His presence can also be felt through the actual stories. It makes for a book that feels more grounded and real even though they’re still superheroes fighting against impossible odds. Other times, it helps bring out a layer of depth to characters that hasn’t come been shown before. Sometimes it comes through as an acknowledgement of something silly in the X-Men‘s past. For a franchise that’s prone to getting its head stuck up its own butt with ridiculous plot twists that it takes way too seriously, there’s a refreshing sense of self-awareness and earnestness that’s written into these stories. Joss Whedon brings a lot to the table with his writing. I haven’t read enough X-Men to say where this fits in the pantheon of X-books, but this is at the very least some of the best material I’ve read yet. I’ve kept that thought in the back of my mind until I stumbled upon both books in the Astonishing X-Men Ultimate Collection for half price.įor the purposes of this post, I’m just going to write about Book 1, which covers our heroic mutants through two story arcs: Gifted and Dangerous. According to him, these were some of the best X-Men tales ever. In particular, he told me to check out Joss Whedon’s run from issue #1-24.
During the beginning of my X-Men vision quest, a vendor at Comicon strongly recommend checking out Astonishing X-Men.
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