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New Mutants (2003) #1-13
New Mutants: Back to School - The Complete Collection
Dani Moonstar, Karma and Wolfsbane — the former X-Men-in-training who helped define a generation — are back to pass their wisdom on to the next one! But how will the New Mutants react to Professor X's up-and-coming students, who think of them as "Old Mutants"? Find out as a new class debuts at the Xavier School — including Prodigy, Wallflower, Wither, Surge, Elixir, Wind Dancer and more! They may be the future of their species — if they can survive threats like the Reavers and the hate group Purity! As the latest squad comes into its own, the originals settle into new roles as mentors — but will Wolfsbane's desire to regain her powers cause her to cross a line? Plus: Legendary NEW MUTANTS creative team Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz return for an original class reunion!
Collects: New Mutants (2003) #1-13 and material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #42-43.
Collects: New Mutants (2003) #1-13 and material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #42-43.
350 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 21, 2004
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Nunzio DeFilippis
199 books95 followersNunzio DeFilippis is married to Christina Weir; together they have written a large number of graphic novels. They have written superhero comics but also created original comics and graphic novels of many genres, from YA fantasy to sports to horror to crime drama.
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May 2, 2025
This collects the sole season of the second incarnation of the New Mutants, in which we meet the new members and also catch up with the original team in the now Grant Morrison re-vitalised Xavier's Institute. The series is founded around Dani, Xian and Rahne as they interact with and in Dani's case enrol new mutant students. Yet another solid New Mutants volume, with great characterisations of the next generation! Three Stars, 7 out of 12.
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2018 and 2015 read
August 26, 2018
The entire short-lived run of New Mutants by Nunzio DeFilippis and Chrisitna Weir is collected for the first time in this complete collection, and it's a worthy pickup for new readers and seasoned X-Men fans alike. Just like Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, New Mutants is one of those rare and precious X-Men comics that doesn't require you knowing years of continuity to fully enjoy it, but it rewards your knowledge of the larger universe by tying into several other storylines from Chris Claremont's original New Mutants run to Grant Morrison's superb New X-Men.
New Mutants is a series about Charles Xavier's school for mutant kids, and specifically focused on a group of new kids introduced here for the first time. DeFilippis and Weir craft some extremely compelling backstories for each new character, full of struggle and public persecution just like all the classic X-Men stories, and yet all of them are distinct and memorable. The relationships inside the group also grow and change with every issue and it never feels like cheap soap opera — characters feel alive and fully formed, their interactions feel organic and true to the story.
Of course, DeFilippis and Weir don't forget about the original New Mutants as Dani Moonstar, Wolfsbane and Karma are all prominently featured in the story as teachers and mentors to the younger generation, but all of them come with their own personal baggage and history to deal with. I really enjoyed reading about those guys as well, and it's a testament to this creative team's impressive writing abilities that I didn't feel lost or confused by anybody's backstory, yet at the same time the book made me want to go back and read Chris Claremont's older New Mutants comics to find out even more about the team.
The only real downside is that the art is not that good. It's very plain, the character designs are uninspired and sometimes even actively unpleasant, and the action scenes look only okay (granted, there weren't a lot of them — the book is primarily a character drama). It's not the worst looking comic in the world, but when you're used to top tier artwork from the likes of John Cassaday, Frank Quitely and Stuart Immonen on other more high profile X-Men books, New Mutants just pales in comparison.
Despite that, New Mutants: Back To School is still a brilliant choice for anybody looking for a great X-Men book. It might not star the most popular X-characters, but it's a classic X-Men story at its core and an excellent read on its own.
New Mutants is a series about Charles Xavier's school for mutant kids, and specifically focused on a group of new kids introduced here for the first time. DeFilippis and Weir craft some extremely compelling backstories for each new character, full of struggle and public persecution just like all the classic X-Men stories, and yet all of them are distinct and memorable. The relationships inside the group also grow and change with every issue and it never feels like cheap soap opera — characters feel alive and fully formed, their interactions feel organic and true to the story.
Of course, DeFilippis and Weir don't forget about the original New Mutants as Dani Moonstar, Wolfsbane and Karma are all prominently featured in the story as teachers and mentors to the younger generation, but all of them come with their own personal baggage and history to deal with. I really enjoyed reading about those guys as well, and it's a testament to this creative team's impressive writing abilities that I didn't feel lost or confused by anybody's backstory, yet at the same time the book made me want to go back and read Chris Claremont's older New Mutants comics to find out even more about the team.
