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May 24 2005

Marvel will release first Astonishing X-men Hardcover on December 21st. The Hardcover issue will collect Joss' first year on AXM, just in time for Christmas.

ASTONISHING X-MEN VOLUME 1: GIFTED HC

Written by Joss Whedon, art by John Cassaday.

In "Gifted," Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men with the express purpose of "astonishing" the world. But when breaking new regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it derail their new plans before they ever get started? As demand for the "mutant cure" reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally -- and some unexpected adversaries -- tipping the scales. In "Dangerous," a tragic death at the Xavier Institue reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could have never suspected -- and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the say which they can't even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men #1-12.

320 pages, $29.99, in stores on Dec. 21.

Numfar PTB | X-men | 01:50 CET | 7 comments total | tags:

Oh, thank God. I get to sell my issues and get the hardcover. I'm collecting far too much already.

Mack | May 24, 01:55 CET

Despite having all the issues to date, I really want this. And I hope it includes the extras from the #1 director's cut and the commentaries that appeared in Wizard magazine.

*Hint to wife - this would be a perfect Xmas present*.

Simon | May 24, 01:59 CET

*this* is what I have been waiting for!!! I know it's crazy, but I swore I would wait till the entire series was finshed before reading any of it. Can't bear the waiting in between... kinda like having a whole season on DVD rather than waiting out the live season. *so* much easier to enjoy.

I'm offically starting my xmas list now. :)

miyu_tVP | May 24, 02:20 CET

I really want get the "Dangerous" album and this too! Can't afford both. Real question is, can I wait till Christmas to read the rest the arc?

Andrew Tom | May 24, 02:37 CET

Despite having all the issues and both trades (second on order), I'm gonna have to get this, really like the idea of having them all collected together in one hardback. Didn't Joss have some involvement with this House of M thing that ties in with Astonishing, I'll need those too, this is getting expensive, thank god for Christmas. Flippin' 'eck, hadn't noticed how many House of M books there are, think I'll just stick to the main one and the X-Men one.

Anyone got any sort of idea how long theres going to be between issues 12-13, the gap between issues at the moment has become about 2 months, and they said there'd be a longer one between the two years.

[ edited by Ghost Spike on 2005-05-24 00:48 ]

Ghost Spike | May 24, 02:45 CET

miyu_tVP: not to dissuade you from reading "Astonishing" yet, but Joss is actually signed up for another year. Still, the first collection, at least, is fairly self-contained plot-wise, aside from a few pages setting up future storylines. Kinda like a season of Buffy ...

bobothebrave | May 24, 04:40 CET

Apparently the new issue of Wizard (out tomorrow) contains details of Joss' new Marvel series.

Simon | May 25, 00:40 CET

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