Astonishing X-Men Vol 9
Overview: Cyclops – destroyer of worlds? After presiding over a mutant schism as leader of the X-Men, it looks like a visit from Storm may make Cyclops himself again – but it quickly becomes apparent that Storm is not herself, either. She’s from another reality – one in which Cyclops soon finds himself a prisoner. And the key to his survival rests in his fellow captives, although they aren’t the X-Men he knows. Alongside General James Howlett, Cyclops will battle this world’s so-called “Savior” to save himself and countless other mutants. But there’s a reason Savior has been gathering and sacrificing mutants from other worlds. And if Cyclops is to liberate himself and his strange new friends, it may mean dooming this planet and all its inhabitants!
Collecting ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #44-47 and material from ASTONISHING X-MEN: GHOST BOXES #1.
Pages: 112
Author: Greg Pak and Warren Ellis.
Illustrator: Mike McKone, Adi Granov.
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Review by: Jason Schulte
Rating: 
This book was a bit of a let down for me. After the last few books this seemed to kind of go in a different direction. Sure some changes in writing can do that. It just didn’t feel like it really was part of the books before it. It has a decent story, great artwork, and some great moments. It just took a new direction and if you are going to do that why not change the title.
Overall it is not a terrible book or collection, just I was looking for more of what the series had done and now it seems to have gone to a different place. I know, I complain when it is the same old same old and I complain when it goes off in a new direction. I guess I can’t be pleased in some cases.