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daisyachain · 1 year

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Checking the numbers on Comichron, New Mutants was the best-selling non-X-Men non-Wolverine non-#1 X-spin-off for 2019, drawing level with X-Force for 2020 and then falling to the middle of the pack with X-Force leading in 2021. I can only guess that Hickfans rallied around issues 1-7 because it was the only spin-off he contributed to, then dropped off in the Brisson filler issues before Ayala came on. Sales fell for each successive issue until Ayala’s run, where sales were more random (#19 selling the best of the 2021 issues).

Ayala (character-driven, continuity-heavy) targets a very different demographic from Hickman (plot-driven, self-referential), so I’m hesitant to say their sales numbers are winning back the initial sales push, instead attracting a demographic that would usually read the School Book of the era. Which makes me realize, we have to Mutant School book (New Mutants V1, Generation X, Academy X, Wolverine and the X-Men). The closest things are Children of the Atom, where the twist is that the kids can’t and shouldn’t go to Mutant School, and New Mutants, where it kind of scoops all the dangling X-Kids alongside the adult New Mutants.

Other interesting trends are X-Force having legs, Marauders doing poorly, and the sheer number of #1 issues. X-Force isn’t a comic I’ve heard a lot about outside of having the most annoying X-Character (QQ), making Beast even less tolerable, and having Black Tom Cassidy actually be a main. Not that I trust the wisdom of the masses, but I’d be interested to see what on earth it’s doing to go above its original pitch as the Gritty Masc X-Spin-off. Black Tom is a promising sign. That said there’s only one X-Force for me (1991).

Marauders should by all means be selling better than New Mutants or at least Excalibur. It’s the Gold Team of this era, it’s got all the high-profile X-Characters who haven’t been crammed into X-Men or foisted off on solo/limited series. Storm, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, and Bishop should at least attract a few readers, shouldn’t they? But it consistently does poorly. Should I chalk that up to the usual racism/sexism or to Duggan’s shit writing? I want to say the latter.

As for #1 issues, I’ve got mixed feelings on the number of mini/maxiseries. X-Men was rebooted to #1 after a year and a half for…no reason I know of. Way of X and Legion of X are both Nightcrawler-led esoteric books, why not make it one title? Fallen Angels was rebranded to Hellions ditto. I’d forgotten X-Corp/Children/SWORD even happened. The relative sales of #1 issues make some of it make sense—a reboot will pump your numbers easy as anything—but that doesn’t cover everything!

The miniseries might be failed pilots. Way of X might have been an unexpected success that got ‘renewed’ into Legion of X, X-Corp/SWORD/Fallen Angels might’ve gotten cancelled due to poor sales and the latter two rebooted due to potential. Rebooting X-Men though? It’s the same title, there’s no cast change bigger than the ones that happen regularly, it was selling real well—the relaunch seems to have been given just to sell a new writer (who sucks). Even though the limited series should make it easier to organize the X-Books, the arrhythmic rebooting of books into exactly the same book means it’s no longer easy for a rando to tell the difference between a self-contained limited series and Ongoing (Part 1). They had the chance to make an orderly line and tossed it away the moment they crossed those streams.

#kelsey liveblogs comics #my feelings towards krakoa are: i wanted my new mutants to come back from limbo into their own comics #which i have. but do i wish they were back in limbo. sometimes. a little bit.#if not for ayala's New Mutants i'd write it off as more of the same but you know what in terms of x-men comics #it's been a lot worse. at least marvel is actually allowing stories to be published #rather than rebooting generation x and killing it off at increasingly short intervals

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miragekarma · 3 years

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thinking about early new mutants v1 illyana

#IT BREAKS MY HEART #panels #c: new mutants v1 #illyana rasputin #x #marvel comics

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tepkunset · 4 years

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Hi, I saw your post about the whitewashed characters in The New Mutants film, and I hope it's not too much to ask, but I'd like to read about Karma, the Asian leader. I don't know where to start or which comics to read, you know, in their right order, and Google is only talking about the movie, so I hope you can point me to the right direction. I'm only interested in this one character, so I hope that makes it easier for you. Thank you in advance, and I wish you an amazibg day. Kisses xX

The only reading list I could find for Karma is a little outdated, so here is a quick one that includes some more recent appearances as well. Some of these are good and some... not so much (like her first appearance is very stereotypical for example.)

