Astonishing X-men 13 (Spoilers)

[Disciple of Redd]

This was actually pretty good.

[Havok83]

Kitty recently reminds me of Maria Hill. Like "complete bitch mode" Hill.

I dont know how she was in Guardians but she's actually only been back with the X-men just a little over a year

IA with people that made the point that Kitty was right in stopping Havok but I didnt like her approach and how she talked down to him. She was too bitchy but she's been like this for the past year to various characters

[Fantasy Free Me]

I dont know how she was in Guardians but she's actually only been back with the X-men just a little over a year

IA with people that made the point that Kitty was right in stopping Havok but I didnt like her approach and how she talked down to him. She was too bitchy but she's been like this for the past year to various characters

That's what I didn't like. I can understand Kitty not agreeing with Havok, but not the way she did it, and I will never stand how Kitty usually acts all high and mighty, specially considering how she's not even a good leader and how when shit hits the fan (like when her species was dying by the T-Mist) she was playing space pirate with her boyfriend.

[DDM]

Rosenberg’s Kitty is everything. The HBIC we really deserve. I also enjoyed her suckup teacher’s pet Armor getting in on the setup. Rockslide delivering the actual humiliation was just icing.

Also this ragtag loser squad was practically made for Emma to dominate and manipulate. Basically everyone on the team has been her bud, plaything and/or stooge before. Pls Rberg!

[WheelchairX]

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Don’t know if it’s already been pointed out but Land’s pose for Hisako is identical to when he drew Boom Boom in Uncanny #12 (AVX) which isn’t surprising

In other news, I loved this so much - Matt is hitting it out of the park recently with X-titles

[maxhilary]

Porn and smut in general are fine. It shouldn't be the default for every situation. It negatively affects tone, and is wildly inappropriate for under age characters. You asked why people don't like his work, this is why. You are, of course, free to like whatever you want. I've found that people unfamiliar with how to make art or basic drawing skills tend to see his realistic approach to faces and objects and think it's neat or good, but like, copying and tracing stuff is really easy, requiring almost no skill.

I forgot to mention his poor layouts, and bizarre contrast between realistically rendered faces and highly stylized figure work.

This has been my journey with Land too. I loved his art during Fraction's run because it looked realistic to me, only to realize years later how obviously traced it was. I found a tumblr that pointed out all this stuff and since then it's like the illusion broke lol.

[WheelchairX]

This has been my journey with Land too. I loved his art during Fraction's run because it looked realistic to me, only to realize years later how obviously traced it was. I found a tumblr that pointed out all this stuff and since then it's like the illusion broke lol.

Same here - especially his Emma etc.

[Agatha's Ghost]

The author did a good job. I believe he is foreshadowing Beast’s return to cat form. I never appreciated the artificiality of Bendis’s transformation of Beast. It only had to do with his personal taste and was an affront to continuity and organic character development.

[DDM]

Bendis reverted Beast to an ape because he was his insert.

[Heroine Addict]

... Fuck yeah. ...

Absolute win. ...

... really enjoyed this. ...

... i'll totally keep reading this book.

... GREAT dialogue and characterization. ...

... really liked this issue...

>Enjoyed the writing...
... >Looking forward to the next issue!...

I thought this issue was great...

Sums up my sentiments succinctly, and to a T. FINALLY, a real, honest-to-goodness X-book!

... in other news, I loved this so much - Matt is hitting it out of the park recently with X-titles

... Reading the dialogue in this book side by side with Gold today, no comparison. This issue impressed me and I really have no strong interest in these characters and had no intention of buying it at first. This guy is going places.

Think we might be witnessing an X-guru in the making, for modern times. Matty Rose could be...

[DamianWayne1]

I thought this issue was pretty good. I mean, Alex got shut down pretty brutally but it made sense with the context. But the thing that rubbed me up the wrong way was the 2 characters they had tell him off. I mean Steve Rogers and Tony Stark of Secret Empire and Superior Iron Man fame? Give me a break. You'd think they'd have a bit more empathy.
But, I have to admit, it made sense to a lesser degree. Alex could really use a break, like someone said, not a new X-Team. In terms of things I enjoyed, I really liked his conversation with Hank and hopefully both characters will get some deserved focus. This is Alex's chance to really shine without Scott's shadow hanging over him. No offense to Scott, but he casts a long shadow. I was also happy to see the return of Banshee and it will be good to see Dazzler, Warpath and Colossus soon! The art was a bit shaky in places, but it overall wasn't that bad.

So yeah, a pretty good issue.

[Tazpocalapse]

I liked this issue loved that Alex actions were called out by others. It provided a good angle to the issue. Alex is the Rodney Dangerfield of the MU he gets no respect.

[Prof. Warren]

This was excellent. Rosenberg is so good at writing genuinely funny, totally in-character dialogue and that quality shows up in spades here.

The verbal abuse Havok endured here from Tony, Kitty, and - of all people - Rockslide was hilarious. And the reveal of the Sixth Man at the end was very satisfying.

Rosenberg has become one of the most dependable writers out there and from this issue, it's clear that he's bringing his A-game to his first big X-book.

[jalsrix]

Surprisingly, this was a really good issue with good art and solid funny storytelling.

This arc seems much better than the previous boring 12 issues, X-Men Gold and Red

[nnelg]

The running joke about the X-men name was annoying. I didn't like the Avengers being in the book. The book is good. I like the team that has been announced for the book as well. Hopefully Banshee is on the team.