Lot of 35 marvel comic books ultimate xmen ands astonishing xmen graphic novels. Featuring the astonishing xmen and the new avengers marvel comics comic january 1, 2005 by brian michael bendis author, olivier coipel illustrator 5. Reality is flipped upside down by the scarlet witch when mutants are the ruling majority. Astonishing xmen introduced new characters and orgainzations that are still used in marvel today. When the scarlet witch alters reality, the avengers and xmen face a world like none theyave ever known. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The scarlet witch is out of control and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. House of m is a 2005 comic book storyline published by marvel comics. The avengers and the xmen are faced with a common foe that becomes their greatest threat. Featuring the astonishing xmen and the new avengers marvel comics. I know a lot about xmen and marvel in general but i havnt been reading comics long and id like to know the difference between astonishing and uncanny xmen and a little bit of the story line. House of m came about due to a break in the release schedule of astonishing xmen.
However, what many fans including myself didnt know was how these characters would fit on a team. Iceman was told that robert was his son in the second iceman limited series. Ellis astonishing xmen might be more quietly influential than his work on thunderbolts, but its still a comic that has heavily. During the house of m event, astonishing xmen 3rd series was on a temporary hiatus, with its cast starring in the main house of m series. Why joss whedons astonishing xmen is the greatest thing.
The scarlet witch is out of control, and the fate of the entire world is in her hands. Astonishing xmen just teased a dead xmans return, as. So after much searching and wiki reading, ive come up with this reading order for astonishing x men. I loved how wolverine, who has been my favorite character since my childhood, was the protagonist and how he deals with the task at hand. Astonishing xmen is the name of four xmen comic book series from marvel comics, the first. In many ways, the xmen became a ship without a rudder in the time after xaviers death, an unfortunate coincidence considering that mutants have been faced with. The xmen are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities. Xmen was a comic book ongoing series published by marvel comics featuring its namesake superhero team. The comic called the uncanny xmen became the astonishing xmen during the age of apocalypse history arc. Marvel comics from avengers disassembled to house of m. Astonishing xmen omnibus the last comic i bought was the hardcover collection of the house of m story arc.
An alien species attempts to take over earth, but the xmen are ready for anything. A few of them are already committed to other titles and teams. I want to get into xmen comics but heres the thing i have no idea what each one is about. With trevor devall, brian drummond, lara gilchrist, ron halder. Since i am only reading everything avengers right now, this was a unique opportunity to learn more about the xmen as well. I literally know nothing about it other than pieces of art ive seen that look great. The xmen comics provide examples of the following tropes aborted arc zaladanes supposed connection to polaris has never been explored or touched upon, though zaladanes being killed off for real doubtless has helped the events of house of m and decimation resulted in some titles having to suddenly cancel their plots, such as the weapon x series when alisa is. Will magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his own benefit. Danger, the clairvoyant blindfold, scientist kavita rao, the breakworld and its inhabitants, and perhaps most noteworthy abigail brand and s. This work stars the astonishing xmen and the new avengers. As you likely know, in 2004, joss whedon and john cassaday came together to launch astonishing xmen, which, was, well, astonishingly awesome. The xmen fight for peace and equality between normal humans and mutants in a world where antimutant bigotry is fierce and widespread. Ultimate astonishing xmen collects astonishing xmen issue numbers 1. Recommended readings from avengers disassembled to house.
The focus on old man logan over the rest of the xmen hurt how the mission statement of this series. Starring the astonishing xmen and the new avengers. Its first issue debuted in june 2005 as a followup to the events of the planet x and avengers disassembled storylines, in which the. The end of the house of m crossover brought about mday, when more than 90% of mutants lost their powers. Do i read house of m before or after whedons astonishing xmen. Ive always thought they were cool but ive only read the dark phoenix saga and some random issues ive picked up here and there from the 80s and 90s. This book does not rely on nostalgia, instead forging ahead with something new, while using a recognizable and iconic cast of characters. X23 laments what happened to kitty in new xmen 20 which is immediately after house of m. Its unique allstar cast has had fans both excited and curious. The office was headquartered at the pentagon, in washington, d.
Will magneto help his daughter or use her powers to his. The office of national emergency or one was created by the presidents of the united states of america upon releasing executive order 361 of november 16, 2004. Supernovas hc for many years, its been a tradition to have each xbook. Dreamteam creators joss whedon tvs buffy the vampire slayer and john cassaday planetary, captain america present the explosive, allnew flagship x men series marking a return to classic greatness and the. Iceman was infected during the xtermination crossover event. The main story involving shadow king continues to be the strength of the. Office of national emergency earth616 marvel database. Spending many of his adult years studying mutation, mutant telepath professor charles xavier formed the legendary xmen to. Similarly, ellis astonish xmen exists apart from all the minutiae associated with ongoing xmen continuity, but still exists as one of the strongest and most insightful xmen comics published between house of m and second coming.
Starring the astonishing xmen and the new avengers you know how sometimes you hear the phrase. Reading order help to get to house of m comics and. What is left of the astonishing xmen, the xtreme xmen and the age of apocalypse. Iceman is changed after his multidimensional ordeal. House of m by brian michael bendis, olivier coipel. Disassembled new x men 150154 astonishing x men v3 124 giant size astonishing xmen manifest destiny axm 2530 is apart of this thats the best i can make astonishing fit into bigger pictures. It can be hard to be an xmen fan, but soule lives up to the legacy of the astonishing name, and delivers what is absolutely an incredible xmen book. Any time i look for best comics runs or best graphic novels this book seems to pop up. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. The story takes place in the aftermath of the house of m story arc, which put mutants on the verge of extinction. The winter soldier, astonishing xmen, and new avengers all start. The storyline consists of a core eightissue comic book limited series written by brian michael bendis and illustrated by olivier coipel, and a number of crossover tiein books. The reason why i ask this is because im reading this current series and heard house of m is a fantastic read.