Finally, an advanced view graphic novel that has already been to the colorist. That really helps to engage and read, and I wish more ARC’s did this. I think this is a great read, and I loved the family dynamics and Quinn as a character. We need more representation in comics as well. I’m excited to see what young adult readers think of it once this is released!

Hello, hi, I hope we are all doing okay out there.

I am still over here being a reading machine (and I still know that I most likely will not hit my Goodreads reading goal by the end of the year but I think I might get close or have the best reading month I have had in a long long time). I honestly have a bit more time right now, and I have been filling it with reading all the books (or as many as I can). One of the graphic novels I picked up recently was given to me by the publisher as a Netgalley E-ARC and I was super excited to jump into something new!

SPOILERS AHEAD

Quin thinks invulnerability is a lame super power but after he meets some other people with super powers, his perspective on his power changes! Quin, was not born with his power and no one in his family has powers but during meteor shower he gains the power of invulnerability and a bunch of other people in the town gain other powers as well. Once Quin gets a super mentor and starts to see how useful his power can be things start to turn around that is until a group of people take Quin’s parents hostage. Can Quin use his powers to save his parents and help figure out who is targeting super heros?

I really enjoyed my time with this graphic novel. I did not know really anything about the plot going into it other than Quin had super powers. I was really surprised by all the twists and turns in the plot as the graphic novel went along. Additionally, I really enjoyed the art style and colors in this graphic novel, there were definitely several panels that popped off the page for me! I am interested to see what Quin’s next adventure might be.

P.S. look at how incredible this cover is!

Goodreads Rating: 4 Stars

***Thank you so much to the publisher for an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review

Quincredible is a great change to the world of superheros, the amount of diversity in this graphic novel is wonderful, and frankly made it that much more fun to enjoy.

The story is very straight forward, and deals with real word issues presented in a fun easy manner for kids to connect with. Quin's ability is actually very interesting and I loved it, its a power I feel I don't think about often, and his portrayal of thinking it wasn't a good power was very believable. I also really enjoyed the positive family atmosphere that was written into the story.

There were a few characters that fell flat through out it, such as the female love interest, ultimately I didn't feel like she did much for the story, There was really only one moment where I felt like their interaction with each other did something for the story and that was when he actually spoke up for himself towards her.

The one thing I will say I was disappointed with most was the villain, he was introduced way to late and was very flat in his execution, and then his arc was wrapped up extremely quickly, Which is something I know is very common in a lot of western graphic novels. I feel if this was to be expanded on and run for more issues it would do really well and it would give time for a lot more character exploration and better villains. I know for sure I would love to see Quin work with more of the heroes that were introduced.

The art was very pleasing to look at the whole time, and the character deigns were great. There was only one page where I was quite honestly confused as to what and how a certain fight ended, it just doesn't make sense, but that could just be me not understanding the flow of the panels.

While I wasn't blown away with this graphic novel, I did enjoy it and I do believe many kids will pick it up and enjoy Quin's story. Overall, its a very fast paced and attention holding graphic novel, and if more was expanded on I would continue to read it.

I wanted to love this book, especially since I honestly loved Quinn as a character, and I'm honestly intrigued by the superpower system.
But I finished it feeling like the hook just didn't get me as it wanted to. It was more like Velcro catching on me as I walk by grabbing my attention but not holding it for long.
If the second volume fell in my path I would definitely read it but, I can't see myself seeking it out.

Going with a 3.5 star rating for this. It was a great beginning and kept me intrigued enough to know more about the Quin and the other characters.

Quincredible is a superhero story with a lot of substance. Besides the usual action scenes and early origin story conflict, Quin has to face racism, police brutality, seeing people from around his neighborhood succumb to the life of crime because of poverty and lack of perspectives, and also wondering if the girl he likes will ever like him back. It's a whole package and it delivers in every front. I especially love how it points out that most crime comes from poverty and instead of locking up criminals in jail they should be given opportunities to do better. Compared to such a meaningful story, however, the villain fell awfully flat and really lacked depth. He was introduced really late into the book and we only got a brief backstory. Thankfully the ending of this volume opens more possibilities for him to be developed into a well-rounded character. I really hope it will get more buzz when it comes out because it absolutely deserves it! It's a superhero story with a whole-black cast and it shows a lot of promise.

