X-Universe: The New Mutants

[Mad Dog]

Hi,

 

Long time ago i bought a run of the new mutants 1-50 after not having read them since the early 90'ies. I didnt expect much of them, as i reckoned i only liked them due to my age at the time i bought them the first time.

 

But instead i found them very entertaining, well written by claremont with catching arcs' and after a rocky start art wise, they really really took off with the Sienkiewicz run on 18-31! What amazing art :applause

 

I love Sienkiewicz and the covers of that run he did on New Mutants is imo breathtaking His style is special, i guess either you love it or hate it, i definetely love it! I think the title is underappreciated, reading wise and art wise, and i havent seen any threads about them, so i thougt i should start one

 

I will kick it off with my favorite covers that i have of the first 50 issues , pls chip in with your books if you have them and any thoughts on the title.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mad Dog]

More Sienkiewicz goodies

 

 

 

 

[MutantKeys]

[Mad Dog]

 

Knew i could count on you

[MutantKeys]

I always liked weird covers like that

[Point Five]

Great idea for a thread, Mad Dog!

 

Back in the day, I started reading New Mutants with issue #23 (you posted the cover above), and definitely got the sense that "something was happening here" with the art. Tracked down all of the previous issues as well, and continued to read the title for a year or two. As I recall the stories were occasionally a bit spotty, but the art was just fantastic...Bill S was clearly taking chances with the art and it really paid off.

[Mad Dog]

probably my favorite Sienkiewicz cover in the run

 

 

 

afterwards, rick leonardi stepped in with Sienkiewicz as inker, and still Bill's touch was the dominant part of the art. Not sure who made this cover, but i belive it was rick.

 

 

 

Jacksom guice stepped in, not a remarkable penciler imo, but here with a pretty cool cap cover.

 

 

and here with a decent sentinel shot

 

 

 

 

Rick Leonardi and Dan green made this pretty Sienkiewicz inspired Magik (aka colussus' little sister) cover to no 50. Interior art still by Guice

 

[Mad Dog]

Great idea for a thread, Mad Dog!

 

Back in the day, I started reading New Mutants with issue #23 (you posted the cover above), and definitely got the sense that "something was happening here" with the art. Tracked down all of the previous issues as well, and continued to read the title for a year or two. As I recall the stories were occasionally a bit spotty, but the art was just fantastic...Bill S was clearly taking chances with the art and it really paid off.

 

Yearh Cloak & Dagger was the perfect characters for Bill's more "dark" art, the storyline was thoug, imo, not remarkable.

[Mad Dog]

Sienkiewicz returns with a more mainstream, but still stunning, cover on this one

 

[Mad Dog]

And finally this one...

 

 

If there is interest for this thread i will kick in some more of my books on a later stage

[blutobc]

 

Pretty cover...especially when you figure out that it's Barry W. Smith not Jackson Guice. Which doesn't take away from a decent thread, just wanted to point it out. BWS also did #48 too.

[Mad Dog]

 

Pretty cover...especially when you figure out that it's Barry W. Smith not Jackson Guice. Which doesn't take away from a decent thread, just wanted to point it out. BWS also did #48 too.

 

Ooops thanks for pointing that out

 

I need to do find some new sources of information

[micmack]

afterwards, rick leonardi stepped in with Sienkiewicz as inker, and still Bill's touch was the dominant part of the art. Not sure who made this cover, but i belive it was rick.

 

 

Actually this is Art Adams. Rick actually did the cover (Seinkiewcz inked it) but they never used it. I saw it back in 87 when Rick attended a Con. Of course he said he liked his version better....

[Point Five]

Actually this is Art Adams. Rick actually did the cover (Seinkiewcz inked it) but they never used it. I saw it back in 87 when Rick attended a Con. Of course he said he liked his version better....

 

Art Adams did the cover to #38, how about that! It's kind of obvious now when I look at the faces, but I never knew who drew it. One of my favorite covers in the run. Would be quite interesting to see the alternate version.