Sandor will do what he must do to protect his girl. It’s up to Sandor to protect his girl as best he can as they contend with both humans and animals on their quest to reunite Jesse with her half-brother in San Francisco. Can the duo make it from New York City across the disputed territory of the United States in one piece? And while Sandor has done his best to shield Jesse from the harsh reality of this post-apocalyptic world, his own bestial nature has led to decisions that aren’t easily defended. Beyond that, now that they could reason, how could animals defend their own instincts among themselves? In the midst of all of this, a young eleven year old girl named Jesse Hernandez and her bloodhound dog, Sandor, are faced with a journey across America to re-united with family in San Francisco. In the upheaval that followed, humans and animals fought for power against each other and themselves and few could feel safe as the food chain and power structure flexed and changed. While some of them had attachments to their humans, many had not been treated nearly as well and were ready for revenge. On the first day of the Wake, all of the animals in the world suddenly “woke up” and realized that beyond survival instincts or affection, they could think and reason for themselves. The series begins as the world is confronted with the social upheaval of the Wake. If you ever wondered what it’d be like if animals could speak (and not just about politics), join me in the review of Animosity! The first eight issues have been collected into two volumes, which I will be discussing for this week’s review. The series is ongoing, so far consisting of nine issues. Written by Marguerite Bennett and illustrated by Rafael De Latorre, Animosity asks hard questions about the way we treat animals and what it would be like to go from bestial to reasoning creatures in a heartbeat and what that might mean for the world. But what if they did? What if animals could think and reason the same way that we do? In the new graphic novel series Animosity, published by Aftershock, the world is upended when animals suddenly gain consciousness similar to humans and the status quo is abruptly altered. Like many animal lovers, I talk to my fur babies regularly enough to be considered crazy, though I never expected them to answer back. I currently have a cat and two dogs and would probably add to my pack if it wouldn’t drive my boyfriend crazy. And then I discovered that I hated biology about as much as every other science class and had to set aside those dreams and settle for just surrounding myself with animals. Until I hit my first biology class in high school, I knew I wanted to help animals by becoming a veterinarian. I have always loved animals and grew up with an assortment of animals that fostered that love. Throughout my childhood, any time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always had my answer. This entry was posted in Graphic Reviews and tagged Aftershock animals Animosity food chain graphic novels graphic reviews Marguerite Bennett postapocalpytic Rafael De Latorre Rob Schwager on Maby Cait Roberts
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