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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
I held off writing this review as I was hoping that time would relieve some of the unpleasantness of my experience with We3. It didn't. Maybe all the hype about this graphic novel had me expecting something different. On the plus side, most of the artwork is well done, but I am disappointed overall. First, it is way too gory. Thanks, but I don't need to see every sinew. Second, I don't like the sections of tiny views where you can't really tell what you are looking at most of the time. The ending is strange and unsatisfying. We3 just doesn't work for me. Sorry, but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
This book had me right from the beginning. I loved how the artist, Frank Quietly, was able to instantly take you into the story when there wasn't even any dialogue for the first ten pages. And to stick with the art for a second, I have to mention that some of the things these guys did with the frames were unbelievably cool. There was one fighting sequence where the frames had been turned inward so it looked like a deck of cards being shuffled and the animals were jumping from one frame to the next in some of the most kick ass artwork I've ever seen.
The story was amazing too. Animals made into the weapons of the future, brilliant. I really can't say anymore.
The story was amazing too. Animals made into the weapons of the future, brilliant. I really can't say anymore.
CRYING ALL THE TEARS.
This is just the saddest-happiest thing ever. I already knew the dog lived before I started (I made my boyfriend read it before me because I refuse to read anything in which a dog dies because it is JUST TOO SAD) but that didn't make it any less heartbreaking. Favourite thing about it was the balance of the characters - the humans weren't caricature bad guys, the animals did some pretty scary shit. I just... I loved this. The art is absolutely gorgeous as well, if a little graphic in parts (in particular, the second issue has some panels that made me feel a little nauseous). The cat was pretty excellent, thought it seemed quite true to what I imagine cats to think (I don't like cats much generally). And the poor bunny seemed to have everything bad happen to it.
Well worth a look if you like intelligent comics. Is gud comic.
This is just the saddest-happiest thing ever. I already knew the dog lived before I started (I made my boyfriend read it before me because I refuse to read anything in which a dog dies because it is JUST TOO SAD) but that didn't make it any less heartbreaking. Favourite thing about it was the balance of the characters - the humans weren't caricature bad guys, the animals did some pretty scary shit. I just... I loved this. The art is absolutely gorgeous as well, if a little graphic in parts (in particular, the second issue has some panels that made me feel a little nauseous). The cat was pretty excellent, thought it seemed quite true to what I imagine cats to think (I don't like cats much generally). And the poor bunny seemed to have everything bad happen to it.
Well worth a look if you like intelligent comics. Is gud comic.
I am still not quite sure what to think of this stand alone graphic novel. We3 tells the story of three animals who have been used as military lab experiments and turned into killing machines. When their creator gets the word to "end it," she actually ends up freeing them and the story revolves around the government trying to capture them. I really became attached to the animals - no surprise there - and actually rooted for them to kill the damn people trying to hunt them down. "1" is the dog, "2" is the cat and "3" is the rabbit. All three are able to talk in simple forms right now and it it really funny that the military are most worried about the cat and what it might do.
The graphics are well done and not for the weak. If you love animals, I wouldn't warn you to stay away, just be aware that this handles some pretty heavy subject matter regarding animal testing and careless individuals going too far. Not a bad read, but I'm glad I can return it from the library because it really isn't something I would want in my collection.
The graphics are well done and not for the weak. If you love animals, I wouldn't warn you to stay away, just be aware that this handles some pretty heavy subject matter regarding animal testing and careless individuals going too far. Not a bad read, but I'm glad I can return it from the library because it really isn't something I would want in my collection.
The plot is sort of Homeward Bound meets violence, death and the army. Three animals have been modified, equipped with armour, guns and taught how to speak, and are employed by the USAF as assassins. But the time has come for them to be decomissioned.
Full review: http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/2005/07/06/we3/
Full review: http://www.susanhatedliterature.net/2005/07/06/we3/
This was an interesting read and one that attempts to truely pull at your heart strings. Augmented lab animals, armed for war? Oh man. And the art is as brutal as the story. I was enraptured from the start.
Animal testing, turning them to robots and wondering why it was a bad idea. Its a short story about crossing the line with animal testing and the repercussion it brings. The violence was there for the shock factor when the dog-robot rips a man off because he picks up a gun to defend his child. And then the dog-robot says "bad dog". Morrison's narrative is confusing but overall storyline is fascinating.
Three lost pets are turned into war machines but as prototypes, their phase of the test program is complete and WE3 are set for termination. Their chief handler disapproves of this and gives them the means to escape their fate. Out in the world, they deal with their hunters with brutal precision that reflects their individual natures but in their hearts and minds is a single word: "home."
I think a true animal lover will find this book even more gut-wrenching than I did, but I can definitely appreciate the emotions attached to it, especially with the lost pet posters that begin each chapter.
This was recommended to me when I asked for a good Grant Morrison story. The story idea was really good and I liked that there was not a lot of dialogue and exposition. Morrison truly allowed the art to speak and Quitely delivered admirably. I loved the way the visuals begin from a pet's eye view and I loved the unique splash pages, particularly the one that separated the page into a mosaic of frightening violence.
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I think a true animal lover will find this book even more gut-wrenching than I did, but I can definitely appreciate the emotions attached to it, especially with the lost pet posters that begin each chapter.
This was recommended to me when I asked for a good Grant Morrison story. The story idea was really good and I liked that there was not a lot of dialogue and exposition. Morrison truly allowed the art to speak and Quitely delivered admirably. I loved the way the visuals begin from a pet's eye view and I loved the unique splash pages, particularly the one that separated the page into a mosaic of frightening violence.
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Some of the very nifty art sequences didn't work for me. Instead of elevating the action up off the page and into 3D reality, I just wasn't able to follow the action. I suspect that the story, as a heart warming tale of innocence being slaughtered, would have resonated with me a lot more if I hadn't been struggling to "read" the visual aspects. Which is really a shame because the art is definitely pretty.