Secret Weapons

Secret Weapons #1-4

by Eric Heisserer, Raúl Allén (Illustrator)

The government has dispatched Amanda McKee – the technopath codenamed Livewire – to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada’s greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds… A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow… To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons…in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action…in ways they never could have imagined…

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book, Fiction, Fantasy

112 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 2017

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This was cool.



Livewire helps a group of ratty psiots who were abandoned by Harda when things went sideways. Their powers, once activated, turned out to be either uncontrollable (one kid can pull random objects out of thin air, but they are truly random and have no noticeable relevance to his situation) or useless (one girl talks to birds).



The kids are getting picked off one by one by some unknown enemy who is somehow tracking them, and a few of them have already banded together for safety by the time Livewire finds them.



Now this band of misfits has to try to stay alive and learn how to turn their lemon powers into lemonade superpowers or else they're all going to die.
It sounds pretty run of the mill, but the writing is good and I liked these new (to me, at least) characters.
This was a nice gem to find among the Hoopla Bonus borrows!
Recommended.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Live Wire tracks down a bunch of misfit psiots. They are being hunted by some roboty thing that absorbs their powers. The series has some potential even after the slow start. It's times like this that I wish Valiant would break from its 4 part story formats. The book could have used a couple more issues to flesh things out into a more well-rounded book. Raul Allen's art is good but the colors in the book are terrible.

Received an advanced copy from Valiant and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Rory Wilding · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who has read Marvel and DC for many years and has seen the many tropes we expect from superheroes, I will admit that I have not read that much superhero comics outside of those two publishers. Having read the likes of Supreme: Blue Rose from Image and Archer & Armstrong from Valiant, it is interesting to see superheroes that are somewhat outside the box and in my slow progress of works from Valiant, Secret Weapons caught my eye.

Written by Eric Heisserer – the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Arrival – this four-issue limited series centres on the technopath Amanda McKee AKA Livewire, who is dispatched to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly by an all-powerful telepath. When she discovers that a mechanised killer called Rex-O is targeting a small group of small-powered rejects, Livewire is determined to save and recruit these young adults who are forced to put their powers into action.

For those who know their Valiant stuff, will know that their comics are a connecting universe (which is slowly being built as a cinematic universe) and Secret Weapons does read like a piece of the big puzzle, with Livewire being a key character for the publisher since 1993. However, what Eric Heisserer is really interested in is the dynamic between the Secret Weapons themselves, who have powers that aren’t that super from Nicole Finch who talk to birds, to Owen Cho who can conjure up random objects.

In a world that does acknowledge the existence of the super-powered known as the Psiots – not unlike the mutants from Marvel's X-Men – Heisserer does subvert the superhero genre by focusing on characters with powers that aren't remarkable, but through moments of wit you see the advantages and disadvantages of these powers in situations that are either life-threatening or pointlessly ordinary. Considering how laughable these powers are, it's not going to stop them from battling this intimidating mechanical threat, all of which Raul Allen is having a blast at drawing.

Reminiscent to the work of David Aja, Allen's hyper-detailed art provides incredible layouts with a lot of panels onto the page, creating such inventive action sequences, including a deliberate homage of Hitchcock's The Birds and Cho's random conjuring of an umbrella can actually come in handy. Complementing Allen's art is the multi-coloured talent of Patricia Martin, whose colours varies in every location depicted in the comic and can be used boldly in order to punctuate a moment.

It may be four issues long (although a reprisal of these characters is along the way), it does feel like you're dropped right into this world of Psiots, but if you stick with Secret Weapons, you'll enjoy the company of these young adults who may not have the best superpowers, but they're going to save the day anyway.

[James DeSantis]

This was a lot of fun.

So spin-offs of series can sometimes be better than the series they came from. After diving down into bad area for harbinger after volume 5 I kind of gave up on Valiant. However, Secret Weapons was not only refreshing but a ton of fun. The losers, the outsides, the psiots that got away from Toyo's psycho ass are still on the run. However, what happens when a creature starts hunting them down. Some familiar faces from the other series bring this into a new chapter, a more runaway/survival style chapter and easily my favorite thing from the Harbinger line.

