3.5*

The artwork in this graphic novel is beautiful and I spent a long time looking at the details on each page. I really enjoyed the premise and the post apocalyptic setting; the giants were magnificent, I just want to know more about them. Unfortunately, I felt like the book moved too fast for me to really feel transported to the world in the graphic novel; and I want to know more as to how most of the people disappeared in the first place and what the three lady’s are going to do next. This was a fun and intriguing read however, and I always enjoy an Image comic.

Thankyou to NetGalley and Image comics for the advanced readers copy.

This comic had an interesting premise and the characters had a lot of potential, but it fell short. Mainly because it was such a short length, there wasn't time to develop or explore things.

We Called Them Giants is a poignant tale of survival and interdependence between humans and the "giants" that appear after a rapture removes the majority of humans from Earth. Our main character fights to survive and we follow her on the journey to find safety. This was beautifully illustrated, and the main character's voice in the dialogue is very strong.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of this comic book in exchange for my honest opinion!

I love that this gorgeously illustrated novel focused on a trio of girls/women in an apocalyptic setting. I feel like we so rarely get to see women's POVs during books like these, especially the three different personalities we got in the main trio. Lori honestly reminded me so much of a feral housecat that needed to be taught love and trust, and Red an owner looking after three small humans. As someone, with major trust issues, I really related to her and was glad when she had a coming-of-age moment at the end of the novel. I would love to see more of this world if the author/illustrators were ever so inclined!

I recieved an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own.

Overall, I really liked the artwork and story. The artwork is 5/5 and the story is 4/5, so ill round up to an overall 5/5.

I didn't like the ending. It seemed like it was setting up for a series or much larger story and I was very dissapointed with how it left off. I like to story that was told, but it felt like a story that existed in a much larger universe that wasn't fleshed out well enough.

I enjoyed (spoilers!) that they didn't fall into the sterotypical red=evil visual, and I liked that they never learned the gian't language. It just loved them, and that is all that mattered. The Christian parallels were also interesting, even if nothing other than the rapture comments were intended.

I looked up the author and found out that he also wrote some of "Young Avengers" which I quite liked so it isn't all that suprisig that I enjoyed the writing. I have also read comics drawn by the same illustrator, but I prefer the artwork in "We called them giants".

Loved the concept and the art but I felt that the story seemed a little undercooked, I got what the creators were trying to say with this but there were ways I felt would have been more interesting and in depth.

As a massive fan of Gillen, Hans and Cowels, this was a delight. I love the elements of that striking artstyle they did so well in Die, I can't wait to read more from this post world where so many people disappeared and fantastical giants walk. I really liked Lori as a character too, she's brave, curious and defiant, a great set of eyes into a world like this!

We Called Them Giants is a fantastic standalone comic which has a really unique art style and stunning visuals. (The Giants? Wow!) We follow Lori trying to survive in a world where most people have suddenly disappeared, most of the food has gone & there's no electricity. To further complicate things, is the arrival of the Giants. The story wraps up nicely and is quite bittersweet but is well worth a read.

Thanks to Netgalley & Image Comics for the arc!

We Called Them Giants is a readable and at times thought provoking graphic novel that I left with mixed feelings on.

The illustrations by Stephanie Hans are just beautiful and I really enjoyed savouring the gorgeous colours and designs. This alone makes it worth your time.

I think the post apocalyptic/rapture premise was interesting and I was genuinely really intrigued. Unfortunately the intrigue isn't always satisfied here because I felt like the book was too fast paced. You're not given time to care about the characters (although sympathetic they're not particularly endearing) so in this short space of time a character has to be instantly likeable or unfortunately, they become rather forgettable as is the case here.

The alien beings are really interesting and I could sit here all day and say this was interesting or that was interesting... Because all of it was. The issue is that there was little payoff for the interest. The best way I can describe the plot is that it's like this was a draft storyboard with an overview of some of the key parts, in place of more in-depth events that might be happening we don't read about.

You could undoubtedly make a great book with the ideas and visuals used here because there are some awesome ideas but compared to the other Image comics I've read, this one fell short in the execution, which is a shame because I thought the setting was great.

