We Called Them Giants was good. It's post-apocalyptic, which I love, and the art is stunning. The premise is good and the characters are interesting.

The story itself is a little thin. There's some really good world-building, but not enough payoff. There's a message at the end, but the message isn't all that dynamic.

Still, the premise is solid and the art is stellar. This was a good read on a rainy day for sure.

The art in this was beautiful. It was very captivating and thoroughly enjoyable. However, the plot left something to be desired. The main character wasn't very likeable and we never got enough from them or the secondary characters to really make me care about any of them. I wanted more from the story. Who are the giants and why did they arrive? And what do they want? The story felt very unfinished to me and left me wanting more. 2 stars but rounded up for the art.

Graphic novel about mysterious beings and leftover civilization. The illustrations are beautiful, but the plot leaves a lot to the imagination. I wanted more than the short story delivered. Thank you Netgalley for the arc!

Stunning art, and impactful, emotional story. A must read for fans of lonely apocalypse stories and eco criticism.

Received as an ARC from Netgalley:

This was such an interesting and unique story.

A mysterious post apocalypse in which you never learn the truth behind what is happening or why it happened.

The artwork is really amazing, and the characters are all genuinely captivating.

So much mystery, with no answers provided.

The art was absolutely beautiful and the premise was intriguing, it just felt like there was too much narration for a graphic novel, and the narration that there was wasn’t that effectively written.

This beautiful post-apocalyptic graphic novel is mesmerising and moving.

The captivating story revolves around Lori, who wakes up to a world where everyone has vanished. She befriends Annette, a girl from school described by Lori as "a well-tended sunflower of a girl". The two girls, despite their differences, must unite to navigate an unfamiliar and harsh world inhabited by Giants, a gang known as "The Dogs," as well as huge wolves.

The exceptional artwork in this book showcases muted colours that create a dreamlike atmosphere, punctuated by vivid pops of colour that enhance the narrative.

The book felt complete but also somehow left me wanting more. this book is a solid 93/100, and it has compelled me to explore the author/artist’s other works.

Hauntingly beautiful.
The art was mesmerising and I loved the premise, but I missed something in the execution.
I wanted to know more, about the Giants or or the characters, I'm not sure, but I needed more to feel really engrossed in in the story.
It somehow felt incomplete.

The artwork is absolutely stunning. Truly a masterpiece in every panel. The story I truly appreciated. It's thought provoking. Truly I don't want to say too much and that you should truly pick this up and experience this for yourself. I do with we could have seen more from this story and see it expanded. to know more about the world and the beautiful giants. However, it was still just a wonderful story and I can't wait to recommend this to friends when this releases!

This book is fine, I guess. I liked the worldbuilding a lot more than the story, which I feel just doesn't have a enough to it to make this really stellar. It could do with a bit more time fleshing out the characters and their survival, and more to build their relationship with the giants. Also perhaps too much internal dialogue from the main character, observing things from a distance.

I've loved everything of Gillen's that I've picked up, and We Called Them Giants is no exception. The standalone graphic novel examines the dark parts of humanity in a post-apocalyptic world, and the way that the brightest parts of humanity are our ability to connect with and love other living creatures. I wasn't quite sure what to expect based on the blurb, but I wasn't disappointed. I loved Lori and how prickly and hellbent she was about surviving, and Annette worked so well as her bubbly foil. While Gillen's writing was excellent as usual, I did feel like the pacing felt a little rushed at times, and would've liked another few pages just to flesh characters and their relationships out a bit more as time passed.

But the crown jewel of We Called Them Giants is Stephanie Hans' art. I've been a fan of her work since I first saw it, but she went above and beyond with these illustrations. Her work was achingly beautiful, it stopped me in my tracks every page - I ended up rereading the story a second time so I could fully appreciate it as a whole because I had spent so much time admiring the depth and emotion in each panel. I can't wait to hold a physical copy of this masterpiece in my hands once it's out, and it's far past time that I pick up the first volume of Die from my local comic shop.

