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New Mutants
Cover of The New Mutants #1 (April 2009) by Diogenes Neves. Clockwise from top left: Warlock, Sunspot, Cannonball, Danielle Moonstar, Magma, Karma, Magik, Cypher, and Legion
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Mutants (September 1982)
Created byChris Claremont
Bob McLeod
In-story information
Base(s)Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Ship
Member(s)Cable (trainer)
Magneto (trainer)
Professor X (trainer)
Bird-Brain
Blink
Boom-Boom
Cannonball
Chamber
Rusty Collins
Cypher
Domino
Feral
Gosamyr
Karma
Magik
Magma
Mirage
Mondo
Rictor
Shatterstar
Skids
Sunspot
Warlock
Warpath
Wolfsbane
X-Man
Roster
See: List of New Mutants members

The New Mutants is a group of fictional teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the X-Men franchise.

The first team of New Mutants characters was created by Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod. They first appeared in The New Mutants (September 1982), part of the line Marvel Graphic Novel, and are subsequently featured in their own title from 1983 until 1991. Like its parent title, The New Mutants highlighted interpersonal and group conflict as well as action and adventure, and featured a large ensemble cast. With the end of the first series, the characters were relaunched as X-Force in a new, eponymous series.

The second New Mutants series, launched in 2003, featured a new group of teenage mutants. Unlike the original New Mutants, they were part of a huge cast of students at the Xavier Institute. In 2004, it was relaunched as New X-Men: Academy X, after which the central group was formally dubbed the "New Mutants." In the aftermath of the "M-Day" crossover storyline in late 2005, the remaining students were merged into one junior team, the New X-Men.

The third New Mutants series, reuniting most of the original team, was launched in May 2009.

A horror film featuring the New Mutants was released on August 28, 2020.[1]

The New Mutants, volume 1

By the early 1980s, Uncanny X-Men (under the authorship of Chris Claremont) had become one of the comic book industry's most successful titles, prompting Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter to launch The New Mutants, the first of several X-Men spin-offs. X-Men editor Louise Simonson recalled "Neither Chris [Claremont] or I really wanted to do it. We wanted X-Men to be special and by itself, but Shooter told us that if we didn't come up with a new 'mutant' book, someone else would."[2] The name was a modification of Stan Lee's original name for the X-Men, "The Mutants".[2]

The New Mutants were teenaged students of Professor Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and wore matching uniforms, much like the original X-Men, who had since grown into adulthood.[3] These students, however, rather resembled the "all-new, all-different X-Men" of their era in terms of ethnic diversity.

The original team consisted of:

  • Cannonball (Samuel Guthrie), a 16-year-old from Kentucky, United States and eventual co-leader, with the ability to generate thermo-chemical energy and propel himself through the air.
  • Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh), a 19-year-old girl from Vietnam and the team's original leader, who could mentally possess other people's bodies.
  • Mirage (Danielle Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche), a girl who is a Cheyenne Native American and eventual co-leader after Karma's apparent death, who could create visual empathic three-dimensional illusions.
  • Sunspot (Roberto da Costa), a 14-year-old from Brazil who had superhuman strength fueled by sunlight and could store solar energy in his body to use his super strength.
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair), a 13-year-old religious girl from Scotland, United Kingdom who could transform into a wolf and a werewolf-like creature.

The team was intended to debut in their own series. However, as the first issue was nearing completion, Shooter ordered it to be reworked into a graphic novel so that Marvel Graphic Novel could make its deadline for the next issue. Thus, the New Mutants debuted in Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (December 1982), which continued a plotline from Uncanny X-Men. (Despite this, the graphic novel missed its shipping slot by two weeks due to artist Bob McLeod's honeymoon.)[2]

The series was originally written by Claremont and illustrated by McLeod, the team's co-creators, but McLeod soon passed artistic duties on to Sal Buscema. McLeod was unprepared for the demands of doing both pencils and inks on a monthly book, prompting him to have Buscema do the breakdowns after the first three issues, and left entirely after issue #8 when he began to lose interest in the stories.[3] Claremont gave the series a darker tone, which was heightened with the arrival of artist Bill Sienkiewicz. Sienkiewicz's avant garde art style and painted covers broke through the conventional comic book boundaries of the day and helped The New Mutants stand out on the shelf.[3]

In addition to very serious depictions of teenage angst and growing pains, the series featured themes of mysticism. The stories also relied on wilder, more far-fetched premises than were typical of X-Men at the time, shaping into more of a science fiction and fantasy series than the superhero coming-of-age comic it had been touted as in its early days.[3] Locales included demonic dimensions, alternate futures, and an ancient Roman civilization hidden within the Amazon rainforest. The New Mutants also encountered a secret society called the Hellfire Club, and began a rivalry with their young apprentices, the Hellions.

