I like Pixie and was one of the few who didn’t mind when they unmanga’d her and stopped drawing her like an 11 year old. I’m glad to see more of her!

Pixie, X-23, Armor, Mercury and Blindfold face a new kind of hell: high school! Things get even worse when Pixie’s mother shows up on Utopia demanding to see her daughter. Discover the truth about Pixie, including the answer to something even SHE doesn’t know: the identity of her father – one of the most dangerous X-Villains ever!

For some reason I thought Blindfold wasn’t just blind, but in fact didn’t have eyes… Am I making that up or was she ever drawn that way?

I am eagerly wondering who Pixie’s father could be… any guesses people? The powers she had BEFORE Magik took part of her soul to make a “soul dagger” were flight (due to insect wings) and “pixie dust” which causes hallucinations. Not getting a clue from the wings, but hallucinations, hmmm, maybe Mesmero?

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So Nate Grey is in control of Norman Osborn, for now. I have a feeling that this happened BEFORE The Seige so I don’t think X-Man will be taking up permanent residence in the Green Goblin’s noggin. But I also have no idea how they plan to exorcise him. Maybe Mimic will copy his telepathy and use it against him? Butthey would only be a sliver of his power… shouldn’t be enough to take him out. Hmmm, we’ll see.

What has X-Man done to Norman Osborn? Whatever it is, it must be extreme because the Dark X-Men are making a journey into Osborn’s mind to fix it! But once they’re in, can they survive the depths of madness they find in the dark corners of Norman’s mental minefield?

What will Mystique do when confronted with the choice to 1. Expose Nate, 2. Help Nate, 3. Run, 4. Keep quiet and see where the chips fall. I’d put money on #3 if I were a betting man. I REALLY hope that Nate Grey will be left a part of the Marvel universe again once the dust has settled. I always liked the character. He was really the only AoA character that I was happy to see enter 616 continuity.

I LOVED the original New Mutants and was really hoping to see some of Marvel’s best and brightest working on new stories with Sam Guthrie, Roberto Dacosta, Xi’an Coy Mahn, Dani Moonstar, Illyana Rasputin and Amara Aquilla. The Alex Ross cover for the first issue led me to believe we’d see their A-game… But Sauron? C’mon.

Sauron is one of those villains of yesterday that I have a hard time taking seriously (Like Despero, Killer Moth or Paste Pot Pete). So I’m not seeing his appearance in New Mutants #10 as something either necessary or as likely to generate much interest. And its really a shame.

Why do the New Mutants exist? Why are they a team? Cyclops runs the X-Men as one giant army, not separate squads. So, why do the New Mutants exist as a squad? The answer isn’t what you expect.

So Cyclops and Emma (the writers) have a plan for Cannonball, Sunspot, Magik, Karma, Moonstar, Magma, Warlock and the newly resurrected Cypher. But with an army of X-Men at his back and call, WHY reform the New Mutants? I’ll find out if only because I am a bit intrigued by the subplot regarding Illyana’s knowledge from the future. I’d also like to see Rhane back with her old buddies as Wolfsbane. She’ll need her friends now and X-Force is no place for a pregnant lady.

Art is still just borderline adequate. It is a shame that Marvel isn’t trying their hardest to turn this into a top shelf title. The characters MORE than have the potential.

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