The only real downside is that the art is not that good. It's very plain, the character designs are uninspired and sometimes even actively unpleasant, and the action scenes look only okay (granted, there weren't a lot of them — the book is primarily a character drama). It's not the worst looking comic in the world, but when you're used to top tier artwork from the likes of John Cassaday, Frank Quitely and Stuart Immonen on other more high profile X-Men books, New Mutants just pales in comparison.
Despite that, New Mutants: Back To School is still a brilliant choice for anybody looking for a great X-Men book. It might not star the most popular X-characters, but it's a classic X-Men story at its core and an excellent read on its own.
January 27, 2022
The first part of this (issues 1-6) were honestly pretty good. It introduced a bunch of new mutants but also made them their own characters as they were introduced and brought to the school. It was fun!
Then the rest of the issues were just lame, focusing more on different mutants than the ones I originally cared about. The art changed and I can't tell which one I hated more but they were both ugly as shit in their own ways.
So while I did like the story from volume 1, the art was just not good. People looked so freaky and I thought we were saved when the artist changed but then the next artist did worse. The wind girl was cool though I really just wanted her story and her friendship with pheromone girl.
Also for some reason the issues were out of order on Marvel Unlimited and that was super annoying.
Then the rest of the issues were just lame, focusing more on different mutants than the ones I originally cared about. The art changed and I can't tell which one I hated more but they were both ugly as shit in their own ways.
So while I did like the story from volume 1, the art was just not good. People looked so freaky and I thought we were saved when the artist changed but then the next artist did worse. The wind girl was cool though I really just wanted her story and her friendship with pheromone girl.
Also for some reason the issues were out of order on Marvel Unlimited and that was super annoying.
March 6, 2019
3,75*
So. I liked the story, I liked the new characters, but I did not like the art. It was plain ugly in one issue. This took away from my enjoyement, but I still rounded it up to 4*.
So. I liked the story, I liked the new characters, but I did not like the art. It was plain ugly in one issue. This took away from my enjoyement, but I still rounded it up to 4*.
December 10, 2025
Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5/5
I grew up with the X-Men and always had a big soft spot for the New Mutants in particular. This volume especially focuses a lot on what it's like to be a teenager and a mutant at Xavier's school and less on action. A lot of people saw that as a flaw, but that’s exactly what I loved about it. It's like Harry Potter, but with superheroes instead of witches.
What actually surprised me while rereading this was how directly the story tackles racism and bigotry. A very progressive message for something published in 2004. And although most of these characters never went on to become important in the wider Marvel universe and are now little more than background faces, they all had so much potential and were so interesting.
Sofia Mantega, for example, is the protagonist. She’s forced to move from Venezuela to the US, learns English in a matter of weeks, only for her wealthy father to send her away once he discovers she’s a mutant. Yet she never loses her optimism. She's a fun and lovable character and I just really like her.
But my favourite was probably Laurie Collins. She is incredibly interesting, yet one of the biggest cases of wasted potential. Her pheromone powers project her emotions onto others, something she can’t fully control, which led her to isolate herself even in a school full of mutants like her. She couldn't trust them because she never knew if people actually liked her or if it was her powers making them like her.
Once she meets Sofia, who is immune to her pheromones, she starts to slowly open up but not much happens with her character after that. She begins the comics with a slightly emo aesthetic (especially in one of the covers) for example. I would have kept that. It would make her much more visually interesting than just another blue eyed blonde with big lips (some of the artists made questionable choices). It stripped away her uniqueness and it's no wonder her character eventually gets lost in the crowd of comic book characters and never gets seen again, even after the mutants start their own nation in the Age of Krakoa books.
I also have major issues with Josh Foley. He’s one of the few characters from this book who still has a role in modern comics, and I really wanted to like him. He starts as part of an extremist anti-mutant group until he discovers he himself is a mutant with healing powers. There were so many opportunities to explore his internal conflict, the guilt over what he tried to do to his now classmates, and a meaningful redemption arc. Instead, the story leans heavily into his need to be liked, turning most of his plot into him being attractive and girls liking him (including a deeply uncomfortable relationship with a 19 year old faculty member. I won't even talk about her). Wasted potential.
