Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Ultimate Collection Book 1 by Joss Whedon

4.23 AVERAGE

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voxlunae's review

4.5
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Whedon is a creep and a bastard, but dammit, this is a good run. 

rilina's review against another edition

4.0
This is Joss Whedon being very Joss Whedon, so YMMV depending on how well that works for you. Kitty is a great POV character, and I appreciate the relatively small group of main characters: this does not suffer overmuch from the huge casts that sometimes crowd superhero comics due to too many years of continuity. The most effective emotional beats are with Kitty and Peter, though; I don't find myself caring very much about any of the other characters.
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vithedeer's review

4.0
Fantastic, just fantastic! If you at all like Joss Whedon, you owe it to yourself to read this book!
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impressionblend's review against another edition

5.0
So. Much. Fun!
I'm sorry, X-Men, I'm sorry I ignored you my entire life. You win. I am yours.
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brendalovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0
I really liked this a lot. This is probably my favorite X-Men graphic novel series I've read yet.
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riorker's review

3.5
adventurous fast-paced
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filipedbranco's review against another edition

5.0
Em termos de arte, história e conflitos morais este é um dos melhores livros dos X-men e uma das melhores criações da Marvel. O desenho e expressão dos personagens é mesmo outro nível. Há uma cena com um regresso de um personagem (surpresa!) e jamais esquecerei esse quadro. POW!

robwcote's review

4.0
Good writing makes such a difference. Compared with the last couple of comic books I read, this one just feels more substantial and interesting. Sure, there's regular comic book silliness as well, but it's often handled with a shrug and a wink, and that's nice as well. These books don't need to take themselves too seriously, not most of the time.
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biblioseph's review

4.0
Why, Emma? Why did you go back to those douchebags, the hellfire club? Ugh! At least Kitty is cool. And omg, Colossus? Yeek! So happy to have him back.

General fangirling aside, can anyone suggest trades I can read next? (I already read the ultimate series)

sincrusade's review

4.0
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated