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Animosity
Animosity, Vol. 4: The Walled City
Betrayal! Jesse is kidnapped by a traitor she trusted and loved. Sandor follows the bloody trail to the dreaded Walled City, where the remains of human civilization reign in terrible power--and attempt to rebuild the world for humans only. With the hideous truth of the Walled City revealed, Sandor must use every ounce of cunning to rescue Jesse from her human captors--before the try to "save the world" from the risen Animals...
120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2019
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January 30, 2020
I really like this series. The premise is that one day animals become sentient and no longer want to remain subservient to humans. The young girl Jesse and her faithful dog, Sandor, are headed to California to find her brother. Bennett captures not only the brutality of the animal world but of humanity as well. It can easily be compared with The Walking Dead to a certain extent but with the added caveat of the zombies being as smart of the humans.
In this volume, Jesse is taken to a humans only settlement that is trying to remain dominant over the animal world. There, women are treated something along the lines of The Handmaid's Tale. Meanwhile, Sandor is desperately trying to get her back.
Received a review copy from Aftershock and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
In this volume, Jesse is taken to a humans only settlement that is trying to remain dominant over the animal world. There, women are treated something along the lines of The Handmaid's Tale. Meanwhile, Sandor is desperately trying to get her back.
Received a review copy from Aftershock and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
July 27, 2019
'Animosity, Vol. 4' by Marguerite Bennet with art by Rafael de Latorre is a later volume of a series I read early on. It seems that it has improved a bit since I read it.
Animals have taken over, and now they can speak. The main characters in the series are a young girl named Jesse and her faithful hound Sandor. Sandor is dying, but wants to see that Jesse is safe.
Unfortunately, Jesse has been taken to the Walled City by Kyle, where humans live in a world where they rule. Jesse finds that the Walled City wants to use her in a frightening way. Sandor is trying to find her and this leads to a showdown between animals and humans.
After reading the first volume, I didn't feel that strongly about the concept or characters. This title has matured, in my eyes. Maybe because Jesse is a little older, or the characters are a bit more sympathetic. I liked this story arc. I also appreciated the synopis at the beginning to help catch me up.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Aftershock Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Animals have taken over, and now they can speak. The main characters in the series are a young girl named Jesse and her faithful hound Sandor. Sandor is dying, but wants to see that Jesse is safe.
Unfortunately, Jesse has been taken to the Walled City by Kyle, where humans live in a world where they rule. Jesse finds that the Walled City wants to use her in a frightening way. Sandor is trying to find her and this leads to a showdown between animals and humans.
After reading the first volume, I didn't feel that strongly about the concept or characters. This title has matured, in my eyes. Maybe because Jesse is a little older, or the characters are a bit more sympathetic. I liked this story arc. I also appreciated the synopis at the beginning to help catch me up.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Aftershock Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
June 24, 2019
Trapped within the Walled City, Jesse finds herself at the mercy of the Headmistress and her twisted vision of what a post-Wake world should look like. On the outside, Sandor struggles to cope with his past and save Jesse from her future.
Animosity is an intense book. It is not afraid of dealing with tough concepts that apply to the real world even while viewing them through the Animosity world's lens. This one is especially poignant and will leave you staring off into the distance once you've finished reading it.
Jesses evolution, Kyle's attempt at redemption, and Sandor's resignations are all major parts of these five issues, and no one ends this volume in the same place that they started. Other reviews have mentioned that this feels very Walking Dead-esque as a series, but it moves at a much faster pace while hitting all the right emotional beats along the way.
Rafael De La Torre draws most of these five issues, with some help from Ornella Saverse, who is able to chameleon herself with De La Torre so well that I can see her sticking around as a rotating artist to keep this book coming out more often.
Animosity's fourth volume shows that this series hasn't even hit its stride yet, as it continues to be exciting and thought provoking all at once.
Animosity is an intense book. It is not afraid of dealing with tough concepts that apply to the real world even while viewing them through the Animosity world's lens. This one is especially poignant and will leave you staring off into the distance once you've finished reading it.
