Customer Reviews
Highly Recommended. - By: Dogtooth, 11 May 2008 
If you appreciate a story with skillfully crafted characters, relationships & plotting you will love Astonishing X-men.
Astonishing X-Men is masterfully written by Whedon. The outstanding text is complimented by Cassaday's fine artwork.
Even if, like me, you are new to American comic books, I strongly encourage you to buy the Astonishing X-Men trade paper backs, starting with the first volume, Gifted.
Weakest of Joss whedens run - By: genejoke, 21 May 2007 
When first published monthly this story caught a bit of flack, The title is constantly months late & when issues did come along people complained nothing happened. Wellin hindsight such comment are unjustified. Torn is a solid story, if a little lackingin action. In the hands of a lesser writer it would be very dull, however Joss Whedon is a master of his craft & worksin many subtle jokes.
As always John Cassadays art is brilliant, without a talented artist this story would fall flat on its face, the facial expressions really tell the story.
The story itself is pretty simple, someone is trying to tear the x-men apart from the inside etc. the story is not original, the genius is allin the weave.
Very funny, very gripping - By: M. I. Popovski, 18 May 2007 Wolverine acting like a nancy. Beast going insane. Kitty going through mental torture. Scott losing his powers. Everyone looking AMAZING! It's all here. Although, yes, there is less action, plotting is still deft & the characters are spot on. This is just the best X-Men out there.
