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New Mutants: Dead Souls

I’m a big fan of the New Mutants, I was 13 years old when I first read issue 4 of volume one and since then I have been following how their stories progress in different comic book titles. So obviously I had to read the newest limited series about them that came out.

New Mutants: Dead Souls is a 6 issue limited series written by Matthew Rosenberg, penciled & inked by Adam Gorham and coloured by Michael Garland. Issue one came out in May 2018 and issue six which was the final issue of the limited series came out in October 2018.

The limited series focuses on a new set of team members from the New Mutant history. This new roaster consists of Karma, Magik & Wolfsbane three of the original members, Boom Boom & Rictor who joined the original team along the way and are better known as members of X-Force, Strong Guy & Prodigy who are the newest additions. This wasn’t a roaster I was looking forward too especially as I did not see how these characters are linked and how they will interact with each other.

Luckily Rosenberg wove such a story rich with threads of the New Mutant and X-Men history. I was so glad how the characters seemed so true both as to what I knew of them and also in how they have matured and evolved without dismissing the continuity that has defined them.

The art by Gorham was very much to my taste, a bit of gritty/realistic as l like to call it. It has a lot of detail and cool face expressions and what l absolutely enjoyed was that each character had his distinctive look and style which made them different and recognizable. It’s not easy to achieve this.

I really enjoyed this limited series which I did not like at the beginning for the choice of its team roaster but I loved it for the character interaction and for the continuous history and true continuity mentions, it made a good story even better. But l wish it did not end the way it did. It seemed more of a cliffhanger for a next issue then a nearly tied up story.

Its not a comic book series for a jump on point for new readers or a fresh start of reintroducing the New Mutants but I do believe its a great comic book for long-standing fans.

I would definitely suggest it for hardcore New Mutant and X-men fans, you will absolutely enjoy it.

Griffin

Seeking adventure and magic

Griffin

It’s been a month since he arrived at this place he does not know. He heard people call it a city by the name of “Athena” but it has no resemblance to what was called a city back home, no balance with nature.

He wondered until he exit the city and came to a mountain, nature was different here as well it had no spirit or soul but he came here because he sensed a familiar presence.

Griffin loves going on adventures but at this place all seemed mundane so he decided to build a grove as his mentor had showed him.

To his surprise the charm was a lot more stronger here than back home…like a powerful source which was searching a way to burst out.

Philip the guru

When Phillip has to make a serious decision he closes his eyes sees his choices in black and white until they merge into a final big grey hued choice.

Then Phillip knows what to do and that’s why his friends call him the guru!

Crooked Johnny

Johnny with a crooked smile

Johnny who had a crooked smile with crooked teeth had also a crooked nose.
Too many times he had broken it by riding his crooked bicycle at great speed.

A bicycle he built by spare parts from old broken bikes he had…a crooked bicycle.

The Immortal HULK

What I am currently reading on Marvel Unlimited is the Immortal HULK, written by Al Ewing and penciled by Joe Bennet with colours by Paul Mounts and inks by Ruy José Each issue has covers by Alex Ross! Up to now I have read three issues which I liked them so much that I though I should
spread the word.

Issue one of the Immortal Hulk was interesting although I did think I have seen this approach to the character before.

With issue two I had the impression on how the storyline would go, it had a darker feeling to it almost a touch of a horror movie which I liked a lot.

And issue three was simply entertaining!!! One story said by the point of view of four people which means each view was portrayed by the unique style of four different artists Leonardo Romero, Paul Hornschemeier, Marguerite Sauvage and Gary Brown with Joe Bennet doing the framing sequence! It was an amazing issue and I enjoyed reading every single page of it.

Al Ewing is reintroducing the dynamic duo personalities of Bruce Banner and Hulk in a way that I believe will entertain both old and new readers and Joe Bennet’s art is just perfect, defined and detailed!

I will be back for issue four and I strongly suggest for you to check it out.