Art by David Wynne

 

In which the New Mutants are the Bobbsey Twins to the X-Men’s Sam Spade; Nina da Costa is Ms. Frizzle; New Mutants does a Rachel-and-Miles cold open; Selene is the Elizabeth Bathory of lava; Rahne likes Sam, Sam likes Amara, Dani likes Bobby, and Bobby likes everyone; Gil and Art are no Harvey and Janet; Miles has a Del Preston moment, Magma is a Horta; and if something super happens, you should tell a super adult.

X-Plained:

Selene

Externals

New Mutants #7-17

The da Costa family

Axe

Some really dubious cosmetic choices

Nova Roma

Amara Aquilla (Magma)

Op-art as a superpower

Doug Ramsey’s hair

The Massachusetts Academy

New-Wave Superteens

Deflection

The Hellions

Not-Particularly-Secret Origins of the Hellfire Club

Publishing schedules

Next Week: Lifedeath, time travel, and Forge's tiny shorts.

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