Following a natural catastrophe and a meteor shower, Quin—a fan of superheroes—finds himself gifted with a power: the strength of invulnerability, if it really is a positive capability. A wide shift occurs in this young Black teen's life who preferred living in a dream world with this girl he likes so much but can't seem to approach, amidst bullies roaming his school corridors, as he now navigates his newfound superpower, self-discovers himself, and finds the balance between good and bad. As the city enters utter mayhem and other newly gifted superheroes take up the responsibility of protecting the people against lurking dangers, a masterful narration through impressive art and a diverse cast, paint a wonderful picture with strokes of inner conflicts and rising tensions. Honestly influenced by parallels of the timely Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, racial agitation, and political strain, this superhero adventure goes vocal on how vulnerability is a human trait worth cherishing and wraps important messages in almost every panel of it's graphic novel edition.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. As far as the thing itself, the text could have been a bit bigger to be easier to read, but the colors, panels, and splash pages worked so well together and they all complimented the storyline. Quin's story was super fun to follow and, even though I myself am not BIPOC, it was so refreshing to step away from the traditionally whitewashed superhero narrative. I definitely recommend this!

ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A young boy discovers one day that he has powers that makes him invulnerable after a faithful meteor shower. Quincredible is wonderful comic that brings up themes that will surely evoke conversations of race.

It took me a couple of hours to finish this comic and I am quite sad that I didn't enjoy my experience reading it. Though this comic has good potential and a good premise, the execution isn't done well. Quin, as a character didn't have the believability I am looking for in a story. Quin's characterization seems one noted and he lacked layers. Somehow his love interest didn't feel like a love interest more like a goal for him to reach instead of actually wanting to be with the love interest. He is a resourceful character but he is still a teenager that needs guidance so he is bound to make mistakes and not think about the consequences of his actions. Honestly, the reasons why that led me to not like his character is how poorly he is developed.
Speaking of characters, the villain faded in the background for me and didn't have the big bravado of a villain contrasting our hero. The defeat of said is wrapped up rather quickly and easily. I would like to see some improvements on this matter because this comic book has a lot of potential to be better.

For art style I love the vividness and the colors, the action blocks were explosive and fascinating. The characters are expressive and alive. The art is the only thing that made me want to read more of this comic.
I am sad to say that I will not be continuing with this series, Quincredible had good potential and yet it wasn't working for me. I can see a few readers will find this series entertaining for a light read and it is definitely a comic everyone should be picking up.

i really enjoyed the art style and the storyline. i think it had everything you'd expect from a superhero story, but it also touched on some deeper subjects in a fun and entertaining way.

3.5/5🌟: this was a good quick read. i think, especially for younger audiences, this can be a really cool graphic novel to read, because there's so much Black representation in this one. quinton is fighting for what's right and connecting this with superheroes will probably lead to a broader audience, which is amazing! as this is the first volume, there wasn't really much going on besides quinton becoming a superhero and a foreshadowing of a het romance, i wish we would have gotten to know a little bit more about his character. i also felt like it was depending on cishet cultural norms at all times, which was a bit disappointing. nevertheless, if you're looking for a superhero story that's not white washed, you'll want to give this one a try!

3🌟

Technically, it was good.

A classic superhero story but I kind of expected more, I don't know. The characters were okay but not impressive enough. The story was ok but also not impressive enough. I liked the art style, it reminded me of comics I read as a kid.
I hope that there will be an improvement in vol 2, the idea was good.

Thank you, NetGalley for ARC.

