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I never thought I’d cheer for the X-Men while they’re taking down a group of normal human thugs. Sometimes, we need to be reminded that the X-Men are a group of well-trained soldiers with super frickin’ powers! Kudos to John Cassaday for the cheer-worthy X-attack!
*** Anti-terrorist image from Astonishing X-Men #2.
You’re not alone, Hank. I loved the black leather the X-Men sported during Grant Morrison’s run on New X-Men, but I highly anticipated their return to yellow spandex. With some Cassaday magic, my wish was granted:
In honor of the recently concluded Astonishing X-Men run by my favorite creative team of all time, Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, I bring you a blog series called Astonishing Moments in which I’ll feature some of the most astonishing (DUH) scenes and moments of the run. There are a lot, so let’s get started. First up, a panel that established the creative team’s love for X-Men history:
In that one panel, we saw how Kitty Pryde has grown up. It was also a harbinger of the fact that Whedon and Cassaday’s run is practically Kitty-centric. And yes, one fact was clearly emphasized: PROFESSOR XAVIER IS A JERK!
*** Nostalgic image from Astonishing X-Men #1.
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