The Original New Mutants Are Back!

The Originals Get Better With Age

The New Mutants have always been a high profile distinct group right up there comparable with the top notch X-Men. Since inception, their diversity, history and strength of character has been what made this title stand out among the many x-teams. During the initial run certain characters like Magma, Warlock, Mirage and Karma have fallen to the way side. Others like Cannonball, Wolfsbane & Sunspot have been used on numerous occasions throughout the 90s but this era suffered from weak story lines from time to time. I'm overjoyed that the title will relaunch giving some focus to the much more mature and eXperienced mutants. If anything near the attention to detail that was placed on New X-Men volume two is shown here it will be an overnight success like back in its heyday. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens neXt especially with all the x-books being of such a high caliber at this point in time. The characters have grown with us and it's going to be interesting seeing them take their lives and the future of the dying mutant race to the neXt level. The first issue is already out and if it's any indication we're off to a great start. Here's to at least another 100 issues of New Mutants.

Legion (David Haller) son of Professor X and Gabrielle Haller. This autistic mutants manifested three personalities each with a different mutant ability:
I.) Telekinesis: moving & manipulation of physical objects - adventurous adult male personality
II.) Telepathy: control and projection of the mind - personality of a terrorist
III.) Pyrokinesis: creation & control of fire - defiant young female personality

Anybody who doesn't find Charles Xavier intriguing needs to have their head eXamined. The dynamics of his life and the people in it always made for good story telling. David scored big by having Charles as his dad. However he really won the popularity award just by being as intriguing, human and vulnerable like his dad despite being an eXtremely powerful mutant. This is a child that has been caught in the crossfire or a war between two races human and mutant as well as a broken family. There was never any lack of love from his parents but his mutation and mental condition placed him in a category all of his own. His mind like his life is in permanent fluX and no matter how crazy it gets I never get bored or tired of it. Like any other child he just wants to be recognised and loved by his parents especially his father Charles. It's going to be interesting (to say the least) to see where Legion goes from here.

Danielle Moonstar (previously called Psyche, Mirage) all beautiful names.

Prior to the events of House of M where she was depowered, Moonstar could:
I.) create realistic holographic illusion in her victims
II.) She had a psionic link with animals
III.) She could manifest fear in the form of a psychic arrow to render a person unconscious after being shot.
IV.) Dani was once a Valkyrie with a white Pegasus, connections to Asgard the mystical realm and able to perceive impending death before it occurred. The death of her pegasus, Brightwind changed this somewhat. I'm looking forward to any further development here.

Dani was always a proud cheyenne warrior with formidable fighting skills as well as undeveloped mystical abilities. The possibilities with her are limitless. This is a woman that is dynamic in every sense of the word and when she makes a move everybody takes note.

Magik (Illyana Rasputin)

There have been many siblings and other family connections in the world of the X-Men. The bond between Illyana and her big brother, the x-man Colossus is by far the most interesting sibling relationship. This brother sister duo proved that no matter how much life changed they were always there for each other. The once thought dead sorceress queen of a hellish dimension and mutant temporal teleporter has a lot on her plate right now. Returning at a time when her family has grown and her best friend and brother's girlfriend seemingly sacrificed her life to save the planet Earth. Personally I think our little snowflake deserves some hope and happiness in her life. She has sacrificed so much and tried relentlessly to aid others in the past. Magik has proved that no matter how bad life gets all you need is hope and love to make magic happen.

The New Mutants from back in the day.

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