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I used to think that when dead characters come back to life, it’s always in a lame eye-rolling way. Until, of course, when Joss Whedon brought back Colossus.

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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.