Jesses evolution, Kyle's attempt at redemption, and Sandor's resignations are all major parts of these five issues, and no one ends this volume in the same place that they started. Other reviews have mentioned that this feels very Walking Dead-esque as a series, but it moves at a much faster pace while hitting all the right emotional beats along the way.
Rafael De La Torre draws most of these five issues, with some help from Ornella Saverse, who is able to chameleon herself with De La Torre so well that I can see her sticking around as a rotating artist to keep this book coming out more often.
Animosity's fourth volume shows that this series hasn't even hit its stride yet, as it continues to be exciting and thought provoking all at once.
March 2, 2021
(3,8 of 5 for the little apocalyptic breeding dystopia)
This book was fun, full of action, drama and thrill but it strengthened my opinion - Animosity is basically Walking dead. And the story arc about the Walled City was exactly the Walking Dead kind of stuff (and not its basic means like "it is the apocalypse, laws don't apply, people do crazy shit", but in ways, which Kirman uses in his WD worldbuilding and storytelling). But missus Bennett got one helpful thing from Kirkman - avoid explaining reasons behind how the things now are. All those tries at least for persons (and animals) never felt right, it works best just "going forward". That is fun, the dialogues are kinda good, the action is nice (but sometimes a bit chaotic) and it has a nice drive. Every look backwards is stumbling, like the 17th issue done by different artists, Ornella something.
Overall, the whole thing is still fun, thanks to this story arc even better than the previous one. Dialogues are decent, and I caught a reference to Ernesto Guevara's quote by a monkey at the end, which was funny and well placed.
This book was fun, full of action, drama and thrill but it strengthened my opinion - Animosity is basically Walking dead. And the story arc about the Walled City was exactly the Walking Dead kind of stuff (and not its basic means like "it is the apocalypse, laws don't apply, people do crazy shit", but in ways, which Kirman uses in his WD worldbuilding and storytelling). But missus Bennett got one helpful thing from Kirkman - avoid explaining reasons behind how the things now are. All those tries at least for persons (and animals) never felt right, it works best just "going forward". That is fun, the dialogues are kinda good, the action is nice (but sometimes a bit chaotic) and it has a nice drive. Every look backwards is stumbling, like the 17th issue done by different artists, Ornella something.
Overall, the whole thing is still fun, thanks to this story arc even better than the previous one. Dialogues are decent, and I caught a reference to Ernesto Guevara's quote by a monkey at the end, which was funny and well placed.
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January 16, 2020Even in series which begin with the end of the world, some arcs are darker than others. The Walking Dead, for instance, had bits that were primarily exciting, or even close to gentle – and then others which were truly harrowing. Same for Animosity, and this is very much one of the harrowing ones. Jesse, the main human protagonist, has been drugged and kidnapped by Kyle, the only other human in the core cast. He has concluded that Sandor, Jesse's bloodhound, is not a good dog, and wants Jessie to be safe among other humans in the Walled City.
Except the Walled City's idea of keeping humans safe is ensuring that only humans retain the privileges of thought and speech that they have 'earned', and putting all the newly awakened animals back in their place. The real-world political parallels here aren't subtle, but they don't need to be.
Oh, and if humans are to regain dominion over the Earth, that also means their numbers need increasing after the losses incurred in the Wake. So that means a pubescent girl like Jesse is especially valuable, whether or not she wants to be. Kyle himself? Not so much. They leave him outside. Where a deeply displeased Sandor may not be a good dog by many standards of morality, but is sure as blazes not going to desert his charge. He's a pedigree breed, so he doesn't have long, but this is not how it ends. "I don't know where my child is. This Hell, this parent's nightmare. I know one day I have to lose her. I know one day I'll have to go, that she'll belong somewhere else, and I'll be in my grave. That I'll never see my child grow up. But that's a happy ending, isn't it? You go, they stay. It's a good life."
I would say I pity the fool who gets between Sandor and Jesse, but I don't. They all deserve everything that is coming to them.
(Edelweiss ARC)
Except the Walled City's idea of keeping humans safe is ensuring that only humans retain the privileges of thought and speech that they have 'earned', and putting all the newly awakened animals back in their place. The real-world political parallels here aren't subtle, but they don't need to be.
