As the story changes so soon after relaunch it proves once again that the New Mutants are always at the forefront when it comes to not letting the grass grow under our feet and manage to keep us guessing and not get complacent with a good old bait-and-switch. Read Full Review

Short, sweet and quality, I'm glad that at least some Dawn of X comics are focusing on characters that would otherwise get lost in the shuffle. Read Full Review

New Mutants #4 builds on the last issue rather well. Brisson uses human greed as a prime motivator in this one, and it works very well. On top of that, he does some subtle character work, which shines a light on several of the characters. Marco Failla's art is okay, but it suffers in a few places. It will be interesting to see how things play out in the next issue. Can a drunken Boom Boom save the day or will she make an escape already in progress even worse? Brisson knows how to bait readers into coming back. Read Full Review

A good second issue focusing on the Krakoan drugs and how it may be putting all mutants in danger. How can you live in the world when humans are well aware you have life-saving drugs at your disposal? It's an interesting concept that Brisson is exploring. Read Full Review

The only real problem with this issue is that it seems like a lot ofissues not to get very far. While I appreciate the character shading tothe other characters, there isn't enough of that for this to go as slowas it does. Fortunately the humor " much of it provided by Boom-Boom,who is always a delight " picks up the slack for a story that keeps the momentum going, even if it doesn't quite push it along as much as wewould want. Read Full Review

If you loved last weeks NEW MUTANTS #3, youll love this issue. Its so much more clear, has more action, and gives reasons and meaning to the narrative at hand. However, this arc feels like an interlude that could truly be skipped and picked back up as soon as this arc is over. Read Full Review

Overall this story is still a good read, and I don’t hate it. I just feel like we could have gotten something better. Read Full Review

There's some fun interaction between Sage and Boom Boom, but it isn't enough to carry this frustrating story. Read Full Review

A good continuation from last issue. I love Boom-Boom! The only downside is the villains are kinda lame and the power-erasing weapons are kinda lazy writing on Brisson's part.

Still pretty good tbh.

Yes, the issues written by Hickman were better. But this was really good too, and we're back to the space next issue.

Not as good as the previous issue as we get bogged down in lots of exposition, but I still like these characters so I'm okay with this.

Prelude:
This story has been a change from the original first two issues. Let's see how Brisson goes here.

The Good:
The black market of Krakoan drugs is interesting.

Maxine and Manon were really good in this issue.

The Bad:
Bit too different from the original story that I was more interested in.

Boom Boom is Boom Boring.

Conclusion:
It's a passable issue but it's a far cry from the first two issues that got me invested in the series.

" The internet is a wonderful thing, No ? "
- TUMULO

It's OK. Waiting for Hickamn and Reis because it's night and day. These books should be on a monthly release schedule.

Again, New Mutants 4 isn’t bad, its just such a step down from New Mutants 1-2. I kinda like the origins of the men who attacked Beak’s family, and I thought it was cleverly written. I found Boom-Boom kind of boring and I Hope next issue is the last issue of this filler arc. Good art but a step down from Rod Reis.

Oh, so this is like a thing you're doing. Multiple story lines that have nothing to do with one another (or do they?!?!). *Sigh* I must have missed that in the description.

Not going to lie, I was excited to see Beak make a comeback, always felt that character had more potential (he and SquidBoy deserved a solo title). That being said, this issue just uses him as cheap nostalgia and a piss poor plot device. Can we go back to space now?

"The internet is a wonderful thing, no?"

Nice issue. I enjoyed the story and characters (Maxime and Manon are little devils) but the art could've been better.

This issue has sound ideas and some good dialogue, but I found the decompressed pace, passive heroes, and sketchy art disappointing. Dawn of X is mostly a triumph, but the aggressive publishing schedule forces Marvel to fill out these should-be-flagship titles with rushed, "digital original" levels of storytelling quality. That's a pocket tragedy.

THE GOOD:

-This was alright. I liked it better than last issue for sure. I just can’t wait for more Hickman issues.

-Boom-Boom falls down the Jack-Sparrow-esque, funny-drunk character trap a couple times, but I liked her personality enough.

-I was wrong about the villains. Their motivations were surprisingly interesting. I like how these series are exploring the miracle drugs.

THE BAD:

-Right off the bat, I hate the art. It’s not as bad as Kudranski, but boy is it overly cartoony.

-Eh, I’m not interested in the story.

After my last review of New Mutants, I dropped all of the Dawn of X titles from my pull list. The problem I now have is that I'm hopelessly behind in my reviews so you will see more reviews here and there. At some point, I'll be caught up and there probably won't be any more Marvel titles being reviewed on my blog unless it's something retro or a title highly recommended by someone in my community.

This issue continues the bullshit with The New Mutants captured and trapped in Beak's mama's basement. It turns out that the bad guys discovered Angel and Beak after they were followed home from a local grocery store and doxed in the most obnoxious way possible.

The leader of the bad guys explains that "White men" polluted their country and then charged them an exuberant amount of money for a vaccine (Big Pharma Bad). The group kills the man behind the vaccine. The Mutants were targeted due to the Krakoan flowers generated on the island that can cure most diseases. The bad guys see the mutants as hoarding potential resources and decide to hold the New Mutants hostage in order to get access to the flowers.

This isn't really a bad villain plot. The story immediately falls apart because the villains are lame. They also have resources that don't seem possible in light of the circumstances. Finally, it is really strange that all of this is going down in Nebraska.

If this was Madripoor and was a Wolverine plot It would make sense. The fact that the entire premise of the issue is based around the doxing of Angel and Beak and the hope that X-Men would eventually show up is really convenient breaking any immersion in the narrative.

There is also the issue of resurrection and telepathy being a thing in this setting. Even if the New Mutants were captured there are a ton of mutants that they could have reached out to for an SOS. If the New mutants were killed we've been shown that any mutant death is documented and it would be a simple matter of sending another squad in and taking these guys down.

You put all of this stuff together and you have a scenario where I'm supposed to believe the heroes are in danger because Ed Brisson says so, Nah bish. The team also comes off as pretty weak and I can't imagine anyone reading this series and being excited about the current direction.

It feels like a title that exists because Marvel wanted another Dawn of X title to pad the shelves and not because of a clear reason for it to exist. Neither team of New Mutants have a clear mission statement and seem to have arbitrary goals. The New Mutants in space want to convince Cannonball to come home. The New Mutants on earth are basically Jehovah's Witnesses trying to convince Mutant holdouts to come to Krakoa. Neither mission is all that interesting or should have been greenlit for the basis for a series.

Rating 4.5/10
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Reading Issue 3 and 4 of this series is like watching entire episodes of Anime filler. Frustrating couple of issues to read.

Totally inconsequential. Probably the most mediocre story I have read from super talented Ed Brissom.Skip