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Astonishing X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Volume 2 by John Cassaday, Joss Whedon

crloken's review

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5.0

Pretty much equal in quality to the first two arcs. Torn is a bit weird, and works better on a reread. Unstoppable is probably my favourite arc, and does an admirable job of tying all the threads together. Whedon does an especially good job of exploring Cyclops and Emma, and personally I think no one has ever written their relationship as well as he does. The ending is bittersweet in a way that really works, and thoughtfully leaves in the ways to undo it. My only real complaint is that cyclops gets his visor back with no real explanation. I would have preferred he remain able to control his abilities for awhile longer.

strikingthirteen's review

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5.0

I knew the ending was coming but it is still a gut punch every time and it continues to be awesome. I think this might just be my favourite X-Men line.

latlansky's review

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4.0

Warning: written by Joss Whedon.

silver_valkyrie_reads's review

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4.0

Oof, thanks for once again traumatizing me, Joss Whedon.

(Aside from that, there was a lot of the clever word play humor you'd expect, and content-wise some definitely adult situations. Worth reading for sure if you're a Joss Whedon fan and you can tolerate the content.)
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