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A review by ponch22
We3 by Grant Morrison
3.0
Picked up this graphic novel during Free Comic Book Day on the suggestion of one of the comic book shop employees. The cover art & story he told me about sort of reminded me of a sequel to [b:Red Moon|9431352|Red Moon|David McAdoo|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515969028s/9431352.jpg|14315860] I backed on Kickstarter a few years ago—three pets are experimented on by some shadow government agency & turned into killing machines who "talk." While I didn't enjoy [b:All-Star Superman|7719640|Absolute All-Star Superman|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1374351837s/7719640.jpg|10465171], I figured I should give [a:Grant Morrison|12732|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311378308p2/12732.jpg] & [a:Frank Quitely|21709|Frank Quitely|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1265722375p2/21709.jpg] another chance, and I'm glad I did.
The story of [b:We3|22358|We3|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336056522s/22358.jpg|23384] is sweet yet brutal. It's sort of like Homeward Bound with the body count of Rambo. I wish the animals would have been slightly more coherent—if you're creating a world where animals can be turned into deadly cyborgs, you can create a world where they know how to speak a little more clearly. Also, the novel I purchased had a lot of bonus pages at the end, showing original sketches and extra text talking about some of the splash pages or character designs. Part of this supplement included a script excerpt that touted how some of the art layouts would "change comics forever" and it all felt a little too self-congratulatory.
I think there was a decent idea here that could have been executed a little better, with some amazing art (that probably won't change the comic world at all).
The story of [b:We3|22358|We3|Grant Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336056522s/22358.jpg|23384] is sweet yet brutal. It's sort of like Homeward Bound with the body count of Rambo. I wish the animals would have been slightly more coherent—if you're creating a world where animals can be turned into deadly cyborgs, you can create a world where they know how to speak a little more clearly. Also, the novel I purchased had a lot of bonus pages at the end, showing original sketches and extra text talking about some of the splash pages or character designs. Part of this supplement included a script excerpt that touted how some of the art layouts would "change comics forever" and it all felt a little too self-congratulatory.
I think there was a decent idea here that could have been executed a little better, with some amazing art (that probably won't change the comic world at all).