Era #10, Part 22: The Ties that Bind (New Mutants)

Grade: B

Tensions continue to mount after a failed attempt to help comatose Amara (Magma), the introduction of another former New Mutant (the now powerless Rahne (Wolfsbane)), and disagreements on if and how to integrate a dangerous, homeless mutant (Noriko Ashida (Surge)). Josh continues to feel isolated from the group due to his past affiliation with the anti-mutant terrorist group, the Reavers, and the White Queen agrees to mentor a new group of students that forms around Julian Keller who takes the moniker Hellion.  

Nunzio Defilippis and Christina Weir continue to do a very good job capturing teens being teens. The action is slow making this run another deep dive into the characters. The series ends with the original New Mutants running their own mission, and that is always a big bonus for me.

[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #7
[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #8
[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #9
[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #10
[5-stars] New Mutants (2003) #11
[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #12
[6-stars] New Mutants (2003) #13

Collected in New Mutants: Back To School - The Complete Collection