It's a common sight in superhero comics: a hero foils some villainous plan, ties up the bad guys, and then leaves it to the police to take it from there. The assumption is that these are Bad Guys, that whatever justice follows is proportionate and deserved, that the cops will follow due process. But as the Black Lives Matter movement has drawn global attention to this year, and as people of colour have been talking about for decades, the reality isn't so simple. You can't assume "justice" will be proportionate, that due process will be followed, that someone won't wind up dead at the hands of a police officer for the crime of being Black.

Few superhero books question or challenge those assumptions, but it's at the core of what Rodney Barnes, Selina Espirity, and Kelly Fitzpatrick are doing with Quincredible. This is a book where a superhero will protect a local senior centre, save the day, and then have to reckon with the fact that he's responsible in sending three kids to jail, and the reality of what that means. It's a book set in New Orleans that situates itself directly in a reaction to the American Government's racist response to Hurricane Katrina. It's a book that makes police brutality and a largely Black community's justified distrust of law enforcement a central theme.

It's against this backdrop that Quinton West, a Black kid from New Orleans, finds himself with superpowers in the wake of a strange meteor shower—specifically, the power of invincibility. Other folks got powers too, like super strength and the ability to fly, to the point that superheroes are a relatively normal thing, now. But to Quinton, his only power is being good at getting beaten up—or at least, that's how he sees it—so as much as he dreams of being a "real" superhero, it's not something he's ever chased.

But when a group of armed police turn violent on a crowd of protestors and chaos breaks out, the power Quin thought to be useless comes in handy for helping people escape. Coupled with a chance encounter with Nova, one of the city's more famous superheroes, this is the motivation for Quin to step up and learn to use his powers for the good of the community as the one and only Quincredible.

This is where almost every superhero origin story would see the newly-minted hero start beating up thugs and handing them over to the cops, with the assumption that the job is done. Indeed, Quincredible tries this approach to—but the adrenaline of his heroic deeds quickly gives way to the realisation that while, yes, he's protected a group of vulnerable elderly citizens from a robbery, he's also just turned a group of his own peers over to the justice system, in all likelihood to have their lives destroyed. There are no winners here, just a bunch of people—disproportionately people of colour—being victimised by a systemic cycle of poverty, criminalisation, and violence.

Every new superhero goes through that coming-of-age story where they have to figure out what kind of hero they want to be. For Quin, that's about figuring out how the very idea of superheroes fits into a racist justice system, a racist corrections system, a racist society, and figuring out how he can step up to that—how Quincredible can be a force for meaningful systemic change, rather than just someone who'll beat up a few muggers and cart them off to jail.

At the same time, he's also just a regular teenager dealing with regular teenage things. He's head over heels for a girl who doesn't seem to see him as anything more than a friend. He's a popular target for school bullies—who are a pain in the ass, even when they can't actually physically hurt you. He has his parents, who he loves more than anything and do anything to avoid letting down, and his seemingly endless drive to want to make them proud. He has his hobbies and his fascination with technology. Despite the heavy themes that
Quincredible tackles, it's still a story that finds plenty of levity and heart in the everyday life of a high school kid.

In a lot of ways, Quincredible Vol. 1 touches on common elements of a superhero origin story—the self-doubt, the questions, the learning to use one's powers, the finding one's place in the world. But in situating that against a backdrop of police violence and racism, it embarks on a bold commentary on the oft-ignored issue of superheroes' complicity in a fundamentally unjust justice system.

Superheroes done right!
Quin lives in New Orleans and a meteorite gave him superpowers! Well, one superpower: he's (physically) invulnerable. And he wants to be a superhero, but his ability isn't that useful for helping others.
Anyway, things start to happen around him that force him to take action and be his incredible self.
I liked Quin's character, his goodness and lack of social abilities made him endearing, and his unrequited love struck to close to home.
Also, I really liked the world this graphic novel presents. It's my first introduction to it and I was surprised by the quality, the fierceness of some characters, the social context, the complexity of the plot, and the overall positive message.
The thing I loved the most is how critical of the society of the USA it is, how it doesn't idealize their army and their wars, and how it doesn't demonize criminals.
It's all very human, despite it being filled with superhumans.

