Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Astonishing X-Men Volume 3 Torn by Joss Whedon Quotes from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. “There's so much you thought you could never face. The decision not to try to control your power, to let it be your demon. Too shameful to remember, so you let it eat your life up instead. But you're past it now, Scott. And all you had to defeat, all you had to let go of. was you. You're free, my love. You're free.” ― Joss Whedon, quote from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. “Are you all right?" "Oh my god! I phased!" "Are you all right?" "I can't believe I phased just then! That's never. it was totally your fault." "I like to think so, yes." "Tee hee.” ― Joss Whedon, quote from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. “All right, Emma. You brought me in. You made your move. Just like I knew you would. A nice move. Now it's my turn.” ― Joss Whedon, quote from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. “I' sorry. But it's like you said, Emma. I don't have any claws.” ― Joss Whedon, quote from Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. About the author. Joss Whedon Born place: in New York, New York, The United States Born date June 23, 1964 See more on GoodReads. Popular quotes. Alex Haley, quote from Roots: The Saga of an American ― ”ﻻ ﺗﺤﯿﻄﻮا أﺑﺪًا ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺪو ﺗﻤﺎ ًﻣﺎ، ودﻋﻮا ﻟﮫ ﻣﺨﺮ ًﺟﺎ ﻟﻠﮭﺮب، ﻷﻧﮫ ﺳﯿﺤﺎرب أﻗﻮى وھﻮ ﯾﺎﺋﺲ إذا ﻣﺎ ﺣﻮﺻﺮ“ Family. “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” ― George R.R. Martin, quote from A Clash of Kings. “The morning was fresh from the rain. The smell of the tide pools was strong. Sweet odors came from the wild grasses in the ravines and from the sand plants on the dunes. I sang as I went down the trail to the beach and along the beach to the sandspit. I felt that the day was an omen of good fortune. It was a good day to begin my new home.” ― Scott O'Dell, quote from Island of the Blue Dolphins. “How little we know of what there is to know. 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This deluxe hardcover collects Astonishing X-Men Volume 3: Torn and Astonishing X-Men Volume 4: Unstoppable by the chart-topping super- team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, plus extras. In Torn, things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre 's erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward . Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secr. This deluxe hardcover collects Astonishing X-Men Volume 3: Torn and Astonishing X-Men Volume 4: Unstoppable by the chart-topping super- team of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, plus extras. In Torn, things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre Emma Frost's erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new makes its move Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed Who is it, and what will be their fate? And in Unstoppable, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it's all over, nothing will ever be the same No, really, we mean it Collects Astonishing X-Men #13-24 and Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1. Astonishing X-Men, Volume 3: Torn. (Astonishing X-Men (2004) (Collected Editions) #3) Get A Copy. Friend Reviews. Reader Q&A. like 5 years ago Add your answer. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. The X-Men are betrayed by someone close to them as a series of psychic attacks leave in a coma, going feral, Kitty phasing to the center of the earth, and acting like a cowardly 19th century gentleman. Meanwhile, the alien from Breakworld who has future knowledge that an X-Man will destroy his planet has broken free of government custody and is on his way to the mansion to make a bad situation worse. All of which is a pretty average Wednesday at Xavier’s School for Gifted The X-Men are betrayed by someone close to them as a series of psychic attacks leave Cyclops in a coma, Beast going feral, Kitty phasing to the center of the earth, and Wolverine acting like a cowardly 19th century gentleman. Meanwhile, the alien from Breakworld who has future knowledge that an X-Man will destroy his planet has broken free of government custody and is on his way to the mansion to make a bad situation worse. All of which is a pretty average Wednesday at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Another very entertaining collection, and Whedon’s knack of knowing how to combine superpowers with plotting and character stuff really shines here. The only real criticism I could make is that if you haven’t read ’s run on New X-Men then you might be lost at certain points. . more. Score: 4.13 out of 5 Grade: 83% (A-) | Great. The X-Men are gutted from the inside-out as their own worst fears come to light. Here is my review of Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn: Oh Whedon, you sly dog – you pulled some fast ones on us here. This book has a few unsettling twists, a couple completely unexpected