Omega Kids #3 Review

 

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist: Andrés Genolet

Colorist: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Cover Artists: Rod Reis; Salvador Larroca & Guru-eFX; Adam Pollina & Edgar Delgado

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 17, 2025

 

After Revelation detonated his gene bomb, the X-virus killed Humans or turned them into Mutants. But not everyone loves his Mutant Paradise. So Quentin Quire oversees a network of Mutant children who report any potential insurrection. Chief among the Omega Kids is his task force of psychic killers. He trains them to read their fellow Mutants' minds. If they find any intent to harm Revelation, they should punish miscreants in accordance with their crimes.

 

The Omega Kids seem like his replacements. But unknown to him, they've gone off the rails. Can Quentin rein in his elite squad? Or will these psychic warheads wipe out everyone in the Revelation Territories? Let's leap into Omega Kids #3 and see!

 

Story

Unlike Curtis Terrell Jr, Nell Widows, and Ayla Bozkurt, Bailey Quin hasn't entered her teen years. Unburdened by contemplating the type of person she may become, the eight-year-old acts on her inclinations. Tired of Quentin Quire's strict procedures and work ethic, she helps her friends lock him in a psychic projection. Then, with Curtis and Ayla's help, Bailey initiates a psychic relay program. While the kids relax and enjoy a modicum of peace beyond Quire's control, their minds automatically roam the Revelation Territories, killing anyone with a negative thought about their leader.

 

Tim Seeley intertwines all his plot strands in Omega Kids #3. Readers follow Bailey and her friends, the rebels Bailey told Quentin about, and Rachel Summers. But the story focuses on Quentin Quire, as he gradually awakens from his psychic stupor. As rebels, enforcers, and a Phoenix fight, he experiences a rude awakening. Quentin may process a myriad of intelligent thoughts each second. Still, it takes him a while to contemplate how he feels about what the Omega Kids did to him, what they’re doing to their fellow Mutants, and how to respond to their actions.

 

Quentin trained his psychic task force to follow his commands. But a cultural and age gap separated them. Now, Quentin realizes that he was a more effective teacher than he suspected. Unfortunately, Quentin balled them out when they acted on their instincts and rewarded good behavior with food. Still, he is surprised when the kids he trained like animals yearn to escape their leash.

 

Perhaps the greatest irony in Omega Kids #3 remains Quentin's unshakable belief in Revelation. His leader delivered a paradise where Mutants could live without being persecuted by Humans. Then, Quentin conscripts children into his secret police squad and punishes his fellow Mutants when they dare to think, talk, and act as they wish. 

 

 

 

 

Art

Andrés Genolet intersperses scenes of suffering mutants with the kids relaxing in a realm of mathematics. Some of the rebels who surround Quentin look more like Mutants than he does. One rebel could be Quentin’s clone, contrasting their vastly different outlooks. Then Rachel Summers’ fiery form appears above him. Her posture evokes a puppeteer directing Quentin’s movements.

 

Fer Sifuentes-Sujo shows Rachel as a reverse silhouette inside a purple shadow portrait of Quentin. Yellow, orange, and lavender tinge what she sees. After comparing Quentin and his team to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, Rachel's tiny glowing form evokes Tinkerbell in Omega Kids #3. Yellow and red define Rachel's attire. Yet they also dominate those with whom Quentin identifies.

 

Travis Lanham places black uppercase letters in white balloons and boxes. Balloon shapes differentiate spoken dialogue from radio transmissions, psychic communication, and sounds of distress or surprise. The words grow bold for inflection, swell for raised voices, and rarely shrink. Sound effects accompany psychic attacks and reactions to psychic control in this disturbing story about people prioritizing causes over community. Thanks to Marvel Comics and Comic Book Dispatch for providing a review copy.

 

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

Quentin Quinn has the paradise he envisioned. But he won’t let his fellow Mutants enjoy it. He forces children to be soldiers. And when they misbehave, he says, “Do as I say, not as I do.” Omega Kids #3 is a startling reminder that Humans often fight against the peaceful unity they claim to value, and ideological leaders can be the most self-absorbed of all.

 

Rating 9.8/10