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Astonishing X-Men: Emma Frost, Vol. 1 - Higher Learning

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Emma Frost, the White Queen has intrigued readers since she first appeared in X-Men. Strong, confident, and beautiful, she used her telepathy to get what she wanted. But it wasn't always so.

This graphic takes us back to the time Emma was a shy, brown haired, frumpy, flat chested school girl, full of fear and insecurity, with a horribly controlling family. Just how controlling that family is, in particular, her father, is revealed over the course of the graphic. The family bickering, backstabbing, and betrayal is worse than any `80's soap opera. As Emma gains her mental powers and confidence, it will be all she can do to survive.

Higher Learning collects Emma Frost #1-6 in digest form, and is perfect for teen readers. The writing is solid and the art is pretty decent. Some of the content makes it more suitable for older teens instead of younger ones, however. Because this book isn't mired in continuity, it can easily be enjoyed by long time comic readers or newcomers.

Recommended.

Emma Frost is known to X.men fans as the conniving White Queen, but before all that she was just an ordinary girl dealing with everyday problems. Over-controlling father, b!tchy sisters, catfights at school, serial killers on vacation, a closeted gay brother and telepathic powers. The book is obviously marketed to a female audience as you can see by the pouty "Nancy Drewish" cover but it can be enjoyed by both sexes. Well written and beautifully illustrated it is a very entertaining read. Looking foward to volume 2. EP

"Emma Frost: Higher Learning" is a digest-sized collection of the soap opera that was young Emma's life, long before she became the White Queen, a busty telepath, member of the Hellfire Club and frequent bane and occasional ally to the X-Men. Raised in extreme wealth by a selfish, domineering father and a largely vacant mother, Emma and her problematic siblings never had a normal life. A lack of friends at her private academy made life even worse. But then Emma started suffering headaches and nosebleeds, and she seemed to know what people around her were thinking....

"Higher Learning" is geared more toward a young-adult audience and will likely appeal more to young women than men. Still, it's an interesting story that adds new dimensions to an otherwise stale character. Karl Bollers' richly layered storytelling and Randy Green's solid art make for an attractive package that any comics reader can enjoy.

by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(n e t) editor

This digest edition, which collects Emma Frost 1-6, is a very enjoyable little read about Emma's life in her early years.

However, all 6 covers, by the great artist Greg Horn, are nowhere to be found inside. Even the cover is from issue #8. Huh?

If the covers were included inside this would get 5 stars from me. But in the format it is now, it is still worth it for that low price.

I bought this for the a friend of mine for her b-day and it came quickly and in great shape and it was appreciated.

I loved this Emma Frost series, which showed us her teen years as she was beginning to learn about her powers, up through her college years, as she begins to learn how to control her abilities.

A must read for any Emma Frost fan!

This is a really cool book for both boys and girls. The girls wil be able to relate and feel sorry for Emma as they are reading her backstory. The boys ( like myself) will read it because its so cool to see Emma Frost as a teenager, and i really wanted to know about her backstory.

This book does a great job showing readers Emma's early years. it shows her in high school, her family issues, and her first love.

The book plays out like a soap opera and it works out really well for this book, it has surprises and again its just really cool to see Emma as a kid.