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Animosity, Vol. 3: The Swarm by Marguerite Bennett

Animosity, Vol. 3: The Swarm by Marguerite Bennett

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.)

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You have a world, much like our own, but with unexpected dangers and predators around every corner. Some have adopted in strange ways to survive, sometimes at the great expense of others. Cultures have entirely changed or adopted to embrace different manners of communication and family.

The strong are thriving, but so are the smart. What matters most are your relationships and how you interact with others.

My one criticism of this series is how dark it seems to be turning. If animals became like people, wouldn’t they get some of our most positive characteristics too, instead of mainly or entirely the negative?

It’s still a fascinating premise in that the carnivores still need to eat meat even though they now have the cognitive abilities of a human. There’s a few panels in this issue showing krill having a conversation about the dangers of trying to communicate with the deep ocean creatures shortly before being swallowed by a whale.

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How small does the sentience go? To one-celled organisms? We don’t know yet. But it is a mystery the series is working on solving.

Recommended for adult or older teen readers because of some violence, not too graphic, and stressful situations. This issue ends on a cliffhanger so if you can’t handle the uncertainty, you may want to wait to read these until the series is complete.

Thanks for reading!