Guess what guys? Guess effing what? Astonishing X-Men #25 is coming out this week (7/2/2008), and guess who's excited?

ME!

Seriously. And you want to know why I'm so excited? Well, let me answer just one more question for you: Because Joss Whedon is no long writing this series. Hell yes! Yea! Yea! Yea! I'm beyond excited and it's because without Joss Whedon, this comic book will (probably) come out on a regular basis and with some sweet storylines because the one and only Warren Ellis taking over meaning that Armor, Beast, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Storm, and Wolverine (the line-up according to cover for this issue) are in for a friggin' show for sure.

The amazing Warren Ellis, author of Transmetropolitan, Newuniversal/Newuniversal: Shockfront, and the Extremis arc of Iron Man, is going to be writing Astonishing X-Men and I can only hope for nothing less than an outstanding series with him backing it. The new series titled Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage. It's supposed to be back in the continuity and I couldn't be happier.

**spoilers after the break**

If you remember, Joss Whedon basically condemned Kitty Pryde to death with the 'bullet' from the Breakworld and everyone was sad. Like near-crying... I mean, everyone, not just me, you know... Really, if Joss Whedon is good for anything it's writing dramatic series' that are real tear-jerkers while still causing a whole mix-up of everything you knew which only leads to good future stories... fucking Joss Whedon... I hate him so much for delaying comics in an enormous way but still love him for writing such good stories... (see also: Runaways).

With that said, from what I've read online, this new arc of story is supposed to blow your mind as the team is relocated to San Fransisco (as are all the other X-Men) and everything goes from there. My question is whether or not the Astonishing X-Men story will deal with the Skrulls invasion at all... Take what you wish from that *wink*.

All I know is that Warren Ellis is guaranteed to spill some gold with this series, as it should be a tad more mature like the previous arcs and I'm hoping t see some kick ass plots in good ol' California and the like.

Obviously I'm excited, and you should be too. Outside of maybe Kick-Ass, I'm banking on this issue being the best comic to be released this month.
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