New Mutants #4
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| Writer | Ed Brisson |
| Artist | Marco Failla |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
When Armor and her team set off to bring their friends home to Krakoa, they thought it'd be an easy sell and a quick trip. Then everything went sideways, and now they're in serious trouble-looks like it's time to call in the cavalry. But will that be enough to turn the tide?
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8.5
Beyond The Panel - Jideobi Odunze
Dec 18, 2019New Mutants #4 presses forward with a storyline worth telling in the early stages of the Dawn of X books. With great opportunity comes greater problems. All mutants are learning this in one way or another whether it is out in space, or down on Earth and beyond the security of Krakoa. Read Full Review
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8.4
Comic Watch - Steve Batley
Dec 24, 2019As the story changes so soon after relaunch it proves once again that the New Mutants are always at the forefront when it comes to not letting the grass grow under our feet and manage to keep us guessing and not get complacent with a good old bait-and-switch. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Dec 18, 2019A good second issue focusing on the Krakoan drugs and how it may be putting all mutants in danger. How can you live in the world when humans are well aware you have life-saving drugs at your disposal? It's an interesting concept that Brisson is exploring. Read Full Review
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8.0
You Don't Read Comics - David Harth
Dec 18, 2019New Mutants #4 builds on the last issue rather well. Brisson uses human greed as a prime motivator in this one, and it works very well. On top of that, he does some subtle character work, which shines a light on several of the characters. Marco Failla's art is okay, but it suffers in a few places. It will be interesting to see how things play out in the next issue. Can a drunken Boom Boom save the day or will she make an escape already in progress even worse? Brisson knows how to bait readers into coming back. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Dec 21, 2019Short, sweet and quality, I'm glad that at least some Dawn of X comics are focusing on characters that would otherwise get lost in the shuffle. Read Full Review
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7.5
411Mania - Jeremy Thomas
Dec 19, 2019The only real problem with this issue is that it seems like a lot ofissues not to get very far. While I appreciate the character shading tothe other characters, there isn't enough of that for this to go as slowas it does. Fortunately the humor " much of it provided by Boom-Boom,who is always a delight " picks up the slack for a story that keeps the momentum going, even if it doesn't quite push it along as much as wewould want. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Dec 18, 2019If you loved last weeks NEW MUTANTS #3, youll love this issue. Its so much more clear, has more action, and gives reasons and meaning to the narrative at hand. However, this arc feels like an interlude that could truly be skipped and picked back up as soon as this arc is over. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Dec 19, 2019Overall this story is still a good read, and I don’t hate it. I just feel like we could have gotten something better. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Dec 18, 2019There's some fun interaction between Sage and Boom Boom, but it isn't enough to carry this frustrating story. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.0
Not as good as the previous issue as we get bogged down in lots of exposition, but I still like these characters so I'm okay with this.
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8.0
Yes, the issues written by Hickman were better. But this was really good too, and we're back to the space next issue.
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8.0
Still pretty good tbh.
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8.0
A good continuation from last issue. I love Boom-Boom! The only downside is the villains are kinda lame and the power-erasing weapons are kinda lazy writing on Brisson's part.
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8.0
This was the least interested I've been in the series thus far. That said, though, this was still pretty good. Failla's art is really solid and I am still engaged with Brisson's story. I did appreciate the backstory for the villains that were introduced in the previous issue, but I still don't find them all that intriguing. Hopefully this storyline ends up sticking the landing after Jonathan Hickman writes Issue 5 (An issue I'm really looking forward to, by the way).
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7.5
Again, New Mutants 4 isn't bad, its just such a step down from New Mutants 1-2. I kinda like the origins of the men who attacked Beak's family, and I thought it was cleverly written. I found Boom-Boom kind of boring and I Hope next issue is the last issue of this filler arc. Good art but a step down from Rod Reis.
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7.5
It's OK. Waiting for Hickamn and Reis because it's night and day. These books should be on a monthly release schedule.
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7.5
" The internet is a wonderful thing, No ? " - TUMULO
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7.5
Prelude: This story has been a change from the original first two issues. Let's see how Brisson goes here. The Good: The black market of Krakoan drugs is interesting. Maxine and Manon were really good in this issue. The Bad: Bit too different from the original story that I was more interested in. Boom Boom is Boom Boring. Conclusion: It's a passable issue but it's a far cry from the first two issues that got me invested in the series.
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7.0
Oh, so this is like a thing you're doing. Multiple story lines that have nothing to do with one another (or do they?!?!). *Sigh* I must have missed that in the description. Not going to lie, I was excited to see Beak make a comeback, always felt that character had more potential (he and SquidBoy deserved a solo title). That being said, this issue just uses him as cheap nostalgia and a piss poor plot device. Can we go back to space now?
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6.5
"The internet is a wonderful thing, no?" Nice issue. I enjoyed the story and characters (Maxime and Manon are little devils) but the art could've been better.
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6.0
THE GOOD: -This was alright. I liked it better than last issue for sure. I just can't wait for more Hickman issues. -Boom-Boom falls down the Jack-Sparrow-esque, funny-drunk character trap a couple times, but I liked her personality enough. -I was wrong about the villains. Their motivations were surprisingly interesting. I like how these series are exploring the miracle drugs. THE BAD: -Right off the bat, I hate the art. It's not as bad as Kudranski, but boy is it overly cartoony. -Eh, I'm not interested in the story.
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6.0
This issue has sound ideas and some good dialogue, but I found the decompressed pace, passive heroes, and sketchy art disappointing. Dawn of X is mostly a triumph, but the aggressive publishing schedule forces Marvel to fill out these should-be-flagship titles with rushed, "digital original" levels of storytelling quality. That's a pocket tragedy.
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4.5
After my last review of New Mutants, I dropped all of the Dawn of X titles from my pull list. The problem I now have is that I'm hopelessly behind in my reviews so you will see more reviews here and there. At some point, I'll be caught up and there probably won't be any more Marvel titles being reviewed on my blog unless it's something retro or a title highly recommended by someone in my community. This issue continues the bullshit with The New Mutants captured and trapped in Beak's mama's basement. It turns out that the bad guys discovered Angel and Beak after they were followed home from a local grocery store and doxed in the most obnoxious way possible. The leader of the bad guys explains that "White men" polluted their country more
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4.0
Reading Issue 3 and 4 of this series is like watching entire episodes of Anime filler. Frustrating couple of issues to read.
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2.0
Totally inconsequential. Probably the most mediocre story I have read from super talented Ed Brissom.Skip
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