Annalise, child of a recently murdered supervillain is on the run, and with a trusty robot by her side, she’s narrowly evading death and capture. That is, until We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2, where she’s picked up by another supervillain who likely does not want to help but use her. There’s something fishy with the robot, though, and Annalise is quite OK with killing, so really, others should be worried about her.
We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #3 opens with a flashback to Annalise’s father directing the yellow robot to a device. It’s pretty clear what he does, though it is still played like a mystery. Annalise’s father is inside the robot, at least his mind, but he must pretend it’s just another robot to avoid making things worse for Annalise.
We get the sense of that when we cut to the present, where Lord Mortus is questioning Annalise. He’s a rather dramatic supervillain, complete with a metal helmet. The robot tries to circumvent death for Annalise, but also plays dumb about its abilities and what it is. The fact that Lord Mortus is so arrogant helps make his decision-making believable, even when he leaves Annalise with the robot alone. He should know these robots are dangerous, but he also thinks they can’t hurt people.
Ultimately, this is a good action-heavy issue, with Annalise taking out bad guys and the robot doing the same. All the while, the secret villain group is trying to make heads or tails of what is going on, and a new mystery emerges around the identity of Annalise’s mother.
I love her attitude.
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Stefano Landini keeps you invested in the fight with some gruesome stabs, punches, and gunfire. Annalise is like a machine herself, capable of taking Lord Mortus’ goons out without flinching. A standout double-page splash includes 38 panels, most of which are made up of a back-and-forth conversation between the robot and Annalise. It’s a reminder that Annalise is fairly grown up, while the robot is very much human in its responses. All this action, including a crazy gassing scene, juxtaposes well with the mundane scenes of characters talking.
One gripe with this issue is the good-guy side of things. The super spy takes a brief meeting at one point, and it’s mostly folks complaining. So far, he’s been mostly late or absent from the main events, with little development. It’s unclear how he or the queen’s operation, known as V.E.I.L., will matter in all of this.
We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #3 maintains momentum with visceral action and a growing emotional core, bolstered by intriguing character development and stylish visuals — even if the broader world-building remains thin in places.
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