After the apparent death of Karma, Cannonball and Dani Moonstar act as co-leaders.[4] New recruits included:

  • Cypher (Douglas Ramsey), an otherwise ordinary young man who could learn to read or speak any language rapidly, whether it was human, alien, or machine, making him an unmatched computer expert.
  • Magik (Illyana Rasputin), sister of the Russian X-Man Colossus and long-time resident of the X-Mansion, an accomplished mystic who could open "teleportation discs" allowing travel to Limbo and from there, any point on Earth.
  • Magma (Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla), a fiercely tempered native of a secret Roman society in the Amazon who can control lava.[3]
  • Warlock, an extraterrestrial of the techno-organic race known as the Technarchy. Considered a pariah due to the uncommon trait of empathy.

A supplementary New Mutants Annual series began in 1984. These annuals were always written by whoever was the regular New Mutants writer at the time and often included significant changes to the status quo which were not explained in the parent series so that readers would have to buy New Mutants Annual in order to follow events in both series.1985 annual was solicited as New Mutants Annual #2, but published as New Mutants Special Edition #1 because it exceeded the maximum page count for an annual.[5]

In 1986, Professor X was written out of the series. Before he left, he made the X-Men's one-time nemesis, Magneto, headmaster of his school.[6] Magneto would be the team's longest-running headmaster, holding the position from New Mutants #35 through to #75. Fiercely overprotective of his students, particularly after the events of the "Mutant Massacre" and "Fall of the Mutants", he was increasingly used as an uptight foil for the adventurous New Mutants, setting rules that they would inevitably break in the interests of helping their friends.

With Claremont taking on Wolverine and Excalibur, he left The New Mutants and the series was turned over to writer Louise Simonson and illustrator Bret Blevins with issue #55 (Sept. 1987). Simonson was intended to be only a fill-in writer for the six months Claremont needed to get the two new series launched, but he ultimately remained with his new projects, and Simonson ended up writing the series for over three years.[2] During her run, Magma is written out of the book,[7] and Magik is de-aged back to childhood.[8] Due to his unpopularity with New Mutants readers and artists, Cypher is killed off in The New Mutants #60 (February 1988). Simonson recalled, "He wasn't fun to draw. He just stood around and hid behind a tree during a fight... Every artist who ever did him said 'Can't we kill this guy?' We would get letters from fans about how much they hated him."[2] Simonson also folded the X-Terminators, a group of young wards from X-Factor, into the New Mutants.[9]

The X-Terminators added to the team were:

In 1989, Simonson crafted a saga in which the team journeyed to Asgard, the home of the gods of Norse mythology. The storyline wrote Dani Moonstar out of the series, as she joined the Norse pantheon as one of the Valkyrior.[10] However, the most controversial issue of her run was New Mutants #64. Titled "Instant Replay!", the story deals with the New Mutants' mourning for Cypher, and includes a scene in which Warlock attempts to resurrect Cypher by taking his corpse out of its coffin and showing it to Cypher's loved ones. Simonson holds it to be her favorite New Mutants story, though she acknowledges that many readers found it too morbid.[2]

Sales of the series had slumped for several years, but took a sharp upturn after Rob Liefeld took over the penciling and co-plotting chores at the end of 1989.[citation needed] A new mentor for the group, the mysterious mercenary Cable, was introduced,[10] further helping sales. Over the next year, several longtime team members were written out or killed off. However, the relationship between Liefeld and Simonson was fraught with tension, and Simonson claims that editor Bob Harras dealt with the situation by rewriting her plots and dialogue so that the characterizations did not make sense: "Although I wasn't being fired, I think I was being shoved out the door with both hands by Bob Harras. Bob was only doing what he had to do, I expect, which was make Rob Liefeld happy."[2] Simonson eventually gave in, leaving after issue #97. When Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, who wrote dialogue based on Liefeld's plots, took over as writers of the final three issues of the series, they included several harder-edged characters:

  • "Domino" (Vanessa Geraldine Carlysle), Cable's pale-skinned, black-garbed mercenary lover. Actually Copycat, impersonating Domino.
  • Feral (Maria Callasantos), who possessed a bestial temperament and appearance.
  • Shatterstar (Gaveedra Seven), a swashbuckling warrior from another dimension.
  • Warpath (James Proudstar), the younger brother of slain X-Man Thunderbird and a former Hellion, an Apache who possessed super strength and speed.

