( Four pages and a bit of a ramble )
Time for some fun - New Mutants Annual #2
Sep. 24th, 2012 01:30 amIt's been a long and rather trying week for this little Robin fan as so much has changed... but rather than wallow in what has been lost (I'll still do that, but on my own time) it's time for this old codger to "Accentuate the Positive" again, and reach for the comic equivalent of comfort food... and for me, that's a little classic Alan Davis.... I was going to go for his Detective Comics run, but I think I'll use bits of that for my next Robin posting, so instead, it's off to another reliable source of entertainment; The New Mutants, with added Alan Davis.... (These 16 or so (of 48) pages are scanned form my original, 26 year old copy of this, so there are liable to be some less than CG perfect colouring issues etc)
As my favourite mutant asks...
- char: captain britain/brian braddock,
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: magik/illyana rasputin,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: mirage/danielle moonstar,
- char: mojo,
- char: psylocke/betsy braddock,
- char: spiral/rita wayword,
- char: warlock,
- creator: alan davis,
- creator: chris claremont,
- group: new mutants,
- publisher: marvel comics,
- title: new mutants
New Mutants 47 Preview
Aug. 11th, 2012 12:06 pmWe need more of this sort of thing in comic books. Especially a title like the New Mutants
( So of course, they've cancelled the title... sigh )
( Nightwing #12 )
( And over on the Marvel side )
After the events of New Mutants #60, I didn't buy the comic regularly again, I hadn't much liked Louise Simonson's run, and that was the final straw. I didn't feel like I missed much.
Then a couple of years later, I saw New Mutants #81 on the shelves, a done-in-one story by Chris Claremont and guest penciller Louise Williams. I wonder if it was an inventory story, as it's also mostly a flashback and features neither the regular artist nor writer.
Comic books rarely deal with religion, and perhaps that's just as well, since it's incredibly easy to offend someone be they theist, polytheist or atheist. But it can be done...
( It's all about faith )
So this is another of my "Accentuate the Positive" posts, a glimpse into the past at some story or concept I thought was well presented, to prevent me making another angry post about current comics (Though I'll still post about the good ones of those I find too of course)
( Enemies? Sometimes. Rivals? ALWAYS! )
- char: cannonball/sam guthrie,
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: magik/illyana rasputin,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: mirage/danielle moonstar,
- char: shadowcat/kitty pryde,
- char: sunspot/roberto da costa,
- char: white queen/emma frost,
- char: wolfsbane/rahne sinclair,
- creator: chris claremont,
- creator: sal buscema,
- creator: tom mandrake,
- group: hellions,
- title: new mutants
From Newsarama's preview
• It’s NEW MUTANTS. It’s JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. It’s NEW MUTANTS *and* JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. It’s the New Journey Into Mutant Mystery! (With a left over “s”.)
• A forgotten hero returns, mightier than Thor himself, but will the truth behind his exile consume them all?
( Two pages under the cut )
New Mutants 40 - It's all in the semantics... (Plus a page from Warlock solo series for context)
Apr. 18th, 2012 11:43 pm( Past - Warlock #5 )
( Present - New Mutants #40 )
( Future - New Mutants 45/46 )
New Mutants #41
Apr. 18th, 2012 01:03 pmThis, for some reason, involves David Lopez deciding to go a little exaggerated and cartoony from time to time. I will warn you now that Roberto has gone out for the evening and decided, "You know what? I'm going to do my best Donkey Kong impression. Ladies love that!"
Then Doug facepalms. It's great.
( Roberto screws up )
( And it's not quite who we expected (given this is an X-Title )
( Journey with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear... )
( which I'm rather glad about... )
( A few more cute couples )
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: dazzler/alison blaire,
- char: hulkling/teddy altman,
- char: kelda,
- char: psylocke/betsy braddock,
- char: rictor/julio richtor,
- char: shatterstar/gaveedra-seven,
- char: wiccan/billy kaplan,
- creator: alan davis,
- creator: chris claremont,
- theme: cute romance week,
- title: new mutants
Marvel's "Next Big Thing" Journey into Mystery and the New Mutants cross over!
Feb. 13th, 2012 08:46 pmThe New Mutants in Asgard was one of the best stories the classic series ever had.
So it's hardly surprising that Marvel want to revisit the concept....
( But not the way you might assume! )
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: fandral,
- char: hogun,
- char: loki,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: sif,
- char: sunspot/roberto da costa,
- char: thor odinson/donald blake,
- char: volstagg,
- char: warlock,
- char: x-man/nate grey,
- creator: andy lanning,
- creator: dan abnett,
- creator: kieron gillen,
- creator: stephanie hans,
- genre: previews,
- group: new mutants,
- title: journey into mystery,
- title: new mutants
Doug wonders how many languages he can say "It's payback time" in (Plus anime news)
Feb. 9th, 2012 12:40 amAnd now in New Mutants V2
( The Team Supreme are back! (Spoilers for the next New Mutants arc) )
And speaking of cute guys (and ladies) from the 1980's in cool armour!
( News for Saint Seiya fans )
New Mutants #37 preview
Feb. 3rd, 2012 07:18 am( Give the Devil his due. )

