New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 4: Fallen Angels

New Mutants Epic Collection

by Chris Claremont, Jo Duffy, Butch Guice (Illustrator)

Collects New Mutants (1983) 45-54, New Mutants Annual (1984) 3, Fallen Angels (1987) 1-8.

As X-Men mania runs wild, New Mutants sires its own spinoff! The world's hate and fear is brought to bear when tragedy strikes at the local high school after a mutant student is bullied for being different - and the devastation continues as the events of the Mutant Massacre rock our young heroes! Then the New Mutants fast forward to the world of tomorrow - and it ain't pretty! Join the best young mutantkind has to offer as they face evil future versions of themselves, mutant-hunting Sentinels, a rebellion in Limbo and the Hellfire Club and their teenage Hellions! But what about Sunspot and Warlock? They're hanging out with Madrox, Siryn, Boom-Boom, the Vanisher and…Devil Dinosaur?! What wonders await these Fallen Angels in the paradise of Coconut Grove?

Genres: Comics, X Men, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

496 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2025

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book collects the last part of Chris Claremont’s run on The New Mutants before he handed the reigns over to Louise Simonson and the New Mutants-adjacent Fallen Angels limited series, which I’ve been wanting to read for years as I just couldn’t find it here in the UK back in the day.

Re-reading the New Mutants stuff was great; a really nice trip down memory lane. The Fallen Angels mini was pretty good too but I did find it started to drag a little towards the end (six issues would have been a better length than eight) and it suffered a bit from constantly changing artists.

[Ryan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like new mutants but 8 issues of fallen angels was a drag

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for these Epic Collections. 'Nuff said.

[Doug Duncan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't find myself really drawn to this book, though it wasn't bad either. I thought the stuff with warlocks dad was cool, but honestly everything else felt fairly forgettable.