Oh, and if humans are to regain dominion over the Earth, that also means their numbers need increasing after the losses incurred in the Wake. So that means a pubescent girl like Jesse is especially valuable, whether or not she wants to be. Kyle himself? Not so much. They leave him outside. Where a deeply displeased Sandor may not be a good dog by many standards of morality, but is sure as blazes not going to desert his charge. He's a pedigree breed, so he doesn't have long, but this is not how it ends. "I don't know where my child is. This Hell, this parent's nightmare. I know one day I have to lose her. I know one day I'll have to go, that she'll belong somewhere else, and I'll be in my grave. That I'll never see my child grow up. But that's a happy ending, isn't it? You go, they stay. It's a good life."
I would say I pity the fool who gets between Sandor and Jesse, but I don't. They all deserve everything that is coming to them.
(Edelweiss ARC)
October 22, 2020
reading the undertakings of jesse in the walled city causes us to grow up with her and ponder issues that are very current, including the remuneration that happens for the exorbitant presence of a specific creature animal variety on a domain, the control of births and overpopulation when all is said in done. the condition of emergency needs to confront icily the issues that emerge and things being what they are well, anyway improper or extraordinary it might appear, everybody endeavors to locate an ideal answer for himself. the entirety of this places the peruser in consistent inquiry, in a functioning situation wherein he can't resist the opportunity to ask himself inquiries about what could be correct or wrong.
art: 4/5
story: 3.5/5
art: 4/5
story: 3.5/5
May 21, 2020
I think what a lot of this series is showing is that there is always going to be good and bad within the world, and it will depend on what side you are on what you do or how you are percieved. In this one, a colony called the Walled City is thought to be a heaven on earth, especially for the women of the world, but when Kyle brings Jessie there, it's shown that this is no heaven on earth. As one woman tries to bring back human society, through cruelty and violence both to humans and animals, Jessie shows the girls of the commune that there is a different way to live, even if it means leaving the safety of the walls.
August 1, 2020
Oh wow, this was the darkest part so far. There was definitely some dirt thrown on some of the beloved characters, changing who they are and what they stand for. Also, all the creeps our crew keeps bumping into along the way... oh boy, is that evil.
Of course, there were as always some hard to believe parts - this time from the medical field (SPOILER WITHIN PARENTHESES: how could all those women who had been kept asleep for months wake up and walk just like that?!).
But overall, Animosity is getting better and better with every volume.
Of course, there were as always some hard to believe parts - this time from the medical field (SPOILER WITHIN PARENTHESES: how could all those women who had been kept asleep for months wake up and walk just like that?!).
But overall, Animosity is getting better and better with every volume.
June 3, 2020
Animosity, serie a fumetti ad opera di Marguerite Bennett e Rafael de Latorre, continua arrivando al quarto volume intitolato “La città fortezza“. Ho già avuto occasione di parlare di Animosity con la recensione del terzo volume “Lo Sciame” e la serie, curata da SaldaPress in Italia, si fa sempre più promettente.
Animosity 4 prosegue il racconto dei numeri precedenti e, per chi non conoscesse la storia, mi permetto di fare una breve ma importante introduzione: un giorno gli animali si sono risvegliati assumendo coscienza e capacità di parlare, da allora si sono alternate guerre e compromessi sia fra animali ed esseri umani che fra animali stessi, ed ogni zona ha reagito diversamente.
La protagonista è Jesse, ragazzina che tenta di sopravvivere in questo pazzo mondo grazie all’aiuto del suo cane Sandor. Dato che i genitori della giovane sono morti, il loro obiettivo è partire da New York per raggiungere San Francisco, dove forse potrebbe ancora esserci il suo fratellastro. Bisogna fare in fretta, però, perché al cane non rimane ancora molto da vivere (i cani di razza solitamente non hanno una lunga aspettativa di vita) e prima di andarsene vuole assicurarsi che lei sia finalmente al sicuro.
Detto ciò, se la memoria scarseggia non avete di che preoccuparvi, perché all’inizio di ogni volume è incluso un riassunto più completo su quanto accaduto nelle uscite precedenti, in modo da non perdere le fila della trama principale. Tuttavia era necessario fare un ripasso della situazione generale per essere più consapevoli del mondo nel quale ci stiamo per (ri)addentrare.
