New Mutants

New Mutants, Ep. 6a: Inferno
26 Feb. 2022

New Mutants, Ep. 6a: Inferno


Illyana’s story arc reaches its climax as she faces he past demons, while the New Mutants and X-Terminators defend New York from hundreds of demons! The Inferno crossover story was a big event for the X-books in the 80s, and Kurtis, Franck and Jared are here to discuss the New Mutants half of the story! […]

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New Mutants, Ep. 2b: Legion
12 Feb. 2022

New Mutants, Ep. 2b: Legion


Kurtis and Franck discuss the post-Demon Bear Saga issues of New Mutants! These stories include a Cloak and Dagger tale, a Dazzler gladiator event and the debut of Legion! This is more goodness from Bill Sienkiewicz, but how does it hold up against the classic story that came before it? Issues discussed: New Mutants 25-31, […]

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New Mutants, Ep. 2a: The Demon Bear Saga
04 Feb. 2022

New Mutants, Ep. 2a: The Demon Bear Saga


Kurtis and Franck dive into the most well known and well loved New Mutants story, The Demon Bear Saga! But before they get into that, they visit the last of the Sal Buscema issues, including a story about the Hellions! The discussion includes the development of Magik and her powers, the introduction to a few […]

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New Mutants, Ep. 6b: Curse of the Valkyries
27 Jun. 2019

New Mutants, Ep. 6b: Curse of the Valkyries


Kurtis and Franck return to the New Mutants to talk about the epic adventure story in which our heroes battle hostile Valkyries under the control of Hela in Asgard! This episode only tackles the second half of the Curse of the Valkyries Epic Collection. We’ll get to the first half a little later. Issues discussed: […]

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Interview: Chris Claremont on New Mutants
06 Apr. 2018

Interview: Chris Claremont on New Mutants


Chris Claremont returns to the show to reveal the origins of the New Mutants! He discusses the creation of each character, drawing inspiration from the original X-Men, transitioning from the graphic novel to the series with Bob McLeod, and creating the Demon Bear Saga with Bill Sienkiewicz, and the Magik limited series. This is a […]

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Interview: Bob McLeod on New Mutants
23 Mar. 2018

Interview: Bob McLeod on New Mutants


Kurtis got the chance to discuss the origins of the New Mutants with series co-creator Bob McLeod! Find out about the work that went into character design, the headache that is rushed deadlines, and the evolution of inking over the years! This is a companion episode to New Mutants, Ep. 1: Renewal. More exclusive interviews […]

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New Mutants, Ep. 1: Renewal
16 Mar. 2018

New Mutants, Ep. 1: Renewal


Kurtis and Franck begin their journey through every issue of the next generation of X-Men — The New Mutants! The first leg of their journey takes them to Rio, not-so-ancient Rome, and the farthest reaches of Limbo! Meet the cast of new characters who will all become future X-Men in their own time! Issues discussed: […]

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