The New Mutants was cancelled in 1991 with issue #100, but the new platoon-like team formed by Cable continued in X-Force, a successful series (whose first issue sold approximately one million copies)[citation needed] that would continue until 2002, and feature a variety of the former New Mutants cast.

Volume 1 cast

Members of New Mutants
Issues Characters
#1–6 Wolfsbane, Psyche, Sunspot, Cannonball, Karma
#7–11 Wolfsbane, Psyche, Sunspot, Cannonball
#12–14 Wolfsbane, Psyche, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma
#15–20 Wolfsbane, Psyche, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma, Magik
#21–33 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher (rotating)
#34–36 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Karma, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher
#37–42 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Cannonball, Karma, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher
#43–54 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Karma, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher
#55–56 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher
#57 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magma, Magik, Warlock, Cypher, Bird-Brain
#58–60 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik, Warlock, Cypher, Bird-Brain
#61–65 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik, Warlock
#66–75 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik, Warlock, Gosamyr
#76–77 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Magik, Warlock, Skids, Firefist, Rictor, Boom-Boom
#78–87 Wolfsbane, Mirage, Sunspot, Cannonball, Warlock, Skids, Firefist, Rictor, Boom-Boom
#88–95 Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Cannonball, Warlock, Rictor, Boom-Boom, Cable
#96–97 Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Cannonball, Rictor, Boom-Boom, Cable
#98 Sunspot, Cannonball, Rictor, Boom-Boom, Cable, Domino
#99 Sunspot, Cannonball, Boom-Boom, Cable, Domino, Warpath
#100 Cannonball, Boom-Boom, Cable, Domino, Shatterstar, Feral

Volume 1 collected editions

The New Mutants has been reprinted in several trade paperbacks, some containing specific story arcs (such as the "Demon Bear Saga" by Claremont and Sienkiewicz), and some collected as part of a larger crossover of the various X-titles. Only in 2006, however, did a chronological reprinting of the series begin, with the commencement of The New Mutants Classic series of trade paperbacks.

