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grrr... motherlovin frazzin sprocking whedon/cassaday i dropped 90% of the x-crap hitting the shelf dating a guy now who recommended/insisted i pick up the trade frassling good book need to read it motherloving sprocking grife-giving creators!!!
yes i liked it too
From: Lauderhill, FL | Registered: Aug 2004
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The only X-title I read beside Exiles and Ultimate X-Men (which, thankfully, don't have to be tied to regular X-continuity). I got away from them a long time ago but Whedon was enough to draw me back and he is proving it was worth it.
quote:Originally posted by matlock: must. not. be. tempted.
bank. account. drained.
read old issues to soothe pangs.....
C'mon, matlock, you just know there's a book that's right on the edge of being dropped. Go ahead and drop it and pick up AXM. It's worth it. Trust me. I quote some others: "He does Claremont better than Claremont." (At least, these days.)
-------------------- Dan
From: Newburgh, NY | Registered: May 2004
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Not to play Devil's Advocate to matlock, but this would be a great time to check it out. I think the trade of the first six issues came out last week, as did issue seven.
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Maybe later... I think I'll be buying the new Legion on layaway as it is. My car loan is up and we've got to make a huuuuge payment Friday. Bah.
And I only read Legion anymore so I don't have a book to drop unfortunately, ferroboy.
From: Douglasville, GA | Registered: Jul 2003
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Any word on what will happen to the title when Whedon leaves? I heard he was on for a 12 issue stint. I can't imagine Marvel wanting to end the title there... 'Course, then maybe Wolverine can get some respite.
From: Denver, CO | Registered: May 2004
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I'm hoping that he doesn't leave at all...it's just too good an X-title right now!
Then again, there's the rumors that Bryan Singer is going to take over (or is that Ultimate X-Men?).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Singer's run is supposed to be on Ultimate X-Men if I'm not mistaken.
As for Whedon, I hope they keep him around. I haven't seen any hype about this being his final arc or him following through and leaving after #12, so hopefully Marvel's on the ball and are negotiating with him behind the scenes.
This book really is his and I'd much rather see where Joss would run with it than have anyone else, even a favorite writer of mine, take over. The same can be said for Cassidy as penciller.
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quote:Originally posted by CJ Taylor: Any word on what will happen to the title when Whedon leaves? I heard he was on for a 12 issue stint. I can't imagine Marvel wanting to end the title there... 'Course, then maybe Wolverine can get some respite.
I heard that if Whedon leaves the book might end.
-------------------- Dan
From: Newburgh, NY | Registered: May 2004
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Icey's been begging me to check this out. The trade was supposed to be out this week, but Wonderland didn't have any. I might check WaldenBooks tomorrow after work.
-------------------- "Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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Long story short, icey knows what an X-Fan I used to be and has been hounding me to check out ASTONISHING. So when I saw DCBS was offering the first trade, "GIFTED", at half-price, I ordered it.
And dammit, I liked it. For all the reasons Cobie gave... it just feels like MY X-Men. The costumes. The fastball special. Cassaday's work, which has cleaned up real nice since his DESPERADOES work. And everybody sounded right. Joss seems to GET these characters; they haven't been this real since Claremont's first run... at his peak.
Arghh! Aloan Davis has me buying UNCANNY again, if only for his issues... slowly, slowly they're sucking me back in... I can feel it!
-------------------- "Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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Aaaaaaand Astonishing #8 becomes the first core X-book I've bought new off the rack in... forever.
Well worth it. I grabbed 7 also, which with my trade purchase awhile back keeps me current. Whedon's writing had me in stitches in spots, especially throughout issue 7 (see my sig! ) --Wolvie's NONthoughts while fighting "Godzilla" and the FF's cameo also.
With the ending to 7, 8's reveal wasn't too surprising, though I can't wait to find out WHY.
I can't believe I'm buying the "X" again...
-------------------- "Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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