Ayala and Reis go together like peanut butter and jelly, andNew Mutantscontinues to be one of the most promising titles of the new era. Read Full Review

Another all-around stellar issue from the New Mutants team. Read Full Review

More plot building than actual events this issue and the suspense is killing me. But its bubbling along nicely, with three different angles playing out together. Read Full Review

Overall while this issue had its problems and seemed a bit jumbled, for the most part it was a really good read with some beautiful moments. Also what is the Shadow King up too!?? Read Full Review

New Mutants #16 does a great job with the characters, but the plots are all over the place. Perhaps Ayala is trying to say something about the ADHD generation with the way plots keep jumping around seemingly at random. Ayala's plots have a lot of potential, but there's just too much stuffed into this issue, and the story feels like it's lost its focus. Reis's art can be good, but it's definitely an acquired taste. New Mutants has a lot of promise, and this issue is okay. There's just way too much going on. Read Full Review

This was a fantastic book the new mutants books have been rather strong lately and this was one of my favorites

This was actually really enjoyable. It's juggling a lot of plot threads, but I'm invested in them all.

Ayala was losing me at first but as the issue kept going she pulled it off and made me enjoy it very much! Although it might feel all over the place, it still worked for me. It's nice comfort food that I can't find in Hickman's book when he goes big ideas and loses small touch like this book is doing. Rod Reis on art being penciler, inker and colorist is masterclass!! He changes and plays around with so much that it took me a while to read because I keep gawking at his style.

So many plots!

The New Mutants' many storylines all ratchet forward: The Shadow King is doing creepy stuff with kids, Mirage and Karma go on an Otherworld rescue quest, and Rahne finds herself abandoned in a vulnerable moment. This is a wide, character-driven ensemble story. Where the last issue left me feeling lost at sea, though, now I'm caring about what happens to the characters. That's a respectable achievement in storytelling, even if I still find the art roughly-finished and the prose none too memorable.

New Mutants
Volume: 4, Issue: 16
“One Step Behind”

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Vita Ayala @definitelyvita
Artist: Rod Reis @rodreis
Letters: Travis Lanham
Cover Artist: Christian Ward @cjwardart

The New Mutants have taken it upon themselves to guide the next generation of Mutant. But another has also stepped up to claim this responsibility, the dangerous Shadow King has taken a particular interest in the youth of Krakoa. While Rahne struggles with puzzling information regarding her son, Karma and Dani journey through Otherworld in search of a wayward Mutant and find themselves prisoners of the Holy Republic of Fae.

The artwork of this series is truly unique and incredibly well done. As a sign of good writing, I’m genuinely concerned over the well being of Rahne and worried she might take foolish actions to cope with her guilt towards Tier.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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