New Mutants Epic Collection : Fallen Angels

Amidst the boom of X-Men mania, spinoff group the New Mutants forms a new team of their own - the Fallen Angels!

The world’s hate and fear is brought to bear when tragedy strikes at the local high school after a mutant student is bullied for being different — and the devastation continues the events of the Mutant Massacre rock our young heroes! Then, the New Mutants fast-forward to the world of tomorrow — and it ain't pretty! Join the best young mutantkind has to offer as they face evil future versions of themselves, mutant-hunting Sentinels, a rebellion in Limbo and the Hellfire Club and their teenage Hellions! But what about Sunspot and Warlock? They’re hanging out with Madrox, Siryn, Boom-Boom, the Vanisher and…Devil Dinosaur?! What wonders await these Fallen Angels in the paradise of Coconut Grove?

COLLECTING: New Mutants (1983) 45-54, New Mutants Annual (1984) 3, Fallen Angels (1987) 1-8

Industry legend Chris Claremont is best known for his epic sixteen-year run on Uncanny X-Men. Claremont’s focus on the themes of prejudice and tolerance struck at the hearts of comics fans, and he built an unparalleled following during the next three decades. Under his pen, the X-Men franchise spawned a vast array of spin-offs, many of them written by Claremont himself. His other credits include Iron Fist, Ms. Marvel, Power Man and Spider-Woman. Claremont has returned to the X-Men universe in New Exiles, GeNext, X-Men Forever, Chaos War: X-Men and Nightcrawler.

Also renowned as an editor on both long-running and short-lived series, Jo Duffy has written runs of Power Man and Iron Fist, Marvel Team-Up, Wolverine and others. In addition, she regularly penned Marvel’s adaptations of Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian and Akira. Duffy wrote the New Mutants tie-in miniseries Fallen Angels and cowrote several Speedball stories from Steve Ditko’s plots. Her later work includes DC’s Catwoman and Image’s Glory.

Jackson “Butch” Guice began his Marvel career during the 1980s penciling Micronauts, New Mutants and X-Factor. He moved to DC for a fan-favorite run on Flash, subsequently illustrating nearly three years’ worth of Action Comics and participating in the “Death of Superman” event. He also co-created Resurrection Man and provided artwork for Birds of Prey. Back at Marvel, he penciled Captain America, Iron Man, Ultimate Origins and more. He has also worked on CrossGen’s Ruse, Dark Horse’s film tie-ins Terminator: Endgame and Aliens/Predator, First’s Badger and Nexus, and Valiant’s Eternal Warrior.

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Bret Blevins’ early Marvel work included adaptations of films such as The Dark Crystal, Krull and The Last Starfighter. Moving into the Marvel Universe, he drew Strange Tales’ Cloak and Dagger feature, and penciled much of Louise Simonson’s New Mutants run. In 1996, he moved into TV animation, storyboarding for Batman Beyond, Justice League and New Batman/Superman Adventures. He now divides time between oil painting and freelance storyboarding.

Eisner and two-time Inkwell Award winner Kevin Nowlan has been a mainstay in the industry for 35 years. Having made his Marvel debut on Doctor Strange in 1983, he then illustrated several stories in Moon Knight. His distinguished career includes credits as a penciler, inker, colorist, letterer and cover artist, demonstrating his complete mastery of the comic-book craft. Perhaps most notably, Nowlan co-created Jack B. Quick in the Tomorrow Stories series from America’s Best Comics.