Short and sweet. It’s a heartwarming, beautiful little story about survival, empathy, attachment issues, and relationships—with great tip-of-the-iceberg worldbuilding and wonderful art.
It’s a bit similar to the tv show The Leftovers in a sense that it’s not about the rapture itself but the people living in the changed world.
Great stuff: I’ve only read Gillen’s Star Wars stuff before, but I’m definitely gonna check out his original series.

A beautifully drawn post-apocalyptic graphic novel, with good characters, a good premise, and a beautiful ending. My only complaint is that it felt very short, and could definitely have been expanded on more. This has definitely inspired me to read more indie comics and step out the Marvel and DC hemispheres.

Astounding art and unique story! The book is fast paced and keeps you on the edge of your seat, wanting more, but withholding answers. I enjoyed that the story provokes discussion, as the world building is incomplete

Lori awake to an empty world. Everyone she knows is gone, but she manages to find another human being: Annette. Together, they try to survive among the Giants that have taken residence among them.

The story was well paced, and it has an intriguing plot that was easy to follow. The characters are well developed and they felt like people I’d know in real life, but I wish that we were able to learn more about Lori’s backstory and the origin of Giants.

I was pleasantly surprised that every single panel in this book was illustrated by hand, especially considering the amount of detail and the type of art style the artist went with! A lot of comic series will utilize 3d models to help out with backgrounds and make the process quicker, but this was hand drawn. The art is excellent and every single page pops with color. The artist is amazing and they’ve portrayed beautiful scenes through lighting, effects, perspective, color theory, and expressions!

Story was okay, I wanted a little more. Illustrations were great. Overall had a good time reading.

Thank you netgally for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was certainly interesting. I’ve exploring a lot of graphic novels lately and this caught my eye. A sudden rapture and elemental giants, what could go wrong?
The art is beautiful, but the story really went on a very different direction that what I was expecting. I thought it being the beginning of a series made sense, but the I realise that it was an only volume. We miss a lot of worldbuilding and context, but the main message of the story was really beautiful.
Overall, I wish this was a whole story and not a single volume.

When I saw that a new graphic novel was being released by the creators of DIE, I jumped at the chance to read it and thanks to NetGalley and Image Comics I got to read it early! Thank you once again for allowing me to read your comics. It's truly an honour to be auto approved.

The art in We Call them Giants is absolutely phenomenal. Each panel feels like a painting, and it really felt like they utilised colour in such a distinct way. Sometimes I found myself having to go back because I got to distracted by the pretty pictures.

I liked the main character, however we don't learn a lot about her as the story is more world driven than character driven.
I really enjoyed this Graphic Novel and I'm excited to try and read more of their stuff that's already out when I have the time.

Normally I find standalone comics feel rushed, but I enjoyed the pacing of this story. And to me, the Red giant reminded me of someone who has cats. Cat distribution system but with humans. I'm only putting it at a 4 star because I don't see myself going back to reread it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read an advanced copy of this graphic novel.

The die comic series was my first introduction to Gillen and Hans work together and absolutely loved the art style out of it that I immediately requested this when I learned it was coming out. Again, I loved the art style that they have in their collaborative works but like I saw with Die, I think it missed the chance to go deeper into parts of the story in favor of aesthetic. It had the plot beats of a comic but with the short amount of pages, it left a lot of the mystery and world building just up in the air.

Leaning into the beginning where everyone goes missing except Lori and a few others had pushed it towards a scary setting but with moving the timeframe to skip ahead to scavenging for food instead of wondering what happened just made it insignificant once the giants had arrived. There were plenty of questions as the story went on and Lori did have them but nothing was focused on enough to give a proper idea as to what was going on, but the giants were beautiful. I think I would have enjoyed this better if it was longer and had more than the three characters we were set with.

I absolutely loved this graphic novel. A world where people suddenly disappear leaving only a handful of people behind. 2/3 survivors have to learn to trust the unknown in order to survive.

The art was stunning and it fit this book beautifully. It made me think of how people can often be scared of the unknown. Untrusting, even when there’s no real threat in front of them.