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Magneto manages to defeat Sebastian Shaw and as a result the Hellfire Club votes the Black King out of the inner circle, like a bunch of little kids voting their friend out of the treehouse. And then, once he gets the old heave ho, he storms out screaming about how they are all going to turn on each other… as if that hasn’t been Shaw’s own plan this whole time!!! What an incredible diva. (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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If anything’s going to cut Magneto, it’s the realization that Illyana lost her struggle against the Darkchylde within her. After all, Magneto’s most authentic mentoring moments were with her, and if he ever had the chance to make any real connections with his students that allowed him to grow as a character, it was that one. But, as Shaw confronts him over his loss of power over both the X-Men and New Mutants, Magneto confesses his master plan in accepting Professor X’s offer to become headmaster of the school.

I don’t know if it’s because of stylistic differences between the writing in this issue by Louise Simonson and what was originally established by Chris Claremont, but Magneto’s motivations here do not seem like they are consistent with how he was feeling when he agreed to lead the New Mutants back in Uncanny X-Men #200. In that issue, it seemed like Professor X was trusting him with something he wasn’t quite ready for, with the expectation that Magneto would rise to the occasion and transcend his more divisive tendencies. But this revelation here makes it seem like Xavier’s intuition toward his rival was way off, and his plan to sway Magneto in their philosophical battle by giving him the responsibility of leading the New Mutants completely failed. It sounds like this whole ordeal was just another attempt by Magneto to consolidate power by manipulating those who trust him, including the children that were under his guardianship, with the intent of becoming a dictator. I’ll admit to owning a “Magneto Was Right” t-shirt, but man, you can’t argue that he never did anything wrong because some of this shit is pretty damn skeezy. (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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Dang. The damage has been done between Magento and the New Mutants, and there is no coming back from this. From the very start, this didn’t seem like a good idea. The kids never really trusted him, and Mags attempting to assert authority over them always felt awkward in that substitute science teacher sort of way. Now that his master plan has been laid out in detail, it’s obvious that Magneto hasn’t learned anything from this experience, and of course Xavier’s students aren’t going to fall in line behind his plans of world domination. Sheesh what a tremendous exercise in futility. (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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Magneto has been running around with the group of people I affectionately refer to as the Underwear Superfriends, aka the Hellfire Club, for some time now, which is in stark tonal contrast to him being the guardian of the good natured and impressionable New Mutants. In this issue that tension is resolved, for better or worse. And quite frankly, spoilers, it would take a man far greater than either me or Magneto to tell the Underwear Superfriends that he didn’t want to hang out with them anymore. Because, just think about the adventures we’d have! (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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Hey didn’t there use to be a lot more New Mutants than this? Did they all die? Who we missing here? Just Karma? And Doug Ramsey? And half of Illyana? Oh and Magma. I guess that’s only like a 40% turnover rate. Not as bad as the Trump administration. Well anyway here’s what’s left of the mansion after it got blown to shit by Mr. Sinister at the end of Inferno. And the only Marauder that’s left buried under the rubble is Sabertooth. Probably because he was down in the basement using Cerebro to masturbate.

Because he has a HEALING FACTOR you BOOB. Jesus I would flunk every one of these New Mutants out of X-Men school if I was their headmaster. (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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There has been a lot of tension building between Magneto and the New Mutants, ever since he took over as guardian of the school. It’s felt more like when you get an aged war vet as a substitute teacher in 7th grade who doesn’t have a lot of people skills, than it does a respected mentor dynamic. The New Mutants haven’t listened to a god damned word he’s said, sneaking out at night to go on missions, using their powers despite being grounded from them, getting Doug Ramsey KILLED. Meanwhile, Mags has been getting shadier and shadier, keeping his plans close to his chest and joining teams of super villains. It’s about time that we resolve this mess, so we can all move on with our lives. And as much as I can relate to the New Mutants when it comes to this situation, it doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to crack that little punk Bobby with a left hook to that pretty little puss of his.

Ooo so satisfying!!! (New Mutants #75 – May 1989)

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