, the X-Men? Editor Axel Alonso decided to mix two great tastes in a new cocktail with writer Warren Ellis and artist Kaare Andrews on ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS, which kicks off with a bang in May.
"The inciting incident is a whopper," Alonso promises. "In a small hospital in East Africa, a newborn baby suddenly sprouts metal electrodes and explodes. Is this the first sign of the rebirth of the mutant gene? The X-Men set off to find out."
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| ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS by Kaare Andrews |
"Like all arcs of ASTONISHING X-MEN, it's a self-contained read. It's not deeply woven into the subplots that are taking place in, say, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-FORCE or X-MEN: LEGACY, but it sure as hell counts. XENOGENESIS is a clean, accessible read. It offers a massive hook to get you into the story, whether you're an X-Men fanatic or just a casual reader."
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I just read Xenogenesis and hated it. The story does seem too close to what's going on in the main X-universe but that's not what's bad. The art is super stylized (some will like it, I don't) but also many of the panels turned somewhat lightly humored dialogue into almost parody. It feels like it's making fun of the X-Men. Not good.
:cb40e66d2f="yummy_mustard"]This already sounds alot like Messiah Complex.[/quote:cb40e66d2f]Dude, this totally sounds like Messiah Complex all over again. Except Warren Ellis will be writing it, so I cant see myself paying to read this title. I'm not trying to knock the guy, but he just doesnt compare to Whedon when it comes to writing AXM.
:a0e11a2462="Whalers77"]Marvel, can't you include Gambit in something? He is immensely popular yet they keep giving him the cold shoulder. Aren't they in it to make money as well as people happy?[/quote:a0e11a2462]I think that Gambit is 2nd popularity only to Wolverine, but there's a HUGE difference in the number of titles each one shows up in. It is kinda dirty how they do Gambit
:d300b98fd4="Whalers77"]Marvel, can't you include Gambit in something? He is immensely popular yet they keep giving him the cold shoulder. Aren't they in it to make money as well as people happy?[/quote:d300b98fd4]thank you! finally somebody who feels the same way i do. you can't just have the guy secretly turn into his 'death' persona & not revisit the subject.
awesome :x-men: cool