![]() ![]() On the other, though, Whedon’s views on super-heroes meant he insisted on making some dramatic changes. Under Whedon’s careful pen, the relationship between Cyclops and Emma was solidified into something quite touching there’s a moment in ‘ Unbreakable’ where she admits her love for Scott, and it’s truly heart-warming. On the one hand, Whedon picked up several members of Morrison’s core cast – Cyclops, Beast, Emma and Wolverine – and he freely built upon Morrison’s foundations. They also gave Whedon the freedom to push things in a different direction than Morrison. They gave Whedon a series all of his own. Originally Whedon was signed up to replace Morrison on ‘ New X-Men’, but Marvel took another route. And yet, for all his knowledge of the greater history of the X-Men, he’d been following Grant Morrison’s run avidly. ![]() Whedon had grown up with comics, and with the X-Men in particular his childhood crush Kitty Pryde is constantly referenced as the inspiration for the character of Buffy. It led to the critically acclaimed, award-winning series of ‘ Astonishing X-Men‘! INTRODUCTION To Astonishing X-Men ![]() Marvel Editor Joe Quesada spoke to the legendary Joss Whedon, not for the first time, and tempted him with the idea of writing the X-Men – with art by John Cassaday, of whom Whedon was a fan. ![]()
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