Collected Editions of New Mutants Omnibus Volume 1
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
New Mutants Omnibus, Volume 1 The New Mutants #1–34, Annual #1; Marvel Graphic Novel #4; Marvel Team-Up Annual #6; Marvel Team-Up #100 (A story), #149; Uncanny X-Men #160, #167, #180, #189, #192; Magik #1-4 December 2020 978-1302926885
Secret Wars II Omnibus New Mutants #30, #36–37; Secret Wars II #1–9; Uncanny X-Men #198, #202–203; Captain America #308; Iron Man #197; Fantastic Four #282, #285, #288, #316–319; Web of Spider-Man #6; Amazing Spider-Man #268, #273–274; Daredevil #223; Incredible Hulk #312; Avengers #260–261, #265–266; Dazzler #40; Alpha Flight #28; Thing #30; Doctor Strange #74; Cloak and Dagger #4; Power Pack #18; Thor #363; Power Man and Iron Fist #121; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #111; Defenders #152; Quasar #8 May 2009 978-0785131113
Mutant Massacre Omnibus Uncanny X-Men #210-219, Annual #11; X-Factor #9-17, Annual #2; New Mutants #46; Thor #373-374, #377-378; Power Pack #27; Daredevil #238; Fantastic Four VS. The X-Men #1-4; X-Men VS. The Avengers #1-4 May 2018 978-1302914240
X-Men Inferno Omnibus X-Factor #33-40, X-Terminators #1-4, Uncanny X-Men #239-243, New Mutants #71-73, Power Pack #40, #42-44, Avengers #298-300, Fantastic Four #322-324, Amazing Spider-Man #311-313, Spectacular Spider-Man #146-148, Web Of Spider-Man #47-48, Daredevil #262-263, #265, Excalibur #6-7, Mutant Misadventures Of Cloak and Dagger #4, and material from X-Factor Annual #4. May 2021 978-1302928544
Atlantis Attacks Omnibus New Mutants #76, Annual #5; Silver Surfer Annual #2; Iron Man Annual #10; Marvel Comics Presents #26; Uncanny X-Men Annual #13; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23; Punisher Annual #2; Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #9; Daredevil Annual #4; Avengers Annual #18; X-Factor Annual #4; Web of Spider-Man Annual #5; Avengers West Coast #56, Annual #4; Thor Annual #14; Fantastic Four Annual #22 March 2011 978-0785144922
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus New Mutants #84–86; Uncanny X-Men #256–258; Fantastic Four #334–336; Wolverine #19–20; Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #11–13; Incredible Hulk #363; Punisher #28–29; Punisher War Journal #12–13; Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8–10; Daredevil #275–276; Power Pack #53; Alpha Flight #79–80; X-Factor #49–50; Damage Control #1–4; and Web of Spider-Man #64–65 August 2011 978-0-7851-4488-5
X-Force Omnibus, volume 1 New Mutants #98-100, Annual #7; X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6; X-Force #1-15; Spider-Man #16; Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2; material from New Warriors Annual #1, X-Force Annual #1 February 2013 978-0785165958
Collected Epic Editions of New Mutants Volume 1
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Renewal Marvel Graphic Novel No. 4 - The New Mutants, The New Mutants #1–12, Uncanny X-Men #167, Marvel Team-Up Annual #6, Magik #1–4 and material from Marvel Team-Up #100 March 2017 978-1302903657
New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 2: The Demon Bear Saga The New Mutants #13–31, Annual #1 July 2019 978-1302918422
New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 6: Curse of the Valkyries X-Terminators #1–4;The New Mutants #71–85 February 2018 978-1302910174
New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 7: Cable The New Mutants #86-94,The New Mutants Annual #5-6,The New Mutants Summer Special #1 and material from X-Factor Annual #5 and X-Men Annual #14 October 2020 978-1302925239
Collected Editions of New Mutants Volume 1
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
New Mutants Classic, Volume 1 The New Mutants #1–7; Marvel Graphic Novel #4; Uncanny X-Men #167 May 2006 0785121943
New Mutants Classic, Volume 2 The New Mutants #8–17 January 2007 0785121951
New Mutants Classic, Volume 3 The New Mutants #18–25, Annual #1 May 2008 0785131191
New Mutants: The Demon Bear Saga The New Mutants #18–21 December 1990 0871356732
New Mutants Classic, Volume 4 The New Mutants #26–34 March 2009 0785137289
New Mutants Classic, Volume 5 The New Mutants #35–40; New Mutants Special Edition; Uncanny X-Men Annual #9 March 2010 0785144609
New Mutants Classic, Volume 6 The New Mutants #41–47; Annual #2; Uncanny X-Men Annual #10 August 2011 0785155449
X-Men: Mutant Massacre The New Mutants #46; Uncanny X-Men #210–213; X-Factor #9–11; Thor #373–374; Power Pack #27 October 2001 0785102248
New Mutants Classic, Volume 7 The New Mutants #48–54; Annual #3 May 2012 978-0785159711
New Mutants Forever The New Mutants #53–54; New Mutants Forever #1–5 February 2011 9780785147473
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Vol. 1 The New Mutants #55–61; Uncanny X-Men #220–227; Incredible Hulk #340 February 2013 978-0785167440
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants The New Mutants #59–61; Uncanny X-Men #225–227; X-Factor #24–26 February 2002 0785108254
X-Men: Fall of the Mutants Kopitius New Mutants #55–61; Uncanny X-Men #220–227; X-Factor #19–26; Captain America #339; Daredevil #252; Fantastic Four #312; Incredible Hulk #340; Power Pack #35 May 2011 978-0-7851-5822-6
X-Men: Inferno Prologue The New Mutants #62–70, Annual #4; Uncanny X-Men #228–238, Annual #12; X-Factor #27–32, Annual #3; Material from Marvel Age Annual #4; Marvel Fanfare #40 December 2014 0785192735
X-Men: Inferno The New Mutants #71–73; Uncanny X-Men #239–243; X-Factor #36–39 December 1996 0785102221
X-Men: Inferno (Hardcover edition) New Mutants #71–73; Uncanny X-Men #239–243; X-Factor #33–40; X-Terminators #1–4; X-Factor Annual #4 June 2009 978-0785137771
Cable and the New Mutants The New Mutants #86–94, New Mutants Annual #5 January 2011 0785149708
Cable Classic, Volume 1 The New Mutants #87; Cable: Blood and Metal #1–2; Cable #1–4 March 2008 078513123X
X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda The New Mutants #95–97; Uncanny X-Men #270–272; X-Factor #60–62 November 1991 0871359227
X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda (Hardcover edition) New Mutants #95–97; Uncanny X-Men #235–238 & #270–272; X-Factor (1986) #60–62 August 2011 978-0785155317
Deadpool Classic, Volume 1 The New Mutants #98; Deadpool ("The Circle Chase") #1–4; Deadpool, vol. 2 ("Sins of the Past") #1–4; Deadpool, vol. 3 #1 May 2008 0785131248
X-Force: Shatterstar The New Mutants #99–100; X-Force: Shatterstar #1–4 August 2005 0785116338
X-Force: A Force to be Reckoned With The New Mutants #98–100, X-Force #1–4, Spider-Man #16 January 2011 978-0785149842

