Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Astonishing X-Men



From the award-winning run on the Astonishing X-Men, written by joss Whedon and drawn by John Cassady, comes the complete Marvel Knights Animation adaptation of four installments from the series.

Consisting of Gifted, Dangerous, Torn and Unstoppable the Blu-ray collection brings all four adaptations together in one special package.

Beginning with a mutant cure and escalating into a fight for survival against the Breakworld the four-part series moves along at breakneck speed with Cassady’s art augmented by animation and spectacular effects.  Voice actors deliver a powerful script written by Whedon which when combined with the state-of-the-art animation makes for an exciting and compelling story.

Included with the Blu-ray collection are interviews with Joe Quesada and Neal Adams, a Behind-The –Scenes look at Marvel Knights Animation and an original music video all courtesy of Shout! Factory.