Then there's David, who has the really fascinating power of absorbing knowledge from those around him. And yet, he doesn’t bring much to the narrative. He doesn't want to be an X-Men. he just wants to be a normal student. That's pretty much it. He’s fine, he’s competent, and I'm sure he gets developed further down the line, since he’s also one of the few to remain somewhat relevant over time. I can easily imagine him stepping up as a leader once the group becomes a proper superhero team, but in this collection he doesn’t contribute much.
I know I critiqued this volume a lot, but it's simply because it's a team I absolutely love and grew up with. It may have a lot of wasted potential but it has great characters with interesting powers, relevant and progressive themes, and a lot of potential. If you enjoy coming of age stories, this is a school year worth reading.
I grew up with the X-Men and always had a big soft spot for the New Mutants in particular. This volume especially focuses a lot on what it's like to be a teenager and a mutant at Xavier's school and less on action. A lot of people saw that as a flaw, but that’s exactly what I loved about it. It's like Harry Potter, but with superheroes instead of witches.
What actually surprised me while rereading this was how directly the story tackles racism and bigotry. A very progressive message for something published in 2004. And although most of these characters never went on to become important in the wider Marvel universe and are now little more than background faces, they all had so much potential and were so interesting.
Sofia Mantega, for example, is the protagonist. She’s forced to move from Venezuela to the US, learns English in a matter of weeks, only for her wealthy father to send her away once he discovers she’s a mutant. Yet she never loses her optimism. She's a fun and lovable character and I just really like her.
But my favourite was probably Laurie Collins. She is incredibly interesting, yet one of the biggest cases of wasted potential. Her pheromone powers project her emotions onto others, something she can’t fully control, which led her to isolate herself even in a school full of mutants like her. She couldn't trust them because she never knew if people actually liked her or if it was her powers making them like her.
Once she meets Sofia, who is immune to her pheromones, she starts to slowly open up but not much happens with her character after that. She begins the comics with a slightly emo aesthetic (especially in one of the covers) for example. I would have kept that. It would make her much more visually interesting than just another blue eyed blonde with big lips (some of the artists made questionable choices). It stripped away her uniqueness and it's no wonder her character eventually gets lost in the crowd of comic book characters and never gets seen again, even after the mutants start their own nation in the Age of Krakoa books.
I also have major issues with Josh Foley. He’s one of the few characters from this book who still has a role in modern comics, and I really wanted to like him. He starts as part of an extremist anti-mutant group until he discovers he himself is a mutant with healing powers. There were so many opportunities to explore his internal conflict, the guilt over what he tried to do to his now classmates, and a meaningful redemption arc. Instead, the story leans heavily into his need to be liked, turning most of his plot into him being attractive and girls liking him (including a deeply uncomfortable relationship with a 19 year old faculty member. I won't even talk about her). Wasted potential.
Then there's David, who has the really fascinating power of absorbing knowledge from those around him. And yet, he doesn’t bring much to the narrative. He doesn't want to be an X-Men. he just wants to be a normal student. That's pretty much it. He’s fine, he’s competent, and I'm sure he gets developed further down the line, since he’s also one of the few to remain somewhat relevant over time. I can easily imagine him stepping up as a leader once the group becomes a proper superhero team, but in this collection he doesn’t contribute much.
I know I critiqued this volume a lot, but it's simply because it's a team I absolutely love and grew up with. It may have a lot of wasted potential but it has great characters with interesting powers, relevant and progressive themes, and a lot of potential. If you enjoy coming of age stories, this is a school year worth reading.
November 30, 2020
Nice to have a complete collection of this, especially since the back-half had never been collected previously.
Back to School (#1-6). A shockingly good X-Men comic. DeFillipis & Weir do a magnificent job of introducing a new cast of young mutants who feel like real people with real problems, much like the original New Mutants before them. The old New Mutants also get some nice attention, particularly Dani, who's practically the star of this piece. And when we finally get into a conflict near the end of this volume, it's good too, both dangerous seeming and a nice bit of continuity. All around, an all-star reinvention of a classic title [5/5].
The Ties That Bind (#7-12). This second arc tends a little more toward the teen drama that would drag down the first volume of New X-Men, but there's also great character development for Josh, the introduction of Nori, and a focus on Rahne. Defillipis & Weir really did a good job of balancing out the old and new New Mutants, which is part of what made this comic a success [4/5].