Il quarto capitolo della serie si presenta coerente con la narrazione a cui gli autori ci hanno abituati da oltre due anni, una fusione fra azione ed avanzamento nella trama ben studiato e perfettamente rappresentato dai disegni di Rafael de Latorre. In questo specifico caso, però, il volume non è riuscito a coinvolgermi pienamente quanto i precedenti e credo che il motivo sia che, nonostante abbia un importante punto di svolta, il prevalere della componente umana rispetto a quella animale mi ha spiazzata, lasciandomi desiderosa di ritrovare tutti gli altri personaggi secondari che gravitano intorno alla protagonista.
Dare maggiore spazio alla componente umana ha permesso agli autori di focalizzarsi sia su Jesse che su Kyle, un ragazzo che ha deciso di “salvarla” portandola alla Città Fortezza, approfondendo inoltre il suo personaggio e le sue motivazioni tramite un corposo flashback. La storia lentamente sta prendendo forme sempre più definite, andando oltre l’illustrazione di fantastici animali guerrieri, arditi sistemi di sopravvivenza o appariscenti nemici.
Animosity 4, come i precedenti capitoli della storia, affronta sempre l’importantissimo macro-tema della sopravvivenza, solo che in questo caso viene illustrato dal punto di vista di una realtà ben diversa da quelle lette finora. La Città Fortezza è una realtà a sé stante, rigida, dove gli uomini sopravvivono isolati dall’esterno e gli animali sono accettati solamente dopo esser stati resi inoffensivi o schiavizzati; è un posto dove tutto viene regolamentato per conseguire l’obiettivo del ripopolamento.
I personaggi di Animosity sono sempre forti, ben delineati, tanto che restano scolpiti nella mente sia i protagonisti che gli antagonisti ed è un piacere vederli crescere e maturare seguendo la loro storia nel corso dei vari volumi. Qui si assiste alla crescita di Jesse, al suo diventare una donna; prima sicuramente era molto matura, tanto da essere in grado di fare da mediatrice ed anche da guida, ma ora ha assunto una profondità di ragionamento ed una capacità di scelta che la catapultano nel mondo adulto come mai accaduto prima.
Il quarto volume di Animosity rappresenta un punto di svolta non tanto a livello di trama o di innovazione grafica quanto a livello umano. In questo caso la storia, avendo una forte presenza umana, ci costringe a non girare la testa dall’altra parte, mettendoci davanti alla drammaticità del mondo delineato da Marguerite Bennett, di tutte le brutture che comporta un pianeta dove tutti gli esseri hanno una coscienza e in cui non ci sono solamente amicizie interspecie, ma anche necessità riguardanti il nutrimento. Il mondo rappresentato dopo il risveglio degli animali qui si fa sempre più concreto.
Leggere le avventure di Jesse nella Città Fortezza ci fa crescere insieme a lei e riflettere su temi che sono fin troppo attuali, fra i quali la compensazione che si attua per l’eccessiva presenza di una certa specie animale su di un territorio, il controllo delle nascite e la sovrappopolazione in generale. Lo stato di crisi richiede di affrontare con freddezza i problemi che si presentano e se ci si riflette bene, per quanto possa sembrare qualcosa di immorale o estremo, ognuno si adopera cercando una soluzione ottimale per se stesso. Tutto ciò mette il lettore costantemente in discussione, in una posizione attiva in cui non può fare a meno di porsi domande riguardo a cosa possa essere giusto o sbagliato.
Se da un lato Animosity 4 – La Città Fortezza spiazza un po’ “rompendo” il ritmo dei volumi precedenti, dall’altro mostra una maturità non indifferente e proprio per questo mi sento di confermare il mio invito a conoscere questa serie e ad amarla. È un fumetto completo, graficamente impeccabile, pieno di significato ed attuale, assolutamente consigliato.
Animosity 4 prosegue il racconto dei numeri precedenti e, per chi non conoscesse la storia, mi permetto di fare una breve ma importante introduzione: un giorno gli animali si sono risvegliati assumendo coscienza e capacità di parlare, da allora si sono alternate guerre e compromessi sia fra animali ed esseri umani che fra animali stessi, ed ogni zona ha reagito diversamente.
