Astonishing X-Men “Gifted” is only six comic book issues so the examples aren’t as distinct as these, but Whedon does spend time exploring these characters through action, dialogue, and the occasional psychic probe. However, the best part of Astonishing X-Men “Gifted” other than John Cassaday’s detailed, cinematically composed art and Whedon’s insanely quotable dialogue is the character arcs for each X-Man nestled in the bigger plot.Ĭharacter development is a big trademark of Whedon’s television and film work where half a dozen cases come to mind ranging from Wesley Wyndam-Pryce’s shift from feeble, by-the-book Watcher to morally grey demon hunter or Willow Rosenberg’s continued growth from frumpy geek to Wiccan goddess with a trip to the Dark Side along the way. Whedon pays homage to older X-Men stories without getting mired in continuity and quickly places his own stamp on the franchise by creating a new alien foe for them (Ord of the Breakworld), exploring the mutant as outsider metaphor with the cure of the X-gene, giving SHIELD a new branch (SWORD), and also bringing a beloved character back from the dead (Colossus) in a touching, visceral way that serves the long term storyline. (Cassaday mimics Byrne’s art quite well.) It also can turn fans (like me five years ago) of the films and cartoons into mutie and comics junkies. OL2738178W Pages 158 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.14 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210611155848 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 316 Scandate 20210610133215 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780785115311 Tts_version 4.Astonishing X-Men “Gifted” is one of those storylines that will make long term X-Men fans purr with delight beginning the Claremont era flashbacks in issue one. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 09:00:34 Associated-names Cassaday, John Marvel Comics Group Boxid IA40135618 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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