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November 16, 2006
Astonishing X-Men 18: Cyclops Isn't a Dick
Now here's a Marvel comic that I can wholeheartedly recommend: Astonishing X-Men 18. It's the end of a six-issue arc, which really doesn't resolve much but multiplies the stakes even higher for the next arc. The mystery behind the duplicate Emma Frosts is cleared up, but what I really liked was Cyclops taking charge of the situation. Back in the day, before Wolverine came around, Cyclops was the Captain America of the mutants. There are some writers who treat Cyclops like a dick--and Bryan Hitch (correction: Bryan Singer) didn't help with Wolverine's infamous quote in the first movie. I thought Cassandra Nova was Morrison's greatest contribution to the X-Men, and I love how Whedon uses her in the story. There's an incredible cinematic tension between Cassandra, Emma, Kitty, and Scott that Cassaday executes brilliantly.
The message boards must be taking bets on what happened to Nova. I'm thinking it's the Armor girl mutant, though it could also be Blindfold. Nuff said.
Comments
"There are some writers who treat Cyclops like a dick--and Bryan Hitch didn't help with Wolverine's infamous quote in the first movie."
The "you're a dick" line was actually written by Joss Whedon, one of only two lines of dialogue that survived from his script.
Posted by: Gareth Wilson | November 17, 2006 1:45 AM