La protagonista è Jesse, ragazzina che tenta di sopravvivere in questo pazzo mondo grazie all’aiuto del suo cane Sandor. Dato che i genitori della giovane sono morti, il loro obiettivo è partire da New York per raggiungere San Francisco, dove forse potrebbe ancora esserci il suo fratellastro. Bisogna fare in fretta, però, perché al cane non rimane ancora molto da vivere (i cani di razza solitamente non hanno una lunga aspettativa di vita) e prima di andarsene vuole assicurarsi che lei sia finalmente al sicuro.
Detto ciò, se la memoria scarseggia non avete di che preoccuparvi, perché all’inizio di ogni volume è incluso un riassunto più completo su quanto accaduto nelle uscite precedenti, in modo da non perdere le fila della trama principale. Tuttavia era necessario fare un ripasso della situazione generale per essere più consapevoli del mondo nel quale ci stiamo per (ri)addentrare.
Il quarto capitolo della serie si presenta coerente con la narrazione a cui gli autori ci hanno abituati da oltre due anni, una fusione fra azione ed avanzamento nella trama ben studiato e perfettamente rappresentato dai disegni di Rafael de Latorre. In questo specifico caso, però, il volume non è riuscito a coinvolgermi pienamente quanto i precedenti e credo che il motivo sia che, nonostante abbia un importante punto di svolta, il prevalere della componente umana rispetto a quella animale mi ha spiazzata, lasciandomi desiderosa di ritrovare tutti gli altri personaggi secondari che gravitano intorno alla protagonista.
Dare maggiore spazio alla componente umana ha permesso agli autori di focalizzarsi sia su Jesse che su Kyle, un ragazzo che ha deciso di “salvarla” portandola alla Città Fortezza, approfondendo inoltre il suo personaggio e le sue motivazioni tramite un corposo flashback. La storia lentamente sta prendendo forme sempre più definite, andando oltre l’illustrazione di fantastici animali guerrieri, arditi sistemi di sopravvivenza o appariscenti nemici.
Animosity 4, come i precedenti capitoli della storia, affronta sempre l’importantissimo macro-tema della sopravvivenza, solo che in questo caso viene illustrato dal punto di vista di una realtà ben diversa da quelle lette finora. La Città Fortezza è una realtà a sé stante, rigida, dove gli uomini sopravvivono isolati dall’esterno e gli animali sono accettati solamente dopo esser stati resi inoffensivi o schiavizzati; è un posto dove tutto viene regolamentato per conseguire l’obiettivo del ripopolamento.
I personaggi di Animosity sono sempre forti, ben delineati, tanto che restano scolpiti nella mente sia i protagonisti che gli antagonisti ed è un piacere vederli crescere e maturare seguendo la loro storia nel corso dei vari volumi. Qui si assiste alla crescita di Jesse, al suo diventare una donna; prima sicuramente era molto matura, tanto da essere in grado di fare da mediatrice ed anche da guida, ma ora ha assunto una profondità di ragionamento ed una capacità di scelta che la catapultano nel mondo adulto come mai accaduto prima.
Il quarto volume di Animosity rappresenta un punto di svolta non tanto a livello di trama o di innovazione grafica quanto a livello umano. In questo caso la storia, avendo una forte presenza umana, ci costringe a non girare la testa dall’altra parte, mettendoci davanti alla drammaticità del mondo delineato da Marguerite Bennett, di tutte le brutture che comporta un pianeta dove tutti gli esseri hanno una coscienza e in cui non ci sono solamente amicizie interspecie, ma anche necessità riguardanti il nutrimento. Il mondo rappresentato dopo il risveglio degli animali qui si fa sempre più concreto.
