Whedon's Astonishing X-Men Mega thread

[Ian Pressman]

omg, please don't get me started on ORD.

Ord was great! He existed long enough to get the plot moving and even had a heroic sacrifice for his psychotic people. He also spent the majority of Whedon's run being brutalized in hysterical ways. Wolverine's fist in his mouth remains one of the most demeaning images of a Supervillain getting schooled, ever.

[sweetdumbass]

Source : http://forums.comicbookresources.com...ght=ord+danger

[Apathy Lad]

Well, the general consensus is that it's a strong series, but like all things Whedon, there are a lot of dissenting opinions on it.

Personally, I don't think it's too good. The characters are fairly bland and unremarkable, specifically his execrable creation, Armor, awful new villains Danger and Ord, and his attempt to return to classic style X-Men felt less like a harkening back to the franchise's glory days and more like a regressive nostalgia trip with a fixation on getting Kitty to take her clothes off. Coming off Grant Morrison's run, Astonishing X-Men just rings hollow.

[Pixie_Solanas]

He was horrible. Ord nearly derailed Gillen's burgeoning Uncanny run.

[darknessatnoon]

Source : http://forums.comicbookresources.com...ght=ord+danger

lol yes, that was my definitive statement on the subject.

[Ian Pressman]

Now, I'm super curious about the Armor thing. I like Armor a lot (She sucked in the anime, but the anime sucked in general IMO-only, of course.) But since coming to the CBR forums, I see that Hisako is really unpopular. What is it about her that causes that? Is it because she skipped straight ahead to the main team, or something else?

[darknessatnoon]

Now, I'm super curious about the Armor thing. I like Armor a lot (She sucked in the anime, but the anime sucked in general IMO-only, of course.) But since coming to the CBR forums, I see that Hisako is really unpopular. What is it about her that causes that? Is it because she skipped straight ahead to the main team, or something else?

It's because she only appears in out of continuity books. No one believes she exists in the "real" X-Men universe.

[doctormistermaster]

I liked it while reading it and use it as an introduction for some people into the X-Men but overall it was pretty bland and felt a little uninspired to me.

[Prodigy55]

i have one of the trades on my bookshelf next to turgenev's fathers and sons. take what you will from that

[DexterSinister]

It's because she only appears in out of continuity books. No one believes she exists in the "real" X-Men universe.

In astonishing she could have been a figment of Wolverine's imagination, I don't even recall her talking to anyone else.

[Pixie_Solanas]

i have one of the trades on my bookshelf next to turgenev's fathers and sons. take what you will from that

No House of Gentlefolk? Wtf?

Daesim had the right idea when he called Whedon's AXM the perfect commode accessory/toilet paper cozy.

[darknessatnoon]

In astonishing she could have been a figment of Wolverine's imagination, I don't even recall her talking to anyone else.

I remember her once telling the Cuckoos to shut up.

[sweetdumbass]

He was horrible. Ord nearly derailed Gillen's burgeoning Uncanny run.

That wasn't Ord. But it's a common mistake, all Breakworlders look the same. That, or they're all just plain boring.

[DexterSinister]

I remember her once telling the Cuckoos to shut up.

They where probably reading Logan's mind.

[darknessatnoon]

That wasn't Ord. But it's a common mistake, all Breakworlders look the same. That, or they're all just plain boring.

I was gonna say Powerlord Kruun. Not the same bag at all, Pixie Solanas. smgh.