Marvel Team-Up v1 #100 - Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four

Marvel Graphic Novel #4 - The New Mutants

New Mutants v1 #1-6

(Possessed by the Shadow King) The New Mutants v1 #29-34

New Mutants Special Edition #1

Uncanny X-Men Annual v1 #9

New Mutants v1 #35-43

New Mutants Annual v1 #2

New Mutants v1 #44-47

Uncanny X-Men Annual v1 #10

New Mutants #48-54

Wolverine v2 #4-8

Wolverine v2 #27-30

X-Force v1 #33-34 (part of the Child’s Play crossover)

Beast #1-3

New Mutants: Truth or Death #1-3

X-Force v1 #75

Mekanix #1-6

New Mutants v2 #4-13

New X-Men v2 #4-15 (sporadically)

X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 (she does have a featured short story, but it’s written by C. B. Cebulski...)

Uncanny X-Men v1 #501-503

New Mutants v3 #1-33 + #50

Astonishing X-Men v3 #49-68

All-New X-Men #40-41

New Mutants: Dead Souls #1-6 (fair warning though)

Uncanny X-Men v5 #12-19

War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1-3

New Mutants: War Children

New Mutants v4 #1-Present

I would like to personally recommend Astonishing X-Men v3 by Marjorie Liu. If you want to jump right into that, you can! Karma doesn’t appear until #49, but you should start reading at #48 for the beginning of the story, again, if you want to.

#karma #xuan cao manh #reading list #keitmeg #ask

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prisonhannibal · 3 years

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Hi! I'm starting to get in to Deadpool comics, can you share your Deadpool recs again? Please!

im an idiot who just like goes to the comic book store and picks one so im bad at recs, but this reading list looks good!

https://lornahs.tumblr.com/post/88007756794/where-to-start-reading-deadpool-new-mutants-v1

honestly most of his team up stuff work on their own like you could just read cable & deadpool or the one with hawkeye or whatever you dont need to be an expert for those.

#Anonymous

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comicreadingorder · 4 years

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Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont Reading Order

With each list made I felt better about trying harder ones, but this was still the most intimidating comic reading list there is. It encompasses so many years, titles, minis, GNs and characters that I didn’t know what to bother with and what not to, or where they led. It took me a long time and a lot of mixing and matching of other lists to find a basic framework that I could then nudge as I read it.

This is an attempt at presenting the entire mutantsphere as it evolves. When New Mutants/X-Factor/Excalibur start I add what you need to know to introduce them - things that you would’ve known about if you were reading at the time of release just because of the climate or through osmosis. That said, I only mention the basics for setting up the title before returning to UXM, rather than integrating them all. Because of that not everything is by Claremont, but I’d say at least 80% is, and if I included anything that isn’t then there's a reason.

I chose to start with Classic X-Men, a reprint comic published in the late 80s to catch people up. Each issue has some corrections and cleaning up of panels or dialogue, plus a new short story (usually by Claremont) taking place around the time of each issue. I read these instead of the original issues because of the extras and benefit of hindsight.

Bold=important parts of the main story Italics=optional (with explanations)

Classic X-Men 1

Giant-Size Uncanny X-Men 1 -- Even though Classic 1 is supposed to be a modified reprint, it skips a lot of stuff in here, so I think both portray a more complete picture. Not gonna lie, it’s pretty messy reading both of these back to back cause Classic rewrites like 2/3 of the story, but that kind of big overhaul and confusion is only for the first issue.

Classic 2-13 (UXM 94-105)

UXM 106 -- Wasn’t in the Classic run because it wasn’t part of the “main” story but it’s a fun one shot.

Classic 14-16 (UXM 107-109)

UXM 110 -- A fill-in story that also wasn’t included in Classic, which is a crime because it’s the first time they played baseball!

