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gerryds's review against another edition
3.0
So, this collection is extremely uneven...
The first half, looks great, and has an awesome story. Then it transitions to horrible art, then just ok art, and the second half is dumb.
I really like Magik, she’s such a cool, underutilized character. That’s why I asked for this as a Christmas gift. But she doesn’t even shine in 1/4 of this collection.
First half, if you enjoy Illyana, you’ll love it. The second half, don’t bother.
The first half, looks great, and has an awesome story. Then it transitions to horrible art, then just ok art, and the second half is dumb.
I really like Magik, she’s such a cool, underutilized character. That’s why I asked for this as a Christmas gift. But she doesn’t even shine in 1/4 of this collection.
First half, if you enjoy Illyana, you’ll love it. The second half, don’t bother.
emsmith's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.25
A good addition to the new mutants cannon! I definitely like some characterisations more than others, I think it's a really strong book for Dani and Xi'an, this was a great era for them! I liked how some of the original new mutants storylines were brought back as well as tying it in with the academy x storylines. Wouldn't say the stories stand on their own particularly but I enjoyed
unladylike's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
When I was seeking out books to read that might be related to what I'd come to love on the FX show Legion, this was nowhere on any lists. I'd never heard of Zeb Wells and had no expectations for this, but it was by far the most solid, enjoyable New Mutants series I'd read up to this point.
It happens to also be the first time I've seen the Legion/David Haller character actually on the page and explored within his vast clusterfuck of a mind.
Usually in a collection this large, there are going to be a few story arcs that are total snoozers, but I can't recall any portion of this book that wasn't on point. If I had to pick, my favorites were the issues focusing on Cypher and Warlock (characters I'd never known about before, but who have both been around since 1984).
The only character from the original Chris Claremont New Mutants team who is nowhere to be seen here is Rahne. I found it odd that she wasn't even mentioned until reading all the bonus interview material, where Wells explains that her character was already too busy on other teams at the time.
The art is solid, characters of color are more true to their original design (advanced in age, but not as whitewashed as some runs between their origins and now).
Highly recommended for fans of the mutant side of the Marvel universe.
When I was seeking out books to read that might be related to what I'd come to love on the FX show Legion, this was nowhere on any lists. I'd never heard of Zeb Wells and had no expectations for this, but it was by far the most solid, enjoyable New Mutants series I'd read up to this point.
It happens to also be the first time I've seen the Legion/David Haller character actually on the page and explored within his vast clusterfuck of a mind.
Usually in a collection this large, there are going to be a few story arcs that are total snoozers, but I can't recall any portion of this book that wasn't on point. If I had to pick, my favorites were the issues focusing on Cypher and Warlock (characters I'd never known about before, but who have both been around since 1984).
The only character from the original Chris Claremont New Mutants team who is nowhere to be seen here is Rahne. I found it odd that she wasn't even mentioned until reading all the bonus interview material, where Wells explains that her character was already too busy on other teams at the time.
The art is solid, characters of color are more true to their original design (advanced in age, but not as whitewashed as some runs between their origins and now).
Highly recommended for fans of the mutant side of the Marvel universe.
taiy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
doctorwoofwoof's review against another edition
3.0
So, thanks to recent good deals on Comixology, as well as mandated COVID-19 stay-@-home in NC (it's the same elsewhere in the U.S., but I just felt like throwing out where I am in the mess), I have taken it upon myself to catch up with some classic Marvel mutant madness that I had missed first time around. For this week's excursion, I took on Zeb Wells' NEW MUTANTS run.
First, let me say that I had never read anything Wells had written before this. That being said, I would agree with what I saw a number of people saying in their reviews: that Zeb Wells does a bang-up job of writing for X-youngins! The dialogue and characterization never felt off or just plain badly written. It felt like he had a genuine fondness for the characters, and it was reflected in the way he treated them in the stories.
The only thing that prevented me from giving it four Stars was the art. I felt the stories detailed were interesting and several towards the end were very tense and exciting to me. However, that art? Not so much.
It started out great in the beginning w/the art by Dio Neves during "Return of the Legion". However, it just became a sea of inconsistency, as just too many artists of varied styles made for a mess that kept it from being a four Star book!
Final conclusion.. The art, while severely conflicting with the differences in styles, was not a high point of the book. Zeb Wells' writing? So, so good! Made me remember that not all the X-books at that point in time were angst-y and full of internalized self-conflicts!
Next on my list? I have the two volumes of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's run of NEW MUTANTS, which picks up after Wells' run. To coin a phrase from comedian John Mulaney's act, "This oughta be good!". See y'all when I am finished with that one.
First, let me say that I had never read anything Wells had written before this. That being said, I would agree with what I saw a number of people saying in their reviews: that Zeb Wells does a bang-up job of writing for X-youngins! The dialogue and characterization never felt off or just plain badly written. It felt like he had a genuine fondness for the characters, and it was reflected in the way he treated them in the stories.
The only thing that prevented me from giving it four Stars was the art. I felt the stories detailed were interesting and several towards the end were very tense and exciting to me. However, that art? Not so much.
It started out great in the beginning w/the art by Dio Neves during "Return of the Legion". However, it just became a sea of inconsistency, as just too many artists of varied styles made for a mess that kept it from being a four Star book!
Final conclusion.. The art, while severely conflicting with the differences in styles, was not a high point of the book. Zeb Wells' writing? So, so good! Made me remember that not all the X-books at that point in time were angst-y and full of internalized self-conflicts!
Next on my list? I have the two volumes of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning's run of NEW MUTANTS, which picks up after Wells' run. To coin a phrase from comedian John Mulaney's act, "This oughta be good!". See y'all when I am finished with that one.