Count Nefaria’s headed to the convention center, where his attempt to give himself eternal youth either will, or won’t, blow up midtown! Our heroes’ attempts to stop him either will, or won’t, heal their emotional divides! Point-of-view character Escapade either will, or won’t, star in a Marvel comic again! Our story concludes in New Mutants:…
Our heroes have barely escaped Count Nefaria’s villain-team tryouts; their covers are thoroughly blown, but they’ve got the suitcase with the Weird Engine, and the Count would like it back. Will he catch them? Will they escape him for good? Will the story conclude? Don’t count on any of those events in the pulse-pounding, sparklingly…
Escapade, Scout and Cerebella are trapped in a bad guy’s mansion! Morgan and Rahne may or may not be trapped in the Morlock tunnels under New York City! Dani, Galura and Xuân may or may not be trapped in someone else’s story! Find out who escapes in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #3, written by Charlie…
Wolfsbane and Morgan get lost in the Morlock tunnels! Gabby Kinney gets into yet more fistfights! And our beloved Shela Sexton, trans mutant and body-swap master, gets…. drunk? It all goes down in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2, written by Charlie Jane Anders, pencils by Enid Balám, inks by Elisabetta D’Amico, colors by Matt Milla,…
Escapade, who can switch bodies with anyone (temporarily), has moved to Krakoa (maybe just temporarily). Cerebella, who now has a body (maybe permanently!), feels bored and sad. How about they do a caper together? The New Mutants return with a new creative team in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1 by writer Charlie Jane Anders, artist…
John Sublime’s U-Men have captured our squad of mostly trans and mostly teenage mutants in his mostly creepy building, and point-of-view character Escapade has had a vision of her best friend Morgan falling to his death from Sublime’s creepy roof! Time to find out who lives and who dies in New Mutants #33, written by…
Escapade uses her powers to save her friends, but will she be their rescue or their doom? It’s New Mutants #32, written by Charlie Jane Anders, art by Alberto Albuquerque with Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Carlos Lopez, and Tamra Bonvillain, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: I wasn’t here for the last issue, but I…
The newest New Mutant is Escapade, whose mutant power lets her switch roles, or accessories, or skills, with anyone for a few hours. Now she’s switched her residence to Krakoa, but she’s got her doubts.. Oh, and the U-Men are back, hoping to harvest organs. It’s just like old times, except not, in New Mutants…
Let’s celebrate 40 years of the New Mutants (and Ryan Reynolds?!?) in New Mutants #30 from a stacked team of creators!
Gabrielle Kinney is missing! And so are regular co-creator Vita Ayala and Rod Reis! Don’t worry, they’ll all be back soon. In the meantime we’ve got a neat fill-in adventure starring Warpath and… Daken? New Mutants #29, written by Danny Lore, drawn by Guillermo Sanna, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt:…
The queen is dead— long live the queen in New Mutants #28, with writing by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis and Jan Duursema, colors (on Duursema’s art) by Ruth Redmond, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: Oh gosh (oh golly oh wow, as Widget would say), we’ve got some twists and turns this week. …
Let’s take a trip to Wonderland in New Mutants #27, with writing by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis and Jan Duursema, colors (on Duursema’s art) by Ruth Redmond, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: It’s time for the third part of the Labors of Magik, and you know what that means: time for our…
Illyana Rasputina tried to give up her role as Demon Queen of Limbo in favor of Madelyne Pryor, who actually wants the job. Now Madelyne, Illyana, Dani and Rahne are trapped in the realm that scarred her– and it’s the future, and it’s snowing hard. Magik continues her labors in New Mutants #26, with writing…
Hey, is Illyana still the Queen of Limbo? What if she’d rather someone else do it? It’s a triumphant return for our creative team (and perhaps less so for our hero team!) in New Mutants #25, from Vita Ayala, Rod Reis, Jan Duursema, Ruth Redmond and Travis Lanham. Liz Large: It’s been 3 months since…
It’s reunion time! It’s also time for forgiveness and kisses! Join us for an in-depth discussion of New Mutants #24.