The New Mutants, volume 2

New Mutants (Training Squad)
The New Mutants from New X-Men: Academy X #2 by Randy Green. From left to right: Danielle Moonstar, Surge, Prodigy, Wind Dancer, Elixir, Wallflower.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNew X-Men: Academy X #2 (August 2004)
Created byNunzio DeFilippis
Christina Weir
Keron Grant
Randy Green
In-story information
Base(s)Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
Member(s)Danielle Moonstar (advisor)
Elixir
Icarus
Prodigy
Surge
Wallflower
Wind Dancer
Wither
Main article: New X-Men

The second incarnation of the New Mutants debuted in 2003 with an ongoing series of the same name, written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. The series would continue for 13 issues, until June 2004, before being relaunched as New X-Men: Academy X in July 2004, with a new #1.

The series featured a handful of the dozens of mutant teenagers attending the Xavier Institute, as well as their instructors, which included various X-Men as well as former members of the original New Mutants (Karma, Magma, Dani Moonstar, and Wolfsbane).

The featured group of students never refer to themselves as "the New Mutants" before the series relaunch as New X-Men: Academy X in 2004, and the reorganization of the Xavier Institute student body into various training squads. The New Mutants, advised by Dani Moonstar, were:

  • Elixir (Josh Foley) – Josh is an Omega-Level mutant who can manipulate his or others' biologies to heal or harm. In addition, Elixir possesses gold skin which converts to black when he uses his powers offensively. He was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". He was seemingly killed by the Dark Riders before returning with vastly enhanced abilities. He is currently taking refuge in Tibet with Xorn.
  • Icarus (Joshua "Jay" Guthrie) – Jay possesses red angelic wings on his back that allow him to fly and which grant him an accelerated healing process. Furthermore, he possesses the ability to manipulate his own voice. He was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after "M-Day". Jay's wings are amputated by Stryker,[11] who later kills him.[12]
  • Prodigy (David Alleyne) – David was the team's co-leader who could temporarily gain the knowledge and skills of those near him. Although he was de-powered after "M-Day", he has retained all the knowledge he had acquired prior to the "Decimation".[13] Current member of the Young Avengers.
  • Surge (Noriko Ashida) – Noriko is Japanese. She absorbs electricity from her environment which she can discharge as powerful electric blasts or utilize as superhuman speed. She requires mechanical gauntlets to prevent overcharge. Surge was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". She is currently a student of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.
  • Wallflower (Laurie Collins) – Laurie is a shy girl who generates highly potent pheromones that influence people's emotions. She was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after "M-Day". Laurie was later killed by one of Stryker's men.[14]
  • Wind Dancer (Sofia Mantega) – Sofia was the other co-leader and was a temperamental aerokinetic who was particularly adept at using this power to manipulate sound. She was depowered after "M-Day" and joined a group of fellow ex-mutants as part of the New Warriors. Donning a variety of mechanical gear, she took up the codename Renascence before the group disbanded. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
  • Wither (Kevin Ford) – Kevin could cause organic material to decay with his touch. He eventually switches to the Hellions squad.[15] He is later killed by Elixir.[16]

Another such group, advised by Emma Frost, was known as the Hellions and, like their predecessor, was the arch-rival of the New Mutants. Whereas the original New Mutants series revolved around battles with world-threatening menaces, New Mutants volume 2 focused on the characters' personal relationships and struggles with controlling their powers.