Good: All the kids getting along worked well. The dialog was natural and super fun. A few forced moments didn't stop this from working as a whole.I also loved how each power was used well for each character instead of focused on one. The ending leaves a lot of awesome ways to go as this is basically the outsiders, the lost, children who just happened to be psiots.

Bad: Some forced political moments felt little odd and I also thought some of the art didn't gel well, especially with the fighting.

Overall I liked this a lot. Easy, fun, and well drawn for the most part, Secret Weapons should be the series you check out after being let down by Harbinger. I feel this is what THAT series promised to do but failed. A 4 out of 5.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this miniseries. Not only because I'm a Livewire fan and think she deserves much more attention, but I was also surprisingly engaged with these new characters. Livewire discovers an abandoned secret Harbinger base that Harada used to store activated psiots that he felt were useless and unfit for his cause. Livewire decides to track down these rejects and protect them, forming a small ragtag superteam. The concept of a team of kids with crappy powers that must prove their worth is a great idea and definitely one that I hope they explore more with. You have a girl that can talk to birds, a guy that turns to indestructible stone but is immobile when he does, and a guy that can conjure random objects at whim. It was cool how these powers that are worthless on the surface, are shown to actually be pretty useful!

Although I wish they went even further with the capabilities of their powers, and I wish that the story was fleshed out more, it's a very endearing read. I know this leads into Harbinger Wars 2, but I really hope that this team continues to appear after that.

[RG · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first psiot graphic novel and it was a good fun read. A little confusing to begin with but after issue #2 the story started to make sense. Cool story, kinda has an xmen mutant power vibe but not 100% certain on all the backstory. Would be fun to read about that when I have a chance

[Geoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just a total surprise to me. I went into this without any knowledge of it, and I enjoyed every moment of it. I want to read so much more around this universe and follow up on these characters, too.

The story was fast paced but also incredibly satisfying in the growth of the characters. The art was a perfect balance to the story, too. Working magic in the action sequences and also giving us exactly what we want to see in the expressive nature of the people in the story.

I read the collected volumes of Secret Weapons 1-4. The essays by Heisserer in the back matter of issues 2-4 were wonderful.

If you're just looking for a terrific pseudo-super hero/action story with strong character development, definitely check this out.

[Trike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story about people with “useless” superpowers being hunted down by a lunatic so he can absorb their powers. This is the exact same story as the TV series Heroes, but it still works. Instead of Syler we have the Scavenger, who is imbuing these powers into a machine-creature he’s created called Rex-0. The powers these characters have are silly but new: one talks to birds, another turns into a statue, the third can make stuff appear from thin air. Other than that it’s the same tale as the TV show, just told more efficiently.

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listen here, everybody.
This is fucking amazing.
We have this group of super rejects (super referring to superpowers, though super rejected works just as well) who are being hunted one by one. Why are they super rejects? They have super powers... Useless super powers (you know, a girl who talks to birds, a guy who conjures useless things from thin air, another guy who can make things glow faintly). Which led their master, Harada, to reject them and send them to "The Willows" where he wouldn't have to see them nor be reminded of their failure.
Amanda McKee, (aka Livewire) finds out about these guys and sets off to find them, her new mission being to turn these super useless powers into something fairly similar to a team, and I won't tell you anything else because I want you to read it.
I loved it, I certainly did, it's action-packed, fast-paced, funny and completely worth it. Amazing, really.
The characters are great and I'm dying for the next installment already!

*ARC provided by NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Lukasz · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cool.

An entertaining and enjoyable debut with a strong premise and good character works. It focuses on the rejects from Toyo Harada’s psiot activation program (in the Valiant Universe psiots are people with latent superhuman powers that require activation). The psiots in question have seemingly useless powers (talking to birds, making objects glow, conjuring stuff).