The More Things Change (#13). A slapdash attempt to bookend the series comes across as rushed and puts too much emphasis on the old Mutants rather than the new ones. [3/5]
Back to School (#1-6). A shockingly good X-Men comic. DeFillipis & Weir do a magnificent job of introducing a new cast of young mutants who feel like real people with real problems, much like the original New Mutants before them. The old New Mutants also get some nice attention, particularly Dani, who's practically the star of this piece. And when we finally get into a conflict near the end of this volume, it's good too, both dangerous seeming and a nice bit of continuity. All around, an all-star reinvention of a classic title [5/5].
The Ties That Bind (#7-12). This second arc tends a little more toward the teen drama that would drag down the first volume of New X-Men, but there's also great character development for Josh, the introduction of Nori, and a focus on Rahne. Defillipis & Weir really did a good job of balancing out the old and new New Mutants, which is part of what made this comic a success [4/5].
The More Things Change (#13). A slapdash attempt to bookend the series comes across as rushed and puts too much emphasis on the old Mutants rather than the new ones. [3/5]
August 21, 2022
The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning has been revealed as a school for mutants with a growing student body, but some candidates need help finding their way. New Mutant alumn Dani Moonstar agrees to help recruit the next generation, but it isn't going to be easy with a growing tide of anti-mutant prejudice and violence from the friends, family, the Purity, and Donald Pierce.
This story is a slow build-up that focuses on introducing teenage characters that must navigate a new school, awkward social anxieties, and strange new powers. The interactions feel more natural, and I appreciate that there are no easy answers. The core team comes together around Dani: David Alleyne (Prodigy), Laurie Collins (Wallflower), Josh Foley (Elixir), Kevin Ford (Wither), Sofia Mantega (Wind Dancer), and Noriko Ashida (Surge). Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir clearly have a mastery of young adult fiction. This run ends with the original New Mutants running their own mission, and that is always a big bonus for me.
This story is a slow build-up that focuses on introducing teenage characters that must navigate a new school, awkward social anxieties, and strange new powers. The interactions feel more natural, and I appreciate that there are no easy answers. The core team comes together around Dani: David Alleyne (Prodigy), Laurie Collins (Wallflower), Josh Foley (Elixir), Kevin Ford (Wither), Sofia Mantega (Wind Dancer), and Noriko Ashida (Surge). Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir clearly have a mastery of young adult fiction. This run ends with the original New Mutants running their own mission, and that is always a big bonus for me.
September 24, 2022
This is one of the stronger entries in a mostly disappointing era. Despite what the cover implies, this isn't about the original New Mutants and the only ones that regularly appear are Dani and Karma. Rather, it's about a new generation of students at Xavier's. I liked it a lot.
June 5, 2018
I loved reading this because it brought back the “mutant” in me lol.. it felt like reading about the the x-men in their younger times with the mutant teenage drama.
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January 25, 2022Una de las cosas curiosas de los superhéroes juveniles es que todos tenemos nuestro grupo de referencia, sea en Marvel o en DC. Lo que pasa es que las numerosas encarnaciones de estos grupos son diferentes con cada guionista que entra en escena, mezclándose en ocasiones personajes nuevos y antiguos y con los primeros cayendo fácilmente en el olvido en cuanto el guionista de turno abandone la cabecera, salvo excepciones.
Y supongo que mi grupo de referencia es, en mayor medida, los New Mutants/New X-Men de DeFilippis y Weir, porque aunque no había leído nada suyo hasta ahora, sí que leí la parte de Complejo de Mesías donde aparecían sus personajes, bajo la pluma de Craig Kyle y Christopher Yost. No creo que estos personajes sean los favoritos de muchos, pero fueron de mis primeros contactos con los mutantes en los cómics, y por ello siempre les he tenido aprecio y ahora he podido leer más de ellos. Además, he podido conocer más a Dani Moonstar y va ganando puntos como una de mis mutantes favoritas.
Estos números previos al relanzamiento brillan en mostrar las interacciones entre personajes, cómo cada uno experimenta sus poderes y la adolescencia. Y aunque hay decisiones bastante cuestionables (como lo de Rahne y Elixir), por lo general me parece un cómic muy entretenido y que escoge, sabiamente, alejarse de lo superheroico y centrarse en lo cotidiano.
