'New Mutants' Co-Creator Bob McLeod Puts Movie on Blast: 'There's Just No Excuse'

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Artist Bob McLeod, who co-created The New Mutants with writer Chris Claremont, is speaking out.

The 69-year-old artist spoke out on social media upon the release of the 2020 film based on his Marvel series. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Marvel movies “I was very excited when I heard they were making a New Mutants movie.

I thought making it into a horror movie was perhaps an interesting idea, but not at all how the characters should be introduced to the public at large.

But, hey, my characters in a movie! I never would have thought that would actually happen,” he wrote. “But then, I was disappointed when they didn’t give Patti braids, although I like Blu Hunt.