What He Carried toys with some interesting ideas about grief, self-perception and how we let ourselves be treated by others, but with a very sloppy execution. The presentation of the story being a “”“Love interest””” trauma-dumping on a very passive MC makes for a pretty uncomfortable experience that makes the reader wonder why is he sitting there and taking it. At the same time, the characters appear cognizant of the strangeness of the situation and make attempts to lampshade it, which gives off vibes of a lack of commitment to its “bit;” what we do see of the bear’s life is often curbed by this unsure nature. The artwork, though excellent, also seems a little off, defining characters much different than what we do get to see in the story proper. WHC is uneven and strange but short enough to be worth the couple of minutes it asks of you.