A very depressing dystopian comic, more so since it has kids as its protagonists and at every turn seems to relish have bad and even more bad things happen to them. That said, the characters are well well written, this sets up an interesting universe, and the art and worldbuilding are both fantastic. Despite the (literal) death march of a plot, the book left me wanting more.**Thanks to the artists, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

*thank you to Netgalley, Diamond Book Distributors and Inaki Miranda for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*2 stars.This was just ok. It took so long for me to get into it. The story was average, nothing amazing and I noticed my attention drift too often. The artwork I wasn't keen on and I think that didn't help how I felt about the story.I'm glad I read it, but I probably won't remember it unfortunately because the storyline sounded amazing.

I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Huge thanks to NetGalley and Aftershock Comics.2.75 starsThe art was excellent. The plot was pretty good, did not require a lengthy explanation of what is going on. The earth is on the verge of dying, diseases, genetic mutations, war, climate crisis, natural disasters and aliens have sent pods to earth with bracelets so that children can escape to where they are. Quite a few questions come up. Wh...

Brilliant. So far one of my top books in 2021

We Live follows the story of two siblings, Tala and Hototo, trying to survive in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world. It's not explained how planet Earth ended up this way, but we see genetic mutations, zombie-like creatures, animal-like monsters and the only hope is for the 5.000 children who were "chosen" to survive in another planet. But to reach that, they need to face a dangerous journey.I usually like sci-fi, dystopian, post-apocalyptic stories, and I did enjoy reading We Live, I just thi...

+Digital ARC gently provided by Netgalley and publishers in exchange for an honest review+Art & Color - 5 starsStory - 2.8 stars (wth that ending!)The Earth has suffered a series of wars and cataclysmic events and humanity is about to become extinct in 2084, and some aliens send the message that they will save 5000 children who will be the seed of the human race on another planet, but they must go to a point meeting at zero hour. The story tells of the dangerous journey of a girl taking her litt...

An extremely dark and gripping post-apocalyptic world that shows the true nature of humankind. This story has beautiful artwork but it's gruesome.Thank you, NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, Inaki Miranda, and Roy Miranda for the arc.

We Live looks pretty (in a slightly confusing way), but the writing is pretty bad. That's the short version. It's a badly written manga with non-manga art.So yes, lots of pretty pictures, with wonderful colours - the art style gives me the feeling it's directed at children, but then up pops quite a lot of gore and explicit violence, so I guess not.The Earth is in a bad state. Humanity has fucked it up, and nature underwent the 'hostile mutation'. Lots of natural disasters. Lots of mutated fauna....

4.25 stars. Absolutely an amazing story. Read the singles monthly. Check those for more of my thoughts. Highly recommended book.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.So, I am not entirely sure what to think of this one. At times quite good, but at other times I just found things going wrong a bit too much and it seemed over the top/distracting. I mean, each time they would reach a point, get closer to the beacon in time, and then BOOM things explode, people get murdered, or other things. I get that this is a world full of pain/hurt/death, but it was just too much and felt unnatural, just a w...

A post-apocalyptic sci-fi, as children chosen to survive Earth's imminent extinction travel to be picked up by benevolent aliens. More questions than answers over the course of the series, which bounces from concept to concept without rhyme or reason, hardly enlivened by some of the most impenetrable word salad—"Her amazement is crystalline water running gently down an alchemic riverbed; pushed by winds and currents, it sails free, discovering islands and sunk treasures"—and eventually doing eve...

The story and art were very cohesive. The characters are well rounded and distinct the world is also week developed for the length wet have in this story. I will say the timeline jumped a bit further in places than seemed natural and made me think I skipped a page.Will look forward to the next volume.

wow.what a story and what an experience. i love the soundtrack idea, with the qr codes. it really added to the whole experience of reading the book and is the main reason i'm giving this five stars. the story itself was also fantastic; original and emotional at the same time, i really felt connected to what was happening. overall, 10/10, will definitely read season 2.

2.5 stars rounded up for the great artwork. I received this graphic novel for adults from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.At first I thought this would have to be a 1-star review because the translation was so egregious, which was particularly apparent on the first few pages that explain the backstory. But then, the gorgeous (but gory and gruesome) artwork thankfully gets a chance to shine, and the story (which is pretty good) and the post-apocalyptic world (filled with cool, inventiv...

This story is about courage, friendship, love and sacrifice. Tala and Hototo are siblings and they live in a futuristic world where everything’s pretty much destyroyed: most of the human race perished due to some virus and now the so long continents are summed up in 9 megalopolis. Thus, to save the humans from extinction, someone developed 5000 bracelets meant to be worn by chosen kids who will go to a safe place, perhaps another planet, and start from zero. Hototo, the younger one, has his brac...

Rating: 3 stars - I liked itThe year is 2084 and the world is wracked by crawling monsters and humans are becoming extinct. Five thousand children will be rescued by someone in deep space, the only thing is that they have to make it to the pickup points alive. This was an interesting take on a post-apocalypse world. Earth has changed so much and humanity is dying quickly. The only hope left is for the children with special armbands. Hototo is one of the lucky children and his teenage sister Tala...

The book is set decades in the future on a ravaged Earth. Earth has suffered multiple cataclysmic events that could have ended it already. It is soon going to die. Aliens have sent devices to allow 5,000 children to leave the planet by attaching to their arms. The children and their guardians now need to make it to the extraction points through jungles full of mutated creatures.The character designs and coloring are top notch. The art all around just pops off the page and the mutated animals loo...

Towards the end of the century, Earth is right royally gubbered, with what's left of humanity carefully seeing the end of time run out in nine new cities. Each will have a departure point, for some Samaritan aliens will be taking 5,000 lucky children to a new existence, leaving the rest of us to push the handcart over Hell's welcome mat. One bus-load of kids, with their guardian of choice, is en route to one of the said departure points – but with the deadline looming, getting there isn't going

A adventure turned hyper violent but never giving in to the darkness that can be humanity. In the world of the "rapture" coming and monsters roam the world, Hototo is one of the chosen ones to be given a way out of this hell hole. With Tala, Hototo, trying to get him to this place to be saved, everything in the world here is trying to stop them. Going from a fun adventure to brutal murdering is shocking but makes sense in the world they're in. I do feel sometimes the pacing is very quick and rus...

A really well balanced combination of beauty, playfulness, hope, despair, suspense, and gut wrenching brutality. Absolutely loved it, can't wait to see where it goes!