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projectmayhem7 's review for:
We3
by Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison
Absolutely brilliant.
The first 12ish pages are wordless, reminiscent of Jim Woodring, one of my favorite comic creators. It works for We3 on so many levels. There’s this element of suspense that’s enhanced by the angles, shading, closeups and far-off shots, and overall emotion packed into each panel. Words are not necessary. There are also 6 pages of security camera feed filled with small panels that are uniquely artistic and interesting, as well as being mostly wordless. It’s a very successful element in this comic for sure, again building tension and suspense while presenting the story in a very unusual way. I love it.
I’m not going to include any pictures of those pages because I think it would ruin the joy of experiencing it within the whole work, not as a separate part. The transition pages and placement of the wordless/more artistic pages within the work are definitely a large part of its success. Another example of this is the occasional full-page art piece. There are a few of these, but I’ll only include a picture of the first one so I don’t spoil anything.
They’re all amazing though, and they’re spaced out perfectly. They are visually appealing as well as being excellent transition pieces and mood enhancers. A third example is the pages in the second issue that are basically a page of art/one scene that has a lot of small box panels on top of that one scene to show motion and action within the small boxes. Again, this is done in an extremely effective and artsy way.
The “Missing” sign pages are perfect too. I really can’t complain, but it does kind of bother me that the military/government/whatever used pets of civilians to make these animal weapons. Why not just breed your own instead of stealing pets?
I thought I would be annoyed with the speech patterns of the animals, but it actually worked. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be, and the way they speak is kind of funny honesty, when it’s all put together.
I love We3! Such great characters. Such a great team. I love the homeless guy too. I’m shocked at how emotional this comic made me. “1 Protect!” Issue 2/3 messed me up a little too. Every author has to go messing with beloved characters! I really hope this isn’t ever made into a movie though, because they would for sure screw it up with CGI and cheesy lines. I can’t even imagine a studio making the animals work without looking either completely fake or instilling the fear of the uncanny valley.
Anyway, I’m so happy with this comic, and the ending is perfect.
The first 12ish pages are wordless, reminiscent of Jim Woodring, one of my favorite comic creators. It works for We3 on so many levels. There’s this element of suspense that’s enhanced by the angles, shading, closeups and far-off shots, and overall emotion packed into each panel. Words are not necessary. There are also 6 pages of security camera feed filled with small panels that are uniquely artistic and interesting, as well as being mostly wordless. It’s a very successful element in this comic for sure, again building tension and suspense while presenting the story in a very unusual way. I love it.
I’m not going to include any pictures of those pages because I think it would ruin the joy of experiencing it within the whole work, not as a separate part. The transition pages and placement of the wordless/more artistic pages within the work are definitely a large part of its success. Another example of this is the occasional full-page art piece. There are a few of these, but I’ll only include a picture of the first one so I don’t spoil anything.
They’re all amazing though, and they’re spaced out perfectly. They are visually appealing as well as being excellent transition pieces and mood enhancers. A third example is the pages in the second issue that are basically a page of art/one scene that has a lot of small box panels on top of that one scene to show motion and action within the small boxes. Again, this is done in an extremely effective and artsy way.
The “Missing” sign pages are perfect too. I really can’t complain, but it does kind of bother me that the military/government/whatever used pets of civilians to make these animal weapons. Why not just breed your own instead of stealing pets?
I thought I would be annoyed with the speech patterns of the animals, but it actually worked. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be, and the way they speak is kind of funny honesty, when it’s all put together.
I love We3! Such great characters. Such a great team. I love the homeless guy too. I’m shocked at how emotional this comic made me. “1 Protect!”
Anyway, I’m so happy with this comic, and the ending is perfect.