“Whedon seems bent on recapturing the fantastic fun of seminal X-scribe Chris Claremont, without compromising a single brain cell. . . . He is helped enormously by the crisp, clean renderings of John Cassaday. Their collaboration . . . simmers with comic-booky passion.”

—Entertainment Weekly

The chart-topping super-team of Joss Whedon (The Avengers) and John Cassaday (Planetary, Captain America) return for more Astonishing X-Men!

If you thought Gifted and Dangerous were full of shocks and surprises, hold onto your eyeballs — because you haven’t seen anything yet, as things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre! Emma Frost’s erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a nonstop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move!

Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it? And what will be their fate?