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Created by Sebastian Kadlecik
Written by Kit Steinkellner
Illustrated by Emma Steinkellner
Published by Fan Base Press
Quince is a lot of fun. The basic premise of this is that when Lupe turns 15, she gets super hero powers, but just for her 15th year. When she turns 16 all the super powers go away and she returns to her mundane life. Of course, raising a 15 year old with super hero powers can be hard on bathrooms (such as blowing them up), or dangerous such as when she finds out she is not faster than a speeding bullet. This is one of those amazingly fun comic books that are hard to find, representative of a beautiful culture, and generally as tongue in cheek as you can get when it comes to comic books.
While Lupe is the core character, the other important character in this is grandma. She also had super powers when she was 15, so I’m thinking this skips generations as there is no mention of mom having super hero powers at all. Grandma takes on limited training, and the development of a super hero costume. Yes, grandma makes the super hero costume with all the love and interesting ideas you can think of. Then add in being 15, romantic interests, saying out till 1 AM and the parents wondering what is going on with their daughter, and a snarky younger sister and brother and you have the perfect super hero comic book.
I really thought this was a delightful comic, and well worth staying up late last night to read it, then re-reading it this morning. I’m going to rate this one 5 of 5 stars, overall truly enjoyable. The text was easy to read and I really appreciated the aside sections outside the comic boxes to help me frame the story better. I also really loved the drawing and coloring. It was really easy to read on the screen, and that is always appreciated. The blurb from Fan Base Press states:
Quince is a 15-issue digital comic book series that follows a year in the life of Lupe, a 15-year-old girl who discovers that her quinceañera brings with it a super cool party . . . and superpowers. Her quince powers only last as long as she’s fifteen, so over the course of this rollercoaster year, we follow the adventures of Lupe as she figures out what it really means to be a hero.
Emphasizing diversity, family, and female empowerment, Quince’s creative team includes sisters Kit Steinkellner (writer – Z: The Beginning of Everything) and Emma Steinkellner (artist – Pow Slam Sparkle) and creator Sebastian Kadlecik (Penguins vs. Possums).
The fun part of this for me is I’m also a Penguins Vs. Possums fan, so we really could not go wrong here (you can see P v. P on Comics Forge as well).
Go get this comic online at Comixology, amazon or from Fan Base Press. Seriously good time, well worth reading. You can watch our video review below.
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