Thread by @ClaremontRun

Here we have instances of visible crying in Claremont’s “New Mutants.” 50ish comics is not the largest sample in the world, but there’s still some really interesting conclusions that can be drawn here. #xmen #newmutants 1/3

Rahne cries the most, both because of her youth, her traumatic upbringing, and her emotional repression (which tends to result in outbursts). Dani is second because focal character. Illyana becomes the focal character later on, but she’s highly traumatized. 2/3

Sam is taught not to cry, which is sad, given the amount of self-doubt and self-flagellation that he shows throughout the series. Roberto cries a number of times, due to a combination of trauma, repressed emotion associated with masculine posturing, and inward sensitivity. 3/3