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Astonishing X-Men
Book Released: 21 Feb 2007
Posted 24 Feb 2007
Writer: Joss Whedon
Artist: John Cassaday
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Colors: Laura Martin
Publisher: Marvel Publishing, Inc.
3.00 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed by J. W. DeBolt Jr.
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The prophets of Breakworld foretell that Colossus will destroy that
planet, so the forces of Breakworld set out to kill him before that
can happen. Why they don’t just sit down and talk — well,
that’s them. Their odd logic goes further by indicating that
the best way to destroy Colossus is to destroy the Earth. Maybe
that’s a bit of overkill, but it would get the job done —
if Colossus were on Earth. The X-Men, of course, wish to prevent this
from happening, and they travel to the Breakworld to stop an
Earth-shattering missile from launching. Why the X-Men took
Colossus along to the Breakworld, increasing the chances of the prophecy
being fulfilled — well, that’s them.
Why the X-Men took
Colossus along to the Breakworld, increasing the chances of the prophecy
being fulfilled? Well, that’s just them.
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Colossus, meanwhile, feels guilt for the crime he has yet to
commit. Who said you have to believe every prophecy? Well,
that’s him. For Colossus, prophecies often have a basis in
fact, and as a Russian-born person, he may be more prone to
mystical beliefs and fatalism.
The Breakworld’s armada meets the X-Men in space and
destroys their ship, thereby forcing them down onto Breakworld. All
the X-Men conveniently survive the fall from orbit. Wolverine has
the worst injuries, conveniently, as his healing powers work to get
the flesh back on his bones.
The divided X-Men start out to seek the Attur-Hei tomb that
contains information about the prophecy (recalling to mind the Tomb of
Athena from the new Battlestar Galactica) that might tell them
why Colossus was the fall guy for planetary destruction.
The only character development we get this issue comes through Ord,
who is imprisoned by his own people for failing to kill Colossus, and
Hisako, who is really nothing more than irritating. The plot advances
only slightly and the storyline is being sabotaged by the pacing.
Love the art, though — especially Laura Martin’ colors.
—CCdC—
Cover image used without explicit permission in accordance with the "Fair Use" provision of US copyright law.
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