I'd still recommend this to appreciate the illustrations and because the story is inventive despite the lack of development.

This is the first time I have read a graphic novel. The book cover drew me in with the stunning artwork! Then the plot sounded right up my street. I don’t usually like male authors as much as female authors but I thoroughly enjoyed this story, which took me by surprise. I am grateful to receive this ARC thank you.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing a review copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans sees the creative superteam behind the critically acclaimed DIE comic series reunite for a new standalone graphic novel.

This ambitious story detailing the fallout of a rapture-like event on Earth struggles to deploy the kind of narrative or character-based hook that tends to be a trademark of GIllen’s work. Equally, this very human-scale story with minimal fantastical elements (giant robots aside) doesn’t seem to play to the strengths of Hans’ gorgeous art. Any potential scope for a sweeping grand narrative is curtailed by the storyline’s very brief page count. It sadly feels overall like a missed opportunity.

For fans of this concept who’d like to see it pushed further, I recommend August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White.

We Called Them Giants has a super cool concept, and some beautiful panels in its 96 pages. However, for me personally, it was nothing more than that. The story of found family wasn't nearly enough thought out, and it didn't help nothing else was either. There is no explanation for anything and most of time I wouldn't care but this is one of those stories that needed it. Even if just a little bit. Once the story picked up pace it was over.

I feel like if it had another 100ish pages to fully flush everything out I could truly love it.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this. The cover is what drew me in but the art style was spot on!! It was a short interesting read. I liked the story but would've loved more to it. I will definitely be looking into more reads from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Image Comics for providing me with the ARC!

We Called Them Giants is an apocalyptic story that focuses on the emotional introspective of protagonist Lori, with watercolour illustrations introducing a dreamlike state, matching the sci-fi nature of the plot. While the illustrations were excellent, I felt that the story moved too fast and missed opportunities to explore the intriguing concepts it introduced. So, the story would have benefited from being longer.

So I really enjoyed this short graphic novel. I thought the illustrations were beautiful and I enjoyed the concept that not everything is as it seems. The red giant was so lovely and I loved watching our main female character slowly warm up to them, unfortunately it was a little too late.

I wish that this story was longer so there was more sustenance because it felt like it was rushed. I feel like it could have benefitted from being another 100 pages to thicken the plot and world building. It left me wanting more

Sure, the plot might feel a little eerie and the story too short compared to any SFF/post-apocalyptic comic, but this reads more like a parable, and a wonderful one, with that hurt kid that is Lori at its centre.
Stephanie Hans's art is stunning. 100 out of 5 stars. The colours complimented the atmosphere perfectly, this definitely was a pure work of art, and it was extremely hard not to be drawn into the book like some kind of magic.

We Called Them Giants is a beautiful story with each page giving a rich atmosphere and is immediately engaging. A mere 6 pages in and I was hooked, I loved the character of Lori (being cynical and logical) paired with Annette (being hopeful and optimistic) and how both ended up impacting the other.

I thank NetGalley and Image Comics for the eArc and definitely recommend checking this graphic novel out!

Very good artwork, development of character and world, and story of those left alone on a world where (no reason given) most people disappear, Survival, trust and avoidance of others is thrown into focus by the giants.

I get that other reviewers say they would have like more (possibly to come), though for me as a stand-along portrayal of people in those circumstances and how they deal with it, further exposition can be unncessary.

Thank you to NetGalley and Image comics for the advance reader copy..

This was a quick read and drawn really nicely,
I would have liked a little more from it in terms of story and development but I feel like this would be good for those wanting to get into comics/graphic novels due to the length.

This YA post-apocalyptic comic book is beautifully coloured and a fast read.
I think I had expected a little more from it, especially after watching the full Attack on Titan - but that might have been pilling unfair expectations on a younger comic's first volume.
The story is pretty similar to other typical post-apocalyptic teen works - making it less grim than most adult fiction touching that genre, and could have been much more powerful if it didn't entirely rely on narration.
Narration, unless the voice is extraordinary and manages to pull new meaning out of the images than what most people would see, is redundant and annoying in comics just as much as in movies.
I would have enjoyed this a lot more if most of the words had been stripped out.