surprises, and a splash of some HOLY F*** moments. And we FINALLY learn who the destroyer of the Breakworld is…and it definitely wasn’t someone I expected! Whedon is funny…I sound l Score: 4.13 out of 5 Grade: 83% (A-) | Great. The X-Men are gutted from the inside-out as their own worst fears come to light. Here is my review of Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn: Oh Whedon, you sly dog – you pulled some fast ones on us here. This book has a few unsettling twists, a couple completely unexpected surprises, and a splash of some HOLY F*** moments. And we FINALLY learn who the destroyer of the Breakworld is…and it definitely wasn’t someone I expected! Whedon is funny…I sound like a broken record now. Like the books before, we get more funny dialogue and laugh-out-loud moments. It continues to astonish me in all the different ways that Whedon is able to make me laugh. All I’m going to say is you’ve never seen Wolverine like this. He’s the best there is at what he does, and what he does is so terribly PRETTY! As this series continues, Kitty is becoming more of a fan favourite of mine. She’s badass, funny, can take care of herself…maybe I’ve developed a bit of a crush on her…whateverrr. I’ve also never seen Kitty’s powers used this way before. It makes her phasing ability look cool as f***! I enjoyed seeing the Hellfire Club in action, but being someone who isn’t very familiar with them or what their powers are, I just had to roll with the punches. And boy did I get punched a lot towards the end! I get what Whedon was going for, but the execution was bad. Almost like he went one twist too many. When I finished the book, I literally had to sit down for 5 minutes and re-read some sections, just to make sense of it all. There was just too much going on all at the same time and it left me confused. The ending is similar to volume 2 in that there’s very little closure. I suspect Whedon just assumes that if you’ve read this far, you’re going to read the entire series. I’ve been indifferent on ’s whole role in this series, but I can now confirm that all she brought to the table was weirdness. Ya, sure, maybe she foreshadowed some plot points, but remove her from the story and nothing would really be different. Overall, I had a great time with this! We got a lot of unexpected revelations, only building my anticipation for the finale. We see our X-Men as we’ve never seen them before , and I thought it was innovative and hilarious. Besides the muddled ending biting off more than it could chew, I’d recommend this (and the entire series) to book readers of all kinds! If only Dark Phoenix was as good as these books…[sigh]…at least Disney owns the X-Men now! The campy-named Hellfire Club and its roster of oddball villains sashay up to the Westchester School for a showdown with our heroes. But there is a turncoat among the X-Men, the once-villainous-turned-good-now-turned-bad-again Emma Frost who it seems has been helping Cassandra regain power slowly to come back and defeat the X-Men once and for all. Throw in SWORD, the quasi-government agency from the future/another dimension (I forget) who are looking to save their world from destruction by The campy-named Hellfire Club and its roster of oddball villains sashay up to the Westchester School for a showdown with our heroes. But there is a turncoat among the X-Men, the once- villainous-turned-good-now-turned-bad-again Emma Frost who it seems has been helping Cassandra Nova regain power slowly to come back and defeat the X-Men once and for all. Throw in SWORD, the quasi-government agency from the future/another dimension (I forget) who are looking to save their world from destruction by one of the X-Men - the identity of whom is revealed in this book - and you've got one big battle royale a-brewing in the Xavier Mansion. Joss Whedon keeps the reader guessing as to what's real and what's not in this story of straightforward storylines gone awry. His post-modern approach has the brains of the X-Men (and by proxy, the reader) toyed with as he uses Emma Frost and Cassandra Nova's telepathic abilities to turn the story into a labyrinth of McGuffins. And in true Whedon fashion he also manages to throw in some pretty funny scenes, mostly involving Wolverine and his overly macho persona. I'm beginning to feel that Whedon doesn't care for Wolverine and has a bone to pick with the berserker based on his treatment of the character in his run on the series, but he's doing such a great job with the other characters - especially - that it's a minor complaint. And how about Kitty? She kicks ass in this book! If you ever wondered how a diminutive -like character such as Kitty Pryde can stand alongside heavyweights like Wolverine and Emma Frost in the X-Men, this book shows you why. "Torn" is a brilliant continuation of this excellent series - easily one of the best runs on these characters ever written - and is well worth checking out if you're a fan of the X-Men. Great fun, very smart, superb art, brilliant story - an awesome