*I was given a copy of We Called Them Giants in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Image Comics, Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans for my copy of this graphic novel*
Synopsis:
We Called Them Giants is a story of communication across a chasm at the end of the world.
Lori wakes to find the streets empty. Everyone has gone. Or at least, nearly everyone. She’s thrown into a world where she has to scrape by in the ruins of civilization, nearly starving, hiding from gangs when …
They arrive.
Review:
Visually We Called Them Giants is absolutely stunning. The ‘giants’ have such cool designs and I loved the colour palette. Unfortunately I didn’t find the story as interesting. I don’t know if this is a set up for further volumes or not because the abruptness of the ending would make more sense if that were the case. But I don’t think it is. I did read it across two sittings that were pretty far apart so my ability to understand what was going on was definitely affected by that.
Although saying that, the theme of trust was incredibly moving. Having the humans start out apprehensive around the ‘giants’ to then having them take care of each other was so lovely. I would still love to know what the ‘giants’ were and why they had come to Earth.
The character designs were one of my favourite parts, especially Lori. She gave off badass vibes from the get go and she didn’t disappoint. All of the characters had a lot of personality in their designs so I’m definitely going to check out more work by this team. I love unique art styles.
I’d definitely recommend checking out We Called Them Giants if you’re looking for a visually stunning graphic novel that has a moving story.
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