New Mutants #3

7.6

Critic Rating

14 Reviews
7.2

User Rating

69 Reviews
Writer Ed Brisson
Artist Flaviano
Cover Price $3.99

THE FUTURE COMES KNOCKING!
While the original New Mutants are off in space, the rest of the youth of Krakoa begin to make the future they want to live in. First up - Armor's outreach party, seeking young mutants who have chosen not to come to Krakoa.
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  • 9.6

    You Don't Read Comics - David Harth

    Dec 11, 2019

    This issue isn't as much fun as the first two, but its still just as entertaining. Read Full Review

  • 9.0

    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally

    Dec 11, 2019

    Beautiful art from Flaviano showcases both the characters and the awesome and detailed backgrounds. There are great visual moments throughout this issue from Beak's father's room to the menace from the men invading the farm. Read Full Review

  • 9.0

    Chuck's Comic Of The Day - Chuck

    Dec 14, 2019

    Of the seeds planted bythe new take on the X-Men, this is one of the best so far. Read Full Review

  • 8.5

    Black Nerd Problems - Ja-Quan Greene

    Dec 15, 2019

    The New Mutants keep making the same old rookie mistakes, whether it's on Earth or out in the cosmos. This most recent one results in a violent show of force. We witness the severity of the man vs. mutant war, and no matter the outcome, this will serve as the prime example of why you shouldn't leave the greatest and safest island home a mutant could ever ask for. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    AIPT - David Brooke

    Dec 11, 2019

    This is a good issue even if it's a complete left turn from the first two issues. Brisson and Flaviono do well to capture the heart and soul of the characters on display rendering this as a great character-driven story. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze

    Dec 11, 2019

    All in all, New Mutants #3 takes a step back to focus on some other characters, and it didn't hurt the story one bit. I found a new appreciation for this book knowing that this creative team had greater ambitions than just indulging in a space adventure. Whenever they jump back into that? I'm willing to wait for it since both halves are as important as the other. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    411Mania - Jeremy Thomas

    Dec 12, 2019

    At its core, "To the Grave" is every bit the story of family that thefirst two issues of New Mutants is, even as it involves a totallydifferent lineup within the same book. It's a fair bet to say thatthere's more affection among large swaths of the X-Men fandom for theclassic New Mutants than these, also appreciated characters, and thatcould cause some resentment for this story. That would be unfortunate,because there's as much to like here as there is in the first couple ofissues. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Newsarama - Justin Partridge

    Dec 13, 2019

    While it isn't as singular as the space-based hijinks of the titular team, it is nice to see New Mutants #3 thinking locally and making great use of the younger generations of X-Men from throughout their storied history. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills

    Dec 14, 2019

    This issue is exactly what I want from Dawn of X: making great use of the expanded cast and having a story that actually ties into the new status quo. Read Full Review

  • 7.5

    Comic Book Revolution - Rokk

    Dec 13, 2019

    New Mutants #3 is another excellent read. Ed Brisson has impressed the hell out of me with his incredible character work, dialogue, and richness of the story. New Mutants #3 is definitely worth picking up. Brisson has surprised me by making New Mutants one of the stronger titles in the X-Men franchise. If you have not given this title a chance then I would definitely recommend hopping aboard the New Mutants. Read Full Review

  • 7.0

    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Jason Jeffords Jr

    Dec 11, 2019

    New Mutants #3 shifts the story from outer space to earth, focusing on a different team. This change of focus takes a few hits to the story but introduces a team that can be fun given time. Read Full Review

  • 6.4

    Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu

    Dec 11, 2019

    Readers will not get the NEW MUTANTS they were expecting. They will get an out of place, slow-moving, boring tale about lesser-known new mutants with very little action and very little development to the overall narrative of the series. Read Full Review

  • 6.0

    Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L

    Dec 12, 2019

    Overall this issue is more of what we know and have gotten before. The series is interesting in the fact that it will bounce between two writers and two stories. But other than that it’s still falling short on delivering a truly engaging story. Read Full Review

  • 4.0

    ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett

    Dec 11, 2019

    New Mutants #3 is the first issue of the series without Jonathan Hickman as a cowriter. It's also the first issue to shift focus away from the original New Mutants. The results are a bit clumsy. Read Full Review

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  • 9.5

    Nathan.Payson

    Dec 11, 2019

    Most people probably won't agree with me, but if you ignore the story shift, this story is wonderfully heartfelt. Sometimes, the simple but beautiful story works wonders. As a brand new reader of these characters, I came out knowing who everyone is fairly well which goes to show how good, the author is.

  • 9.0

    Psycamorean

    Dec 12, 2019

    I wasn't expecting a complete divergence, but I like these mutants and Ed Brisson knows how to write them, so it's all good. This issue is really good. Maybe not on the level of issue two, but I had a really great time.