read. . more. MY GOODNESS, my head hurts. So the X-Men are comfy. They have fought of the two evils from the last book and they are finally bunking down and getting back to what they have been trying to do since they got together: teach the next generation. Well, little do they know that the real danger is among them and someone is about to betray and hurt every last one of them. Again, little do they know that pushing off the last two evils may bite them in the tush with a big, giant BANG. Basically, they are f MY GOODNESS, my head hurts. So the X-Men are comfy. They have fought of the two evils from the last book and they are finally bunking down and getting back to what they have been trying to do since they got together: teach the next generation. Well, little do they know that the real danger is among them and someone is about to betray and hurt every last one of them. Again, little do they know that pushing off the last two evils may bite them in the tush with a big, giant BANG. Basically, they are fighting them and themselves. Wolverine acts like a scared little boy, The Beast goes very beast-like, Kitty can't stop going through.. well the core of the earth, Cyclops can't see anymore, and Frost. Frost has a whole other game going. is in some major ish himself. We get to know some of the kids as well, and they may in fact save the school. What I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS VOLUME is Joss Whedon's writing. He puts everyone in this major danger and weaves in humor that will make you laugh while catching your breath. Each X-Men is faced with their fears. Kitty's, I will say, is the saddest and the one that will make you wish you never read this volume (but you'll be glad you did). That's what Whedon does: he rips your heart out and pats you on the back for comfort. the most emotionally confusing volume of the whedon/cassaday run, in this reader's heart. the basic concept, as in the second volume, is fascinating (if a bit similar to the concept in the second volume itself): what if someone played fantastic mindgames with the x-men, forcing them to become upsettingly-plausible alternate versions of themselves? but the engine behind that idea makes no sense. cassandra nova is alive? except she isn't? and she's been living in emma frost? except emma frost isn't the most emotionally confusing volume of the whedon/cassaday run, in this reader's heart. the basic concept, as in the second volume, is fascinating (if a bit similar to the concept in the second volume itself): what if someone played fantastic mindgames with the x-men, forcing them to become upsettingly-plausible alternate versions of themselves? but the engine behind that idea makes no sense. cassandra nova is alive? except she isn't? and she's been living in emma frost? except emma frost isn't emma frost? and then she's gone? and the hellfire club doesn't actually exist, except that it does? cyclops loses his powers, except he doesn't? and then there's a deus ex machina that's simultaneously a major cop-out and a relief from the byzantine madness into which the plot has descended. THAT SAID, the dialogue is impeccable on a page-by-page basis. just spotless. i can't stress enough that this is the most thrilling depiction of the x-folks i've read, in terms of pure speech and character interactions. when we see the men and women turned inside out, we see who they really are and what we love about them. and as anyone who's read this storyline can tell you, the inverted wolverine is arguably the most blissfully funny character i've ever read in all my years of comics-reading. hell, reading in any format. so therein lies the emotional conflict for me, as a reader. i can't stop reading for the characters, but the plot is convoluted enough to almost be repulsive, at a distance. on to the final act. . more. Emma's true allegiance is shown: she is secretly on the side of the Hellfire Club who attack the mansion and take out the X-Men. Their goal is a highly secured box that contains an item that is vital for one member of the Hellfire Club, Cassandra Nova. The story jumps rapidly from one thing to another, so I won't even try to summarize it. (view spoiler) [Most of it is in their heads anyway. (hide spoiler)] It's too fast paced for what it wants to do and the multiple twists, instead of being fun, m Emma's true allegiance is shown: she is secretly on the side of the Hellfire Club who attack the mansion and take out the X-Men. Their goal is a highly secured box that contains an item that is vital for one member of the Hellfire Club, Cassandra Nova. The story jumps rapidly from one thing to another, so I won't even try to summarize it. (view spoiler) [Most of it is in their heads anyway. (hide spoiler)] It's too fast paced for what it wants to do and the multiple twists, instead of being fun, make it tedious to read. The cliffhangers on the last page of each issue are laughable. They feel forced, like the story is trying too hard to keep me on the edge of my seat. I lost interest in Whedon's