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We3
by Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison
I have been avoiding reading Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's WE3 since college. But, when I asked for recommendations for #31comics31days, it came up, so I decided to finally risk becoming an emotional wreck for a week to read it.
We3 is the story of 3 house pets who have been turned into killing machines meant to replace human soldiers. But the experiments have progressed beyond The dog, cat, and rabbit they initially tested, and Weapon 3 is being decommissioned (read: euthanized). The three animals break out of the facility in their powered suits, led by the dog, who still remembers what "home" felt like and wants to find it.
Without giving anything away, the ending was not nearly as devastating as I was expecting, and I'm glad I read it. The book blurs the line between animal and human (the animals are more human than most of the humans here), and explores compassion and greed within the context of the military industrial complex. The art, too, is gorgeous, and the paneling is stunning. Just maybe don't read this one before bedtime if you're sensitive.
We3 is the story of 3 house pets who have been turned into killing machines meant to replace human soldiers. But the experiments have progressed beyond The dog, cat, and rabbit they initially tested, and Weapon 3 is being decommissioned (read: euthanized). The three animals break out of the facility in their powered suits, led by the dog, who still remembers what "home" felt like and wants to find it.
Without giving anything away, the ending was not nearly as devastating as I was expecting, and I'm glad I read it. The book blurs the line between animal and human (the animals are more human than most of the humans here), and explores compassion and greed within the context of the military industrial complex. The art, too, is gorgeous, and the paneling is stunning. Just maybe don't read this one before bedtime if you're sensitive.