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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
A short and good story. Written from the perspective of the subjects (here 3 animals) that have been a part of secret military experiment and are no longer relevant.
This is overall really good as a comic book, but as a short story it would have probably been EXCELLENT. Take cyborgs, and instead of computers use animals. Make them weapons. See what happens. It is a sincere and small story about basic survival and instinct. It manages to tug at your heart without ever being sappy. I sort of wished that there was more written in here to flesh the story out a little more, which is why I think it would make a really great short story. Someone steal this idea and write it out!
really interesting commentary about war, technology and humanity. images are pretty graphic. gave me the shivers.
A sweet but twisted story. Reminded me of Wall-E in how it communicated visually. Favorite author/artist combo.
Homeward Bound by way of The Plague Dogs. Incredibly touching story with surprisingly well-developed non-human characters.
I started 2012 with two graphic novels that I got for Christmas.
One of them made me laugh and one of them made me cry.*
This is the one that made me cry.
This is Henry.
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Although he's not showing them in this picture, he has an impressive array of pointy bits that occasionally draw blood. He is, however, the world's biggest chickenshit. His idea of a good offense is to hide under the bed.
This is 2 of WE3, formerly known as Tinker. As you can see, he also has an impressive array of pointy bits...
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We3 is a graphic novel about three lost pets - a dog, a cat, and a rabbit - who have been experimentally weaponized who escape from the lab, with a little help from someone who doesn't want them decomissioned. Armed and extremely dangerous, their incredible journey in search of home is threatened by those responsible for the top secret program who want this particular phase shut down.
And, of course, decomissioned and shut down are euphemisms for exactly what you think they mean. This program was never designed to have a happy ending for the animals.
I won't go into any detail about their quest. Plot-wise, this either appeals to you already or it doesn't.
Artistically, there are definitely some striking visuals, some of which are not for the squeamish. My only disappointment with the graphic part of this graphic novel was not the artwork itself, but the layout used during the escape itself, a 6-page section, each page divided into 18 small pictures. Kind of like taking a movie of the events and then cutting out 108 individual frames from a much longer piece of film to tell the story. (In the afterword, artist Frank Quitely seems particularly proud of this sequence, but for me, meh.) Loved the rest of it, though.
In terms of writing, Grant Morrison makes excellent use of the animals' very limited vocabulary (because any sick, twisted fuck of a scientist who would wire these lost pets into weapons wouldn't hestate to make them talk as well...sorry, was my outrage showing?). The animals speech took a little getting used to, especially reading this immediately following Mush: Sled Dogs with Issues, where dogs can even wax philosophical, but by the time I was near the end of the story, 4th last page to be exact, this simple spoken interaction between the animals is what made me cry. My eyes watered up so suddenly and unexpectedly...Dammit! I'm getting a lump in my throat just thinking about the scene. All I'm saying is, thankfully this was not the last scene.
And I think my rating would have been half a star less without this emotional response. Badass animals are one thing, but badass animals I care about...amazing.
*And here's the link to my review of Mush: Sled Dogs with Issues, the one that made me laugh.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/245269085
Also, anyone who knows how I get rid of the string of stuff before Henry's picture (or hide it) without getting rid of the picture, please let me know. I'm computer-challenged enough to be proud I got the pictures in the review in the first place.
One of them made me laugh and one of them made me cry.*
This is the one that made me cry.
This is Henry.
"/> Although he's not showing them in this picture, he has an impressive array of pointy bits that occasionally draw blood. He is, however, the world's biggest chickenshit. His idea of a good offense is to hide under the bed.
This is 2 of WE3, formerly known as Tinker. As you can see, he also has an impressive array of pointy bits...
"/>We3 is a graphic novel about three lost pets - a dog, a cat, and a rabbit - who have been experimentally weaponized who escape from the lab, with a little help from someone who doesn't want them decomissioned. Armed and extremely dangerous, their incredible journey in search of home is threatened by those responsible for the top secret program who want this particular phase shut down.
And, of course, decomissioned and shut down are euphemisms for exactly what you think they mean. This program was never designed to have a happy ending for the animals.
I won't go into any detail about their quest. Plot-wise, this either appeals to you already or it doesn't.
Artistically, there are definitely some striking visuals, some of which are not for the squeamish. My only disappointment with the graphic part of this graphic novel was not the artwork itself, but the layout used during the escape itself, a 6-page section, each page divided into 18 small pictures. Kind of like taking a movie of the events and then cutting out 108 individual frames from a much longer piece of film to tell the story. (In the afterword, artist Frank Quitely seems particularly proud of this sequence, but for me, meh.) Loved the rest of it, though.
In terms of writing, Grant Morrison makes excellent use of the animals' very limited vocabulary (because any sick, twisted fuck of a scientist who would wire these lost pets into weapons wouldn't hestate to make them talk as well...sorry, was my outrage showing?). The animals speech took a little getting used to, especially reading this immediately following Mush: Sled Dogs with Issues, where dogs can even wax philosophical, but by the time I was near the end of the story, 4th last page to be exact, this simple spoken interaction between the animals is what made me cry. My eyes watered up so suddenly and unexpectedly...Dammit! I'm getting a lump in my throat just thinking about the scene. All I'm saying is, thankfully this was not the last scene.
And I think my rating would have been half a star less without this emotional response. Badass animals are one thing, but badass animals I care about...amazing.
*And here's the link to my review of Mush: Sled Dogs with Issues, the one that made me laugh.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/245269085
Also, anyone who knows how I get rid of the string of stuff before Henry's picture (or hide it) without getting rid of the picture, please let me know. I'm computer-challenged enough to be proud I got the pictures in the review in the first place.