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A review by capesandcovers
Quincredible Vol. 1, Volume 1: Quest to Be the Best by Rodney Barnes
4.0
I love superheroes, I have since I was a kid, and Quincredible is no exception. I picked this up without realizing that it was part of the Catalyst Prime universe, but figured out that it was connected to it pretty quickly. While you can tell that it's tied into the universe, it's definitely an easy introduction to it, and it didn't cause any problems with following what was going on, which I loved.
Quincredible follows Quin, a now invulnerable high school student, thanks to a freak meteor shower that occurred before the story begins. After meeting a known superhero, he decides to become one himself, and goes on a fun, action filled adventure.
This book really hit all of the traditional, new teen superhero trademarks without feeling overdone or repetitive. It's got high school pining, bullies, wanting to change the world but not really knowing how to, and trying to keep your powers a secret from your parents/guardians. It was most reminiscent of Spider-Man, but had elements that reminded me of Stephanie Brown, The Young Avengers and a bunch of others. In other words, it fits it's genre really well while still being original. Rodney Barnes did an excellent job with both the dialogue and plot, it felt natural while still keeping things moving forward, and taking a unique stance on how superheroes should be helping the community, including the members they put behind bars.
Selena Espiritu's art was great as well, the poses and motion the characters had was so good. Kelly Fitzpatrick's colors were ultimately what really tied everything together for me though. Quincerdible had a lot of night scenes, and the colors for them worked so beautifully. There was always a way to highlight the focus of the darker panels by giving it more color, and the results were perfect. The brightness of the daytime scenes when Quin was somewhere safe, he was happy, or just reminiscing into a positive moment from his past was a great storytelling technique.
If you love superheroes, especially teen ones, this is definitely a book for you! I'd love to see a second volume of this, and want to see it get the attention it deserves.
Quincredible follows Quin, a now invulnerable high school student, thanks to a freak meteor shower that occurred before the story begins. After meeting a known superhero, he decides to become one himself, and goes on a fun, action filled adventure.
This book really hit all of the traditional, new teen superhero trademarks without feeling overdone or repetitive. It's got high school pining, bullies, wanting to change the world but not really knowing how to, and trying to keep your powers a secret from your parents/guardians. It was most reminiscent of Spider-Man, but had elements that reminded me of Stephanie Brown, The Young Avengers and a bunch of others. In other words, it fits it's genre really well while still being original. Rodney Barnes did an excellent job with both the dialogue and plot, it felt natural while still keeping things moving forward, and taking a unique stance on how superheroes should be helping the community, including the members they put behind bars.
Selena Espiritu's art was great as well, the poses and motion the characters had was so good. Kelly Fitzpatrick's colors were ultimately what really tied everything together for me though. Quincerdible had a lot of night scenes, and the colors for them worked so beautifully. There was always a way to highlight the focus of the darker panels by giving it more color, and the results were perfect. The brightness of the daytime scenes when Quin was somewhere safe, he was happy, or just reminiscing into a positive moment from his past was a great storytelling technique.
If you love superheroes, especially teen ones, this is definitely a book for you! I'd love to see a second volume of this, and want to see it get the attention it deserves.