New Mutants #21

New Mutants #21 is just another example of how good Ayala has made this book during their run. Each plot gets the room it needs to breathe, and each one is interesting. There's a sense of momentum to the whole thing that really makes the whole thing work very well. Reis is back on pencils, and it's the best his art has been in a long time. All in all, New Mutants #21 is another fantastic issue. Read Full Review

New Mutants #21 is one of the strongest issues of the series. It balances the emotional impact of a choice while delivering plenty of action. That blend keeps both A and B stories moving forward while satiating the action fan's desire and the strong character writing we need to care about these characters. For those reasons, New Mutants is exciting, impactful, and sincere. Read Full Review

As always the synergy is seen not only in the kids fighting style but in the creative team and the way they gel so perfectly to keep the story moving in an organic and believable way. Also on a personal note Vita...thank you for saving Gabby. Read Full Review

Ayala continues to tell one of the best superhero stories being published today. The action is tense and the characters feel real. Reis's art jumps off the page. Their work combines to give readers a book unlike any other on the market right now. Read Full Review

Artist Rod Reis proves more than up to the task, his painterly linework and his colors proving equally suited to the barren moon as to Krakoa's lush wilderness. Read Full Review

PolarIceHavok

Sep 01, 2021

Pretty much... pitch PERFECT! The moody, sci-fi mystery thrilla feels, were in glorious, full bloom once again, making for the... most SUPERB entry yet!<3 Ominous undertones grow ever stronger: BEWARE SHADOWking, a sleeper that can pierce the VEIL.

Miracleman92

Sep 20, 2021

Rod Reis is back!!!!! I continue to love Ayala's run. They have proven to be good at mimicking the classic Claremont long-form style of X-Men storytelling while also leaving their own stamp on these characters. I hope this run gets to continue further into the next year.

Kalaoui

Sep 11, 2021

Very good work from Ayala. The story beats are all right and fun. Rod Reis is back and it is fantastic!! His work is pure gold and he fits this book like a glove!

CrazyforRAMU

Jan 06, 2022

Everybody comes around to the view that the Shadow King killed Gabby, so the ruckus is ON. (But I expect a few more twists in the story before it's over.) The prose is decent, the art is good, and my stars, the content! Great developments for both plot and character, and a healthy slab of world-building, too. This issue does a whole lot, without feeling either rushed or bloated; that's the sign of a well-structured script. The B story even got me interested in Warpath's junior class -- not quite to the point of learning their names, but I'm getting there. Plus, as a gigantic Gabby stan, I'm delighted with what the creators and the Five do with her here.

Psycamorean

Oct 06, 2021

There is a lot going on in this issue, and it mostly all works. I hope something more comes out of Gabby's resurrection. Seems like it should be a bigger deal than it is.

Colleen St. Lucie

Sep 01, 2021

The Shadow King stuff was worthwhile. All the stuff with Warpath and the kids on the moon was a waste of page time. Reason being that Warpath and the kids on the moon don't fit very well in this book. Is this a book about Dani, Illyana, Rahne and Shan plagued by the Shadow King? Cuz that's cool. Or is it a book about bland Warpath training boring newbies? Cuz that's lame.

Merlyn

Sep 01, 2021

While I continue to dislike Ayala's writing, there is a big development here, the clones being considered by the Five good to go for resurrection protocols. That should mean Madelyne Pryor, Evan Sabahnur or Stryfe could come back. Also, I keep expecting Thunderbird to come back, they've teased him in X-Men and here.

maelstron

Sep 01, 2021

The story has been a drag. Of course Shadow king is a villain., no surprise here