I’m not the best person to ask. I loved it. But I’ve been a staunch supporter of it since production was announced so maybe I’m biased. Bob Macleod the co creator had some really negative thoughts on it today but more that the credits spelled his name wrong and he didn’t like any of the casting. He hasn’t seen the movie. Claremont wants to but no theater near where he lives is open. Boone has also made waves with his defense of the Roberto casting. The 3rd act is balls to the wall. That’s the one thing you can know for sure. The women were all great. I loved the CGI and effects. So far not enough professional reviews for a concensus but so far not great. But a lot oF these critics are upset it wasn’t screen for them for free and they had to buy their own ticket. So a long answer is I loved it but sadly this seems to be the minority point of view right now.
But back to the discussion at hand. I have another New Mutants #1 but don’t think it’s as good of quality as this one was. So that’s why I didn’t send it in. But I guess I’ll be happy with my 8.0 signed. I mean it’s just going in my CGC box. I have a number of them. But most are ones my local CBS submits for me. And other ones I’ve purchased on eBay. Like my Howard the Duck #1 9.8. Excalibur Special Edition 9.8 signed by Lee, Claremont, and Davis.
The four books I’ve discussed here.. the two Graphic Novel Mags and These Two Regular Issues. One that was a previous sign series slabbed one. We’re the first I ever submitted on my own, the first I didn’t ask my comic store buddies.. They are good at looking and telling you what the grade is. I didn’t have their help on these. So my eye test didn’t really fail. I expecting what I got on my God Loves Man Kills and New Mutants Graphic Novel. Excalibur #1 was already a 9.8. But I did really misjudge my New Mutants #1. I thought it was at least a 9.0 and it turned out an 8.0. But the grader notes gave me a better understanding of why I misjudged it. Those things I completely missed.