Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage

Marvel has finally announced the new creative team for Astonishing X-Men; to be renamed Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage, after Whedon and Cassaday finish their run.

Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority, Planetary, Nextwave, newuniversal) is the new writer, with Simone Bianchi (Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight, Green Lantern, Wolverine) taking on the artistic duties.

Newsarama has interviewed both of them on their upcoming title.
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/AXMEllis.html
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Simone.html

I didn't know if this warranted a thread, but meh, maybe there's some discussion to be had. 😊

(Credit to snoop, for bringing this to my attention.)

Yeah looks good ✅

Astonishing has been the best X-series around for a while....

Let's hope that doesn't change, eh?

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Marvel has finally announced the new creative team for Astonishing X-Men; to be renamed Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage, after Whedon and Cassaday finish their run.

Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority, Planetary, Nextwave, newuniversal) is the new writer, with Simone Bianchi (Seven Soldiers: Shining Knight, Green Lantern, Wolverine) taking on the artistic duties.

Newsarama has interviewed both of them on their upcoming title.
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/AXMEllis.html
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Simone.html

I didn't know if this warranted a thread, but meh, maybe there's some discussion to be had. 😊

(Credit to snoop, for bringing this to my attention.)

First Off, Warren Ellis doing X-men is MORE than worth its own thread. Second, Ellis has stated that he's not sure what the roster is going to be, so that picture is wrong.

If you want to know how good Ellis is, pick up T.Bolts or read his Avatar work; Black Summer or Doctor Sleepless !

I actually love Simone Bianchi's art, imo it's definitely at least on par with Cassaday's, so I'm pretty pleased about the decision to put him on this book. So at the very least I know I'm going to love how it's going to look.

I've liked what I've read of Ellis' work before, but I suppose I'll have to wait and see whether I like Ellis' take on this book though, what changes are made, to the style and tone, to the line-up (from that very rough preview image, one could possibly hazard a guess that X-23 may be graduating from the kids' table, but then again it's a very rough preview - none of those characters may be in the team), whether he can capture their personalities and dynamics.

I like the current line-up though, hope he at least keeps Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde in there.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
I actually love Simone Bianchi's art, imo it's definitely at least on par with Cassaday's, so I'm pretty pleased about the decision to put him on this book.

I've liked what I've read of Ellis' work before, but I suppose I'll have to wait and see whether I like Ellis' take on this book though, what changes are made to the line-up (from that very rough preview image, one could possibly hazard a guess that X-23 may be graduating from the kids' table, but then again it's a very rough preview - none of those characters may be in the team), whether he can capture their personalities and dynamics.

I hope re-captures the energy and violence of Morissons run. Morissons run with consistent decent art would have been world class !

I wasn't really a fan of Cassaday's art in Astonishing X-Men, so I'll be glad to see a new artist on the book. However Whedon did a great job, so I'll be sad to see him go.

Originally posted by Soljer
Astonishing has been the best X-series around for a while....

Let's hope that doesn't change, eh?

Agreed.

Astonishing is the only X-Men worth following IMO. Doesn't get caught up in crossover madness and just tells its own story.

Is that X-23 I see in that cover? 😕

And why does it look as if Emma now has energy powers?

Originally posted by Grimm22
Is that X-23 I see in that cover? 😕

And why does it look as if Emma now has energy powers?

X-23 has probably graduated, dunno about Emma though :/

Originally posted by llagrok
X-23 has probably graduated, dunno about Emma though :/

They're not even close to graduating. Last I remember they are just sophemores

God I Love bianchi's art, I just wished he'd stp giving feral characters these ridiculous overbites.. wtf..

Originally posted by Grimm22
They're not even close to graduating. Last I remember they are just sophemores

Laura is like 16/17. Wasn't Kitty on the team at 14?

Bianchi, he's not the one who's being doing Wolverine lately? Because I can't stand that art.

yes. really? I thought it was amazing.

Originally posted by jinzin
yes. really? I thought it was amazing.

Take a look at Sabretooth and Sasquatch. There's also something about the fighting that is just off.

It's the (under) Overbites I tell ya, that's the one thing I think he needs to get under control,cause he's way out of it drawing them that way, but by and large thought his art was superb... I don't know what was wrong with the fight scenes other than repeatative hand poses.

The Art is better than the writing 🙄

Pack it up, pack it in, Let me begin, I came to win, Battle me that's a sin

Wow... Beast's foot is huge!

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Wow... Beast's foot is [b]huge! [/B]

Never has his teeth and nails been that visible.