Classic 17-30 (UXM 111-124)

UXM Annual 3

Classic 31-44 (UXM 125-138)

Bizarre Adventures 27

Phoenix The Untold Story -- Sort of a high-end “what if” issue that contains round table transcripts of the creators and editorial team, plus artwork of how they came to the conclusion of the story, and other possibilities along the way.

UXM Annual 4

Classic 45 (UXM 139) -- The end of the reprints adding new content. They continue on but without bonus stuff.

UXM 140

Marvel Team-Up (V1) 100 -- Introduces a future new mutant plus a short backup story about the first meeting between Storm and Black Panther as children. Written by Claremont.

UXM 141-149

Avengers Annual 10

UXM 150

UXM Annual 5

Marvel Fanfare (V1) 1-4

UXM 151-153

Uncanny X-Men and the Teen Titans -- Out of continuity crossover written by Claremont. Takes place around this time but can be read anytime after the Dark Phoenix Saga.

Marvel Treasury Edition 26, 27 -- The short backups near the end of each issue.

UXM 154-166

The New Mutants Graphic Novel -- Introduces the new students.

New Mutants 1-3 -- Leads into 167 better than just the graphic novel.

UXM 167

UXM Annual 6

UXM Special Edition (1983) — Reprint of giant-size 1 but includes a new kitty Pryde backup story.

X-Men: God Loves; Man Kills -- Wasn’t meant to be canon but future writers retcon it in.

UXM 168-171

Wolverine (V1) 1-4 -- Relevant to the main story.

UXM 172-175

UXM Annual 7

Magik 1-4 -- Shows how Illyana grew up and what she went through.

UXM 176-180

NM 15, 16 -- These (and later 17) follow Kitty’s journey with the NM while the rest of the X-Men are on Warworld in SW.

Secret Wars One 1-12 -- If you’ve read this before or don’t want to read the whole thing you don’t have to, but you should at least skim it for the X-Men bits, as the Colossus parts are particularly relevant. Magneto and Prof X also refer back to it sometimes.

UXM 181, 182

NM 17

UXM 183-188

Kitty Pryde & Wolverine 1-6

UXM 189-192

UXM Annual 8

Firestar 1, 2 -- Introduction to the character from the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends cartoon into comics canon. It takes place over years which is why I cut UXM 193 in between.

UXM 193

Firestar 3, 4

X-Men and Alpha Flight 1-2 -- Muddy continuity things prevent it from clearly being put anywhere. Apparently the explanation is that it takes places between the middle and end of a single issue... Becomes relevant later.

UXM 194

Nightcrawler (V1) 1-4 -- Cockrum writes and draws Nightcrawler fucking around for four issues. Gets the briefest of acknowledgements later.

Power Pack (V1) 12, UXM 195

Secret Wars Two 1

UXM 196-198

Longshot 1-6 -- Introduces Longshot, Spiral, Mojo and Mojoworld.

UXM 199

NM Special Edition 1 (1985), UXM Annual 9

UXM 200, 201

X-Men: Heroes for Hope -- Special charity issue by every big name writer/artist at the time. Self-contained.

UXM 202-206

Avengers 263, Fantastic Four 286, X-Factor 1 -- These show how the Original 5 X-Men members come back together to form X-Factor. Can be read anywhere between 202 and 210, I just stuck them here for an attempt at pacing.

Marvel Fanfare 33 -- Doesn’t fit super well anywhere because this issue was meant as a video game tie-in. Other lists put it after annual 11 but that’s publication order and definitely doesn’t fit there.

NM Annual 2, UXM Annual 10

UXM 207-209

Mutant Massacre

UXM 210, X-Factor 9, UXM 211, XF 10, NM 46, Thor 373, Power Pack 27, UXM 212, Thor 374, XF 11, UXM 213 -- NM adds some backdrop -- like creating a medical area -- to the events but doesn’t progress the main story.

UXM 214-219

Fantastic Four vs The X-Men 1-4

X-Men vs Avengers 1-4 -- Provides closure to the story in 200.