It mixes serious with humorous and gives a sense of closure (and a possibility of more to come) in just four issues.

Cool stuff. Not extraordinary but perfectly enjoyable.

[Judah Radd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really good. If you want a very unique superteam with some interesting characters with atypical powers, this is the way to go.

I didn’t love the art or paneling… but I did enjoy the characters and drama. It was also nice to see Livewire again, even though she took on somewhat of a supporting role.

Would love to see this team again.

[Travis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this free through Net Galley, but my opinion is my own.

Probably 4.5 rounded up to a 5. My thoughts may change, but this is exactly what I was looking for right now. There was no ground shaking addition to the graphic novel genre, but the story was rock solid, the characters were interesting and the powers were fun. The art was clean and crisp and really appealed to me.

Great stuff!

[manuti · Rating 4 out of 5]

La superheroína Livewire toma parte del protagonismo en este tomo que incluye 4 números de esta historia denominada Secret Weapons y que transcurre tras la historia incluida en Vida y muerte de Toyo Harada.
Me han gustado los personajes y sobre todo me ha gustado mucho el dibujo de Raul Allen y Patricia Martín. Uno es amante de la línea clara y en cuanto un cómic tiene ese aire ya sube puntos en mi lista. Habrá que buscar más cosas de los mencionados Raul Allen y Patricia Martín.
Otro cómic con el que empezar el año y al que le doy 4 estrellas **** y recomiendo comprar donde lo encontréis por que ahora mismo suele estar a unos 4,5€ por un cómic de 128 páginas.

[Adam Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a point in Grant Morrison's New X-Men, Vol. 1: E Is for Extinction run where he starts introducing mutants with seemingly useless powers. It's a thread several other writers have explored since then with mixed results. Secret Weapons marks the first time Valiant has explored psiots with useless powers, and it's the best single volume I've read in this universe for a long time.

Livewire is our Professor X here, or perhaps a Wolverine cleaning up after one of Professor X (Toyo Harada)'s failures, and trying to put together a new team. Each character has a definitive personality, purpose, and very specific power. This sounds like a basic Yea, Of Course They Do, That's How These Stories Work but so often stories like this leave out one of those three traits, and the book suffers for it.

Here, though, we have an excellent The Team Comes Together volume, and we know how they fit in the larger Valiant Universe.

I don't think I've ever read anything by Eric Heisserer before, but I will definitely pick up anything with his name on it in the future.

I recommend this to X-Men fans, Harbinger readers, Valiant junkies, and people who love to read comics where a group of heroes form a team.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heisserer writes a fantastic, fast paced story here whereas the plot is very engaging and the characters are cool fun to get to know. It centers around a group of women and men called Psiots, those with extraordinary abilities (Phosphene, Conjurer, and Telepath). They've been expelled from a research facility called The Willows only because they deemed to be very useless within the overall game plan of Willows.

Livewire is a Technopath and she's been given the task of finding the Psiots. Hunting them down as well is Rox-O, a bioengineered, tentacled, beast of a monster.

The superb panelling and artwork by Raoul & Martin wonderfully heightens the Science Fiction-esque story.

I'm definitely looking forward to the further continuation of this immersive world.

*Heisserer sets the story in Oklahoma City. I used to live in the OKC metro, and I will say he's mapped out the city's environs perfectly.

[Dani Mexuto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imaxínaste que o PPdG te convence para votar por eles para o ano porque fixeron algo que os sacou da tumba, preferías meter os dedos nunha fondue quente que ler o seu programa e bum lelo e convéncente ? Gùstache,

BÙ, PERO QUE TIO, ISTO PASOUME A MIN CON ESTE COMIC, obra mestra sobre a temàtica de pu-tos mu-tan-tes. Pero que està pasando, a 2018!? Isto é real!? Acabo de flipar, pero como collòns pode sair nada bo do Hogar social de Madrid dos còmics que son a temàtica dos mutantes.

