But beneath all the jokes and fun, there are also heavier themes running through the series, including figuring oneself out and dealing with grief and loss.
I lost track of all the times I bursted out laughing because of Dylan’s perceptive yet hilarious comments. One of the things I love the most about Cute Mutants is that the first-person narrative of Dylan is snarky, slangy, and incredibly relatable. Each of them have mutant powers connected with their own insecurities after kissing Emma in Vol 1, and in this sequel, we see all of them grow in both their understandings of their own powers and the strength of their friendship. The Cute Mutants we’ve seen previously include Dylan/Chatterbox, Dani/Marvellous, Emmaline “Emma” Jing Hall/Goddess (Kiwi-Chinese, ace), Alyse Sefo/Moodring (pansexual?, Pacifika), Lou Patterson/Glowstick (trans), and Bianca Powell/Wraith (sapphic). As in Vol 1, the cast is beautifully queer and racially diverse. The story starts out in the closet, not because Dylan Taylor (17-18, pansexual, gender questioning?) isn’t out, but because she doesn’t want to make out with her girlfriend Danielle “Dani” Joo-hyun Kim (lesbian, Korean) in bed with the watchful Pillow dreamily commenting on everything. We’re here, at their mercy, and have no power in this situation. Since we all know that powerful corporates and the government are often shady and cannot be trusted, nothing goes smoothly as the gang struggles to do what is truly right under Yaxley’s incessant tracking and fights fiercely to keep each other safe and alive. In this sequel of Cute Mutants, you can live vicariously through the mutants and see Onimaru “Oni” Kunitsuna (鬼丸國綱) work his magic.Īt the end of Cute Mutants Vol 1: Mutant Pride (my review here), Yaxley Corporation coerced the Cute Mutants into joining their training programs. This review contains minor spoilers to Cute Mutants Vol 1: Mutant Pride.Ĭontent warnings: kidnapping, self injury, dismembering, reference to HP series, acid attack, misgendering, homophobia, death, death of prominent character, murder, blood, gore, forced hospitalization, forced captivity, nonconsensual medical experiment, mind control, manipulation/threats, talking people into suicide, mention of deceased family member, off-page amputationĭo you ever feel like there is something missing in your life, like, maybe an ancient, noble Japanese sword who is by your side at all times? Even if you didn’t, I’m sure you do now. Publisher: Self-Published, October 1st 2020Ĭlick on the cover for my review on Goodreads.Cute Mutants Vol 2: Young, Gifted & Queer ( Cute Mutants Vol 2) by SJ Whitby
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