The new era kicks off with a bang as the book has action, humor, drama, and maybe new motivation. Astonishing X-Men exceeds its lofty expectations. Read Full Review

It has been years since Alex Summers was a hero again, getting the chance to see how he approaches the world that is basically against him will be an interesting read for sure. Read Full Review

    After Charles Soules terrible run on the book, this issue is a welcome change. Greg Lands art hurts it a little, but Rosenbergs script is too good to be held down by it. Its not exactly a return to the form of Whedon and Ellis days, but its a strong start and a massive improvement over what Soule was doing. Rosenberg tells his story while also giving readers glimpses into Havok and Beast that they may not have had before. It all serves the plot, but it also feels organic and earned, something that Soule was never able to manage during his run. If Rosenberg can keep this up, theres no reason why Astonishing X-Men cant become the crown jewel of the X books. Read Full Review

As X-Men: Gold and X-Men: Blue trend more and more into obscurity, irrelevance, and apparent cancellation, Astonishing X-Men emerges to keep X-Men fans satisfied. Between Astonishing X-Men and X-Men: Red, Marvel has their new flagship X-books. It's safe to say at this point, any time you see Matthew Rosenberg writing mutants you need to pick it up. Read Full Review

ASTONISHING X-MEN #13 is a completely new tale from its previous twelve issues. Matthew Rosenberg takes a down-on-his-luck Havok and places him on a path of redemption. The story is rather solid, with only a few missteps that might age well as the series progresses. Read Full Review

Havok, unqualified for most things, tries to make himself relevant by being the hero for which nobody asked. The majority of the issue is spent in X-Position and over half of the characters promised on the cover either is not in the issue or barely in the issue. Hopefully, more is explained next issue regarding the menace that is the military controlled Reavers and that the rest of the team as promised actually joins up. Read Full Review

It's a book fans are going to want to like, but the artwork will serve as a barrier to entry. Read Full Review

Astonishing X-Men #13 is a disappointing opening salvo for Matthew Rosenbergs stint on the title. The characters are difficult to like, everyone is nasty towards one another, and the artwork leaves a lot to be desired. There were some good moments that keep the book from being completely unappealing, but they were few. I cant quite recommend this one, unfortunately. Read Full Review

I really enjoy Havok as a character - been a fan of him since his days in Remender's Uncanny Avengers, which was the series that introduced me to comic books, so it's definitely fun to see him being back to his regular self. The story here is nothing particularly special, although the characterisation makes it enjoyable. As per usual, I bet the first arc will be about gathering the team together. The problem with this book, as expected, is the artwork. I've said a lot about Land's artwork in the past and without repeating myself again, I definitely believe this book would benefit a lot from a different artist.

Havok is in maximum "adorable screwup a la Fraction's Hawkeye" mode as he slooooowly begins building a team of outcast X-Men. That will, no doubt, unlock a bunch of Matthew Rosenberg's fun/familiar team snark in future issues. Speaking of refined but thoroughly generic work: This arc is also saddled with some of Greg Land's not-best art. What a surprise, the baddies are cyborgs armed with elaborate tracings of modern firearms! Honestly, my biggest question here is, What does Greg Land DO to writers to get so many scripts bent towards his very narrow fields of artistic expertise?