After "M-Day", the cataclysmic event that decimated the world's mutant population, only 27 of the 182 students enrolled at the Xavier Institute retained their powers. The New Mutants and the other training squads were disbanded, and the remaining students were folded into a single junior team, the New X-Men.[17]

Volume 2 cast

Members of the New Mutants
Issues Characters
#1
#2
#3
  • Danielle Moonstar
  • Hellion
  • Wallflower
  • Wind Dancer
  • Wither[d]
#4
#5
  • Danielle Moonstar
  • Elixir[f]
  • Hellion
  • Karma
  • Wallflower
  • Wind Dancer
  • Wither
#6
  • Danielle Moonstar
  • Elixir
  • Karma
  • Prodigy
  • Wallflower
  • Wind Dancer
  • Wither
#7–8
  • Danielle Moonstar
  • Elixir
  • Hellion
  • Karma
  • Prodigy
  • Wallflower
  • Wind Dancer
#9–10
#11
  • Elixir
  • Wallflower
  • Wolfsbane
#12
  • Danielle Moonstar
  • Elixir
  • Hellion
  • Karma
  • Prodigy
  • Surge
  • Wallflower
  • Wind Dancer
  • Wolfsbane
#13
  1. ^ As Sofia Montega
  2. ^ As Julian Keller until issue #9
  3. ^ As Laurie Collins
  4. ^ As Kevin Ford
  5. ^ As David Alleyne
  6. ^ As Josh Foley
  7. ^ As Noriko Ashida

Volume 2 collected editions

New Mutants volume 2 collected editions
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
New Mutants: Back to School New Mutants, vol. 2 #1–6 March 2005 0785112421
New Mutants: Back to School – Complete Collection New Mutants, vol. 2 #1–13; X-Men Unlimited #42–43 January 2018 978-1302910327

New Mutants, volume 3

New Mutants
Variant cover to New Mutants, vol. 3 #1 by Bob McLeod.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNew Mutants #1 (2009)
Created byZeb Wells (writer)
Diogenes Neves (artist)
In-story information
Base(s)Utopia
1128 Mission Street, San Francisco
Member(s)Former Members:
Blink
Cannonball
Cypher
Karma
Magik
Magma
Mirage
Sunspot
Warlock
X-Man

In May 2009, a third volume of New Mutants was launched. The series was initially written by Zeb Wells and pencilled by Diogenes Neves with the titular characters forming a new field team for the X-Men. The team is a reunion of the cast from the first volume, consisting of Cannonball, Karma, Magik, Magma, Dani Moonstar and Sunspot.

The reunion is spun from events from the limited series X-Infernus. Magik shows up at the X-Men headquarters in San Francisco, claiming to be from the future and warning that Dani Moonstar and Karma are in danger. Once tests show that Illyanna is not an imposter, Cannonball leads a rescue mission with her. They are joined by Magma and Sunspot.[18] They end up taking on Legion.

In later issue, Warlock returns to Earth[19] and Cypher reappears alive, under the control of Selene. After Warlock frees him from Selene's control, Cypher joins the team.[20][21]

During "Siege", Hela empowers Dani (now going by the codename Mirage[22]) as a Valkyrie to bring the souls of the fallen Asgardians to her. During "X-Men: Second Coming", Karma loses her leg after being repeatedly stabbed by Cameron Hodge.[23] It is replaced with a bionic one.

Magik leads the team to Limbo, as part of her plan for revenge against the Elder Gods. Cyclops has her imprisoned for her actions.[24] In the same issue, Cannonball and Karma also leave the team.

