New Mutants - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 New Mutants - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Sentinels wraps and an odd number of comics reach issue #5 in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/26/staff-picks-feb26/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51827 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Dan’s pick: Sentinels #5: Warden Ellis and Director Trask’s plans for...

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]]> 51827 Editorial: Why the From the Ashes X-Men comics have more new mutants than New Mutants https://comicsxf.com/2024/09/08/xmen-fromtheashes-new-mutants/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=50021 If you’re an X-Men fan of a certain age, you may have read the past two months’ worth of From the Ashes comics and wondered, “Where did all the New Mutants and Generation X kids go? I mean I know Magik is in X-Men, but it’s like the rest of them just disappeared into the...

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]]> 50021 Battle Of The Atom: The Most Conflicted Roster https://comicsxf.com/2024/08/19/battle-of-the-atom-the-most-conflicted-roster/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49857 Everyone loves conflict. Especially interpersonal conflict. Surely you will also enjoy it in this episode. Ranked this episode:

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]]> 49857 Battle Of The Atom: Behind The Music https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/08/battle-of-the-atom-behind-the-music/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48475 When I wore a younger man’s clothes I used to go to concerts and have a great time. Now I talk about them on podcasts. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 48475 Goofy Fights and Tearful Goodbyes in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #5 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/21/goofy-fights-and-tearful-goodbyes-in-new-mutants-lethal-legion-5/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46048 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:...

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]]> 46048 Banter, Banter Everywhere in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #4 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/22/banter-banter-everywhere-in-new-mutants-lethal-legion-4/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45795 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...

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]]> 45795 Old Count Nefaria Takes On Mutants Middle Aged and New in Lethal Legion #3 https://comicsxf.com/2023/05/24/old-count-nefaria-takes-on-mutants-middle-aged-and-new-in-lethal-legion-3/ Wed, 24 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45546 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...

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]]> 45546 Hijinks, Feelings and New Costumes in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/09/hijinks-feelings-and-new-costumes-in-new-mutants-lethal-legion-1/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45001 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...

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]]> 45001 Wolverine Pouts in This Exclusive Variant Cover Reveal for New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/25/wolverine-pouts-in-this-exclusive-variant-cover-reveal-for-new-mutants-lethal-legion-1/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44580 What do you think Logan is so huffy about in this picture? So Escapade has used her mutant ability to borrow his claws? There are mutants with his claws all over Krakoa. Hell, there are two Laura Kinneys right now! You ain’t special anymore, Bub. Anyway, Marvel’s made it quite clear recently: New Mutants is...

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]]> 44580 It’s Bonding, Beach Day, and Back to Their Roots in New Mutants #30 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/21/its-bonding-beach-day-and-back-to-their-roots-in-new-mutants-30/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43058 Let’s celebrate 40 years of the New Mutants (and Ryan Reynolds?!?) in New Mutants #30 from a stacked team of creators!

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]]> 43058 Bros Being Bros In New Mutants #29 https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/09/bros-being-bros-in-new-mutants-29/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42808 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:...

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]]> 42808 Amidst the Chaos Comes a Costume in New Mutants #28! https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/17/amidst-the-chaos-comes-a-costume-in-new-mutants-28/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42511 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. ...

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]]> 42511 Madelyne Pryor Makes Her Big Pitch in Our X-Clusive Preview of New Mutants #28 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/11/madelyne-pryor-makes-her-big-pitch-in-our-x-clusive-preview-of-new-mutants-28/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42418 Dingdang, this arc of New Mutants has been a corker. Vita Ayala and Rod Reis have performed a deep examination of who Illyana Rasputina and Madelyne Pryor are in the modern age, and how Limbo is a place one of them needs to move beyond while the other can repurpose it to gain agency. Check...

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]]> 42418 Our Best X-Men Story Is “Slumber Party” https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/19/our-best-x-men-story-is-slumber-party/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42109 In a franchise that has run for over 50 years, there is bound to be debate about which story is “the best”. Listicles will be written, podcasts will be recorded, debate will be never ceasing. In this series, we’ve gathered ComicsXF writers to share what they personally think are their best X-Men stories ever. New...

