He’s on a completely different plane than all the others, obviously.
Being immortal, Evan has a special relationship to the cosmos: he’s literally able to wrap himself up in the stars in the sky when he has a mind to. Some of the boy students include studly, popular Cheddar bratty, impulsive Trevor and the ever-transmogrifying Evan, aka Everlasting Boy. Grimdorff, the only teacher that’s given much attention, is still mostly peripheral to the large cast of students: our main protagonist, Marsha, a bespectacled, closeted outsider, who hides her vulnerability under a mask of cynicism Wendy, the pretty, sweet-natured popular girl with fox ears and with whom Marsha is secretly, painfully in love Gemma, whose impressively-sized cranium holds a bundle of anxieties about her writing aspirations Frances, the brooding, would-be transgressive performance artist and Trixie, an amphibious girl who just wants the simple things: to be pretty, popular, and have a boyfriend. They only have to contend with school, each other, and their own inherent insecurities and flaws. Unlike Harry Potter and his pals, the student body of SuperMutant Magic Academy isn’t forced to deal with the dark forces of evil. Tamaki channels the everyday concerns of teenage years with hilarity, heart, and deadly accuracy. That’s quite a mix of genres and tonal qualities the fact that it all works so seamlessly is a testament to Jillian Tamaki’s great skills as a writer and artist. The complete collection of Jillian Tamaki’s popular webcomic SuperMutant Magic Academy, which she drew over four years beginning in 2010, melds a satire of Harry Potter-type magical fantasy tropes with real-world teenage drama and observational comedy, shot through with dreamy, poetic surrealism, straight-talking truths, and existential angst.
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