After they successfully rescue him from Sugar Man, Nate Grey joins the team.[25]

When the X-Men split in X-Men: Schism, the team sides with Cyclops and stays on Utopia.[26] Their next mission is to find Blink. After locating her and helping her defeat a mutant rock band (Diskhord), Blink returns with them but decides to join the X-Men at the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning.[27] She does join them during the last issues of the series.[28]

Volume 3 cast

Members of New Mutants
Issues Characters
#1 Cannonball, Karma, Magik, Magma, Sunspot
#2–8 Cannonball, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot
#9–25 Cannonball, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock
#26–27 Cypher, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, Warlock
#28-44 Cypher, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, X-Man, Warlock
#45-50 Blink, Cypher, Magma, Mirage, Sunspot, X-Man, Warlock

Volume 3 collected editions

Collected editions of New Mutants Volume 3
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
New Mutants: Return of Legion New Mutants, vol. 3 #1–5; Marvel Spotlight: New Mutants December 2009 0785139923
New Mutants: Necrosha New Mutants, vol. 3 #6–11 May 2010 0785139931
X-Necrosha New X-Men #32; X-Force vol. 3 #11, #21–25; New Mutants vol. 3 #6–8; X-Men: Legacy #231–234; X-Force/New Mutants: Necrosha One-Shot; X Necrosha: The Gathering; material from X-Force vol. 3 Annual #1 December 2010 078514675X
X-Men: Second Coming Second Coming: Prepare; Second Coming #1–2; Uncanny X-Men #523–525; New Mutants, vol. 3 #12–14; X-Men Legacy #235–237; X-Force vol. 3 #26–28 September 2010 0785146784
New Mutants: Fall of the New Mutants New Mutants, vol. 3 #15–21 March 2011 0785145834
X-Men: Age of X Age of X: Alpha; X-Men Legacy #245–247; New Mutants, vol. 3 #22–24; Age of X: Universe #1–2 July 2011 078515289X
New Mutants: Unfinished Business New Mutants, vol. 3 #25–28 October 2011 078515230X
Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants Fear Itself: Wolverine #1–3; New Mutants, vol. 3 #29–32 April 2012 0785158081
New Mutants: A Date with the Devil New Mutants, vol. 3 #33–37 April 2012 0785152326
New Mutants: De-Animator New Mutants, vol. 3 #38–41 November 2012 0785161600
Journey Into Mystery/New Mutants: Exiled New Mutants, vol. 3 #42–43, Exiled #1, Journey Into Mystery #637–638 September 2012 0785165401
New Mutants: Fight the Future New Mutants, vol. 3 #44–50 December 2012 0785161619

New Mutants, volume 4

New Mutants
Cover to New Mutants (vol. 4) #1 by Rod Reis.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
No. of issues15 (as of January 27, 2020)
Main character(s)Karma
Magik
Mirage
Scout
Warlock
Warpath
Wolfsbane
Creative team
Written byJonathan Hickman
Ed Brisson
Vita Ayala
Artist(s)Rod Reis
Flaviano
Marco Failla
Main covers
Rod Reis
Mike del Mundo
Letterer(s)Travis Lanham
Colorist(s)Rod Reis
Carlos Lopez
Editor(s)Editor
Jordan D. White
Assistant Editor
Annalise Bissa
Head of X
Jonathan Hickman

New Mutants was relaunched in November 2019 as part of Dawn of X. Written by Jonathan Hickman and Ed Brisson, and drawn by Rod Reis, the initial team comprised Chamber, Cypher, Karma, Magik, Mirage, Mondo, Sunspot and Wolfsbane.[29] A second team comprising Armor, Boom Boom, Glob, Maxime and Manon debuted in issue #3 (December 2019).[30]

Vita Ayala took over the title December 2020 with a cast comprising Karma, Magik, Mirage, Scout, Warlock, Warpath and Wolfsbane.[31]

Volume 4 cast

New Mutants cast
Issues Characters
#1
#2, 5, 7
  • Cannonball
  • Chamber
  • Cypher
  • Karma
  • Magik
  • Mirage
  • Mondo
  • Sunspot
  • Wolfsbane
#3–4, 6
#8
  • Armor
  • Boom Boom
  • Magma
  • Manon
  • Maxime
#9
  • Armor
  • Boom Boom
  • Chamber
  • Cypher
  • Karma
  • Magik
  • Magma
  • Mirage
  • Mondo
  • Wolfsbane
#10–11
  • Armor
  • Boom Boom
  • Chamber
  • Cypher
  • Glob
  • Karma
  • Magik
  • Magma
  • Mirage
  • Mondo
  • Wildside
  • Wolfsbane
#12
  • Glob
  • Magik
  • Mirage
  • Trinary
#13
#14
#15
  • Anole
  • Cosmar
  • Dani Moonstar
  • Karma
  • Magik
  • No-Girl
  • Rain Boy
  • Shadow King
  • Scout
  • Warlock
  • Warpath
  • Wolfsbane