writing with the previous arc, so I'm just hoping the writer change later on the series is worth wading through this mess. . more. After finishing the second volume of the awesome “Astonishing X-Men” series “Dangerous,” I was definitely looking forward to reading the third volume of this series “Torn.” Imagine my pure delight after I had finished reading this volume since I was totally blown away by the twists and turns in this volume and I am sure that X-Men fans will enjoy this volume as much as I did! What is the story? Emma Frost has been acting strange ever since Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog. After finishing the second volume of the awesome “Astonishing X-Men” series “Dangerous,” I was definitely looking forward to reading the third volume of this series “Torn.” Imagine my pure delight after I had finished reading this volume since I was totally blown away by the twists and turns in this volume and I am sure that X-Men fans will enjoy this volume as much as I did! What is the story? Emma Frost has been acting strange ever since the incident with Danger in the last volume and now she is literally playing mind games with Cyclops which might cause harm to our beloved leader! Meanwhile, the new Hellfire Club starts making its move on the X-Men by playing vicious mind games with them that will help them get to their ultimate goal of releasing Cassandra Nova from her prison! Also, the identity of the who is destined to destroy the Breakworld is finally revealed! There is a lot going on in this volume that determines the fate of the X-Men, so stay tuned! What I loved about this comic: Joss Whedon’s writing: Once again, Joss Whedon has woven a story that is full of humor and suspense that will keep anyone’s attention at bay! This story was fantastic as it was full of mystery and drama and I was shocked at how ruthless the new Hellfire Club is when they were manipulating each X-Men team member mentally. Probably the most traumatic scene in this entire book was of Kitty’s nightmare sequence involving her, Peter and their son that the White Queen put on her. I will not reveal what happened during this sequence, but you might want to pray for Peter and Kitty’s relationship to work after this volume. Joss Whedon also had a great knack for humor and I loved the scenes where the Hellfire Club messes with Wolverine’s mind and makes him into a wimpy man who constantly spews random things whenever he is scared. This is such a rare moment for me to see all serious and bad-tempered Wolverine become a scared wimp in a matter of seconds and it really provided so much humor for a serious storyline. John Cassaday’s illustrations: John Cassaday’s illustrations are just as memorable here as they were in the previous two volumes. I loved the way that he makes the characters look so realistic and one of my favorite images was of Wolverine looking so scared throughout his episode of his mind being altered because they were extremely hilarious and it was rare seeing Wolverine in this state. But, my all-time favorite image in this volume was of Kitty running through the sewers that was reminiscent of the earlier comics where Wolverine was also in the sewers after being defeated by the Hellfire Club at the time and John Cassaday made Kitty look so intense and brilliant in this scene that I think that this was one of the most memorable scenes in the “Astonishing X-Men” series since Colossus’ return! Shadowcat: Wow! Kitty was just truly awesome in this volume that I just love her character even more than I did in the cartoon series! I loved the way that she was the only person who was not affected by the Hellfire Club’s attempts at messing with the X-Men’s mind, although briefly, and the way that she fought Emma was just spectacular! I truly think that Joss Whedon has done her character justice in this series and it makes me want to read more of this series! Peter and Kitty’s relationship (once again!): This time, Peter and Kitty’s relationship is up a notch and I really enjoyed seeing their relationship go even further! I especially loved the opening scene in this volume of Peter and Kitty having a picnic together and I really loved the little cute banter that Kitty and Peter have with each other before Peter (gasps) kisses Kitty! What made me feel uncomfortable about this book: The only problem I had with this book was that the plot tends to be a bit confusing and there were times where there were certain moments in the story where the conflict is not fully explained. For example, I am not sure about the Cassandra Nova arc and I was trying to figure out what was going on in that arc since I do not understand what Cassandra Nova was after at Xavier’s Institute. Well, I guess this might be made clearer in the next volume. Final Thoughts: Overall, even though “Astonishing X-Men: Torn” has some confusing moments, this was still a brilliant read for me and I cannot wait to read the final volume in Joss Whedon’s and John Cassaday’s run on this series, “Unstoppable!” . more.