Pois saiu, así é o universo, todo ruido como chega lisca e aquí tedes a historia de Nikki e de como o seu superpoder é falar cos roncos e cos paxaros. E, obviamente, con semellante superpoder pòdelle a Magneto fijo. E o de que os superpoderes se che induzan à forza no laboratorio encantoume.

[Mohan Vemulapalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Secret Weapons" is a bit uneven in places, but overall it is a charming origin tale for a delightfully wonky super team. Readers who are not familiar with the Valiant universe may want to read some of the Harbinger stories first. However, this book does work as a stand alone if the reader is willing to accept some ambiguity. Expect, a main protagonist who shares a nom de Super with a well known DC supervillain and powers reminiscent of a prominent Wildstorm character, the usual persecution and fear of powered individuals and a new set of superheroes with decidedly weird but not useless powers.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Secret Weapons (#1-4). Livewire's recruitment of a series of spot-on-the-wall psiots becomes increasingly charming over time because of the great characterization, especially the new psiots, but also Livewire's relation to them. Unfortunately, it's tied to a fairly dull battle with an insane Harada "insurance policy" [3+/5].

[kaitlphere · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! It reminds me a bit of Runaways. I love the diversity and the theater setting. I also love how the characters' powers match their personalities. I am going to keep an eye out for more of this series.

[Winser Espinal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una historia que se basa en la idea de que no puedes juzgar a un pez por su habilidad para trepar un árbol. Secret Weapons es una historia con corazón pero con una conclusión un tanto conveniente. Aún así, si buscas leer una historia poco convencional, puede que este cómic te sorprenda.

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was fun !

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zo'n goeie set-up voor een langere comics serie. Mijn eerste kennismaking met Valiant ook en I'm gonna need more.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Secret Weapons feels entrenched in this larger universe, which makes sense because Valiant is it's own massive thing, but also just drops you in and gives you an easy access point to it. These could be all new characters, or they could have decades of development, either way you're fine to jump in and figure it out. A bunch of misfits with seemingly useless powers are being targeted by some robot monster, and they have to band together to try and use their 'worthless' powers to survive. Led by the only competent one, Livewire (who can control machines), they have such wonderful powers like talking to birds, and turning into an immobile statue, and randomly making guns and ballons appear out of nowhere with no control whatsoever!

I think this is a neat way to introduce characters. Have them start off being kind of charming and useless, but gradually explore what their powers can be as the book goes on. Maybe they start to control them better, or have lived with them enough that they know how to use them to gain an advantage, or maybe birds are just really cool and talking to them is great because they're fantastic animals. By the end of the book I wouldn't say I cared about the nuances of the Valiant Universe as a whole but I definitely wanted to know more about these characters, and check out whatever other Valiant books have been done by this creative team.

Seriously, Raul Allen and Patricia Martin killed it on art duties no ifs ands or buts. Knocked it out of the park. There were a few moments where the colouring on things like character skin tones felt off, but overall everything from expressions to layouts to visual gags were incredible.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A girl who talks to birds. A boy who conjures random objects. A boy who can turn to immobile stone. And the technopath looking for redemption for her homicidal mentor's crimes. They are the Secret Weapons.

Sometimes it's the books you don't expect to be good that turn out to be the best. Secret Weapons is a wonderful story about underdog characters united in their quest to just live a normal life despite their peculiar powers. New writer Eric Heisserer captures each of the new characters' very well, establishing them effortlessly across the four issues while weaving in Valiant continuity, a mystery, and fan favourite Livewire for good measure. It also has more than one huge smile moments as this ragtag group becomes a family.

Raul Allen has the uncanny ability to make even the most mundane interaction look absolutely fantastic; two characters talking becomes a mosaic of panels that highlight little movements and elevate everything to much higher heights, to say nothing of the intricate fight scenes that use all of the Secret Weapons' out-there powers in innovative and unexpected ways.

Secret Weapons is full of surprises, the least of which is that it's absolutely fantastic.

