Review #157: WE3
I saw the ad for this comic and was intrigued. I like Grant Morrison AND Frank Quitely and when I saw the trade for this three issue mini-series I thought I’d pick it up. After flipping through it I thought maybe I’d made a mistake because I can get soft hearted sometimes and don’t particularly want to see cute little animals get torn apart and blown to peices. Quitley’s artwork in general, especially, seems to exploit the cuteness of things for darker means. After reading it, though, I was very pleased with my decision to buy it ($12.99).
The story is of three rogue killing machines made from a dog, a cat, and a bunny, all pets that had been kidnapped by the government for experiments. The cover of each single issue is a lost poster for each pet which of course tug at the heart strings. The pets are to be decomissioned, but decide to escape and find home instead leaving a trail of corpses along the way. The visuals and subject matter can get pretty grusome at times, but it’s overall a touching story. I would also retract previous statements about the differences between trades and graphic novels and say that this is both.