UXM Annual 11

Fall of the Mutants

I dropped some titles you’ll see in other lists like Daredevil and New Mutants because they either add nothing or have their own, unrelated story that really just keeps you from the main title longer. Everything italicized is related to X-Factor, which also tells its own story but has some links to UXM which carry over into Inferno. It’s broken up with UXM issues for impact and spoilers. If you don’t care about X-Factor you can skip all that and just read 220-227.

XF 18-23, UXM 220-224, Incredible Hulk 340, XF 24, 25, PP 35, UXM 225-227, Captain America 339, XF 26, FF 312 -- Hulk is mostly a transition issue between 224 to 225, Power Pack just shows an extended version of a fight, Cap closes a loose end, Fantastic Four is an epilogue.

UXM 228-231

Excalibur Special Edition (1988) -- Alternate title “Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.” This shows what happens to the leftover X-Men members who weren’t around for FotM and ties up their loose ends before launching Excalibur.

Marvel Comics Presents 1-10, Wolverine (V2) 1-8, 10 -- These take place over the months between 227 and 232. They’re just Wolverine solo stories I included because there are a couple easter eggs that distinctly place them during this time and because Claremont wrote them.

UXM Annual 12

UXM 232-238

Inferno

UXM 239, X-Terminators 1-3, XF 36, UXM 240-241, NM 71, XT 4, NM 72-73, XF 37, UXM 242, XF 38, UXM 243, XF 39

UXM 244, 245

UXM Annual 13 -- Atlantis Attacks tie-in that’s pretty confusing if you’re not following the whole event. Jubilee backup that shows what happens to her between 244 and her next appearance. The Jubilee story is kinda worth it.

Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown 1-4 — I didn’t add this originally because it’s disappointing and self-contained but eventually it’s mentioned again, years after these lists end, in X-factor 112.

UXM 246-267

Days of Future Present: FF Annual 23, NM Annual 6, XF Annual 5, UXM Annual 14

UXM 268, 269

X-Tinction Agenda: UXM 270, NM 95, XF 60, UXM 271, NM 96, XF 61, UXM 272, NM 97, XF 62

UXM 273-274

Kings of Pain: NM Annual 7, New Warriors Annual 1, UXM Annual 15, X-Factor Annual 6 -- Story across annuals about NW and X-Force with backups about Freedom Force. Totally skippable unless you’re reading those. Put here for breathing room between it and the Muir Isle saga.

UXM 275-277

Muir Isle Saga: UXM 278-279, XF 69, UXM 280, XF 70

X-Men (V2) 1-3

For some epilogue stories, see also

X-Men (V2) 4-11 -- Jim Lee stuck around on pencils through 11. And while I have opinions about his effect on the series, he drew the hell out of the book.

Weapon X (Marvel Comics Presents 72-84) — Barry Windsor-Smith tells the original story revealing Logan’s transformation and escape from Weapon X.

X-Men/Spider-Man -- A series of one-shots about crossovers between the team and SM across their careers. It’s fine by itself but excels at finding points in each title’s continuity to unite them. Like 4 issues of fun references and interactions.

X-Men: Grand Design -- A truncated retelling of the X-Men’s years from the start up to Claremont’s exodus, including most future retcons. It might seem weird to suggest a retelling of stories you just read but this is done so well while seamlessly including retcons and making small adjustments with the benefit of hindsight that it is itself a great reading experience. Sort of like when you watch a movie series after finishing the books to compare.

X-Men Forever: Alpha, 1-20, Annual 1, 21-24, Giant-Size 1, XMF 2: 1-16 -- This was an ongoing that Claremont started in 2009, picking up from X-Men #3 to tell the stories he’d had planned as if nothing happened afterwards, which he does for some (like pairing kitty with gambit) while others he just kills off because he decides he’d rather add some stuff he couldn’t have done back then. It’s still fun to see all the rumored plotlines and hints coming to fruition. Or being somewhat confirmed. The story itself isn’t satisfying, but at least it’s interesting. Alpha reprints those 3 issues from 1991 but also has a short story bridging the gap between it and issue 1. You should read it before starting the first issue because they didn’t even include that in the trade. After 24 it then has a giant-size one shot and reboots into X-Men Forever 2, which lasts up to 16.

