A review by liesljrowe
Die #3 by Kieron Gillen

5.0

"Die" is possibly one of the most emotionally devastating graphic novels I've read, and this issue most of all. I suppose I should have seen a riff on WW1 and Tolkien coming, given the whole "lost innocence" subtext and the burden of trekking through a wasteland with the inevitability of possibly never getting to return home. All the same, it was an amazing emotional moment. WW1 shaped so much of "The Lord of the Rings" and it was both incredibly clever and devastating to see "Die" link the two together: the reimagined versions of the hobbits in the trenches; the adaption of the first few lines to talk about the wet, dark trenches; the eagles coming to save the day, but at the same, not being able to fix it all.

I am also really warming to Ash, who seems to be the main character that we journey alongside. I love her perspective of things and with her role as the Dictator, it makes sense that she would be the one most invested in how Sol has twisted the things they love to make this hellscape. I can't wait to read the next installment, each issue keeps getting better and better, though I worry at what the future has in store for the party.