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New Mutants #11

By Koncise
May 21, 2004 - 07:54

The mansion and its new young residents get a shake-up when a member of the original New Mutants team comes home. But Rahne Sinclair – a.k.a. WOLFSBANE – is not the sweet little girl she used to be. Also, can the Xavier Institute help a mutant girl who has been living homeless on the streets of Salem Centre?

This issue isn’t an overt continuation of the story from last issue, but it is. What DeFilippis and Weir do here is let you into the mindset of Rhane and Laurie. The purpose is so you can see how they are very similar in the way they were brought up, but still so different. This is a diverse approach, which is handled really well and the synergy does work to create a better ending than an individual thread.

The art this issue really doesn’t work with the flow of the story. The reason it usually works is because it has a fun element to it, which adds a certain flavour to the story. This issue however, has a powerful message attached to it, but this is completely missed by the Barberi pencils. It may also have something to do with the panel layouts and the fact that there seems to be more than usual. The cover is nice, but completely nothing to do with the story.

Koncise an out :)

Rating: C+ /10

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