WE3

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s WE3, originally published as a three-issue miniseries by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint in 2004–2005 (and later collected by Titan), is a taut, emotionally devastating sci-fi fable about three household pets—a dog, a cat, and a rabbit—who are weaponized by a government program and escape into the wild. Told with Morrison’s signature conceptual audacity and Quitely’s exquisitely expressive, kinetic art, the story uses its animal protagonists to explore themes of identity, loyalty, and the cost of violence. A landmark of early-2000s comics, it remains a haunting, minimalist masterpiece that proves the medium can deliver profound empathy through the most unlikely of heroes.