THE HERO WITHIN

Black teen superhero fights a powerful property developer over the rights to sacred ground.

Quinton West is slowly returning to normal high school life after helping his fellow enhanced heroes save the world, although New Orleans sustained significant damage. Quin’s crush, Brittany Barnes, recently lost her botanist aunt, Adélaïde, during a meteor shower. Meanwhile, another mystery is unfolding within Quin’s own bedroom. Lately, he’s had strange, vivid dreams that seem to be directed by an unknown woman. He sets out to investigate one of the landmarks he remembers from such a dream and runs into aggressive security at Jean Lafitte National Park, where developer Mr. Deveraux, proud great-grandson of prominent slave owner Jonathan Deveraux, plans to turn it into commercial property. Deveraux must be hiding something. After superhero colleague Glow finds a confused Quin sleeping at the construction site, Quin is even more determined to find the truth behind the mysterious dreams and whatever Deveraux is hiding. The second volume in the Quincredible series presents the same warm, vibrant characters and bold, expressive artwork. Espiritu’s strong lines paired with Fitzpatrick’s colors make every page pop. Barnes takes Quin through difficult internal struggles, such as mustering the will to keep fighting even when there’s a new evil to face each day. No matter how hard he gets knocked down, Quin’s friends and family always reach out a hand to pull him back up.

A heartfelt voyage through time and space.