cool twist close to the end (certainly got me snared) however it additionally kinda appeared suddenly. the arrangement began somewhat temperamental for my preferences, however, it is rapidly picking up energy.art: 4.5/5 (that cover!)story: 3.5/5

Excuse me, but how dare you. I'ma just gonna need to get my hands on the next volume immediately, please.

Still good and keeps me interested to come back for more in the future!

Still one of the series I’m most excited about and this volume might be the best one yet! Sentient animals and humans alike ask whether insects are equals, or belong in a lower caste. A few twists were revealed and there was set up for past secrets potentially coming to light. I love this series.

I freaking love this series. There's so much great, well thought-out worldbuilding. This volume explores sentient bees and what that means for the world since they are necessary for pollination. Jesse and Sandor's relationship is so endearing. It's one of the best father / daughter relationships out there and Sandor's a freaking bloodhound. DeLaTorre's art is spot on. I like how his animals always look realistic, yet he's able to give them all personalities. My one complaint about this arc is th...

This is the best volume of this series so far. As the small band of survivors continues their search for safety, they find themselves pulled into a conflict between two settlements. And as they struggle to save themselves and everyone involved, it becomes evident that this new world is not so different from the old one as might be hoped.Taking these characters deeper into the motivations and conflicts that shape them, Bennett is doing some interesting work with this premise, while also telling a...

After escaping the insurrection in volume 2, Jesse, Sandor and friends find themselves stuck between rival forces as a swarm of bees and a new community wage war on each other. But Jesse, being Jesse, wants to save everyone. But in the post-Wake world, that's just not possible anymore.I fucking love this book. So much. The characters are so well realised, with complex motivations (Sandor, I just want to hug you and then run away forever) and relationships with each other. The world is so well fl...

In the world of Animosity, the animals became sentient one day. In some areas of the world, this transition occurred more smoothly than others. Strangely, all of the bees disappeared.This issue sheds some light on where they went.As this series continues to get darker, I can't help but be reminded of The Walking Dead, Book One. (Especially with the rumors of a "walled city" in this issue.)You have a world, much like our own, but with unexpected dangers and predators around every corner. Some hav...

This was another good, yet not great, volume. This time we get a little time with the bees. However, when on the search to find the queen bee we find out a town isn't what they seem but what if the betrayal is far someone far closer?

I don't know why but these collected volumes of Animosity seem so short! I have to pace myself so that I don't devour it in minutes. This time sweet Jesse tries to rescue bees. Well, she is kinda forced to do it though I bet she would have done it anyway and some friends might become foes. The motives unknown, it made me very frustrated because I want to know more about inner lives of certain individuals and their background.

(3,4 of 5 for the bitter taste, not from artificial meat but disappointment)I wanted that Animosity would be great comics. I really did. And don't get me wrong, it is interesting comics, but it just keeps tickling my itchy spots, more with each book. The new members of uncomfortable tickling are:1) I mentioned the Walking Dead similarities, and I would let that pass, but it starts to feel like Bennet just started with Walking Animals and see, where it goes. It feels not thought through. The scen...

3.5 starsCool twist near the end (definitely got me hooked) but it also kinda came out of nowhere

For some reason Aftershock have whacked all the Animosity collections to date up on Edelweiss, but mine is not to reason why when I could be catching up with them. This one addresses more closely something that's been bugging (ha!) me since the series began; I can understand the premise of other vertebrates suddenly being able to talk to humans as equals, but insects? Normally one might call it the elephant in the room, except that what happens with elephants in this changed world is already abu...

When I was reading Marguerite Bennett's DC Comics Bombshells and DC Comics Bombshells United I always noticed that Bennett's best work was when she would address some social issue and deal with it in her idealized World War II era DC universe. Of course DC editorial put up with this because it wasn't "real" to them--this was effectively an Elseworlds title and had no bearing on the "official" DC continuity. As such, this is when one is able to read a creator's stories when not backed by a major

I see it OK to give this three and a half stars – it's a meaty diversion from the main books, but then too much about this series has seemed a diversion to me. Showing once more that humans living alongside animals must always involve one side having power over the other, a seemingly idyllic refuge for humans seemingly collaborating with animals in a farm environment is seen to be a lot more one-sided. It's certainly a dramatic arc, but it still feels like part of a muddled whole, which still pr...

With this story of the sentient bees it's more than obvious what the author is trying to highlight - that sentience is the exact opposite of instinct. After the initial anger at the humans, the animals desire complete freedom, though that goes against the natural order of things. What bee refuses to gather pollen to fertilize plants? And I can't see how a sentient bee could be kept captive by a human. If it wanted to leave, it could, I don't know, fly away? This chapter is wasted on me. I would

Volume three and Jessie's journey to find her brother continues. All goes smoothly until they encounter a swarm of bees whose queen has been kidnapped by a nearby hamlet of people and animals. Jessie and Kyle are forced to help the bees find their queen and as they do so they encounter a cat from their past. This volume takes us back towards the time before the wake and we get to learn a bit more about Jessie's family and her past. The artwork is good and the series comtinues to deliver interest...

Traveling west, Jesse, Zandor and their friends run into a hive of bees. The bees give them an ultimatum: a farm nearby has stolen their queen to make the bees fertilize the crops; bring her back or else!The result is something of a moral quagmire. The farm community is health and pleasant and they need the bees ... but the bees are awakened like the higher-order animals, so is it ethical? And why does the farm have no women around (I really like the line "If you go into a place and there's no w...

Not since Grant Morrison We3 has there been a more profound take on the premise animal awakening. The bluntness and power of what could happen if, one day, our animals could think and talk is surpassed only by the strength of the artwork. Sandor, the bloodhound's protectiveness over Jesse, the little girl that owned him, is the apex around which this adventure turns. Each animal and animal tribe has it's own leader, language dialect, and baggage, including insects. Not for the tenderhearted, my

I was already in love with this series, and then Vol. 3 took it to another level! 6 out of 5 stars! As the world-building continues somewhat slowly, we still don't know what caused The Awakening, but we finally get to address a hegemonic hierarchy that places insects at the bottom, even though they, too, can speak and organize. Bees! I love bees! Thanks to the artists and whatever digital effects studios they're using, this volume has some of the most gorgeous, surreal, stunning splash pages I'v...