Marvel's ResurrXion relaunch hasn't exactly given the chronically troubled X-Men franchise the boost it needs. Too many current X-books are still underwhelming, while those that do succeed are the ones continuing storylines and status quos from before the relaunch. There's no series that stands out by doing something new and exciting with the merry mutants. Fortunately, Marvel seems to have saved the best for last. Astonishing X-Men is just the sort of clean, streamlined, engaging X-book Marvel really needs at the moment.
Astonishing was very clearly conceived to be that proverbial "If you only read one X-Men comic..." series. Writer Charles Soule goes out of his way to make this first issue inviting for newcomers or those who might not be up to date on X-Men continuity. There's a very New Avengers quality to the team Souloe assembles here. This isn't a formal team so much as a group of costumed heroes brought together by circumstance and forced to confront an overwhelming enemy. The team features a mix of fan-favorite characters, but apart from the obligatory Old Man Logan inclusion, these are mainly characters who aren't being utilized elsewhere. That alone gives Astonishing a sense of identity alongside the other two core X-books, X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue.
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