Product Description: Three tales of tomorrow's X-Men! In "X-Posed," a forbidden relationship comes out into the open, with consequences for everyone at Xavier's! In "Campfire," the kids at Xavier's deal with death as they mourn the passing of one of their favorite teachers. But when the emotions start coming out, will they say some things that might signal the end of the New Mutants forever?! And in "Year's End," the Xavier Institute's end-of-year dance is upon the New Mutants. Invitations are declined, hearts broken, and jealously runs rampant! And just as the X-Men leave for a mission, an old villain sees this as the perfect time to strike! Collects New X-Men: Academy X #12-15 and New X-Men: Academy X Special.
The drama heats up This book held my interest so well that I finished it in one sitting. The drama heats up, there's a school dance, and the art is finally consistently good in this book. And as shown on the back cover, The Blob attacks. The back contains a nice 'Yearbook' section that gives short descriptions of all the mutants at the academy.
The book that follows this one is the M-Day: New X-Men graphic novel, and then, the Childhood's End arc where things turn really violent.
Some People... This review is basically out there to counterbalance the one star review. I enjoyed this book, but I had enjoyed the previous volumes of this work as well. The original mini-series New Mutants is by far the best of the lot. As the introductions of characters dies down so does a fair amount of momentum. It is more teen drama than knock-down drag out superheroics. The school is divided into "squads" that compete with each other academically and in superheroic contests (meaning they involve the use of powers). There are two squads on which the book focuses: the New Mutants and the Hellions. The writers really build up a strong rivalry between the two that extends well into their personal lives, and this thread proves the most interesting aspect fo these alter chapters in my mind. Buy the earlier trades and see if you like them. This series definitely needs a complete knowledge of the characters, as the drama is so character driven and built upon earlier acts. As for the art, I like it. It didn't "wow" me, but it didn't bother me either. The art shown here is the same as the interior art. Judge for yourself. As for John Q. Public, considering the dozens upon dozens of comic books I have seen him review, I find it laughable the he would make such blanketed statements like all X-Men comics are poor. If he hates them so much and really thinks they are so terrible why would he read all of them? Hmmm...maybe someone just wants some attention. Maybe he hasn't even read them, or maybe he is simply an idiot. I would personally vote for the latter. And to make fun of all the people at comic book shows you would of had to have gone to one yourself. Can someone say narcissistic? There is a reason why no one finds this review (or almost any of his reviews) helpful.
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