El dibujo, no obstante, la mayor parte del tiempo me parece regulero o bastante feo. Algunos dibujantes tienen un estilo amerimanga, y entiendo que era el principio de los 2000s y Occidente estaba flipando con el manga y el anime, pero la ejecución en muchos casos es desastrosa. Gracias a esos buenos personajes puedo excusar esto, pero ojalá que en New X-Men ande mejor el apartado gráfico.
Pd: vender el cómic con una portada de los Nuevos Mutantes originales me parece una estafa. Dani, Shan y Rahne tienen un papel más o menos importante en la colección, pero el resto es algo puramente anecdótico del último número.
Y supongo que mi grupo de referencia es, en mayor medida, los New Mutants/New X-Men de DeFilippis y Weir, porque aunque no había leído nada suyo hasta ahora, sí que leí la parte de Complejo de Mesías donde aparecían sus personajes, bajo la pluma de Craig Kyle y Christopher Yost. No creo que estos personajes sean los favoritos de muchos, pero fueron de mis primeros contactos con los mutantes en los cómics, y por ello siempre les he tenido aprecio y ahora he podido leer más de ellos. Además, he podido conocer más a Dani Moonstar y va ganando puntos como una de mis mutantes favoritas.
Estos números previos al relanzamiento brillan en mostrar las interacciones entre personajes, cómo cada uno experimenta sus poderes y la adolescencia. Y aunque hay decisiones bastante cuestionables (como lo de Rahne y Elixir), por lo general me parece un cómic muy entretenido y que escoge, sabiamente, alejarse de lo superheroico y centrarse en lo cotidiano.
El dibujo, no obstante, la mayor parte del tiempo me parece regulero o bastante feo. Algunos dibujantes tienen un estilo amerimanga, y entiendo que era el principio de los 2000s y Occidente estaba flipando con el manga y el anime, pero la ejecución en muchos casos es desastrosa. Gracias a esos buenos personajes puedo excusar esto, pero ojalá que en New X-Men ande mejor el apartado gráfico.
Pd: vender el cómic con una portada de los Nuevos Mutantes originales me parece una estafa. Dani, Shan y Rahne tienen un papel más o menos importante en la colección, pero el resto es algo puramente anecdótico del último número.
October 11, 2018
Storytelling-wise, this started off better than the Chris Claremont New Mutants Epic Collection I had finished just before this, and overall, it maintained a smoother trajectory.
However, towards the end, the artistic character portrayal went downhill to the point that it was distracting. The penciler, Khary Randolph, seems to have the opposite problem of Rob Liefeld when it comes to feet - where Liefeld notoriously avoided drawing them as more than Barbie doll wisps pointing toe down, Randolph clearly came into his drawing skill during the '90s, and ends up drawing EVERY character in baggy JNCO-esque jeans and huge, chunky Sketchers. Worse, he makes the common tragic error of depicting every single teenage girl as being suddenly stacked with rare, loftily-proportioned breasts. All of the characters' designs are substantially worse than in their origins, trading integrity and diversity for cookie-cutter conventional (Western) beauty standards.
However, towards the end, the artistic character portrayal went downhill to the point that it was distracting. The penciler, Khary Randolph, seems to have the opposite problem of Rob Liefeld when it comes to feet - where Liefeld notoriously avoided drawing them as more than Barbie doll wisps pointing toe down, Randolph clearly came into his drawing skill during the '90s, and ends up drawing EVERY character in baggy JNCO-esque jeans and huge, chunky Sketchers. Worse, he makes the common tragic error of depicting every single teenage girl as being suddenly stacked with rare, loftily-proportioned breasts. All of the characters' designs are substantially worse than in their origins, trading integrity and diversity for cookie-cutter conventional (Western) beauty standards.
May 6, 2022
Getting to know the New New Mutants
Okay the changing artwork didn't always do it the most favors but this writing is missing in a lot of modern comics featuring legacy heroes. If people are coming in to take the reins of people or group, readers have to fall in love with them first. Most of the time, companies rushed out characters hoping one of them can make an impression. I can name a few before it became a trend: Bart Allen (Impulse) as the Flash, Artemis as Wonder Woman, and various Ant-Men, Giant Men, Goliaths, and Wasps.
It also helps that I already read X Academy so reading where those characters came from felt great. I got a chance to really know who these characters are and embrace their development. Not to mention Dani Moonstar really feels like she has her work cut out for her in terms of character. She's growing with them and people are finding Layers they never knew they had. It all felt so satisfying with this chapter in their lives.
