Deron Generally
Deron Generally
The New Mutants: Dead Souls #2
Written by Matthew Rosenberg
Art by Adam Gorham
Colors by Michael Garland
In a long thought decommissioned station in Russia, a group of men enter to get out of the freezing weather and bring something with them that they are desperately trying to keep out.
Six days later, the New Mutants find themselves having breakfast together and discussing the incident in Alabama along with whether or not they can trust Illyana to tell them everything that they need to know. When they get an assignment, Illyana teleports them all away. She brings them all the way to the scene in Russia and they begin their investigation into the ruins of the station, finding a single survivor among the wreckage.
After getting the story from the survivor, they discover what was buried in the ice that attacked the team, a Frost Giant. As they battle the giant, Rictor decides to take the team and retreat, leaving Illyana to fight on her own. She catches up with the team and they discover the location where the Frost Giant was trapped and another survivor. When he tells Illyana more about how he got there, she decides to teleport Boom Boom away from the scene as the rest of the team fights.
What happens next is worth finding out for yourself, so no spoilers. Also the ending reveal is worth reading as well.
Rosenberg and Gorham are creating a really great story for these characters and I find myself invested in both the missions that they are going on as well as their interpersonal dynamics. There is some tension between them that makes for well done drama and the mystery that is unfolding is interesting as well.
