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Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 6: Exogenetic (2010)

by Warren Ellis(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0785131493 (ISBN13: 9780785131496)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Marvel

series

Astonishing X-Men

review 1: I loved the heck out of this one. Essentially, the X-men figure out that a mysterious figure has been gathering resources over the past several decades, and is intent on wiping the remaining 198 mutants off the face of the earth. The build-up is a pretty typical superhero story, but I really like the character interactions. Wolverine and Armor's mentor/student relationship is clearly meant to echo the Wolerine/Kitty Pryde friendship in the 80's, but Hisako has a more of a sarcastic edge which makes her the perfect foil for Wolverine. Beast gets a good prominent role in the story too, building up to a confrontation with Scott/Cyclops. I thought the reveal of the villain was excellent, cleverly taking the entire mutant trope and turning it on its head. A lot of... more fun.
review 2: I have liked Astonishing X-Men since Joss Whedon was the writer, once he stopped writing it I stopped flowing. With Ellis and Jimenez I was brought back into the story and the characters. I love the unknown menace that is Kaga and that he is a "natural" mutant with now powers. The irony was perfect; here was an enemy who hated the X-men for being prettier outcasts then he was. I also really enjoyed the one liners and quips Ellis included throughout the dialogue that sometimes made the story for me. Jimenez's art is beautiful and the designs were really good. less

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