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  • 9.0

    Mout

    Jan 27, 2022

    Angel and Beak ¤

  • 8.5

    M1sf1r3

    Dec 12, 2019

    Prelude: New Mutants has been one of Dawn of X's stronger titles but without Hickman writing this issue, let's see how Brisson goes. The Good: I do like seeing some more on what's happening at Krakoa and this issue does that a bit. It's nice to see some of the flower drugs are being used here. I liked the infographics as well. Flaviano does some nice art in this issue. The Bad: It does break the story up a bit too much and that's not a good thing. Cliche villains are cliche. Conclusion: This is a much more grounded issue that uses the devices HoX/PoX setted up. However, it is quite a big departure from the current story at hand so I'll need to see how these two areas play out first.

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  • 8.5

    Miracleman92

    Feb 28, 2021

    A solid story showcasing a different New Mutants team. I enjoyed the character-focused nature of this story and I tend to like X-Men stories about characters who don't typically get the spotlight. Interested in seeing where this story goes.

  • 8.5

    Screaming Enigma

    Jan 26, 2024

    In my review of the first issue, I noted that I was hoping there wouldn't be a quality contrast when it came to Brisson co-writing this with Jonathan Hickman. After reading this, I'm very glad to say that this is just as good as what we got in the first two issues. I will say that I was really interested in the story Hickman was telling in the last issue and I was hoping to get more follow-up on that, but I also really enjoyed the story Brisson told here and I'm looking forward to more. Flaviano's art is solid as well and I particularly like how he draws Beak.

  • 8.0

    Spacey Medicine

    Jan 03, 2020

    A good issue again!

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  • 7.5

    EDiakota

    Dec 14, 2019

    " I guess this is why they always send Wolverine frist. " - MAXINE

  • 7.5

    Str4yK1d

    Jan 21, 2024

    After an adventure of new mutants in space, we see a another-time adventure on Earth, which appears to be a filler arc. Armor and Glob intend to search for mutants who have not yet arrived on Krakoa. Despite its importance to Dawn of X, this adventure seems to be weaker when compared to other titles.

  • 7.0

    Julian Keller

    Dec 11, 2019

    Cute little story, but the ending fell flat.

  • 7.0

    Ryan

    Dec 11, 2019

    Oof, one issue without Hickman and the downshift in quality is quite noticeable. Don't get me wrong, New Mutants 3 isn't a bad comic, it's just not as good as the first 2 issues. Glob Herman barely had any lines and Armor was written extremely generically. There were some cute moments and I'm excited to see what Brisson has planned with Manon and Maxime, but overall an underwhelming issue.

  • 7.0

    Kalaoui

    Dec 12, 2019

    It's quite clear now that two writers on this book is not working for me. I like Hickman's style and Reis's art. It's simple as that for me. Brisson is writing a whole other book that does not interest me at all no matter how cute and sincere it is. I like Brisson when I read him writing something a 100% but this 35-50%? Brisson is not working for me. I have to stay on this book because I'm here for Hickman and Reis.

  • 7.0

    Watchtower022

    Dec 14, 2019

    I enjoy the focus on lesser known X-Men, but this would have worked better as a mini instead of breaking up the current story.

  • 7.0

    CrazyforRAMU

    Jul 02, 2020

    I dearly love the premise this issue starts with: Compassionate, friendship-driven check-ins with less-famous mutants. It shows a nice slice of day-to-day Krakoa business, and it achieves a tone DoX hasn't really touched on yet: heartwarming. But then it all goes down the crapper at the end thanks to the arrival of a dishwater-dull antagonist, drawn in the unique style that I almost believed Flaviano had put behind him. (Namely, a roided-up, colorblind pimp who would get cut from Street Fighter for being too tacky).

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  • 5.5

    ohhaimark

    Dec 14, 2019

    THE GOOD: -This was fine, I guess. It was what I expected. -As someone who's mildly familiar with these characters, I enjoyed them here. -The graphics were good here. They did their job, which was solidifying/expanding on the world -I liked the last panel. It made me chuckle. THE BAD: -I'm not a fan of the art at all. The faces just look really off. -Man, this issue was slow. I wasn't at all interested until the last page or so. -Oh dear, already the villain is super bland and uninteresting.

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  • 4.5

    I Review Comics

    Aug 04, 2020

    Subscribe GTMediareviews.com New Mutants #3 is essentially a different issue entirely from the previous two issues. The previous comics focused on what I would consider to be a team of classic characters from the original New Mutants and Generation X from the 90s. This issue follows newer characters that I'm not as familiar with. The team consists of Armor, Glob, Sage, Boom-Boom, Maxime, and Manon. I only recognize a few of these characters. The characterization they are given is totally forgettable. Even longtime characters like Boom-Boom are bland as ever. The team assembles to take on a seemingly arbitrary mission to act as missionaries and attempt to convince other mutants to join Krakoa. If you're thinking this is kind of r more

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  • 4.0

    Hislight

    Jan 08, 2020

    New artist and completely new team and we are only on issue three. I guess this title is literally showcasing different groups of New Mutants every few issues and if that is the case I think its an interesting concept and could work. In this issue though it does not work...Not worth reading or looking at. I wanted to skip half the pages. Shoulder shrug at best.

  • 4.0

    BronzeAgeHuman

    May 26, 2021

    This story started out fine, but took a weird, unappealing turn for me. It was ok.

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