Friday 15 January 2021

We3 Deluxe Hardcover Edition (DC Vertigo/2011)


 

Grant Morrison (w) Frank Quitley (a)

Having been adding new collections to the bookshelf it was inevitable that I would pick up at least one old edition that I hadn't read for years and We3 was one of two I chose to revise. Sometimes things read better the second time around and I had only read this it came out having ignored the original mini-series from 2004.
























This tale is an anti-vivisectionists nightmare. Heck it's any animal lover or pet owner's worst nightmare to find their beloved dog, cat or even rabbit caught up in the military industrial complex and weaponised to kill!
















The brutal story is brought to us from the mind of Grant Morrison with the wonderfully suitable art of Frank Quitley. A classic Frankenstein's monster done with ordinary household pets except the scientist who developed their capabilities makes one mistake the General doesn't like.

They can talk. 

Weapons don't converse and neither do dogs so their time is up and the trio are due to be put down but the will to live and the guilt or the love of their creator combined gives them freedom and hope. 













Tracked down by the army time after time the trio fight back, winning on each occasion prompting the sending out of number four, a rather brutal dog with a nature that nearly leads him to eating a policeman much to the horror of the General.

Although an old story and many will have read it there has long been talk of turning this tragic yet lovable tale into a movie. Disney it won't be but with the age of CGI upon us would make great big screen entertainment. I guess it may not happen given the lapse in time but if you want something different to read this is a good choice. 

Pick up a copy of this edition if you can (as it has 10 extra pages in an oversized format) or the trade paperback if you can't. Some comic shops may still have all three original issues if you are lucky but however you take you comics do read this. You won't be disappointed.

I don't normally rate back issues but this would get a rare 5 Stars Plus since it is that good and comes highly recommended from this reviewer.



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