[Johan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huge difference with other Harbinger comics I’ve recently read. The story has a smaller but better defined arc, it has a beginning and an ending, and less characters/psiots. The artwork is less crowded, less colourful, more static than dynamic, more “2D than 3D”, and with more attention for the surroundings and ambience than the bodies of the protagonists (tight suits or not). I like it.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Although Secret Weapons dumps you smack into the Valiant universe, it is at a place where it isn't problematic. Yes, you'll realize fairly quickly in the beginning that there is much more to the story; fortunately, the plot narrows nicely to where it is just about the 4 main characters and you don't notice it's not part of a bigger universe..

Story: A very talented psiot (psychic powers) named Harada spent his life creating people with supernatural abilities. It's a dangerous procedure, 1 in 4 survive, and the abilities released were unpredictable. Some were considered very useful while others were considered 'rejects' and sent to The Willows as an 'insurance policy.' When Harada died, his plans were leaked and psiots all over were endangered. Amanda, "Lifewire" McKee, comes across one such place - The Willows. Four reject psiots survived - a woman who can talk to birds, a man who can randomly generate objects, a man who can make objects glow, and a man who can turn himself to stone. They are being hunted down by some kind of monster and only Livewire, who can communicate with machines, can save them.

The premise of the story is different - here we have the 'rejects' who were overlooked for those with flashier powers. But are their powers really that useless? As we see throughout this first issue, it may not be that the powers are useless so much that no one took the time to examine them more closely and develop them.

Each of our protagonists has a unique history and personality: Nikki is a free spirit living on the streets and conversing with the birds all day. Owen can randomly (uncontrollably) manifest objects and it costs him a job when it happens. Avi is trying to go to university but dealing with both being a psiot and a Sikh - two things that draw far too much attention. Avi can turn to stone but it immobilizes him at the same time. Trying to save the kids is Amanda McKee - she IS powerful but she also recognizes the potential in her three new charges.

The artwork is well done but, again, we have a cover that in no way reflects what you will see inside. But the art and coloring are solid and tell the story well.

This is more of a prequel - setting up a story line using our 'rejects' and helping them to discover their full potential. Of course, it is up to them to surprise the world. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Pop Bop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Valiant Charts Its Own Course

I'm always interested in what Valiant's people are doing because they seem willing to take risks and to explore new territory; the results are usually good, or at least entertaining. This series, which introduces a new Valiant super-team, is no exception. Indeed, for what it's worth, I reacted to, and "cared" about, these characters much more than is usually the case.

The frame for this book, (which collects the four issue story arc), brings us into a continuing storyline, but at a convenient entry point that allows the reader to get up to speed quickly. In an earlier story a villain named Harada collected psiots, (people with psychic abilities), for an evil purpose. He dumped young psiots whose psi powers were useless into a holding facility called "The Willows". When Harada was defeated the Willows was abandoned and these "useless" psiots escaped. We start this series at the point at which the rejected psiots are being hunted down and killed, for no apparent or practical reason. Amanda McKee, (Livewire), undertakes to find, save, and team up these psychic losers.

