In which we Xplore The New Mutants #11 - Amara transforms into living MAGMA to confront Selene. Dani is under Selene's thrall. Gallio victory is complete. Sam, Rahne and Roberto continue to question their allegiances. Roberto confronts Castro and frees his mother. Roberto and his mother lead a counter coup against Gallio. Senator Aquilla stabs Gallio to death and the New Mutants accompanied by Amara confront Selene!

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #10 - Parades, feasts and palaces. The New Mutants are believed by the average citizens of Nova Roma to be God’s. Senator Gallio uses this to his advantage. Lucius Aquilla is caught with his pants down! We find out just how truly evil Selene is and why she’s called a Psychic Vampire. Amara becomes Magma!

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #9 - Secret cities, smelly dungeons, and girls in distress. This issue has it all. We meet Selena for the first time and we the reader are embroiled in the political intrigue of Nova Roma. As our hero's are sold into slavery and forced to fight in the Arena!

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #8 - the River Why... it’s a vacation or field trip for the young students who of the Xavier school. A game of hide and seek turns deadly. We discover Roberto Da Costa’s a tree hugger and still harbors resentments toward his teacher Professor X. Dani swims with piranha. The teens kidnap a young woman who appears to be a native. But appearances are not all they seem! She’s actually a Roman dressed in black face! Yeah I said black face. Their boat is destroyed and the team regroups on the river bank only to be captured by a Roman legion.

The River Why... it’s a vacation or field trip for the young students who of the Xavier school. A game of hide and seek turns deadly. We discover Roberto Da Costa’s a tree hugger and still harbors resentments toward his teacher Professor X. Dani swims with piranha. The teens kidnap a young woman who appears to be a native. But appearances are not all they seem! She’s actually a Roman dressed in black face! Yeah I said black face. Their boat is destroyed and the team regroups on the river bank only to be captured by a Roman legion.

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #8 - Leaving on a jet plane... the New Mutants are confronted with the 5 stages of grief following the disappearance of one of their classmates. Carnival is fun until Roberto’s mother is kidnapped. A racist caricature with an axe, calling himself Axe, tangles with the team but Roberto takes him down a peg or two. It’s off too the Amazon Rainforest for an archeological dig but Sebastian Shaw and the Hellfire Club aren’t far behind.

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #7 - On the road again... Karma and her teammates confront her Uncle and ultimately make a deal with the devil. Team America races through the New Mexico Desert. Professor X is attacked by a powerful mind. Team America breaks and enters then promptly explode. The New Mutants confront the Silver Samurai and Viper. Karma hears a voice and the New Mutants explode! It’s a good old Claremontian cliffhanger!!

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #6 - Enter Team America... its all fun and games until a classmate becomes the Dark Rider! Viper and Silver Samurai make short work of the New Mutants. Dani is captured but Xavier is preoccupied with the training the mutants of Team America! Only the New Mutants can help their friend.

In which we Xplore The New Mutants #5 - Stevie's being tormented. Charles Xavier doesn't know how to relate to teenagers without a Brood embryo to aid him. Xavier decides hunting down Stevie's staker makes for an excellent class project. Roberto Da Costa's plan is inspired by Magnum PI. Rahn Sinclair runs through a school dance in wolf form causing a stampede of humanity. Sam Guthrie turns for the very first time while blastin’. Xavier erases someones memories again!

In this episode I'll be Xploring New Mutant #3 and Uncanny X-Men 167. Its the end of the Brood Saga, someone gets cloned and Kitty gets demoted! I guess you could say Professor Xavier is jerk!