Okay the changing artwork didn't always do it the most favors but this writing is missing in a lot of modern comics featuring legacy heroes. If people are coming in to take the reins of people or group, readers have to fall in love with them first. Most of the time, companies rushed out characters hoping one of them can make an impression. I can name a few before it became a trend: Bart Allen (Impulse) as the Flash, Artemis as Wonder Woman, and various Ant-Men, Giant Men, Goliaths, and Wasps.
It also helps that I already read X Academy so reading where those characters came from felt great. I got a chance to really know who these characters are and embrace their development. Not to mention Dani Moonstar really feels like she has her work cut out for her in terms of character. She's growing with them and people are finding Layers they never knew they had. It all felt so satisfying with this chapter in their lives.
March 16, 2024
This book was so magnificently written, one of the best x-books I had read in awhile! As a teacher, this focus on how the school and the students within actually function being more fully fleshes out was beyond dreams. I had to try and look up if the authors were teachers themselves, due to how realistic it seemed. Claremont would occasionally show the schooling side during some of the older New Mutants runs, but as this book points out, the school itself was never quite like this. Lots of awesome focus on some of the best New Mutants characters and the focus on the newer new mutants was constantly compelling. I am very glad I went into this book, knowing near nothing of the newer recruits. Hope y'all enjoy and can not recommend this glimpse enough! Also it loosely ties in to Morrison's incredible and iconic X-Men run, so that's a fun plus!
April 13, 2025
This series, I wasn't sure on it at first, only had actually picked up a few issues when it first came out out of curiosity, because it wasn't the New Mutants I grew up on in the 80s, and reading it again now it does start out a little slow, a little anthology like as we introduce the characters of this new team, tied back together with some characters from the OG series, they were doing legacy sequels before legacy sequels were a thing. But by the end of this 14 issue run I was a fan. Looking forward to reading more of the "new class" when I get there in my Marvel read through.
It's weird that Santo aka Rockslide is drawn like literally a grey Thing in this volume, they thought that was good enough back then i suppose.
It's weird that Santo aka Rockslide is drawn like literally a grey Thing in this volume, they thought that was good enough back then i suppose.
December 9, 2025
I’m just going to come right out and say it.. the art is horrible. Though one gets used to it, it gets switched to a different style by another person and that’s equally bad in its own regard then you have stomach it until you finally get used to it again. Rinse and repeat.
Story wise, the book is actually well written. I’m genuinely surprised at the character arcs and how invested I found myself in the new kids. I can’t wait to learn more about Surge. Josh stole the book and that is still shocking. While Julian.. he just sucks… but the group of nice goodtooshies we are sold as the main protagonists are equally obnoxious and boring.
In any case, love the developments and dialogues. It’s a passing grade from me. C+
Story wise, the book is actually well written. I’m genuinely surprised at the character arcs and how invested I found myself in the new kids. I can’t wait to learn more about Surge. Josh stole the book and that is still shocking. While Julian.. he just sucks… but the group of nice goodtooshies we are sold as the main protagonists are equally obnoxious and boring.
In any case, love the developments and dialogues. It’s a passing grade from me. C+
September 21, 2018
A lead-in to the vastly superior New X-Men Academy X series, this volume both introduces a new generation of students, as well as reuiniting some of the characters from Chris Claremont's original New Mutants run.
I didn't connect to any character in this book. It's a cookie-cutter Gathering A New Team Together storyline that drags on for far too long. It echoes previous stories about prejudice against mutants without adding anything to those stories.
I recommend it only for those desperate for stories that focus on Dani Moonstar.
I didn't connect to any character in this book. It's a cookie-cutter Gathering A New Team Together storyline that drags on for far too long. It echoes previous stories about prejudice against mutants without adding anything to those stories.
I recommend it only for those desperate for stories that focus on Dani Moonstar.
January 25, 2022
Mirage, Karma and Wolfsbane are back (with cameos from Cannonball, Magma and Sunspot) and they've brought a new team of mutants along for the ride ( well new seventeen years ago, I'm just enjoying revisiting this series). Welcome, Wind Dancer, Wallflower, Prodigy, Elixir, Wither and Surge.
A great new bunch of mutants, some of whom went onto appear a bit more regularly and some who disappeared for one reason or another, which was a shame.
An enjoyable start to their story though and great to see the interactions between the original New Mutants and the new generation.
