WE3 Review

WE3 is the story of 3 animals, a dog, a cat, and a bunny, that have been turned into the ultimate weapons. The story begins with the decision to terminate the We3 as the company decides to expand, whoever their trainer is against killing them and facilitates their escape. The animals are essentially half robot and have the ability to speak in fragments. They are incredibly deadly. They escape, but are pursued by helicopters and soldiers intent on their destruction. Then the animals come upon a father and son hunting in the woods. The father shoots the rabbit and the dog and cat react by killing the father and his pet dog. Eventually, after much more destruction, the dog and cat shed their armor realizing it is not actually a part of them. Then the homeless man who fed them earlier becomes their owner.
Quitely's use of the page is very interesting for a comic book. He has a way of using extreme close ups to give you a better sense of the scene you are reading. He also uses a lot of splash pages that are incredibly beautiful. I liked that there was not a lot of dialogue and most of the story was told through the pictures. I think the characters were also very interesting. Their limited ability to talk gave them personality, but also insight to the limitations of having animals as weapons. The art in the book was just amazing, even though at times it was quite violent. I especially like when Quitely layered the panels, using several smaller panels of close ups to give the feel of the larger scene going on in the background. Overall it was very interesting reading.