Volume 4 issues

Reception of issues of New Mutants volume 4
Issue Publication Date Writer(s) Artist Colorist Comic Book Roundup rating[32] Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month)
#1 November 6, 2019 Jonathan Hickman & Ed Brisson Rod Reis 8.4 by 25 professional critics 138,484[33]
#2 November 27, 2019 Jonathan Hickman 8.9 by 14 professional critics 60,518[33]
#3 December 11, 2019 Ed Brisson Flaviano Carlos Lopez 7.6 by 14 professional critics 49,991[34]
#4 December 18, 2019 Marco Failla 7.3 by 9 professional critics 47,489[34]
#5 January 8, 2020 Jonathan Hickman Rod Reis 8.7 by 13 professional critics 50,013[35]
#6 January 22, 2020 Ed Brisson Flaviano Carlos Lopez 6.9 by 11 professional critics 46,521[35]
#7 February 19, 2020 Jonathan Hickman Rod Reis 8.2 by 13 professional critics 40,427[36]
#8 February 26, 2020 Ed Brisson Marco Failla Carlos Lopez 7.2 by 11 professional critics 39,251[36]
#9 March 11, 2020 Flaviano 7.8 by 11 professional critics 40,974[37]
#10 June 10, 2020 7.5 by 10 professional critics Data not available
#11 July 22, 2020 7.4 by 8 professional critics
#12 September 2, 2020 Marco Failla 8.3 by 9 professional critics 26,500–31,000[38]
#13 October 14, 2020 Rod Reis 8.5 by 8 professional critics 45,000–50,000[39]
#14 December 16, 2020 Vita Ayala 8.0 by 11 professional critics Data not yet available
#15 January 27, 2021 7.9 by 9 professional critics

Collected editions

New Mutants volume 4 collected editions
Title Material collected Format Publication date ISBN
New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman – Volume 1 New Mutants #1–2, 5, 7 Trade paperback May 12, 2020[40] ISBN 978-1302919924
New Mutants by Ed Brisson – Volume 1 New Mutants #3–4, 6, 8–12 November 24, 2020[41] ISBN 978-1302919931

Other versions

Rahne of Terra

The graphic novel Rahne of Terra, by Peter David, is set in a heroic fantasy universe in which Wolfsbane's counterpart is Princess Rain of Geshem. Other denizens of Terra include Rain's lady-in-waiting Tabby (Boom-Boom), the knights Richard (Rictor), Robert (Sunspot), and Samuel (Cannonball) and the peasant boy Douglas (Cypher). The Terrans all duplicate the powers of their counterparts in one way or another.[42]

New Mutants: Truth or Death

In 1997, a three-issue reunion series written by Ben Raab and illustrated by Bernard Chang, New Mutants: Truth or Death, featured the young New Mutants traveling forward in time to meet their older, jaded selves in X-Force.

Worst X-Man Ever

Here the New Mutants consist of X-Ceptional, who can explode permanently, Riches, who turns whatever he touches to gold, Minerva, who can manipulate reality, and Riches' sister Rags. Riches kills Professor X and takes over the world. Rags begins a relationship with Gambit, and Minerva goes to pure idea. X-Ceptional grabs Riches and explodes, killing them both.[43]

Ultimate Marvel

In Ultimate X-Men, the Academy of Tomorrow (previously called New Mutants) is founded by Emma Frost. It is loosely linked to the X-Men via Emma Frost's professional relationship with her former lover and teacher Charles Xavier. This Academy accepts any talented students, regardless of their genetic status. The team is headed by a non-telepathic and more pacifistic version of Emma Frost and headed by field leader Havok. During Ultimatum, the Academy of Tomorrow is destroyed in a terrorist attack by Multiple Man.[44] Former members include Angel, Beast, Cannonball, Cypher, Dazzler, Karma, Northstar, Polaris, and Sunspot.

In other media

Television

Film

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