I’ll occasionally add some stuff so if you didn’t catch something last time it might not have been there! Like the X-Men Forever entry, which I read almost 7 months ago but didn’t decide to put in until now.

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why-i-love-comics · 4 years

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hey, do you know what would be a good starting place for warlock? the uh, weird tech symbiote (i think??) they (he? it??) looks really cool and honestly thats how i got into 80% of the comics i read

he’s a Technarch! like an alien guy hmmm honestly that’s kinda hard I feel like he never got much shine but just had like nice moments (zombie Doug definitely stick out in my mind lol) and he was almost always in team books, just off the top of my head I’d say New Mutants because that’s his first appearance (number #18) he appears a lot in it but with some gaps (but also honestly if you just read New Mutants you’re gonna have a pretty good time)

he’s also pretty prevalent in Excalibur I think around issue #80 and a lot in the #100′s (lol sorry I can’t be more helpful with that but like I said he just kinda pops up in stuff) he’s also in Fallen Angels which is good but weird (I guess I liked it but I wouldn’t like full heartedly recommend it to people, but it’s like an offshoot of New Mutants) he did also get a solo Warlock v5 (be sure it’s volume 5 as the previous volumes are annoyingly Adam Warlock as well as the 6th volume lol) but I haven’t read it so someone who has let us know if it’s good

sorry this isn’t more helpful but yea I’d say New Mutants v1 #18 would be the best place to start!

#Anonymous

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kineticboyfriends · 4 years

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Vance Astrovik can be too dramatic and emotional at times

1st and 2nd pics = Fantastic Four #356, 1991 (Vance Astrovik as Marvel Boy informs his teammates that he has had a "telepathic flash" and he claims that there’s some kind of deadly danger.)

3rd, 4th and 5th pics = New Warriors v1 # 43, 1994 (Even though Vance Astrovik had been released from prison on parole for his good behavior, the anti-mutant mob had been pressuring them. When one of the mutant haters threw a canister which contained an aborted mutant fetus, this drove Vance into a rage that he grabbed the bigots and threw them about with his telekinesis while yelling at them. The New Warriors could not do anything but stand there and watch him vent out his anger. On the same issue, Vance came up with his new superhero identity as Justice and he stops the anti-mutant mob from burning down his house where his mother holed herself up.)

6th and 7th pics = New Warriors v1 #69 and #70, 1996 (Despite all their efforts to fight and protect Speedball from Sphinx the powerful enemy, they could not prevent Speedball from getting “killed”. Vance was so overwhelmed with grief that he screams at Sphinx in tears. Vance got too upset as he kept blaming himself for failing to protect Speedball and letting death happen that he yelled at Timeslip when she had another future-vision. Thankfully, Speedball got better at the end of the story arc when it turned out to be a time travel clusterfuck.)

8th pic = Avengers v3 #8, 1998 (At that time when Vance joined the Avengers along with Firestar, he gets too worked-up on himself as he feels inferior among the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Because the Avengers had to focus on protecting the civilians from the falling debris of the airport instead of stopping the gunmen, Vance berates himself for letting the gunmen to escape. Thor calms him down by putting a hand on his shoulder and explains to him that even the Avengers do have limits as they have to defend the civilians first.)

9th pic = Avengers v3 #16, 1999 (As Vance had fumbled up his words from his nervousness when he tried to make a speech to the Avengers, he becomes too overwhelmed that he has an emotional meltdown in the room. Angelica tries to calm him down when Jarvis enters into the room and Vance nearly yells at him. Realizing his mistake of lashing out, Vance apologizes to Jarvis for his behavior.)