Leggere le avventure di Jesse nella Città Fortezza ci fa crescere insieme a lei e riflettere su temi che sono fin troppo attuali, fra i quali la compensazione che si attua per l’eccessiva presenza di una certa specie animale su di un territorio, il controllo delle nascite e la sovrappopolazione in generale. Lo stato di crisi richiede di affrontare con freddezza i problemi che si presentano e se ci si riflette bene, per quanto possa sembrare qualcosa di immorale o estremo, ognuno si adopera cercando una soluzione ottimale per se stesso. Tutto ciò mette il lettore costantemente in discussione, in una posizione attiva in cui non può fare a meno di porsi domande riguardo a cosa possa essere giusto o sbagliato.
Se da un lato Animosity 4 – La Città Fortezza spiazza un po’ “rompendo” il ritmo dei volumi precedenti, dall’altro mostra una maturità non indifferente e proprio per questo mi sento di confermare il mio invito a conoscere questa serie e ad amarla. È un fumetto completo, graficamente impeccabile, pieno di significato ed attuale, assolutamente consigliato.
September 26, 2019
Something that I like to remind people of from time to time is that we are not as civilized as we like to pretend we are. The threads of human civilization are thin indeed and I feel like for most of us we are all just one collective bad day away from throwing dung at each other. We are not so far flung in the evolutionary chain from our ape cousins and our grip on civility is tenuous at best. (Don't believe me? Read Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo and try to deny it.) Of course, the fact that humanity invented "civilization" is our saving grace--our ape cousins don't have such a thing and that is why they throw shit at each other. Humanity is somehow greater.
This conceit is not at work in the pages of Marguerite Bennett's Animosity, however. Thanks to an event called "The Wake" animals become self aware and are now imbued with the intellect to envision "civilization" on their own terms. In my review of the previous volume The Swarm , I noted that in Animosity, writer Marguerite Bennett tends to throw he characters into situations where there is not a simple solution, leading characters to engage in morally dubious actions in order to survive, regardless if we consider the characters "animal" or "human." Previous volumes focused mainly on the way now self-aware animals dealt with "the Wake." This one focuses on a group of humans who have created something called "the Walled City." At the beginning of the collection, Jesse has been kidnapped and delivered to the inhabitants of the Walled City in a misguided effort by one of the supporting cast to "keep her safe." In the action that follows, Bennett is able to make a comment on how much "humanity" is or isn't like the newly "woke" animals. To the inhabitants of the Walled City humanity's superiority is axiomatic--however the lengths the humans go to maintain "humanity" betray the mantra I stated above--we aren't as civilized as we think we are.
Unfortunately for someone who consumes comics the way I do (via trade paperback collections) this is the last of the Animosity trades for probably the rest of the year (2019). However, I have been impressed with Bennett's work on Animosity thus far and will have to fill the gap with her run on Batwoman and InSEXts in the meantime, waiting to see where she is planning to go with all of this.
This conceit is not at work in the pages of Marguerite Bennett's Animosity, however. Thanks to an event called "The Wake" animals become self aware and are now imbued with the intellect to envision "civilization" on their own terms. In my review of the previous volume The Swarm , I noted that in Animosity, writer Marguerite Bennett tends to throw he characters into situations where there is not a simple solution, leading characters to engage in morally dubious actions in order to survive, regardless if we consider the characters "animal" or "human." Previous volumes focused mainly on the way now self-aware animals dealt with "the Wake." This one focuses on a group of humans who have created something called "the Walled City." At the beginning of the collection, Jesse has been kidnapped and delivered to the inhabitants of the Walled City in a misguided effort by one of the supporting cast to "keep her safe." In the action that follows, Bennett is able to make a comment on how much "humanity" is or isn't like the newly "woke" animals. To the inhabitants of the Walled City humanity's superiority is axiomatic--however the lengths the humans go to maintain "humanity" betray the mantra I stated above--we aren't as civilized as we think we are.
Unfortunately for someone who consumes comics the way I do (via trade paperback collections) this is the last of the Animosity trades for probably the rest of the year (2019). However, I have been impressed with Bennett's work on Animosity thus far and will have to fill the gap with her run on Batwoman and InSEXts in the meantime, waiting to see where she is planning to go with all of this.
March 6, 2021
Kyle is apprently concerned for Jesse, a human like him but also a perfect stranger, so that's why he takes her away from Sandor. The Walled City welcomes Jesse, but shoots Kyle. So karma works. The Walled City seems like a haven for humans, but it will also be Jesse's prison.
