So, I finally got around to reading this one. Let me preface this by saying that I enjoyed Firefly and Serenity. I have seen a few episodes of Buffy, but never got into it. I have seen an episode of Angel and was not impressed in the least.
Astonishing X-Men is awesome. I don't say this in a I worship everything that Whedon does way. I say it in I love the characters of the X-Men and this book really shows off those characters well. The astonishing team is made up of Cyclops, Emma (sleeping with Scott no less, Jean is in one of her dead phases), Beast, Logan, Kitty, and a suprising addition of a character that was previously dead (the comic actually makes fun of itself for this). The dialogue is witty and full of flavor. One example would be when the various X-Men are verifying someone is who they say he is:
Scott: How can we be sure it is him?
Emma: I read his mind.
Beast: I ran a DNA test.
Logan: I smelled him.
Beast: I did that too.
Needless to say, I will be looking for the rest of the series in TPB form and may even start picking it up on a monthly basis.
