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Even compared to UXM, New Mutants has been an incredibly queer book thanks to CC's subversion of Shooter's mandates and indulgence of subtext.
To that point, two relationships have started to really cement themselves in the book–Rahne and Dani (here twice-noted as soul-mates)...
...come, but how much the book itself has evolved since Claremont and McLeod's take on the Marvel Graphic Novel introducing its New Mutants.
The cast has expanded, essentially doubling in size, but each of the teenagers has matured considerably as the series has developed.
...he'll later come to be identified as, but if anything, it proves the dimension that Claremont writes into his characters rather than leaving them archetypal.
Seeing Xi'an's polaroid of the first assembled version of the team really highlights not only how far its cast has...
...fear of her own humanity, a journey of self-discovery initially disrupted (and now, furthered) by her depowering at Gyrich's hands.
The other layer is of Shani's decision to return to her home village so that her child may have connection to its roots, a direct parallel to...
...survivor's guilt monologue.
Miss Locke climbs out of the fallen Doom's body, revealing that as part of Arcade's annual birthday present tradition, she was behind the plot on his life.
They toast to another year's attempt, and Arcade drives Kitty and Piotr home to the...
...none other than Arcade's domain.
The issue pauses for two interludes; one in which Scott wakes early to leave Madelyne–the Professor's health post-UXM #196 more dire by the minute–who reminds him of his vows and the choice he made in marrying her.
...and deescalate Rachel is powerful, especially as a man reforming from his own violent acts, but on the other hand, it feels out of character that Erik, even reformed, would base his argument on the "model minority" fallacy that ultimately blames the marginalized for their...
...and tries to reveal his presence to Charles and Erik, only to have the planted psiscream result in a phenomenal psychic backlash.
The overload connects Rachel to Kitty's assault and she takes off, dressed in her Hound uniform to rescue "her Kate!".
While I'm personally...