Undeniably The Mutants has a premise to kill.  The author, Sonja Nitschke takes the run of the mill superhero story and adds a tragic twist.  Instead of being the saviors, her hero’s are instead in need of saving.

What makes the story good is not how fantabulous her hero’s powers are or how graphic a fight is, but instead how Nitschke works in a realistic reaction of both the world at large to her protagonist unnatural gifts, as well as the hero/victims own thoughts about their tedious situation.  This makes for a tragic tale that makes you think; in considering how accurately you believe that the author describes human interactions and reactions, the tale gains interest.  Unfortunately, she does not always manage to create believable characters, for someone who so insightfully describes the thoughts of some characters, she seems to completely miss the target with others.  She occasionally creates a character so neurotic and dysfunctional that the suspension of disbelief fails.  One more problem that this story has, is that for stretches of time, absolutely nothing happens.  The story can get caught in a loop of reconsidering the same thoughts and actions of a character till you frankly don’t want to know what they are thinking. 

Overall, I respect and recommend this tale especially in that it uses its premise as a means, not an end.  The characters are varied though equally neurotic.  However, the plot and story could use some editing as some chapters seem to have simply been rewritten in a need to post something regularly.  With a more clear direction, but not necessarily change in characters or themes, this could become a much more readable work.

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