10th pic = I heart Marvel #2, 2006 (In a poorly-written valentines day special comic, Vance Astrovik prepares for a wedding to marry Angelica on a special day. Unfortunately, Angelica wasn’t ready for marriage when she ignored his phone calls after hanging out with her friends at the bachelorette party. Next day, Angelica and Vance meet up at the bridge to have a talk. Vance confronts Angelica and acts like a drama king by whining that he’s like a woman in a relationship. Angelica confessed that she needed more life experience before settling into married life. The long-time couple of the New Warriors broke up their engagement and relationship that they left in a huff.)

11th pic = New Warriors v5 #5, 2014 (Before Vance, Kaine and Water Snake could sense something, he gets scratched on his chest by Felinatus, a.k.a Mister Whiskers. Vance look too dramatic with his pose and left whining in pain.)

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moontours · 4 years

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10 and 40 for illyana rasputin 🥰

10. what character has the best character development?

i think last time i said natasha so today’s answer will be emma!!! the way she went from being an x-men villain to a teacher is literally the best development ever. she is so so good as a teacher and she loves all of her students so much it literally makes my chest hurt. like im not saying the xmen were at their peak when emma and scott were in charge of xavier’s and emma was headmistress but that is literally what i was saying. ignoring all of dawn of x bc while powers of x got it right with emma joining for the children, there is no way she would sit idly while they were being taught to sacrifice themselves to be reborn better like .. that is simply not something she would stand for.

40. what’s your opinion on [illyana rasputin]?

i love, love, love her so much!!!! id like to read new mutants v1 eventually for her and the rest of the nm but from what i have read of her, i literally love her and her sword so much like she really is just so powerful and also i adore her relationship with kitty so much. it’s so precious and sweet and i hope one day marvel will let them be gfs

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#thank u my lovely angel <3 #zee tag #asks

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uncannycyke · 4 years

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What's your favourite past comic to read after reflecting on how bad this Krakoa thing is?

tbh most of its ideas are just a lamer version matt fraction’s x-men with utopia. and fractions x-men run is one of my all time favorites so when i reread that earlier this year i had a blast.

im currently also reading x-force v1 which i have never read and it gets a lot better after liefeld leaves lmao. like just visually and storytelling wise it improves massively once he leaves.

im also reading new mutants v1 because ive read most of it but never the full run in one go so i’m doing that at last and its been a good time.

though its not x-men related im hoping to branch into mark waids fantastic four once i finish x force or new mutants.

#Anonymous

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marvelman901 · 4 years

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Wolfsbane, of the New Mutants and later of X-Factor. . 1st - 4th slide is from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v3 18 (1993) by Keith Pollard. 5th and 6th slide is from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v1 12 (1983) by Bob McLeod. 7th - 9th slide is from X-Factor 95 and 96 (1993) by Greg Luzniak and Al Milgrom. 10th slide is from X-Men Unlimited 1 (1993) by Chris Bachalo and Dan Panosian (I think). . Ranhe Sinclair. . #wolfsbane #newmutants #xmen #xfactor #marvel #scottish #wolf #keithpollard #90s #strongguy #gregluzniak #almilgrom #chrisbachalo #danpanosian #bobmcleod #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8KOgchLsI/?igshid=fruwfhz80qun

#wolfsbane #newmutants #xmen #xfactor #marvel #scottish #wolf #keithpollard #90s #strongguy #gregluzniak #almilgrom #chrisbachalo #danpanosian #bobmcleod #comics

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daisyachain · 1 year

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8 & 28?

ooh thanks!!

Who’s your favorite artist (fanon or canon)?

I can't say I know anything about art! The quick answer is Bill Sienkiewicz and Rod Reis, who both do fabulous free-form art like so:

Then early X-Factor Investigations (left) had a smooth, noir style that was really well-done by Ryan Sook (pencils)/Wade von Grawbadger (his actual name apparently???? inks)/Dennis Calero (both)/Jose Villarrubia (colours). The colourist I feel like I have to credit because the whole run has washed-out, greenish colours that really add to the atmosphere. However I also have to put in that he whitewashes two of the regulars h e a v i l y. From what I've seen that's partly the fault of editorial, but it bears mentioning.