A great new bunch of mutants, some of whom went onto appear a bit more regularly and some who disappeared for one reason or another, which was a shame.
An enjoyable start to their story though and great to see the interactions between the original New Mutants and the new generation.
December 16, 2018
This was a sweet little compilation of the New Mutants. The story was cohesive and the art was pretty solid almost all the way through. I enjoyed the fact that it was a new team of the Mutants and that you did not have to have too much background on the last incarnation of the New Mutants. It was engaging and not too over the top. On a side note it was super weird that Professor Xavier was walking around. Kinda blew my mind...
March 27, 2020
Ah, so this is where Power Man, Hellion, and Elixir all come from. Not terrible origins. This book suffers a bit from divided focus.
It's not sure whether it wants to be about the New Mutants or the students. Or, rather, it's certain it can tell a story about both. But it tends to feel like all one or all the other.
A funny inclusion was an excerpted Claremont story which establishes facts re: Wolfsbane that are completely the opposite of where this book wants to take her.
It's not sure whether it wants to be about the New Mutants or the students. Or, rather, it's certain it can tell a story about both. But it tends to feel like all one or all the other.
A funny inclusion was an excerpted Claremont story which establishes facts re: Wolfsbane that are completely the opposite of where this book wants to take her.
November 22, 2021
A great run that parallels the last year or so of Grant Morrison's New X-Men. I don't adore this 3rd generation of New Mutants, Hellions, & Reavers quite like I do with the first generations or my beloved Generation X, but Wind Dancer, Wither, Prodigy, & Mercury are all interesting, & we got a quick original New Mutants reunion at the end, & it's great to see Dian, Xi'an, & Rahne in mentorship roles
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March 11, 2022I wish I'd read this before reading New X-Men: Academy X - The Complete Collection, since this is the prequel. I enjoyed seeing the introductions of some of those new characters, and learning more of the backstory for older characters.
June 7, 2021
I really did not care for the art style here, but I'm giving it five stars anyway because the story has everything I want from the X-Men universe. It's great to see the New Mutants as young adults (with just enough references to their shared past to reward knowledge of the original run) and I love the focus on boarding school drama.
January 26, 2023
Another X-series I missed back in the day, since I could only afford the few series I was following at the time. I didn't realize this was the origin of so many of the younger mutants that were popping up in books later. And it's a pretty good read as well, too bad it didn't make it past twelve issues. I'll have to see how New X-Men handled them.
January 20, 2024
This felt like death by a thousand cuts. You have interesting characters with backstories that grab you, but it’s so slowly paced that none of it ever amounts to anything. There’s no real antagonist you can point to in this series, and the teen drama is pretty cliche. Give the kids something to actually do. Not for me, I’m afraid.
March 18, 2024
There’s nothing exceptional about the book but it was enjoyable for what it was. Seeing some of the original New Mutants recruit and be involved in the lives of some new characters was the best part. The development of some of the characters was done well with the confines of a short run. It’s definitely more enjoyable than what going on in X-treme, Uncanny and New X-men at the time.
May 6, 2024
Que grupo divertido de personagens. Conheci eles lendo New X-Men Academy pós dinastia M então peguei alguns spoilers das relações e das mutações de alguns personagens, mas adorei todos eles.
O Josh tem um arco interessantíssimo, adoro o superpoder do David, Laurie é uma personagem muito doce e a Dani Moonstar é perfeita como mentora/professora (bem melhor que o Xavier, SINCERAMENTE)
O Josh tem um arco interessantíssimo, adoro o superpoder do David, Laurie é uma personagem muito doce e a Dani Moonstar é perfeita como mentora/professora (bem melhor que o Xavier, SINCERAMENTE)
February 24, 2025
Mutant Teen Soap Opera
Basically a teenage drama/ soap opera. Light on action and events, more focused on the characters themselves. Roster is not too memorable but it's not terrible
Basically a teenage drama/ soap opera. Light on action and events, more focused on the characters themselves. Roster is not too memorable but it's not terrible
April 1, 2018
Yay
I loved finding all my old friends back again. My favorite comic as a child and I was very happy to read more about them.
I loved finding all my old friends back again. My favorite comic as a child and I was very happy to read more about them.
September 1, 2020
Did think that this was going to be about the original New Mutants, but really enjoyed 'meeting' the new set, despite having actually read about them in another series!
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