What's Not So Good: Opening the book with a Deadpool scene was, for me, irritating. It's one thing to have to sit through another Deadpool story just to get my X-Force fix (I'm not a fan of the Deadpool character, nor do I buy any of his titles), but to have to sit through a bunch of Deadpool scenes that aren't funny? Torture. Also, the full-face mask-wearing duo of Deadpool and Fantomex, aesthetically, just bothers me. I know I'm being picky, but every time I saw the two of them both clad in those black and white costumes with those masks, I kept thinking Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow had somehow joined the X-Men. Finally, throwing characters together on a team because they're all killers and tough as hell makes strategic sense, sure, but it doesn't always make for great drama. I know it may have seemed that the previous team was just bunch of people with claws and sharp weapons, but you had a fair mix of personalities present when all was said and done. From the regret and hesitancy of

Wells and Kirk have both made New Mutants a solid title, month in and month out. If you're a fan of the X-books or just of good comics, picking this up would be a smart play.