Once again the story involves the kids going on a mercy mission to gather more stranded mutants, which is beginning to seem like their theme and I quite like it. Who better to look for those who are just coming into their powers amidst the fear of the outside world than those who are more relatable to them and relatively closer to them in age? Read Full Review

New Mutants #9 shifts tone a lot, but it never feels jarring to the reader. Brisson is great at this. He sets up a lot of stuff in this issue, from interpersonal problems within the team to Magik dismissing Cyclops, to Doug experimenting with Krakoa. There's so much going on in this one, but it doesn't feel overstuffed. Read Full Review

Ed Brisson, Flaviano, and Carlos Lopez spin a typical team rescues a mutant whose powers are out of control from a society that hate and fears her story in New Mutants #9. But Flaviano and Lopez's art is so breathtaking, and Brisson creates almost effortless chemistry/dysfunction between his large ensemble cast that I didn't even notice that this is an X-story that has been told dozens of times before. Also, the ending creates even more opportunities for moral complexity and conflict between different mutant factions even though Krakoa is a “paradise”. Read Full Review

A new story kicks off with a strong focus on character, which I like. Read Full Review

Overall this series continues to shine and be one of the best x-books out right now. If you are a fan of the younger mutants then this is a must read series. We are just starting a new story arc so this is a great issue to jump on-board with. Read Full Review

Overall, New Mutants #9 was a good point in the story for this creative team to give these mutants their purpose. Saving mutants in need worldwide will always be a priority, but there should be teams like this who go the extra mile to be on top of that more than anything else. Read Full Review

Brisson's previous arc saw him and artist Flaviano trying to fit their styles into a box that seemed ill-defined for them. Freed of those constraints, the two open up their world a bit and have a lot more freedom to express themselves as Dani, Karma, Boom-Boom, Chamber, and Magma head to the former Soviet state of Carnelia to investigate a mutant call for help. Read Full Review

Though this side-arc has yet to reach the wry heights of the Hickman-penned space comedy, New Mutants #9 gets back to the basics in a fun way. Read Full Review

Ed Brisson writers some fun interactions here as Magik stand her ground when Cyclops gets condescending and the New Mutants insist clinging to their "better to beg forgiveness..." attitude. Read Full Review

NEW MUTANTS #9 gets the band back together, albeit briefly, and sets up the next arc, the cliched saving a kid who just got their powers. Ed Brisson also weaves in some side stories, but they are too vague and out of place to feel like much more than just filler. The art flip-flops from realistic to traditional, strange considering its just one team, and although both styles look fine, the result is at times jarring. Overall NEW MUTANTS #9 is a step backwards in what has been a fun little run as of late. Read Full Review

Prelude:
New Mutants has been doing rather well so far but with without Hickman, Brisson needs to do a lot to keep this title afloat.

The Good:
MLF!

I enjoyed the trippiness of this issue.

Nice to see the fallout of events and the inner workings of Krakoa.

The Bad:
Nothing.

Conclusion:
A great issue from Brisson which is what I needed to see.

New Mutants 9 works really well. Now that everyone is back on Earth, the pace is slower which I like. The cast is trimmed a little this issue, and characters get more time to shine, like Dani and Boom-Boom. Very good issue that perfectly balanced Bobby in space and the New Mutants on Earth

Was initially worried when Hickman left the series, but this was a really great issue. Looking forward to this arc.

'God, Earth water, I've missed you. Space water tastes like ash and fungus and despair.'
Boom-Boom is great. 'Like the sleeping dead, you are.'

Much better than the previous issue. Brisson picks it up a notch and actually sets a much better set up and I like it. Flaviano also does much better this time too. I like his inking a lot and even though he is experimenting in some pages, I do love his splash pages and the imagery of the new mutant and the use of the braces looks so great!

I'm glad to say that, with Jonathan Hickman gone, I'm still enjoying this title. I don't think it's a secret that I prefer Hickman's writing to Brisson's, but the both of them write good comics. I really don't want this and my review of the previous eight issue to make it seem as though I don't like Brisson, because I do. With that in mind, this was another good issue. I really liked the interaction between Magik and Cyclops, especially.

Man, Ed really found his footing. This was a lot of fun.

This is pretty good, but I hope it gets better.

The art is good. The plot isn't that interesting but it can be.

"I'm right here"

Brisson is getting the hang of it. His issues are getting better and better and the characters are becoming more and more entertaining. I have no idea who MLF are (ok, I have some, I just wikied them), but that new mutant seems promising.

I just wish Flaviano's art was better.

I feel almost like I’m out of the loop on something, which I guess is what happens when you read a team book and aren’t too familiar with the team.

The Venn diagram of "X-Books I have read" and "X-Books Ed Brisson has read" doesn't have enough overlap to make this arc a fun read for me. I liked the art; the dialogue, much less so. Mr. Brisson only has two voices for his New Mutants -- one snarky, one stilted -- and as the roster expands, that's a real problem.