This was unique.

So what if, one day, we woke up and animals could talk. We've heard that one a million times. However, what if the animals had the brain of humans. As in they feel, want, and need things similar to what we do. What if, after all the years of being used the way we do use animals, they rebel. Fight back. Look for revenge. Pretty scary stuff huh?

The main story focuses on Sander and Jesse. Sander is a dog, and Jesse a 11 year old girl, and together they go into the new world trying to survive. The story likes to show the day of the events, and then back and forth flashbacks before the rise of the animals. It also gives a one shot kind of outlining how it happened with the rise and more.

Good: I enjoyed the artwork. Colorful and disturbing when need be. The relationship between Sander and Jesse feels very genuine and well done. The flashbacks give most characters, even the side ones, a lot more heart. The ending also leaves it open for some big stories to come.

Bad: The blood and violence can be a tad excessive. I also thought some of the dialog (Pokemon talk/Game of thrones joke) can be a little try-hardish. It wasn't funny and didn't flow well. I also thought "The Rise" one shot was kind of pointless and not all that interesting when Sanders and Jesse are the highlight.

I enjoyed this enough to want to check out volume 2. It didn't blow me away but it got me hooked enough to try out more. It's something different and we don't always get that. A 3 out of 5.