A review by mistercrow
Angel Catbird, Vol. 1 by Margaret Atwood
3.0
So there was a few things that kinda bugged me about this:
1) Some false facts about cats/birds. The first being the outdoor cats can kill thousands/millions of birds, when in reality most outdoor cats kill unhealthy birds. That most birds die due to human activities.
2) Cats are not fully domesticated, which is why they have very wild instincts and can switch from house cat to feral if abandoned.
(That being said, I do support indoor cats for other reasons). Just seemed like there was absolutely no research into cats/birds, and fell back on popular myths about house cats and birds.
There's only a small amount of dogs who can switch to feral too.
Now, the story itself; If anyone read the introduction written by Atwood, this was more about nostalgia on her part, which is why the story was so cliche and kitsch. This is classic...STANDARD basic superhero storyline. It's pretty straight forward and boring.
Lastly, the artwork...well, the only thing that was pretty good and enjoyable really. Hence my 3 stars for this.
1) Some false facts about cats/birds. The first being the outdoor cats can kill thousands/millions of birds, when in reality most outdoor cats kill unhealthy birds. That most birds die due to human activities.
2) Cats are not fully domesticated, which is why they have very wild instincts and can switch from house cat to feral if abandoned.
(That being said, I do support indoor cats for other reasons). Just seemed like there was absolutely no research into cats/birds, and fell back on popular myths about house cats and birds.
There's only a small amount of dogs who can switch to feral too.
Now, the story itself; If anyone read the introduction written by Atwood, this was more about nostalgia on her part, which is why the story was so cliche and kitsch. This is classic...STANDARD basic superhero storyline. It's pretty straight forward and boring.
Lastly, the artwork...well, the only thing that was pretty good and enjoyable really. Hence my 3 stars for this.