Graphic Novel Bookclub June 2016:

I came out of this book with more sentiment and emotional feeling for the story than I ever expected when I went into it. I wasn't all that moved by the point behind the characters or that the whole story was the runaway, with no real background on what the animals were used for beforehand. Also, I thought it was short sighted and limited that the Level Four animal was only another dog.

I wish there was more about what happens after the end up where they end up at the end,. ( )

This was a really quick read, but I liked it more than I thought. Kind of reminded me of Watership Down, but with cyborgs. There's not much I can say about this because it explains itself. I recommend this to rabbit, dog, and cat lovers...be warned this will set off some emotions. ( )

This is a comic classic for a reason - the formatting, the panel layout, the limited dialogue that doesn't interfere with the story at all - it's incredibly advanced and thrilling.

But maybe the fact that the simplistic dialogue doesn't interfere with the story is because there's not that much of a story. There's the 3 who are fine-tuned killing machines, good at their job, who are released by a sympathetic scientist when they were to be "decommissioned," and they're on the run. The characterizations play on the stereotypical characteristics of pets - the dog is loyal, the cat is sly and mean, the bunny is... stupid? (The rabbit is the least developed character - I never really understood his motivations or behavior) rather than showing it through interactions or development. ( )

I sincerely hope that no wack-job weapons developer actually takes this book seriously, because using animals as bio-weapons is atrocious. It's bad enough that humans are soldiers in reality, but they at least get a choice about joining a battle. ( )

Maybe the only comic I've ever read that could be described as both "gruesome" and "heartbreaking". (Those cover designs D: ) Morrison and Quitely collapse years of science-run-amok and lost-animal narratives into 3 tight, almost merciless issues. You'll enjoy it but you'll need to hug your pet afterwards. ( )