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]]> 42109 Redesigning Karma https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/23/redesigning-karma/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41644 Xi’an Coy Manh, the telepathic Vietnamese mutant known as Karma, is an underrated legend, and the perfect X-Men character to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month AND Pride month. This proud lesbian superhero first debuted in 1980, created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, and has been the first leader of her...

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]]> 41644 New Mutants #26 Brings Us A Little Jaunt Through Hell https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/22/new-mutants-26-brings-us-a-little-jaunt-through-hell/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41550 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...

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]]> 41550 New Mutants #24: Welcome to the Second Chance Lagoon https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/09/new-mutants-24-welcome-to-the-second-chance-lagoon/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:35:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37859 It's reunion time! It's also time for forgiveness and kisses! Join us for an in-depth discussion of New Mutants #24.

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]]> 37859 Battle Of The Atom: Equicide https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/17/battle-of-the-atom-equicide/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37436 In beautiful, unintentional synergy with the X-Men Vote, we are talking about that time Emma Frost blew up a horse; for the children of course. Always talking about being for the children that one, even when she is goofily evil.Ranked This Episode: New Mutants #15-17 (Hellions) Firestar #1-4 New Mutants #62 (Magma & Empath)

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]]> 37436 Doc Ock Rocks, Non-Chocolate Rain, Titan Riding and More Staff Picks for Jan. 12 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/10/doc-ock-rocks-non-chocolate-rain-titan-riding-and-more-staff-picks-for-jan-12/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37266 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1: Remember when Marvel did the New Fantastic Four with Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider and it ruled? Now imagine that with four Doctors Octopus from across...

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]]> 37266 The End of Fear State, Danny DeVito and More Staff Picks for Dec. 1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/29/the-end-of-fear-state-danny-devito-and-more-staff-picks-for-dec-1/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35467 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Cori’s Pick: Batman: Fear State Omega: James Tynion IV’s final Bat-event winds down so he can focus on his Substack. Drawn by Riccardo Federici. ($4.99) Previously, in Batman stuff … Matt’s Pick: Gotham City Villains...

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]]> 35467 The CXF Panels of the Week Are Serving Lewks (a Young Person Taught Us That) https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/12/the-cxf-panels-of-the-week-are-serving-lewks-a-young-person-taught-us-that/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34525 There’s a lot that can be captured in a single look. The same can be said of panels, and this week, we bring you both, as the ComicsXF staff pick out their favorite panels from the week that was! Dating Fatigue Our first panels come from Ari Bard, from the comiXology Original We Have Demons...

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]]> 34525 Spider-Man Goes Beyond, Arkham Escapees on the Lam and More Staff Picks for Oct. 6 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/04/spider-man-goes-beyond-arkham-escapees-on-the-lam-and-more-staff-picks-for-oct-6/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34259 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s Pick: Amazing Spider-Man #75: It’s a Brand New Day as a team of writers and artists drive Peter Parker, and his clone Ben Reilly, back down three-times-a-month lane. Wow, so many kinds of nostalgia...

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]]> 34259 A Batman Event, Aquaman’s Birthday and More Staff Picks for Sept. 1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/30/a-batman-event-aquamans-birthday-and-more-staff-picks-for-sept-1/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33135 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s Pick: Batman: Fear State Alpha: Shine the event signal! The Scarecrow plot cooking in Batman culminates in this new big-deal story written by James “Substack” Tynion IV and drawn by Riccardo Federici. ($4.99) Previously,...

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]]> 33135 Robots and Mutants and Hulk, Oh My! It’s Our Staff Picks for Aug. 4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/02/robots-and-mutants-and-hulk-oh-my-its-our-staff-picks-for-aug-4/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32205 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Ari’s Pick: The Me You Love in the Dark #1: The team behind Image’s Middlewest, writer Skottie Young and artist Jorge Corona, spin a new tale about an artist who moves to an old house...

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]]> 32205 Superman Gets Some Shady Friends, Moon Knight’s Back and More Staff Picks for July 21 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/19/superman-gets-some-shady-friends-moon-knights-back-and-more-staff-picks-for-july-21/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31201 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick: Superman and the Authority #1: Now that Jonathan Kent is doing his share of Superman-ing, Kal-El needs something else to do. How about getting a dope new costume and man-in-the-chairing the Authority? Grant...

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