Children of the Atom, or something else? A small African town has been hit with a series of bizarre occurrences, as children are born possessing strange and powerful abilities. With the mutant race dwindling, the X-Men are the fi rst on the scene to investigate the phenomenon. When they arrive, their hopes are raised by what looks to be a concentration of mutant births. But soon they find themselves confronted by the country's ruthless leader, who has his own ideas of what the children truly are and how to deal with them. Have the X-Men stumbled across a series of new mutant births, or are they dealing with something far more dangerous?
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Warren Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes. He is a resident of Southend-on-Sea, England. Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer and artist and filmmaker known for his cover work on Incredible Hulk and Canada's first national recognized award, "The Shuster", for his work on Spider-Man: Doctor Octopus.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Astonishing Concept
Mar 29 2011
By Ed. Mireles
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The set-up and might not be as appealing as other X-men stories and it certainly isn't the most original either but Ellis managed to deliver effectively and as entertaining as possible. The book has a great selection of mutants, they all work great as a team and bring a lot of action to the pages, though I would've like Armor to be out of the story, her presence isn't important at all. She is just not an interesting X-men.
The most appealing element of the book is the art and (obviously) the characters' new design, which is one of the most radical I've ever seen. Andrews take on the X-men is rather xtreme, he extends the out-line of their personal nature into a completely striking image that yet manages to stay true to the characters. It is ludicrously exaggerated, over-sexualized and very suggestive (particularly Emma Frost) but I don't mind it, in fact I like it for all those reasons.
I've been reading a lot of X-men lately and I am always a bit selective before I pick up a "graphic novel". I would recommend Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis to anyone looking for a fun, straight forward X-men adventure.
The most appealing element of the book is the art and (obviously) the characters' new design, which is one of the most radical I've ever seen. Andrews take on the X-men is rather xtreme, he extends the out-line of their personal nature into a completely striking image that yet manages to stay true to the characters. It is ludicrously exaggerated, over-sexualized and very suggestive (particularly Emma Frost) but I don't mind it, in fact I like it for all those reasons.
I've been reading a lot of X-men lately and I am always a bit selective before I pick up a "graphic novel". I would recommend Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis to anyone looking for a fun, straight forward X-men adventure.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great story, amazing art
April 9 2011
By Cultural Production
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis collects issues #1-5 of Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis, as well as the Director's Cut of issue #1, all originally published between 2010 and 2011. The graphic novel is excellently produced with medium-gloss paper, finished boards in black, and a sturdy binding. There are no extras unique to this edition, but the graphic novel does reproduce those extras originally contained in the Director's Cut: the pre-colored art pages for all of issue #1, some cover sketches, and Warren Ellis's original script for issue #1.
Like most of Ellis's work, Xenogenesis is dark, wildly imaginative, and tightly plotted. For this self-contained story about the chaos caused by the birth of mutant babies in a small African town, Ellis dusts off an old--and to most readers, probably unfamiliar--set of concepts from the UK's old Captain Britain series (collected in Captain Britain Omnibus). The result is exciting, politically sophisticated, and a little weird--everything an X-Men comic book should be. As for the art, Kaare Andrew's handling of the X-Men, which here include Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Beast, Armor, and Storm, is in a class of its own. His characters are at once dynamic, sexy, and slightly ridiculous (especially Emma Frost, whose breasts take on a life of their own).
If you're a fan of Ellis, the X-Men, or Alan Davis and Alan Moore's Captain Britain, you will almost certainly love this book. More casual readers looking for a good, self-contained read will also enjoy this.
Like most of Ellis's work, Xenogenesis is dark, wildly imaginative, and tightly plotted. For this self-contained story about the chaos caused by the birth of mutant babies in a small African town, Ellis dusts off an old--and to most readers, probably unfamiliar--set of concepts from the UK's old Captain Britain series (collected in Captain Britain Omnibus). The result is exciting, politically sophisticated, and a little weird--everything an X-Men comic book should be. As for the art, Kaare Andrew's handling of the X-Men, which here include Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Beast, Armor, and Storm, is in a class of its own. His characters are at once dynamic, sexy, and slightly ridiculous (especially Emma Frost, whose breasts take on a life of their own).
If you're a fan of Ellis, the X-Men, or Alan Davis and Alan Moore's Captain Britain, you will almost certainly love this book. More casual readers looking for a good, self-contained read will also enjoy this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good writers are hard to find at Marvel.
Jan 20 2012
By Jason
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
There isn't much being published by Marvel right now that appeals to me, but Warren Ellis seems to understand the X-men very well. This book is one of the hidden gems in the growing amount of mediocre comics being pubished by Marvel.
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