When animals grow tired of being caged, killed, and sold off-it's only a matter of time before they've had enough...
When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they quickly find themselves as comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs.
But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution!
Discover an epic graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award- more
The best thing aboutAnimal Pound is that it's not just a carbon copy of Orwell's classic. It would almost be more accurate to call it a modern day response to Animal Farm. It's brilliant, heart-wrenching, adrenaline-pulsing, and revolutionary. Read Full Review
Animal Pound #1 is a fantastic reimagining of George Orwells Animal Farm, highlighting the power struggles that would exist between members of a society after their shared oppressors are removed from the equation. Read Full Review
Over the last 14 years, I have had rescue cats; one that supposedly hated people, but really didn't, and one who seemingly chose me. I have seen the first hand nature of the hopeful looks, the desperate looks and the resigned looks from the animals that exist in such places. Using the pound as a setting gives the book an instantly recognisable authoritarian element. The influences that shape this book are very clear; your enjoyment of the book may depend on how you feel about homages as a whole. Read Full Review
Gross delivers some beautiful art in the issue. The visuals are filled with great details and wonderful compositions. Read Full Review
Animal Pound #1 is the second series taking on Orwell's classic on comic shelves right now. Both are solid in different ways and each take on a different spin and direction. King and Gross' take looks to update things a bit warning us of the specter that currently overshadows so much of the world. Read Full Review
Animal Pound #1 is a good reimagining of a classic, that feels unique to itself, without straying so far from the source material. It also features superb and subtle art that enhances every element of this story. Read Full Review
The new miniseries from writer Tom King and artist Peter Gross maintains the fable-like quality of the original and establishes the foundations for a political allegory within a modernized framework. Read Full Review
I meant to re-read Animal Farm in anticipation to Epically Own Tom King in raucous political debate about minute shit no one cares about except for me. I really didn't know what to expect here. I always get worried when well-meaning comic writers want to put out an overtly political comic that *says something*. I'm very fucking particular. Luckily, this issue is great. It's well done, it's paced very well, and the cats are adorable little guys.
Most important comic of the year.
I found this to be highly enjoyable. I am not familiar with the work it's based off, so I can't speak on that regard.
Stilted and monotonous writing. Read Animal Castle instead.
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