August 9, 2019
This series is easily one of the most thrilling I've ever seen. To be honest I actually read the spoilers from a Free Comic Book Day issue. But that actually heightened my anticipation when actually reading the whole thing. Post-Apocalypses always have similar stories; humanity and civilization falls out, people are pushed to their limits, others do what they have to in order for survival or living.
Kids like Jesse often get the worst of all this. A lot of adults like Kyle want what's best but they're so broken they just want to do some kind of good to give their lives meaning. Humanity as a whole when looking at their worst reveal all of the pitfalls. The headmistress gives me similar vibes as the Governor and Pamela Milton from the Walking Dead. They shelter and give people a purpose but sugars their words to make things more appealing. In reality, they're more like dictators who manipulate others for their own self-righteous causes. As much as the Headmistress doesn't look like an animal, she treats everyone the same way.
Even the animals show the best and worst sides of humanity. Sander is content with getting Jesse to her brother but does a few horrible things, I can compare him to Rick Grimes. The enslaved animals feel genuinely human because of the abuse they suffer at the Headmistress' hands.
Overall this is a very good series and I see with all of my anticipation on when the inevitables come.
Kids like Jesse often get the worst of all this. A lot of adults like Kyle want what's best but they're so broken they just want to do some kind of good to give their lives meaning. Humanity as a whole when looking at their worst reveal all of the pitfalls. The headmistress gives me similar vibes as the Governor and Pamela Milton from the Walking Dead. They shelter and give people a purpose but sugars their words to make things more appealing. In reality, they're more like dictators who manipulate others for their own self-righteous causes. As much as the Headmistress doesn't look like an animal, she treats everyone the same way.
Even the animals show the best and worst sides of humanity. Sander is content with getting Jesse to her brother but does a few horrible things, I can compare him to Rick Grimes. The enslaved animals feel genuinely human because of the abuse they suffer at the Headmistress' hands.
Overall this is a very good series and I see with all of my anticipation on when the inevitables come.
April 29, 2019
Čtvrtý book a tahle série pořád jede hodně slušně.
Mám totiž rád, když postavy o kterých jsem chtěl vědět víc dostávají svůj prostor a když se zodpovídají věci, které už byly načnuty. A stejně tak mám rád, když je nám servírován pořádně drsný svět, kde smrt číhá za každým rohem.
Po událostech v minulém díle se konečně podíváme za zdi opevněného města a nutno říct, že je to zajímavý pohled. Na to, co všechno dokážou lidé udělat, když mají správného psychopata ve vedení.
Feeling, že jsou tohle další Živí mrtví se docela stupňuje (kdoví, kdy se roznese, že kam Jesse vkročí, tam to nedopadne dobře) a přijde mi, že se celé tohle dobrodužství vyřešilo až zbytečne snadno jenom proto, aby se arc uzavřel na čas. Ale zatím rozhodně neplánuju s touhle sérií rozloučit, protože mě Jesse i její svět zatím baví.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- si chcete užít tak trochu jinou "zombie apokalypsu"
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- vám seděl spíše druhý book a jeho klidnější a zamyšlenější tempo, protože nic nenapovídá tomu, že by se cokoliv z toho mělo brzo vrátit
Mám totiž rád, když postavy o kterých jsem chtěl vědět víc dostávají svůj prostor a když se zodpovídají věci, které už byly načnuty. A stejně tak mám rád, když je nám servírován pořádně drsný svět, kde smrt číhá za každým rohem.
Po událostech v minulém díle se konečně podíváme za zdi opevněného města a nutno říct, že je to zajímavý pohled. Na to, co všechno dokážou lidé udělat, když mají správného psychopata ve vedení.
