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In the world of the late komik legend Gerry Alanguilan’s Elmer, chickens can talk and—more importantly, and most absurdly—are members of the human race. Herein lies the great conflict of this story, however, it is not the entire picture.

Jake Gallo, our main chicken, navigates through this surreal world his father and the book’s namesake, Elmer, has laid out for him and his siblings. When a sudden illness strikes the old rooster, Jake is thrust into his parents� and their kind’s bloody history as told through his father’s diary.

At its core, this is an ode to family and legacy. But there are of course striking and familiar themes Alanguilan imbued in these black and white panels that readers, especially his fellow countrymen, will resonate with, reminding them of their own violent history and why we must never forget—why we must continue to write and write for the next generation to know.

Short and quick read, but potent and will surely have me thinking about chickens, humanity, and the absurdity of the world.

Thank you Gerry Alanguilan.