Astonishing X-Men #9

Writer: Joss Whedon Artist: John Cassaday Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: March 30, 2005 Critic Reviews: 3 User Reviews: 23
5.0Critic Rating
7.8User Rating

Danger takes on a whole new meaning as the Astonishing X-Men are forced to confront a reality they never thought possible.

  • 6.0
    Comics Bulletin - Jason Cornwell Apr 7, 2005

    John Cassaday turns in another fine effort, as his highly detailed, photo-realistic art makes it quite easy to accept the delayed release. The double page spread that gives readers our first look at what's going on inside the Danger Room gets the issue off to an amazing start. The visual appearance of the entity for most of the issue is also quite unsettling, as how can one not love the twisted appearance of the body that the creature is making use of? There's also some lovely big impact visuals, from the sequence where Colossus decides to take a look around the insides of the Danger Room, to the sequence where the Blackbird tears its way through the inside of the X-Mansion. The visual design of the Danger Room entity on the final page is also worth a mention, as it has a wonderfully inhuman appearance, and one can't help but get the sense that the X-Men are going to find themselves up against an very formidable opponent, as this final page projects a wonderful sense of impending d Read Full Review

  • 5.0
    Comics Bulletin - Kelvin Green Apr 4, 2005

    *Im very embarrassed to know this, especially as it seems to demolish my claims that Im not an X-Men fan. In my defence, this issue just happens to be one of the roughly seven X-Men comics I own. Read Full Review

  • 4.0
    Comics Bulletin - Ray Tate Apr 1, 2005

    P.S. Please consider Angelina Jolie as Wonder Woman. She fits every criterion to make Diana awesome. Read Full Review

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