Shelf Awareness gave David Heatley’s graphic memoir QUALIFICATION a strong review, writing, “This memoir is a masterful inventory of a life lived in search of intangible purpose. It's difficult material, but the message is striking: whomever we may choose to put our power in, we must start with faith in ourselves . . . Acclaimed artist David Heatley delivers a heavy but self-revelatory examination of 12-step programs and the nature of addiction.” Pantheon published the book on October 1, 2019.