Eric Heisserer

Secret Weapons: Another ‘mutants coming of age’ tale

Secret Weapons is a pretty interesting first volume Trade Paperback. The Single issues were released early in 2017, with the TPB in January 2018.

In this universe, Psiots (read: mutants) are unsurprisingly debased, the history of this negative viewpoint is unknown. Not all of them are powerful, in fact many are considered a bit useless- like a girl who can speak to birds, a man who can conjure artifacts, but not control what useless thing will arrive when conjured.

Part MysteryMen / Part Xmen, Secret Weapons takes the trope in a different direction with an unusual cast of characters, abilities, and (most importantly) the delivery of the common plot.. The standard trope continues to apply for a while before diverging: Psiot rejects are housed in a school of sorts and after being attacked are spread thin without leadership. The attacks continue as they are hunted by a malevolent force. The Psiots must locate eachother, team up, and overcome their shortcomings.

So how does this differentiate from other mutant tales?
Secret Weapons is simply a bunch of young adults who wish people would leave them alone. No egos, no costumes, no bullshit.

This no nonsense approach is great. Also fresh- current day problems (race/religion) raising their head with continued relevance even when compared against the follies experienced by those with extraordinary abilities.… (meer)