![]() ![]() ![]() On the other, you had Joss Whedon’s run on Astonishing X-Men, perhaps the most high-profile foray of the television god (who is responsible for Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly among others) into the comic book medium. On one hand you had Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, a mindbending and borderline revolutionary look at the franchise, its meaning and its future. However, the really fascinating stuff was happening in individual titles and individual runs. ![]() In comics, the series was launched from one gigantic crossover event to the next – House of M and Decimation come to mind, with Second Comingkicking off at the moment hot on the heels of Utopia. ![]() There was obviously the still-ongoing film series which helped launch Hollywood’s current fascination with spandex-clad superheroes, not to mention the franchise’s key role in launching Marvel’s “Ultimate” line (essentially a continuity reboot of the Marvel universe). The last decade was an interesting one for the X-Men, long a staple of Marvel’s publishing output. ![]()
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