New Mutants (2nd Series)
(Marvel, 2003-2005)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.
Dani—aka Mirage—can project convincing illusions; Shan—aka Karma—is a world–class telepath; Rahne—aka Wolfsbane—is a lycanthrope who is trapped in a half-wolf/half-human state; and Amara—aka Magma—becomes a being of fire who can manipulate both flames and earth. They were members of the original New Mutants team, and they have returned to Xavier’s Institute for Higher Learning to teach. The first few issues of this addition to Marvel’s Tsunami line of youth-skewed, manga-inspired titles deals with the recruitment of new students, like Wind Dancer, Prodigy, and Elixir; but the focus here is not on super-heroics as much as it is on the inner workings of a very exclusive private high school. Sure, the old team was out in the field, taking on Legion, the Hellions, and Sabretooth, but this time out, Professor X is not developing the next world–saving force: he’s giving kids a quality education and helping them come to terms with their mutant abilities. Leave the world–saving to the grown–ups; these youngsters have to prepare for their SATs.
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Jul 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Keron Grant
1st Appearance of Wind Dancer (Sofia Mantega)
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Aug 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Keron Grant
1st appearance of Anole; 1st Appearance of Hellion; 1st appearance of Mercury; 1st appearance of Wallflower
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Sep 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Keron Grant
1st appearance of Rockslide; 1st appearance of Wither
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Oct 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Keron Grant
1st appearance of Prodigy (David Alleyne)
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Nov 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Mark A. Robinson
1st Appearance of Elixer (Joshua Foley)
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Dec 2003
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Mark A. Robinson
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Jan 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Carlo Barberi
1st appearance of Match (Ben Hammil); 1st appearance of Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
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Apr 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Carlo Barberi, Khary Randolph
1st Appearance of Surge; 1st appearance of Surge (Noriko Ashida)
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Apr 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Carlo Barberi
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May 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Carlo Barberi
1st Appearance of Tag; 1st Appearance of Tag (Brian Cruz)
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May 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Carlo Barberi
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Jun 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Khary Randolph
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Jun 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Khary Randolph
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Jun 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Khary Randolph
Title becomes New X-Men: Academy X; Final Issue
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Jun 2004
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W: Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir · A: Khary Randolph
Title becomes New X-Men: Academy X; Final Issue
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W: Nunzio Defilippis · A: Keron Grant
Collects New Mutants (2nd Series) #1-13 and X-Men #42-43