Reviews

Incidentals Vol 1: Powers, Lies, and Secrets by Ramon Govea, Larry Stroman, Joe Casey

geekwayne's review against another edition

1.0

'Incidentals Vol. 1: Powers, Lies, and Secrets' by Joe Casey with art by Larry Stroman is another graphic novel set in the world of "The Event."

This time around, the story follows Bo Vincent Chen, a billionaire as he tries to save a powerful teenager named Seven. There are opposing forces after Seven as well, and other people who received power during "The Event." This book ends with a chapter from "The Event" but these all feel like repetitious material, so once it's been read, it doesn't really add much to the story.

I only keep reading these because I got them as review copies, but I don't really enjoy them that much. The art has been sliding with each new book, it seems, and this one had a series of characters that seemed all the same. The story is just not that interesting.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

kristy_k's review against another edition

1.0

I was looking for a new comic series, preferably not Marvel and DC, and I was hoping this could be it. Unfortunately I did not like this at all. I wasn't a fan of the illustrations and the story line often lost me.

trike's review against another edition

2.0

This is boring and the art is weird. Are they monkeycat people?

lainy122's review against another edition

2.0

Interesting storyline, but all three female characters looked so alike I had trouble telling them apart, which was incredibly confusing.

iwi's review against another edition

1.0

Incidentals is about a man who dreams of the end of the world, he has gathered a team of people like him, those with superpowers, to try and save it before time runs out.

I honestly don't have much to say about this story. I just couldn't get into it, the first chapter was just confusion. Nothing important was expanded on so I was left wondering what was going on for thirty pages. The next chapters did help, but I really had lost interest by then and none of the characters had gripped me.

This feels a bit like x-men along with an avengers vibe. I can totally see people enjoying this comic, but it really didn't mesh with me.

undertowsoul's review against another edition

3.0

Unlike some of my fellow reviewers, I didn't dislike this series so far. The main problem that it has is that there's not much to set it apart from similar stories. The artwork is mediocre, the story sounds like movie plots we've seen a million times before, and even the small twist at the end seems almost too little, too late. They should have introduced it much earlier in the series if that is the difference in their story versus the times this meteor story has been told before. It was an ok read and the twist at the end does have me interested for the rest of the series but barely. For my family-minded readers, this one is actually not too bad for kids. There is some violence, which you get with any superhero comic, swearing was actually censored (although in a way you could tell what they were saying), and there wasn't any sexual content, unless you want to call women in tight clothes or a bikini on the beach sexual content. All that being said, I still can't say it's worth going out of your way for this comic. If you happen upon it though, it's not the worst way to waste time by Amy definition.

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.