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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Me: This concept sounds dumb.
Dog: 1 Protect
Me: Fuck....FUCK!
Okay hold the horses here. We got a Grant Morrison book here. You all know my feelings on him. I dislike a lot of his shit. Weird doesn't even cover what he mostly does. However this time we get a book about 3 animals who work for the government as special units to take out scum and the story is very very straightforward. Almost to a point it might be a little too "safe"
So why the high rating? BECAUSE IT HITS YOU WITH FEELS.
For some reason animals like dogs, cats, and even our cute little rabbit feel so innocent despite them being able to fuck up an entire drug cartel. You got Dog, Cat, and Rabbit and then humanity at it's worst. They used these poor animals for their dirty work then wanna get rid of them. They escape and tus a chase begins.
The art is fucking stunning. I expect nothing less from Jupiter's Legacy artist. I mean the fights, the emotions, the multipanaled big splash moments are stunning to say the least. Everyone gives the emotional draw each and every panel. The art is truly the highlight.
The story itself is simple and predictable. However all the emotion put into these moments. When Dog (1) protects Cat/Rabbit (2 and 3) it's so damn awesome. Not to mention when they work as a unit they are fucking badass. You get to see morals questioned and what's right and wrong, which I always enjoy.
A very pleasant surprise to say the least. This is easily the best I read from Grant and just wished he'd write more like this. Damn it Morrison just write fucking normal stories you obviously can do a good job!
Dog: 1 Protect
Me: Fuck....FUCK!
Okay hold the horses here. We got a Grant Morrison book here. You all know my feelings on him. I dislike a lot of his shit. Weird doesn't even cover what he mostly does. However this time we get a book about 3 animals who work for the government as special units to take out scum and the story is very very straightforward. Almost to a point it might be a little too "safe"
So why the high rating? BECAUSE IT HITS YOU WITH FEELS.
For some reason animals like dogs, cats, and even our cute little rabbit feel so innocent despite them being able to fuck up an entire drug cartel. You got Dog, Cat, and Rabbit and then humanity at it's worst. They used these poor animals for their dirty work then wanna get rid of them. They escape and tus a chase begins.
The art is fucking stunning. I expect nothing less from Jupiter's Legacy artist. I mean the fights, the emotions, the multipanaled big splash moments are stunning to say the least. Everyone gives the emotional draw each and every panel. The art is truly the highlight.
The story itself is simple and predictable. However all the emotion put into these moments. When Dog (1) protects Cat/Rabbit (2 and 3) it's so damn awesome. Not to mention when they work as a unit they are fucking badass. You get to see morals questioned and what's right and wrong, which I always enjoy.
A very pleasant surprise to say the least. This is easily the best I read from Grant and just wished he'd write more like this. Damn it Morrison just write fucking normal stories you obviously can do a good job!
This is the only thing I've ever read that reaches such monumental heights of creepy freakishness that still manages to be incredibly emotional. Absolutely bizarre and heartwrenching at the same time.
Pretty heartbreaking and rather gory story of three stray pets turned into literal killing machines by a shady government lab, who then escape and try to find home. It could have been better, but the gratuitous goriness, shallow character development, and weird art (lots of big faces with oddly squinty features) killed it for me. I wanted more development of the characters, and the level of "Yeah, that's our lead researcher; she's weird. [the end]" and "bunny hungry, cat snarky" just doesn't make me care enough. The dog was a little more developed, but he can't save this whole story all by himself. Also, the logic of "this is a great project cuz throwing animals at our problems will save human lives" didn't make enough sense--they didn't explain how they'd justify the economic and training-time investment, to name only two major barriers. The ending was kind of rushed and felt slapped-together.
Overall, this makes it as a 1980s effects-driven B-movie, but just lacks the development to make it as a graphic novel. A better handling of a similar theme was the novel 'The Plague Dogs' by the author of Watership Down (Richard Adams, I think? Omg, all the feels).
Overall, this makes it as a 1980s effects-driven B-movie, but just lacks the development to make it as a graphic novel. A better handling of a similar theme was the novel 'The Plague Dogs' by the author of Watership Down (Richard Adams, I think? Omg, all the feels).
This graphic novel was truly much more than I expected. Morrison writes this surprisingly moving story with conciseness and realism. In WE3 a government program converts domesticated animals into weaponized robotic soldiers, following the flawed logic that using animals can save human lives in war. Three of these animals are released by their scientist maker and begin a journey to find "home", a distant memory that they vaguely recall. I cried multiple times throughout this short graphic novel and would highly recommend to anyone interested in exploring the sort of serious depths and topics graphic novels are capable of tackling. Grant Morrison has solidified his place as one of my personal favorite writers.
A re-read.
Grant Morrison has these great premises that often don't pay off for me. "Is that all?" I end up asking at times.
Not so this one. It was short, sweet, and the "was that all?" ending was the perfect one, in this case. Recommend.
Grant Morrison has these great premises that often don't pay off for me. "Is that all?" I end up asking at times.
Not so this one. It was short, sweet, and the "was that all?" ending was the perfect one, in this case. Recommend.
When I first heard that We3 was the tale of three talking and weaponized household pets, I thought "badass" but it's really something else entirely. These now obsolete three tell a tale of man's inhumanity in the pursuit of power. I think We3 is incredible. So much of the book is told beautifully through Frank Quitely's art with no dialogue... but all that was a product of Morrison's script. There's more to writing a comic script than dialogue, and even you forget that the characters are animals in mech suits. It is an emotionally gut-wrenching, visceral story.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you have read [b:The Plague Dogs|12442|The Plague Dogs|Richard Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388951112s/12442.jpg|826957], this is like that but darker and with more violence. Handkies should be handy.
It is actually quite well done.
It is actually quite well done.