• Astonishing X-Men #49 Preview *UPDATED*

    Marvel have released a 4 page preview of next week's Astonishing X-Men #49, featuring Northstar & Kyle:
    Astonishing X-Men #49
    Marjorie Liu (W)
    Mike Perkins (A)
    Cover by Dustin Weaver
    • The Marauders Are Back!
    • Something From Northstar’s Past Has Resurfaced And Is Looking For Revenge.
    • Kyle Goes Missing – How Is He Connected To The Person Behind Everything?
    32 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99







    UPDATE-
    Astonishing X-Men artist Mike Perkins has posted some more preview pages over at his blog:
    http://perkyposts.blogspot.co.uk/201...-x-men-49.html

    Comments 15 Comments
    1. rplass's Avatar
      rplass -
      Duh, his name is Jean-Claude, not Jean-Paul! They screwed up!

      And we know the BLAM! isn't real otherwise the whole 'Save the Date' thing would be kind of silly with Kyle's head all blasted off, eh?

      But between the magic green dragon jaw thing on the cover and this nightmare, Northstar's not having much of a good time.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      It still hasn't been confirmed that it's JP & Kyle marrying, remember...

      (But yeah, halucination of some kind.)
    1. Sypes's Avatar
      Sypes -
      I love that Northstar is being used in X-men, but I have a hard time getting over how ugly he looks in this serie! The Sears catologue offers cuter guys now... ;(
    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
      -K-M- -
      Oh looks like the tunnel sequence is all in his head, now that makes sense.
    1. DIGGER's Avatar
      DIGGER -
      The "thing" from Northstar's past that is looking for revenge... could it be Deadly Earnest? Hopefully not Pink Pearl.

      DIGGER
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Given that it starts with an attack on him in the Dream realm, and he's being chased down in a Dream, and he he's being affected in his Dreams, it can be none other than... Jerry Jaxom!

      - Le Messor
      "It is not possible to shake hands properly with a clenched fist."
      ~ W.G.P.
    1. rplass's Avatar
      rplass -
      The building behind flying tiny JP and Kyle is the Chrysler building (I'm a huge fan of this building), the long forgotten other awesome tall building in Midtown Manhattan. Because it has no observation deck nor gift shop, it's tough to be a collector of Chrysler building stuff. Precious few celebrate its iconic Art Deco imagery in fictional works, and that one is a doozy. Awesome.
    1. sengsterooney's Avatar
      sengsterooney -
      I like Mike's work - people look like people, bodies look like bodies (in motion/action), and it gives this title a kind of "street gritty" realism about it. I also like the fact that they have J-P featuring large in the opening arc. No complaints so far!
    1. DIGGER's Avatar
      DIGGER -
      Upon review of these new pages maybe it is Pestilence that is coming back (the page with the worms/maggots) and the bit way back in Alpha when Pestilence and Northstar had that moment in issue 44 where he kissed Northstar on the forehead and fed on the decay in him. Maybe he has come back to spoil the wedding (you know, always a mystically reanimated corpse, never a bride)... oh wait, they did that story later on in Alpha when they were on "world tour" and met up with X-Factor.

      DIGGER
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Quote Originally Posted by DIGGER View Post
      (always a mystically reanimated corpse, never a bride)... oh wait, they did that story later on in Alpha when they were on "world tour" and met up with X-Factor.
      Doesn't mean they won't do it again... but Tim Burton did it better.

      - Le Messor
      "If you bought every ma and pa grocery store, you'd corner the corner market market."
    1. Sypes's Avatar
      Sypes -
      When is this coming out?
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Was out today.
    1. Chris's Avatar
      Chris -
      Just read it. No Jean-Claude typos in this issue thankfully.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Grr.
      Mike's pages with the Chrysler building are up for sale now.
      I wanted to grab one of them but the site's only selling all 4 together for $800 and I can't justify that at this particular moment in time

      Anyone wanna split some pages? )
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      Oh, and the Chrysler Building features in The Avengers... also, I figured something out about it...

      Quote Originally Posted by rplass View Post
      ... the Chrysler building..., the long forgotten other... Because it has no observation deck nor gift shop, it's tough to be a collector of Chrysler building stuff. Precious few celebrate its iconic Art Deco imagery in fictional works, and that one is a doozy. Awesome.
      (I wouldn't consider it forgotten, btw.)
      The Empire State Building has observation decks because it's built to be looked from. The Chrysler Building should be looked at.

      - Le Messor
      I heard a story about a Parisian who hated the Eiffel Tower so much, he ate breakfast every morning at the restaurant halfway up it - because that was the only place he could go in Paris and not see the thing.