Also have to credit Marco Checcetto (pencil/ink) and Andres Mossa (colour) for drawing the sickest version of Sunspot in Avengers World (right). Their service in making my 3rd-fave look cool will not go forgotten. Checcetto's work on Elektra in the most recent Daredevil also looks great, though I only see the covers.

Some bonus mentions for art that I've read that was enjoyable are Jae Lee (pencils)/Al Milgrom (Inks) on 90s X-Factor and Terry Shoemaker/Al Milgrom on assorted X-Force/New Mutants fill-ins

What got you into comics?

Scully, you're not gonna believe this one. In 2018 I was living in the UK for a bit and came down the flu for the first time in years at the same time as Deadpool 2 was coming out with the associated marketing campaign. I was stuck in bed for 3 days straight. Looking for easy watching, I pulled up Deadpool 1. I don't remember anything of it except the Hugh Jackman joke and that it wasn't very funny.

Because I had nothing else to do, I did some googling and pulled up the Spider-Man/Daredevil joke comic that was ongoing at the time. I enjoyed some bits, I didn't enjoy some bits, I realized comics were a fully unexplored world to me. I had no idea it was so convoluted, cheesy, and self-referential. So I just searched it on tumblr because I was, again, stuck in bed except for meals and one miserable milk run. That turned up a whole bunch of those 'all LBGTQ+ superheroes in comics!' graphics because credulous nobodies think that Deadpool is 'representation' instead of 90s homophobic gay chicken gone too far.

Knowing this and being neck-deep in 90s Legally We're Not Allowed To Do Gay Stuff But We're Trying Hard DS9 at the time I got hit, I decided to follow up on the other gay characters I saw in the graphics to see how/why they were allowed to be gay on-panel in the 90s. That started me off with The Authority v1-4, then the Shatterstar reading list put together by lornahs on tumblr since I knew that character had a cameo in the new movie. The rest is history!

#kelsey liveblogs comics #long post again sorry all #also love jon davis-hunt's art on The Wild Storm (rotoscopey realism; washed-out greys with small colour accents)#and for transformers it's hands-down milne/burcham. no one does a greebled cityscape like milne

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miragekarma · 3 years

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rahne gets all the teddy bears

#tabitha smith #dani moonstar #rahne sinclair #x #marvel comics #panels #c: new mutants v1 #c: marvel’s indigenous voices

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xforcesource · 5 years

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For anyone that wants to read X-Force comics or want to get into X-Force. I’ve added links below for anyone interested in reading about X-Force. (Main stuff)

New Mutants V1 - Issue 100 (Very Last Issue)

X-Force V1 / X-Cutioner's Song (Event - Reading List)

X-Force V2

X-Force V3

Messiah (Event - Reading List) Necrosha (Event - Reading List) X-men: Second Coming (Event - Reading List)

Uncanny X-Force V1

Cable & X-Force

Uncanny X-Force V2

X-Force V4

Weapon X(Force)

X-Force V5 (Ended)

#x force #t: reading list #modpost #by ajay

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shatterstar · 4 years

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my rational brain, begging: please read a different comic please expand your knowledge of the marvel universe please. seek out new experiences you never know what you’ll find

my dumb gay brain: Get in loser we’re rereading new mutants v1 again

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comicreadingorder · 4 years

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New Mutants Volume 1 Reading Order

With the X-Men’s success Marvel editorial demanded the brand be expanded into more titles. Claremont, after fighting this as long as he could, made the compromise to do one, but his way. The result was New Mutants. This focuses on a diverse group of teen (13-19) outcasts, most having nowhere else to go, joining the school to get a handle on their powers. The goal was not for them to be a backup team or the next generation of the X-Men, but for Professor X to return to his base goal of a safe space for raising mutants. This is also where the Hellfire Club, particularly Emma Frost, and their inner workings are more fully explored, largely because they have a rival group of young mutants called Hellions that mirror the NM. While I wrote lists for other X-Men runs, each is supposed to function by itself rather than part of some master list. I’m sure you could piece them together easily enough if you wanted, but this is made with the mindset of someone only reading NM. Bold=important parts of the main story Italics=optional (with explanations)

Marvel Team-Up (V1) 100 -- The first appearance of Xi'an Coy Manh, also known as Karma, which leads into 165 and then the GN.

