I did like the main character Quin. Also, artwork is vibrant and good. The plot isn’t something that will blow your mind off. It does cover some important social issues but still needs a bit of improvement in some of the aspects of the plot such as the dealings with the villain and the conclusion.

Overall, a decent comic, hoping for something more in Volume 2.

Thank You to NetGalley and Oni Press for this ARC!

It is pretty much impossible to read Quincredible, and not instantly think of Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel. Both feature a teenager of colour who quite suddenly is invested with superpowers, and thus much of their stories are about being said teenager who has to learn how to live with these powers.

Quin gets his power during a meteor storm: he is invincible. He is Quincredible. But what do you do with that power, especially when it's your only power, and you stay a normal human in every other way.

I applaud any attempt at more diversification in comics, and the Catalyst Prime universe (which Quincredible is a part of) does a good job. This is the only book I've read of that world, and I'm not very impressed - it's insanely hard to do something original with superheroes, but this does feel like more of the same. For me it lacks its own flavour, a vibrancy of its own.

The writing is solid, maybe a bit too heavy on bringing every character together in the finale. The art isn't as strong as it maybe should've been - if I didn't know any better, Quin's parents look like they could be brother and sister.

Overall it's okay, maybe the first step to something stronger?

I'm not usually that into comics, but I saw Quincredible on Netgalley and the description, combined with other positive reviews, drew me in. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to expectations.

I liked the slice-of-live aspects, where we see Quin's daily existence and his growing up. I loved Q uin as a character, and his parents; their love for each other was really heartwarming. But aside from that, I never really connected with it. I found the social messaging (i.e. violence in the name of revolution/change Bad) very on the nose, and a lot of the plot and background characters were painfully cliche.

I apprediate the importance of the representation Quincredible offers - a young black superhero, who doesn't perpetuate any harmful stereotypes as far as I could tell - and I genuinely liked Quin as a character. I'm adding on one extra star for those aspects, but overall, this book averaged closer to two stars. It was fine, I didn't hate it, but the cliches and lack of subtlety regarding social issues were a little painful.

Quin is a normal teenage boy on the surface. He loves his family, likes tinkering with technology and has trouble making friends. He has a crush on a girl but doesn't think she realizes he exists. The only thing different about him is that he can't be hurt. He doesn't consider himself a superhero though; after all, invulnerability is kind of a useless power. But there are other superheroes in New Orleans, and with their help, Quin soon realizes that there's something he can do for the world.

If you're looking for a comic book with a diverse cast, this is definitely one to consider. Almost the entire cast of superheroes is PoC, and there's even a hijabi superhero amongst them. We don't meet many of the characters in this volume but we get brief glimpses of them, and it looks promising.

The art style is nice and I liked the vibrant colours. The story tackles some important themes around the treatment of PoC by the police and the unfairness of the prison system in the USA. Am not sure how this fits in with the rest of the universe, but this volume can be read as a standalone.

I did think the villain wasn't very interesting and quite 2D, but the biggest problem I have with the story is Dr. Davis. At the end of chapter one there's a panel that shows a man that looks like Dr. Davis sitting on a prayer mat with a quran in front of him. Dr. Davis is muslim, something I was happy about until I read the other chapters. It feels arbitrary--it's never mentioned or used in any way in the rest of the story, but it once again paints a pretty unflattering picture of muslims. We get enough bad rep as it is, and it's honestly disappointing to see it happen again in a book that otherwise does pretty well when it comes to representation.

I think this is decent story. It's a classic superhero story with some added elements to it (I'll get on that). The characters were done right. There was nothing really wrong with the plot, and the highlight with the characters was Quin's family, it was a cute family dynamic.

I loved the art, it was amazing. The composition with the dialogue was nice and all but what really blew me away were the panels that took up the whole page. They were breathtaking, very well done. It gave the graphics part of the novel and edge to the superhero comic style. In addition, sometimes other characters apart from Quin will be narrating and their narration boxes were different colors. That was a very cool detail that added layers.

However, I have to say I found the social commentary this book tried to ver clunky. At first I thought it was going to be very interesting but then nothing was really done with it. All this interesting hints were there, like for example the comparison between superheroes and cops in how they fight crime, but they are sort of "solved" in a very strange way. It's almost like they weren't really thought out. I expected a very hard-hitting message about the true difference between heroes and the very very corrupt system, but it was delivered in a very weird way. Maybe that's on me for expecting something different, but the overall message with those storylines (that very heavily affects the main plot) definitely needs another while being thought out.

In conclusion, I liked it, but it isn't quite there yet. 2.6 stars.

Quincredible Vol 1 is a comic book with an all-black and diverse cast, set in New Orleans after the passage of Katrina and other natural catastrophes. The story follows high schooler Quin, who dreams of being a superhero and not that weird kid with no friends. His life changes for the better when he walks out of a meteor shower with the power of invulnerability. But he soons discovers that there's more to the superhero life than cool costumes and fame.


Guys, I am so glad I requested this GN. I read it in a couple of hours and there's so much I loved about it.

First, our main character Quin. I instantly connected with him, and he won me over with that scene where he hugs the guys bullying him. He hugs them!
Quin is precious, ready to take a hit and more mature than the casual teen superheroes we're used too—let's not talk about his embarrassing crush over Britt though.
Maybe it's having the weight of his culture on his shoulders, as a Black teenager from a rather "complicated" neighborhood, but he's rational, and his decisions make sense for someone his age. His character has a great—and hilarious—voice, and I can't wait to see more of him.
More than anything, I loved his relationship with his family. Lord, they were AMAZING! So supportive, and the fact that in critical points of the story, there would be flashbacks showing how they got through Katrina together, the little moments from his childhood, I loved every second of it. Really, really wish there would be more parents like them in fiction.

