There's a lot of things going on here. This book has been described as a fantasy story with superheroes. I won't say that's not true, but I see it a little differently. Most of the characters seem to be ordinary members of their race. It's just that their entire race has an unusual ability. So our team of heroes includes a speedster from a race of speedsters and the former slave that's from a race that was created to have remarkable strength. The animal people seem to have a wide variety abilities due to what animal they seem to have a connection with. The characters that seem to stand out the most from their race still seem to fall into fantasy tropes. The gadget user is mixing potions and creating magic items. The super strong shield user is a paladin of a local goddess. I feel like the fantasy elements are heavier than what one may expect if you say superheroes are involved.

That said, I feel like there is a strong comic book feel to the combat scenes, or which there are many (some of which seem to go on for several chapters). That's mostly due to the dialogue. Many quips and pronouncements that people shall pay for this or that. There are some scenes where the characters say they do it to inspire civilians that are helping the main characters out. Which doesn't explain why they still seem to feel a need when no one is there but the heroes and their enemies. Force of habit I suppose.

I think the setting may be the weakest part. I couldn't get a strong impression of how I should be picturing this city. There is a scene that occurs on a train, and explosives are used on a few occasion, but your average guards are running around with crossbows and halberds. One of the villains of the work is a robot, and I had a hard time trying to decide if it should be considered advanced tech beyond the train, or is it some kind of clockwork steampunk contraption.

I liked it, and would probably pick up a sequel if one was made, but I'm not going to be overly upset if that doesn't happen.