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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Astonishing X-Men Vol. 4: Unstoppable
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List Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785122548
ISBN: 0785122540
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2008-07-16
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Editorial Reviews:
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Strap yourselves in, folks! It's Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's final arc on Astonishing X-Men! After the shocking and brain-smashing events of recent issues, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it's all over, nothing will ever be the same! No, really, we mean it! Whedon and Cassaday prove they are more than Astonishing: They are unstoppable! Collects Astonishing X-Men #19-24 and Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1.
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Summary: Yay, Joss!
Comment: The fourth and final(?) installment in Joss Whedon's run at scripting the X-Men was a real tour-de-force. While the earlier books were all entertaining, this one really has the payoff. There's some deliciously tart, hilarious dialogue and several quintessentially Whedon-esque moments that will make fans of "Buffy" and "Dr. Horrible" snort aloud with laughter. Plus, several of the main characters get laid, approaching sex in a frank and unapologetic, non-fanboyish way that is quite refreshing to see in a mainstream superhero comic. The story is a doozy, too, mainly a well-plotted space opera with plenty of action and grit (and great art!) and an ending that was as suspenseful and propulsive as it was surprising and sad. (SPOILER TALK: Is Kitty Pryde really gone forever and ever? I doubt it, but having her blasted off into the far corners of the universe was kind of a shocker, especially after Whedon did such a great job developing the character and making her so believable, powerful and mature...)
Great book -- I hope to see more fun stuff like this from Whedon's wacky mind soon! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
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Summary: goodbye kitty pryde been nice knowing you
Comment: good story been following the astonishing x men collosus has been brought back we see more tension between kitty and emma well the stopry is okay but kitty sacrifices herself something x men has always done yerah she's gone for now but I think ashe'll be back in the future how many times the x men died and came bnack xavier, jean, cyclops, wolverine.
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Summary: Bravo, Joss!
Comment: I'm a diehard fan of Joss Whedon and the X-Men, and I could not be happier with the brilliant run he had on Astonishing X-Men, culminating in this Volume 4. I literally cried after I put it down because I found the story so moving and the emotion so real. Bravo, Joss! And thank you.
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Summary: Wow!
Comment: I've followed the X-Men for many years now, and managed to read issues going back to the very beginning. I would like to think that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby would feel very proud of the stories that Joss Whedon and John Cassaday have put together. Filled with emotion, drama, and heart, the characters just continue to evolve. In fact, this was the first time that I liked Emma Frost.
In these issues, the X-Men Cyclops, Beast, Kitty Pryde, Collosus, Wolverine, Emma Frost, and a room full of guest stars must learn the secrets of the Break World before the Break World comes after the Earth. It is the cataclysmic climax of the story begun in Astonishing X-Men #1. This volume contains Astonishing X-Men 19-24 and giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1. Its well worth the money!!
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Summary: Joss is getting predictable
Comment: Alas, Joss has used his tricks one too many times. Plot "surprises" he has used in everything from "BTVS" (TV) to "Serenity" to "Dr. Horrible" (which rocked regardless) appear here. His repeated attempts to invoke pathos are getting as old as the Vaudeville pie-in-the-face bit.
Joss, steal or invent some new twists before you write any more eps of "Dollhouse." And not to be harsh, but go back to TV and leave the crossover comic-book work to, say, Kevin Smith (the "Buffy Season 8" series is already lame, only a fifth or so of the way through the series!).
If you're an X-Men fan who's not a Joss fan, you'll love this book. If you're a Jossaholic who bought this simply because Joss wrote it, it's a case of been there, done that.
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