The New Mutants, the original New Mutants, remain one of my favorite spin-offs of the X-Men franchise and one of my all-time favorite X-teams, period. I was extremely pleased when they released a trade paperback collecting their earliest appearances. One of the better pieces of X-Men history, certainly worth picking up.
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The story arcs collected in this volume tie-in directly with the stories happening in the Uncanny X-Men comic. Thankfully, you donât really need to read those issues, save for Uncanny X-Men #167, which is included in this trade. The New Mutants, despite being rather wet behind the ears, take on some pretty heavy duty challenges so early on in their career. Their first battle is against a rogue member of the Hellfire Club (Pierce, the cyborg), returning villains from the X-Men comic. They also take on Henry Gyrickâs Sentinels in one of the better issues. However, possibly the best arc included in this trade is their fight against the alien monstrosities known as the Brood. This is where the New Mutants comic directly ties-in with the X-Men book, as while the New Mutants were being formed, the X-Men were out on the Sleazeworld battling the Brood for the first time. A Brood Queen festering within Professor X makes some serious trouble for the New Mutants and really shows off their team-work and individual strengths.
