Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous [Paperback]

Joss Whedon (Author), John Cassaday (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 27, 2007

A tragic death at the Xavier Institute reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could never have suspected - and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the day when they can't even depend on themselves? Collects Astonishing X-Men #7-12.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (June 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078511677X
• ISBN-13: 978-0785116776
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Astonishing Book, November 22, 2005

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Andrew "Radaar" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous (Paperback)

Joss Whedon used the comic book series Fray to prove that he could successfully write a compelling, original comic book story. Astonishing X-Men not only further proves his abilities as a comic book writer in general, but it shows that he can take an existing franchise and simultaneously make it his own as well as staying very loyal to the source material and backstory. In the next six issues of his X-Men story, things go from bad to worse (although fans of Whedon's work tend to expect that kind of thing from him), making for some very interesting plot twists.
In the wake of the mutant cure, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Beast, Wolverine, Shadowcat, and the recently "ressurected" Colossus are still trying to deal with the fallout. Compounding the problem is that one of their students, a young boy who took great pride in his ability to fly, was "cured" against his will, and now he is suicidal. He allows himself to die in the Danger Room, starting a chain of events that causes the new programming in the Danger Room to go beserk and ignore the "No Kill" safeguard that Prof. Xavier programmed.
By the end of these six issues, the Fantastic Four will show up, one of the X-Men will begin to lose their faith in what they are doing, and a mole will be revealed (to the audience). Furthermore, relationships will be pushed to the breaking point (another Whedon staple).
Astonishing X-Men was originally going to be a 12-issue series, but due to the immense popularity, Marvel has ordered another 12 issues. Whedon and artist John Cassiday are taking a few months off, but fans everywhere are most likely on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the next group of issues. I know that I am...

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joss and John continue to astonish, September 8, 2005

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous (Paperback)

Collecting the second half of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's first year run on Astonishing X-Men, Dangerous finds the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity creator weaving another superbly done tale starring Marvel's merry mutants. Beginning with a team up with the Fantastic Four, the X-Men are re-grouped and re-organized with Colossus back in the fold. However, there is something very wrong with the X-Men's training facility, the Danger Room, and now it has manifested itself as a sentient being with intentions of killing the X-Men, and most of all their creator, Charles Xavier. While Dangerous isn't as jaw dropping or surprising as Whedon and Cassaday's first arc, Dangerous proves to be a just plain great X-Men story, with Whedon taking Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma, Shadowcat, Beast, and Colossus to new heights. Not to mention that by the time Professor X enters the fray, it is undoubtadly the most fearsome and powerful the character has been written in some time. Planetary artist John Cassaday continues to impress with his dynamite art, giving the book a cutting edge look. All in all, Dangerous continues the astonishing (no pun intended) first year of Whedon and Cassaday, and by the time you reach the surprise last page, you'll be begging for more.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Story's been done before, nice snappy dialogue, September 24, 2005

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unmeel (Edison) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 2: Dangerous (Paperback)

This is basically a rehash of the "Cerebro as villain" story a few years back. Not only that, but the villain is a bit of a yawn, the story is slightly unbelievable in terms of certain characters motivations and there are some large & convenient plot holes (as one example, the villain says her only goal in life is to kill the X-men- it is her overriding purpose- and then when she can, when she has all the time in the world to kill them, she just leaves without trying).

The arc is not particularly tight and focused. There is quite a bit of padding and in fact its the third issue before you even know whats going on.

However, the art is quite good (if a bit sterile at times) and the dialogue is funny and witty, sometimes bordering on the silly but usually excellent. The lack of soap opera dramatics and enormous thought bubbles is refreshing. Compared to the other books, the story is downright outstanding anyway, so if you're looking to pick up one of the main 3 X-books, this is it.