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albertico66's review
4.0
WAR OF THE WORLDS meet FANTASTIC MR. FOX! I love the concept. Dan Abnett set up a fun storyline, full of quality interactions. Culbard's art is perfect for the anthropomorphic characters.
cmzukowski's review
3.0
So I really liked the concept of this, a kind of retelling of War of the Worlds but with animals as characters. Unfortunately I just did not find it very engaging. I found myself bored quite often while reading, and the slang used for the dialogue just got very annoying the further you read. I know it was done to make the characters sound more natural but it was a little overly done and didn't flow well. Unfortunately I will not be continuing on with the series.
gem_reads_too's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
elksy's review against another edition
5.0
Welcome to the coziest apocalypse. Follow a veteran newcomer, a sardonic hermit/writer, the town miscreant, a timid reporter, and other lovable animal folk as they fight to protect their patch of 1930s English countryside from an otherworldly invasion.
lonecayt's review
4.0
This book was pretty sweet. It's early to mid 1900s England, everyone is an anthropomorphic animal, and there are plenty of references to classic and pulp science fiction. Except in the story, science fiction is no longer fiction.
The characters were fun and surprisingly well-developed, the setting was awesome, and both the art and the writing were quite good. Next time I hit up the comic store, I'm definitely picking up the first issue of the second miniseries for this.
The characters were fun and surprisingly well-developed, the setting was awesome, and both the art and the writing were quite good. Next time I hit up the comic store, I'm definitely picking up the first issue of the second miniseries for this.
trike's review
3.0
Elevator pitch: H.G. Wells’ [b:The War of the Worlds|8909|The War of the Worlds|H.G. Wells|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320391644l/8909._SY75_.jpg|3194841] meets Kenneth Graeme’s [b:The Wind in the Willows|5659|The Wind in the Willows|Kenneth Grahame|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1423183570l/5659._SY75_.jpg|1061285]. And that’s pretty much all you need to know about this story. If you’re at all familiar with those two classics, then you know what’s going to happen here.
Anthropomorphic citizens of a bucolic post-WWI British village encounter alien invaders. It’s told straight, without any cutesy bits. The fact the characters are talking dogs, cats, pigs, foxes, minks, rabbits, etc., seems entirely beside the point, which feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.
Anthropomorphic citizens of a bucolic post-WWI British village encounter alien invaders. It’s told straight, without any cutesy bits. The fact the characters are talking dogs, cats, pigs, foxes, minks, rabbits, etc., seems entirely beside the point, which feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.