The psychic powers are odd - one character talks to birds, one can turn himself into marble at will, one can conjure up random unexpected items, one can make things glow. What we learn during the course of the story is how such a ragtag band of rejects can pull itself together for mutual aid and protection. Unlike the "super" heroes one usually encounters - who are so dark and angsty and drama-queeny - these are heroes the reader can get behind. They are likeable and relateable; they're also confused and desperate. How they make the journey from disorganization and fear to self-reliance and pride, how they become a team, is the real story here. It is engaging, entertaining and satisfying. That's really sort of surprising for a superhero sort of story, and I for one found it refreshing and engaging. This was a nice find and an enjoyable tale that looks like it has a future.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Livewire is a psiot (kind of a mutant, a la X-men but with different science) who has seen a lot. She's been on a number of teams, all connected to Toyo Harada, the most powerful Psiot in the world, which makes her discovery of The Willows all the more disturbing. The Willows was a facility for "unqualified" psiots that Harada was trying to cultivate. He abandoned the facility and the psiots, however, leaving the facility to be violently raided. Livewire tracks down the remaining psiots, but only finds 3 because though they're all in the wind, they're being hunted. These 3 characters are where the real draw of Secret Weapons lies. Nikki Finch can talk to birds, Owen Cho uncontrollably conjures items, and Avichal Malakar can turn to stone. All of these psiots were rejected as useful by Harada, but Livewire not only feels the responsibility to protect them but sees their potential. The action sequences are exciting and Livewire's power to control anything tech is beyond rad, but the clarifying scenes in between is where the series reveals itself to have immense heart. I'm rooting for Nikki from the second I see her and her pigeons and Owen is a perfect Xander (from Buffy) to the group. The third issue focuses on Avi, who because of his faith (he is Sikh, and so wears a turban) is targeted not just by a tech monster hunting psiots, but ignorant civilians as well. His depth as a character and the issues his presence rises give this gem of a story yet another enthralling facet. Whether you've read every Valiant comic or none, Secret Weapons is a fully worthy read.

Comparisons: X-men for sure is the big one, but with WicDiv sensibility.

Art: Big 2 Superhero style but with a flair for realistic females and magenta.

[Alberto Sepúlveda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cero expectativas tenía en este tomo. Me lo recomendaron por el trabajo de Raúl Allén y Patricia Martín en el dibujo y bueno, es una miniserie fantástica. Si alguna vez has tenido miedo de tener superpoderes que parecen no servir de nada, Secret Weapons te va a molar. Personajes que fueron experimentos "medio fallidos" de un ricachón un poco malvado (Toyo Harada, mitad Ironman y mitad Charles Xavier) se unen por la empatía (y un poquito por necesidad) para combatir un bicho raro manejado por un hipster.

Ha sido casi mi primer acercamiento al universo de Valiant y me ha dejado con ganas de seguir indagando. Si bien en algunas viñetas es obvio que se necesita un background de otras series de Valiant (para conocer algunos personajes o eventos pasados, nada insalvable tirando de Google), Secret Weapons funciona muy guay por sí solo. El guion no es nada demasiado loco ni original, pero está bien construido (el final es un poco "to be continued" y es posiblemente lo que menos me convence) y a fin de cuentas casi que te acaba dando igual porque el dibujo es tan bueno que hace funcionar al cómic él solito. Aplausos para Allén y Martín, hacen del tomo una aventura visual buenísima (las viñetas con pájaros repentinos son de diez).

Me ha gustado muchísimo en relación con las expectativas que tenía puestas en él. Seguiré investigando más los tomos de Valiant.

PD: En España Medusa Cómic deja de editar tomos de Valiant y ha saldado un montón de ellos a 4,5€ que es básicamente un regalo envuelto y todo.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Secret Weapons expands on Valiant’s active psiot library of characters by introducing 3 new heroes; Nikki, Avi, and Owen, rejects of the Harbinger Foundation who were unable to meet perennial bad guy Harada’s weaponised needs. Their shortcomings are abilities that, on face value, seem to do little, and have no benefit to contributing to Harada’s army (read Harbinger for more on Harada). Nikki can talk to birds, Owen can summon random objects at will with little control over the objects he summons, and Avi can turn himself to stone (which comes in handy throughout the book). The three are discovered and promptly recruited by Livewire, founding member of the Valiant comics superhero team ‘Unity’.

What proceeds is a true hero verses villain troupe as Rex-O (new villain) steadily attempts to dismantle the team in order to make himself more enhanced.

There’s a lot of bonding going on between the three psiots which shows promise for further stories involving the trio, unfortunately, as this is a mini (4 issues) I don’t know when the next adventure will come.

Secret Weapons serves as a great introduction to a new group of characters who all have a lot of promise. It’s a shame this series wasn’t marked as an ongoing or a maxi series as the mini just gets the reader comfortable before sweeping the characters away.

My rating: 4/5 stars