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Art by David Wynne

Nova Roma. It’s probably best not to ask.

These kids!

It’s really convenient that Rahne landed in that particular position. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

In which Moira MacTaggert is a stone cold badass. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Roberto da Costa is so very much Roberto da Costa. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

He’s also Sunspot! (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Meanwhile, a disembodied hand has some opinions to share. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Sam Guthrie is such a good kid. Also nigh invulnerable when he’s blastin’! (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Danielle Moonstar is the best, and anyone who tells you otherwise is probably trying to sell something. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Xi’an Coy Mahn actually been around for a few issues–and made her debut in another title altogether–so she’s an old hand at this. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Aw, Bobby. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Sam is the nicest henchman ever, and we love him very much. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Donald Pierce knows he has standards to meet when it comes to villainous exposition. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Remember how Sam is the nicest henchman? (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Yeah. Sam is the nicest henchman. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Let’s break this down: Bobby’s room contains a pinup calendar and a framed photo of Wolverine; and his idea of heaven is a place where his dead girlfriend can watch him put on tights. Headcanon: Bobby’s secondary mutation is being the most 14-year-old boy of all the 14-year-old-boys, ever. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

“It is time… FOR A CALLBACK TO MY FIRST APPEARANCE!” (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Danielle Moonstar is still the best, and Xavier is not actually a jerk in this book. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Aw, Sam. (Marvel Graphic Novel #4)

Over nearly a decade, the New Mutants will go from this… (New Mutants #21)

…to this. Marvel, this is why you can’t have nice things. (New Mutants #100)

In her first appearance, Lila Cheney steals and fences Earth. She is the interstellar bandit Joan Jett of the Marvel Universe, and she is wonderful. (New Mutants Annual #1)

The Hellions. They’re all super doomed. (New Mutants #17)

Next week: The X-Men do Barbarella.