Comic Review: ASTONISHING X-MEN #25

Astonishing X-Men 25 is a good read, and t had a tremendously hard act to follow. Astonishing X-men (formerly New X-men) was and is the only X-Men book I can stand to read. I’m a huge X-Fan from the 80’s, but most of the X-books have become un-readable to me.

I was not a huge Joss Whedon fan until Astonishing X-men, I hav e since started watching Firefly, and completely fell in love with it.
I am now a huge Whedon fan.
That said this was a good read, I like the feeling it conveys and it seems to remain faithful to the Astonishing roots, although I always enjoyed the sense that Astonishing took place outside of the 616 universe and was a standalone read. I don’t know how I’ll feel about it now that it is being established in the mainstream Marvel U.

The writing is solid, the dialouge has the feeling of Whedon’s run, BUT one of the thing that bothered me was brought up in this review.
I was always under the impression Wolverine could not get drunk due to his healing factor, and he most certainly wouldn’t be hung over.
That’s getting nit picky but I’m just sayin’

The art is nice, it’s not Cassaday, but it’s ok.
Muted is a bit of an Understatement, the art is IMHO too damn dark. Muted would be okay, but at times I’m almost struggling to make out the page. I’ don’t wanna see 4 color fantasy, but I think the art could be brighter, not more vibrant, just not so muddy.

all in all a good read, a book with a tough act to follow, I’ll tag along and hope it stays on my list of comics I look forward to every month.

I've always wanted to read the xmen comics but i feel like i would have alot to catch up, is there difrent series of books that wouldn't require me to buy and read over 100 comics that i might not find anywhere?

Audioslave, Astonishing X-Men is a stand-alone that is only 26 issues in (counting Giant Size Astonishing X-Men), which you could purchase on eBay easily for $25-$50 depending on variants etc. Though, if you want to get into it, now is the time. This series will only increase in worth over time.

A+? Really? For me, this was more like a filler book between two eras than it was a jumping off point. For what was there, I give an A-rating, but by the very end, we really hadn't been taken anywhere. That lowers my score dramatically, or at least puts it in context.

Considering the transition in writing, the team members, the location, the tone and the story line, this should have been a giant-size issue so we could have had some action and more momentum in the plot. Instead it seemed like a mere prelude.

Of course, coming off of the giant-size ending to the Whedon-greatness, maybe a second giant-size seemed a bit much. But come on, this is *The X-Men*... Marvel Lemmings will fork over plenty-o-dough with no problem when it comes to an X-Book with a roundish issue number like "25" and a pic of Wolverine on the cover!