'D4VE' by Ryan Ferrier with art by Valentin Ramon is a slow building story that ultimately won me over with it's quirky humor and nihilistic violence.

The robot revolution is over, the humans have been eradicated and D4VE has emerged a hero. That was then, this is now. D4VE has a dead end job with a boss he hates. He thinks his wife might be seeing someone else, and they just adopted a juvenile delinquent robot for a son. He daydreams about the glory days, but exists far from them hoping for a chance to once again shine.

I wasn't sure what to think at first, but it eventually won me over. I liked the quirky robot world that seemed like middle class America. I liked the art and the story. It's a poke at the workaday world, and midlife crises, and I liked the ennui that comes across. D4VE has a crappy life, but that's at least partially his fault. I loved the references to Bill Gate, Steve Jobs, etc. It's definitely in the rated R category for the humor and level of violence.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.