Uncanny X-Men (V1) 165 -- There are only couple relevant pages to the NM here but it’s significant for Professor Xavier’s choice to bring in new students.

New Mutants Graphic Novel -- The official name is Marvel Graphic Novel #4. It’s the first appearance of most of the team and how they came together.

New Mutants (V1) 1-3

UXM 167 -- During the previous issues the X-Men were in space fighting the Brood, this is their return and first time meeting the new students.

NM 4-12

Marvel Team-Up (V1) Annual 6 -- Relevant to future stories.

NM 13

Magik 1-4 -- Miniseries showing Magik’s upbringing shortly before joining the team.

NM 14

UXM 180 -- It’s only the last few pages that lead into NM 15.

NM 15-21

NM Annual 1

NM 22-25

UXM 192

Firestar 1-2 -- Introduction to the character from the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends cartoon into comics canon. It takes place over years which is why I cut UXM 193 in between.

UXM 193

Firestar 3-4

NM 26-29

Secret Wars Two #1

NM 30-34

NM Special Edition 1 (1985), UXM Annual 9

UXM 200

NM 35-37

Secret Wars Two #9

NM 38-44

NM Annual 2, UXM Annual 10

NM 45-51

NM Annual 3

NM 52

Fallen Angels (V1) 1-3 -- Miniseries following Sunspot and Warlock. Doesn’t really affect the main title besides those characters not being around for a few issues.

NM 53-54 -- Claremont departs*.

Fallen Angels 4-8

NM 55-57 -- Louise Simonson takes over.

Power Pack 33 — What happens to Warlock and Sunspot after Fallen Angels but before their return to the team.

NM 58-66

NM Annual 4 -- Part of the Evolutionary War event across annuals. Works fine as a solo story.

UXM 231

NM 67-70

X-Terminators 1-3 -- Miniseries mostly following some kids from X-Factor during Inferno. Gives more background to explain what causes Inferno.

NM 71

X-Terminators 4

NM 72-76

X-Factor 41, 42 -- The team briefly stays with the kids from X-Factor (a book also written by Simonson) who will shortly join the team.

NM 77-87 -- Rob Liefeld takes over art duties with 86

NM Annual 5 -- Same as Annual 4 but with Atlantis Attacks.

NM 88-91

NM Summer Special (1990) -- One-shot by Ann Nocenti

NM 92

Days of Future Present: Fantastic Four Annual 23, NM Annual 6, XF Annual 5, UXM Annual 14

NM 93-94

X-Tinction Agenda: UXM 270, NM 95, XF 60, UXM 271, NM 96, XF 61, UXM 272, NM 97, XF 62 -- Louise Simonson departs.

UXM 273 -- XA epilogue and Claremont’s real final issue of the X-Men. After this he was relegated to scripting a few issues before leaving altogether.

NM 98-100 -- At this point Liefeld/Nicieza take over on script/plot/pencil duties and set up the team’s reboot into X-Force.

Kings of Pain: NM Annual 7, New Warriors Annual 1, UXM Annual 15, X-Factor Annual 6 -- Has a New Mutants annual despite happening after the change to X-Force; I guess they figured it was too soon for that title. Focuses on X-Force and New Warriors with backups about Freedom Force. Totally skippable unless you’re reading those.

If you want to follow Wolfsbane you have the option of reading the Muir Island Saga (UXM 278, 279, XF 69, UXM 280, XF 70) that leads into X-Factor 71 where that team is completely remade, or just jump to XF 71. If you want to follow Sam and Boom-Boom continue with X-Force 1 If you want to follow other New Mutants you’ll probably have to check wiki because it’s a while before they’re around again. See also:

*New Mutants Forever 1-5 -- Out of continuity mini from 2010 by Claremont, set after 54, imagining the story he would’ve told had he never left and providing a chance to close some threads left hanging by his departure. Best read after you've finished the list, like a deleted scene or bonus content.

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