Another thing about the story is how the worldbuilding was done. I loved the fact that it showed how the natural events impacted the Black community that's at the center of the story, the reaction of the police force towards the new balance of power. The story is multi-layered, not centering trauma but showing inequalities on a psychological level. Like what justified the wave of criminality in the Black neighborhoods, how the perpetrators should be treated.
There's so much to this story, and by the end I was just happy to have found such a gem.

I would say though, that I would've like the villain to be more developed. Yes, the ending leaves possibilities for his arc but the part where his motivations were explained felt a bit rushed, as well as the climax of the story. I hope that we'll get more information about him in the future.

The art style was great, and reminded me of the one from The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars (I don't know if it's the same illustrator, just getting the same vibe).


Overall this is a solid five-star read, that I would recommend to fans of Miles Morales, Black Lightning and The Hate U Give.

TL;DR: all-black cast, relatable teen MC, amazing parents, a HIJABI SUPERHERO! (that was such a good surprise). Pick this up, you won't regret it!


Thanks to the publisher for receiving an ARC of this book, which in no way influences my opinion.

I need volume 2...now! Quin is a high school student who walked away from a meteor shower with the power of invulnerability. Only invulnerability. What good is that to a short, scrawny guy who's the punching bag for the neighborhood? At least the punches don't hurt anymore. When Quin decides to become a superhero like the other Enhanced he sees on tv, he doesn't realize how hard it is to do the right thing when everything is going wrong around him. Recommended for all readers and all public libraries.

3/5 stars

Thank to the publisher and Netgalley for this e-arc.

It was good. Not really much a fan of action and superheroes so a e is the best that i can give

This was a well-done graphic novel that kept my interest and made me think. I like the art although it wasn’t spectacular. I liked the theme of getting at why do people turn to crime and doing bad things instead of just talking about “bad people.” The protagonist, Quin, gained the power of invulnerability when he was too close to a meteor shower. It’s an awesome super power but he’s a scrawny high school student who doesn’t completely understand what he can do with his powers. I like the reflection to figure out what “saving the world” means and the constant push to look at other perspectives. I’d like to read more in this world, but I hope the characters get to develop a little further as I thought there was definitely room for growth.

Quin is a teenage boy who faces the regular struggles of a high-school student: an unrequited crush and cruel high-school bullies. The thing that sets him apart, though, is that a short while before the story takes place, Quin was caught in a meteor shower, and developed the power of invincibility.

When he realises that he can use his power to prevent crime and stop the villains that are creating social uproar, he joins forces with a number of other costumed new friends to try and save New Orleans.

The whole novel was in a unique style that I haven't seen before, and I found myself fully enjoying the artwork as much as I enjoyed the classic, superhero origin storyline. It's a very quick, very easy read that expertly walks the line between fantastical escapism and social realism.

Quin is an instantly likeable protagonist with a believable, likeable love interest and family life, and I love that his relationships with all of the other characters were explored in enough detail to get me invested in such a short story. It was overall really fun, really well illustrated and a great way to spend an evening.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of Quincredible Vol. 1 in exchange for an honest review.

While interesting in concept, Quincredible Volume 1 tries to give us too much of the plot and it ultimately leads to a preachy, exposition dumbing, tonally confusing mess.

We start with learning that Quin is really geeky and tech savvy. Okay, cool. Then we find out he has a crush on a girl very involved in politics. Then he gets beat up by some bullies, we find out he has super powers, he gets hit by a vehicle, runs from a cop, jumps off a roof, meets a bunch of superheroes, decides he doesn't want to be a superhero, decides he does want to be a superhero, saves another hero, his parents get kidnapped and I'm going to stop there because I don't want to get spoilery. That's without me mentioning any of the 'big battle stuff'. The story keeps trying to push in social themes (some of which are really contradictory) that end up bashing you over the head because there's no time for nuance, development with our romantic lead, the other hero's, and Quin's parents all while having his 'reluctant hero' arc. It was a pacing nightmare and I honestly have no idea where the rest of the series could possibly be going because this one felt like 3 installments shoved into one.

Quin is just a kid... with the power of invulnerability after a meteor hit his home of New Orleans where lots of other heroes with superpowers have popped up. This graphic novel treads some familiar ground, without adding too much new to the story of a kid trying to find a way to help his community. It's sprinkled with various evils, and tries to differentiate between them -- from people who are in desperate circumstances, to those seeking to uphold power structures, and those that just seem to like powerful laser weapons. Lots of similarities to Miles Morales, with a nerdy kid pining after his classmate (but he has two living parents, definitely a unique feature of superhero stories!).

The birth of a new superhero. Quin is granted invincibility when a meteor hits his New Orleans parish. He wants to help his community with his new power, but what can he do with just invincibility? Quin meets other "enhanced" like himself and fights with them to take on a villain who is trying to destroy the enhanced.

I'm not a huge fan of classic superhero art design, so I found myself wishing the art looked more like the cleaner/prettier images in the cover gallery. The story follows a lot of superhero origin stories pretty closely - Quin gets exposed to a meteor and finds out he's invulnerable. A lot about his story will evoke comparisons to Luke Cage, especially because a Black man who can't be injured or hurt lends itself so well to examining social constructs and state/racial violence in both series.

The plot itself was... fine. Nothing new or unexpected. The story starts to untangle the connection between prison industrial complex/carceral violence and the role of superheroes in society, and that was the most interesting thing to me about it. There is a depth of content to mine there, and I'm interested to see what the series does with it.