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Astonishing X-Men (1995) #1-4
Age of Apocalypse: Astonishing X-Men
Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Andy Kubert and Matt Ryan. Published in May of 1995, Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.
96 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1995
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Scott Lobdell
1,624 books230 followersScott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
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July 11, 2021
Love the following: that Joe Mad art, Magneto-led X-Men so much more than Xavier- & Cyclops-led X-Men, the prominence this gives to Rogue, the use of Rogue in lieu of a telepath, Morph's & Rogue's Magneto-esque capes, Magneto's & Quicksilver's wholesome father-son relationship, Sabreteooth's & Blink's comradeship, & the reuse of Magneto's robot Nanny
May 13, 2009
During the Age of Apocalypse event, each X-title changed its name for four issues to tell it's own little story in this new alternate dimension. Astonishing X-Men is the four issues that Uncanny X-Men turned into. It kept its normal creative staff, Scott Lobdell writing and Joe Madureira drawing. And Madureira really hits a homerun with the art here. He finally puts it together from what he's done before and he seems to come into his own.
This story follows one half of the X-Men rebels. This team is led by Rogue and contains, Sabretooth, Wild Child (who was apparently an Alpha Flight character before), Sunfire (great redesign of the character), Morph (reinvention of a very old character), and Blink (she had just recently died shortly after being introduce in the 616 universe). I didn't realize until just now listing it out how odd of a team this really is. Not counting Rogue, Sabretooth is the only well known of these characters and he's a ruthless villain normally.
Anyways, this is a fun little ditty that gives all the characters their little time to shine. And Joe Mads shines throughout. All of these characters are different from their 616 counterparts but are a healthy different take, if occasionally inexplicable (Sabretooth). And the popularity of this particular series and its characters would eventually create the Exiles series.
This story follows one half of the X-Men rebels. This team is led by Rogue and contains, Sabretooth, Wild Child (who was apparently an Alpha Flight character before), Sunfire (great redesign of the character), Morph (reinvention of a very old character), and Blink (she had just recently died shortly after being introduce in the 616 universe). I didn't realize until just now listing it out how odd of a team this really is. Not counting Rogue, Sabretooth is the only well known of these characters and he's a ruthless villain normally.
Anyways, this is a fun little ditty that gives all the characters their little time to shine. And Joe Mads shines throughout. All of these characters are different from their 616 counterparts but are a healthy different take, if occasionally inexplicable (Sabretooth). And the popularity of this particular series and its characters would eventually create the Exiles series.
November 28, 2015
Astonishing X-Men is one of my two favorite four-issue series from the Age of Apocalypse. It replaced Uncanny X-Men for four months in 1995, featuring Rogue's squad of Magneto's X-Men who were left in the wake of Charles Xavier's death twenty years in the past and Apocalypse's subsequent takeover of America. Scott Lobdell is at his writing best, and Joe Madureira's pencils make this book a visual feast as well as fun to read. Rogue's team is a cast of characters that few would identify as mainstream X-Men -- a much more fiery Sunfire, a heroic Sabretooth, an animalistic Wild Child, the hilarious Morph (this world's Changeling), and teleporting superstar, Blink. Together, they travel to Chicago and Indianapolis to attempt to put a stop to the schemes of Apocalypse's son, Holocaust. It's a grim, very dark world, but the heroes are more than up for the challenges that the Age of Apocalypse brings them.
August 21, 2016
Although it's been done countless times in superhero comics, the idea for the Age of Apocalypse is a pretty good one. Familiar characters that are a little different to what we're used to in a setting that's completely differenet to the normal one. It gives writers a chance to do things with the characters they'd otherwise never be allowed to do and artists get a chance to redesign everything. Of course the problem with all of the Age of Apocalypse stories is they're about as 90's as comics get in both story and art. This has a pretty good base - Xavier is dead, and Magneto struggles to follow his dream and bring peace to mutant kind. Their friendship is one of the cornerstones of the X-Men and it would have been great to really explore that. Instead it's only touched on while the generic superhero action plays out.
October 11, 2011
Supongo que si votara esta saga (que leí en su momento en los cuatro números de la edición española) con la opinión que tuve entonces de ella, no bajaría de las cuatro estrellitas. Pero como, según creo recordar, la historia no era la gran cosa y el dibujo estaba bueno pero todavía no era el mejor Madureira (si es que alguna vez hubo alguno), promedio pa'bajo.
Eso sí, si lo releo en algún momento y veo que no estaba tan mal, seguro lo rerreseñe haciéndole justicia a la pasión que me despertaba a mis 14 ó 15 años.
Eso sí, si lo releo en algún momento y veo que no estaba tan mal, seguro lo rerreseñe haciéndole justicia a la pasión que me despertaba a mis 14 ó 15 años.
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