"Alice" escapes into Wonderland to forget about his real life, but once there he finds himself trapped in a game to kill the White Rabbit. From the very first page, the characters and their motives are shrouded in mystery. Alice seems to have few of his memories, so we are as ignorant as he is, and only learn things slowly. In this twisted version of Wonderland, he is literally chased by regrets, remnants of all the "Alice" candidates past who failed. All the characters take a different form than the original story, but they remain true in their most basic sense; The Cheshire Cat is cryptic, and the Queen of Hearts is the all-powerful ruler. Everything is scaled in a more violent direction, so Alice ends up with the gun-happy Mad Hatter as his protector. The relationship between the two starts out rough, but there is clear evidence that they will become a good team. The art is crisp with plenty of action that moves at an energetic pace. Many of the characters genders have been changed, so there are plenty of bishies for girls to admire. Mystery elements are laced into the images to keep us on our toes, and there is certainly a lot to look forward to. Alice is lost, and has thrown away an unrevealed past, as have many of the others. Now, he desperately wants to find his way, and to find what is most important to him. A strong set of characters, coupled with an intriguing premise, will keep you wanting to know more. I'm really not sure what I think of it. It was fun and interesting but the plot was a little meh. The Alice being a boy was pretty cool. However I had to go back and look at some parts because it got confusing. I also feel like not much happened, a lot of repeating and flash backs and less moving forward. I will pick up the next one because my local library has it but I wouldn't buy it. Hopefully the story will progress well enough to continue.
What do You think about Are You Alice?, Vol. 1 (2013)?
A weird take on the age old Alice in Wonderland story.
—emmmajfj
A bit confusing. Hope that clears up later on.
—Reens