Feeling, že jsou tohle další Živí mrtví se docela stupňuje (kdoví, kdy se roznese, že kam Jesse vkročí, tam to nedopadne dobře) a přijde mi, že se celé tohle dobrodužství vyřešilo až zbytečne snadno jenom proto, aby se arc uzavřel na čas. Ale zatím rozhodně neplánuju s touhle sérií rozloučit, protože mě Jesse i její svět zatím baví.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- si chcete užít tak trochu jinou "zombie apokalypsu"
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- vám seděl spíše druhý book a jeho klidnější a zamyšlenější tempo, protože nic nenapovídá tomu, že by se cokoliv z toho mělo brzo vrátit
January 26, 2020
Gah. Just when this title seems to be gaining in coherence, being able to stick on one dramatic thread – the paternal feelings our hero dog has for our heroine preteen girl – we get a whole issue that sticks out as yet another stand-alone, and a monologue in riposte to all we've seen so far. Can we not just have one arc and stick with it? Yes, flutter from character to character, from current drama to back-story, and from telling us about these people to telling us about the state of the world, but can we not just polish this so it's less uneven, and less scatty? And can we certainly not go the whole Handmaid's Tale rip-off of this volume? I've yet to love this title, but this was the book to make me part ways with it (although I have yet to try the spin-offs knowing the core mythos) – I can't see me rushing to download any further volumes after this.
December 9, 2019
This went quite dark in a few interesting ways, and I enjoyed Kyle's backstory. My overall problem with this series is that I can't stand Sandor even at the best of times - he doesn't read like the morally grey character he's obviously meant to be, just like a genuine asshole/stereotype, and I loathe his psycho parenting shtick. I can't believe a series about self-aware animals managed to create a canine MC that I dislike so much, but there you are.
January 27, 2022
Power (#14-18). A strong arc, pretty much the "Governor" arc for Animosity, and at times equally hard to read. Beyond that, we get great development and background really revealing who Kyle is. The problem, and it's a notable one, is that Bennett almost spoils the book with intrusive, artsy narration boxes that detract from the comic itself. Ugh. This arc would have been _great_ if not for them [4/5].
May 6, 2026
Not quite as great as the earlier books, but still a fantastic story, although the subject matter (an authoritarian city in which women are forced to churn out babies for the survival of the human species) is pretty grim, and might not be for everybody.
January 12, 2019
Animosity is still an entertaining series. I am just wondering if they are going to make another The Walking Dead out of it or if the author have clear vision of how the story should end.
May 17, 2019
Still one of my favorite ongoing comics, though I wasn't as into the setting or new characters in this one. Reads somewhat like a volume of The Walking Dead.
January 22, 2020
I'll give this one a 4-star. This one told a story I wasn't expecting in a way I wasn't expecting it. Best installment of the series thus far.
August 4, 2020
This series just continues to get better with each volume.
April 6, 2022
story: 3 (5 -1 for propaganda)
art: 5
covers: 4
art: 5
covers: 4
November 7, 2022
This series continues to be a fun read
June 3, 2024
This series is so good
July 9, 2024
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February 17, 2022
Dopo il primo direi che è il volume che mi è piaciuto di più.
Si entra nel vivo della storia, si arriva all'apice degli obiettivi che i vari personaggi voglio ottenere, con tutte le reazioni a catena del caso.
Ci sono più parallelismi con il mondo attuale in quanto la lotta tra animali e umani diventa più cruda e sentita. Si evince la spinta su tematiche etiche e ambientaliste e non sono mai banali e sempre avvincenti, con una storia che regge e dialoghi credibili.
Si entra nel vivo della storia, si arriva all'apice degli obiettivi che i vari personaggi voglio ottenere, con tutte le reazioni a catena del caso.
Ci sono più parallelismi con il mondo attuale in quanto la lotta tra animali e umani diventa più cruda e sentita. Si evince la spinta su tematiche etiche e ambientaliste e non sono mai banali e sempre avvincenti, con una storia che regge e dialoghi credibili.
February 20, 2026
Updating Additional thoughts upon rereading this on February 20 2026
I've been rereading this series lately so I can finally read the last volume which I haven't gotten around to but now rereading this, I actually find this installment to be quite poignant especially within tying how animals how treated and how humans have been treated similarly
I've been rereading this series lately so I can finally read the last volume which I haven't gotten around to but now rereading this, I actually find this installment to be quite poignant especially within tying how animals how treated and how humans have been treated similarly
February 16, 2023
Impresionante. Que capítulo más increíble. Y que "finalazo".
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