Yay! Finally! I seriously can't remember when the last ish of this came out.

flightofserenity | August 17, 02:43 CET

"I'm waiting for Wednesday."
-Lisa Loeb
"Waiting for Wednesday"

Pointy | August 17, 03:42 CET

I can't wait for Wednesday!

Dan Corson | August 17, 08:20 CET

but it was great, Scott was dead and Emma asked to be killed by Danger! ;-)

bookworm | August 17, 10:06 CET

May 2nd! I had to look it up. I can't wait to read this too, Astonishing X-Men is a quality read.

Simon | August 17, 10:24 CET

I think it's Joss' best comic-run; next to Fray! (But then, for BtVS there's still a lot to come!) But I love the ultra-tight-storytelling of Joss in the comic books. Everything is boilde down to a minimum, and it delivers the story, great. And Cassaday's art is just overwhelming! (To say it one more time!)

bookworm | August 17, 13:38 CET

Well that's good to know. My comic book guy pulls all Whedon stuff for me but I feel I'd lose face with him if I didn't know when the next issue of X-Men/Buffy/Runaways was out. It's hard maintaining the "cool" factor at my age.

Lioness | August 17, 17:55 CET

From those preview pages, I'm glad Mr. Whedon had Emma say something that the other X-Men should have said (many times) during Claremont's (initial) run. Too many times, the villian gets thrashed, and to save face comes up with a lame "I meant to hurt you not kill you". The X-Men then hang their heads in shame. Glad to see an X-Man finally point out what a load of rubbish that was.

OneTeV | August 17, 18:18 CET

Whoa. Do we have a shadowy smoking villain off-panel who is plotting against Faith, Buffy, and whoever that third person is? That cover gave me nerdy intrigue reminiscent of early X-Files teasers. It's the Cigarette Smoking Man! He's alive!

The dialogue in the Astonishing previews has an interesting comment on Breakworlder ethics and philosophy. I um, had expectations similar to Agent Brand's. I am shamed. This is far more interesting. I'm not quite sure I understand the arm ripping, though.

I think it's Joss' best comic-run

Agreed. It's well-honed on so many levels-- plot, dialogue, character insights, art. Especially this last arc. It sometimes even has the feel of some of the older Uncanny issues that I read as a kid, except it's better and has even more resonance outside the X-verse. And with Emma's lines, it always has an interesting bite to it. It's thoughtful and philosophical but never cheesy. I continue to like Emma more every issue, which is a strange experience.

Um, so... I like this series just a little bit.

Sunfire | August 18, 06:16 CET