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amck's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lanternatomika's review against another edition
4.0
This volume collects Jonathan Hickman’s issues of New Mutants, which were released interchangeably with Ed Brisson’s issues that told a different story.
New Mutants really contrasts with Hickman’s writing on X-Men. While the former is very serious and shot through with tension, this is a fun cosmic jaunt to the Shi’ar Empire.
It’s not essential by any means, but I enjoyed it. I don’t think Hick-fans could go wrong with giving this a read, but I don’t see how this contributes to the real drama of the Krakoan Age on Earth.
New Mutants really contrasts with Hickman’s writing on X-Men. While the former is very serious and shot through with tension, this is a fun cosmic jaunt to the Shi’ar Empire.
It’s not essential by any means, but I enjoyed it. I don’t think Hick-fans could go wrong with giving this a read, but I don’t see how this contributes to the real drama of the Krakoan Age on Earth.
cassie_grace's review
3.0
A lot is going on and I don’t care about most of it, but the final issue with Xi’an and Dani’s Crucible fight is about as good as comic books get.
mtdmali's review
2.0
I've begrudgingly given this series another chance. Now that I know a little more about the characters, it's growing on me. Kinda.
siena_j_p's review
adventurous
fast-paced
3.0
First off, the color palette of this one is absolutely gorgeous. It conveys a really distinctive energy that allows for darkness without things getting too muddy. Some of the panels are really sharp and vibrant, while others are almost dreamlike. Overall just really nice to look at. As far as story goes, it’s exploring some really interesting dynamics – how should the power to return the dead be used? And how does the privilege experienced by different mutants fit into that? The privilege dynamic was actually the part I found most interesting. One of the several plots in this collection is a storyline about the conflict between some young mutants with Krakoan society. Some young mutants with more visible traits don’t embrace them the way that they’re sometimes expected to in Krakoa, and adults are unreceptive to their requests for help changing their appearance. There are some explicit conversations about how embracing one’s power is much easier when it doesn’t change the person you see in the mirror. Marvel conversations about mutants have often mapped really well onto conversations about privilege in the real world, and this was definitely reminiscent of concepts of colorism and visible queerness. So I really enjoyed that element. Unfortunately, it was a really small part because there were just so many things crammed into this volume. I had a difficult time keeping track of everything that was happening and who was where and doing what and who got along with who and who was keeping secrets and so on. So that was my biggest frustration, and it made it take a while to get through. Not bad at all, but not great, either.