Astonishing X-Men
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This is a book that is based on the Marvel characters. It is actually an adaptation of a comic run. In this one the X-Men are coping with a new member of their team who previously was their enemy. Meanwhile, a scientist develops a "cure" that will turn mutants back to "normal" people. I never read th......more

First off, this is a prose novel adapted from a graphic novel which collected Astonishing X-men #1-6. The X-Men are starting another year of teaching young mutants. The team is made up of Scott Summers (Cyclops), Emma Frost(the White Queen), Logan (Wolverine), Hank McCoy (the Beast), and Kitty Pryde......more

Perfect holiday season light, fun reading (although there isn't really a holiday theme, I just happened to pick it up in the second half of December, and read it rather quickly). Full disclosure: I've long been entertained by prose novels about conventional/popular comic book super-heroes. I know, I......more

The X-men, a superhero team that I have always had a bit of an issue with. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I hate them. But yet, here I was, again picking up a novel about them, because for some reason I can't stay away. David, flat out, did an amazing job with this novel. I realize that it's tied i......more

This book was better than I thought it would be, in some respects. It is an adaptation of the first 4 - 5 issues of the Astonishing X-Men series written by Josh Whedon. It moved at a decent pace; it held my interest throughout the entire book. It has decent character development [I guess], except th......more