Unfortunately I couldn't read this on my kindle so had to use my phone but nevertheless I enjoyed it. I love reading comics now and then and this one was no exception. Beautiful graphics and designs and good storyline. Can't wait to read the next one.

Reviewed on good reads and amazon

This is only PDF format I need kindle in order to read it pleaseeee oh well there is a word count now so what I was able to read this sounded like a great comic book but reading on my computor is really not good imo.

I really enjoyed this comic!
It gave off Spiderman vibes, a teenage boy that is goofy and sweet that gets superhero powers and really wants to change the world. However, the take on "how" to save the world was really interesting. Supporting those who need support, instead of having distinct "good" and "bad" guys, really cool!
I gave this three stars because I liked the story and the aspect mentioned above, but did find some of the story to be very similar to a lot of superhero origin stories.

4-stars because while extremely enjoyable and very fun, while still having themes rooted in community and belonging and wanting to make a difference in the world, I felt parts were rushed even for a graphic novel style story. As a big fan of hero stories and a person who reads comics often, it felt like the process of Quin becoming the hero he's capable of being could have been drawn out a little longer to let us see more into him and his life? I did really love it though.

Thanks to Netgalley for a digital copy in exchange for an honest review :)

This is a nice, fast-paced comic that follows Quin after he found out that he has a special power: Invulnerability. I wouldn't say there is anything especially new in the superhero type story, but it was a good read. You have Quin struggling to understand what type of hero he could be, the bad guy (i wish there was a little more character development on this), other cool superheroes with interesting powers, a mentor for Quin and a romantic interest. My favourite part of this comic was the relationship Quin has with his parents and their implication and understanding.

I totally recommend this to anyone that is a fan of any type of superheroes. Hopefully, you will enjoy it and find it relaxing.

I came across the Catalyst Prime Universe, which is an Indie Superhero Universe from Lion Forge, when I was looking up POC-authored comics. This is the second volume I have read from them, and while I’m not in love with the universe, I definitely am interested in continuing to read more about these characters.

Quincredible is about a 14-15 year old boy named Quin who, after a fateful meteor shower, developed the ability of invulnerability. After meeting a super named Glow, they encourage him to use his powers to help stop the violence running rampant from cops and people in the community who have no other options. While the politics in this volume vary from being left-leaning to a “moderate” view (which was a little annoying because we all hate the “there’s good and bad on every side” argument), there are some nice themes and interesting character choices in this graphic.

It was also nice to see that even though Quin seems pretty crafty, he’s still a 14 year old kid who had no idea what the hell he’s doing and that his actions have big consequences. Unfortunately, and in one of the lazier aspects of the writing, he also suffers from having a needless “nice guy POV” and the love interest in this comic feels more like an object/goal than an actual person in his life, so the comic did lose me a bit there, especially since Quin reads as a character who would immediately agree to a cheating subplot.

On another weaker note, the villain in this pretty much has no development outside of one chapter and while they seem to be running around in the background at the end after being taken down, I couldn’t really find myself wanting to see them come back. They got a few pages of a backstory mixed with a motive and that was it. It felt like the comic didn’t know if the villain is supposed to be an arc villain or a villain of the episode villain.

The art is pretty cool in this issue though, and I loved how vibrant and alive it felt. The character designs aren’t anything super noteworthy in the medium, but the characters do have some good expressions to them, and the action and power panels felt pretty well done as well.

I’m not in love with this universe but I am interested in seeing where Quin is going, as well as checking out the rest of the Catalyst Prime catalogue as the only other one I had read was Noble. If you’re looking for a groundbreaking comic, this isn’t the right comic for that. But if you want something that’s just kinda fun and entertaining with some nice themes in it, albeit explored a bit messily, I’d recommend checking this out. I did comics and indie creators definitely deserve more love, ESPECIALLY authors of color.