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

Omega Kids #2 Review

 

Writer: Tony Fleecs

Artist: Andrés Genolet

Colorist: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Cover Artists: Rod Reis; Chad Hardin & Israel Silva; Carlo Pagulayan, Jazon Paz & Rain Beredo; Federico Vicentini & Matt Milla

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 19, 2025

 

The X-Men fought for Mutant equality. But no matter how hard they tried, the X-Men failed to stamp out prejudice, repression, and persecution. So, Doug Ramsey, aka Revelation, unleashed a virus that killed Humans or turned them into Mutants.

 

Revelation has created a Mutant paradise in the former United States. But pockets of resistance still linger. Terrorists and assassins attempt to kill the Mutants’ glorious leader. Revelation can strip dissidents of their ability to communicate. But how does he control his growing territory as the X-Virus spreads across the former United States? And how does Revelation nip trouble in the bud before it can bite him? Let’s leap into Omega Kids #2 and see!

 

Story

Once, Quentin Quire was one of Professor Xavier's brightest students. Now, he leads a surveillance network for Revelation. Quentin has Omega Kids stationed throughout the Revelation Territories. When the young psychics observe dissidents, protestors, and fugitives, they can report their findings to him. But within his vast network, Quentin personally oversees his Elite team. Curtis Terrell Jr, Nell Widows, and Ayla Bozkurt are teenagers. Bailey Quinn is only eight years old. Yet these kids help him prevent uprisings in Revelation’s capital city.

 

In Omega Kids #2, Quentin urges his team to find insurgents in a Philadelphia suburb. While they can kill rebels and terrorists with a thought, the kids can also edit people's memories to keep them out of trouble. But Quentin urges them to carefully assess each subject before rushing to judgment.

 

 

 

Quentin drives his top team hard. He is awed by their potential. But Quentin wishes he were closer to them. And he knows they are as capable of inflicting needless suffering and death as they are of safeguarding Revelation. Sadly, Quentin thinks he can have it both ways in Tony Fleecs’s story. Quentin believes he can employ classical and operant conditioning techniques to transform children into soldiers while maintaining a healthy parental relationship.

 

While the kids constantly signal that they don't share his views, Quentin struggles to close the distance to them. What Quentin doesn't realize in Omega Kids #2 is that the children have turned his strengths against him. Quentin may believe that the kids are all right. But Curtis Terrell Jr, Nell Widows, Ayla Bozkurt, and Bailey Quinn insist, “This is my generation.”

 

 

 

Art

Curtis Terrell Jr is an insecure redhead. Nell Widows has blue hair and horns. Ayla Bozkurt wears teal gloves, a turtleneck, and a light-green bandana in her dark hair. Even though skin covers her eyes, she frequently smiles. Bailey Quinn may be 8 years old, but the blonde radiates confidence and leadership. All wear black jackets bearing a lavender omega symbol. Fer Sifuentes-Sujo lavishes a loaded palette on "Doug's Green Hell," as Quentin calls it. But lavender dominates scenes. The children turn lavender in their astral forms and relax in their lavender refuge. Lavender smoke lingers after their attacks.

 

Bailey and her friends relax on a peaceful hillside beneath a sky filled with mathematical equations and symbols. The residents of Beverly, Massachusetts, may chafe at Carol Danvers' leadership as their shielded town falls into disrepair in the Binary series. But like Republic City after Korra allows the spirit world to mingle with her own, trees, vines, and plants climb walls and push through streets. When the children place their hands against their heads, Andrés Genolet shows their target’s thoughts and memories. An absent loved one takes on a ghost-like appearance. But when they rush to judgment, a familiar symbol rises in Omega Kids #2.

 

Travis Lanham places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. Quentin's team shares their thoughts via clouds and wavy arrows. White letters in black boxes identify people and places. The words grow bold for inflection and swell for raised voices, while sound effects heighten attacks. Yet as Quentin affects his affable charm and struggles to contain his impatience, his T-shirt bears the inscription, "Magneto was weak." Thanks to Marvel Comics for providing a review copy.

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

Quentin Quinn can create a universe with his mind. But as he tries to instill his values in his students, they hide their thoughts and feelings from him. The children express these in their secret place, a construct of their own making. And while he tries to squash rebellions before they start, Quentin doesn't realize that one is brewing in his inner circle in Omega Kids #2.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

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