"The plot gives Moritat a chance to show us some brutal scenes from the Elephantmen's days as slaves, illustrating the links between them and the deadly deeds that Trench is still enacting in the present."
— Paul Skevington
, SFCrowsnest
"If you're the kind of guy who enjoys the alpha-male stride out into war like a god and smack his enemies with his manhood...this is the book for you."
— Chris Murman
, Line of Fire Reviews
"ELEPHANTMEN is clearly a labour of love, not just for the fictional world within it, but the medium itself. "
— Adam White
, Pulp Fiction Comics
"Moritat's simple linework allows for the gritty colors of their dystopian future to shine. Freshney and Steen's backup story is a great, light counterpart to the heavier main story. I want an iFrog."
— Brendan
, PopCultureShock
"The great art, the narrative, the storytelling, it all works to flesh out the characters. Another great issue to an already stellar series."
— Darrell Ferguson
, Life of Darrell
"If you're not reading ELEPHANTMEN #8 then... well, you're a big dummy."
— Chris Partin
, comicbycomic
"Ladronn's style is really impressive. He captures the gesture of the figure perfectly. (Cover of the week runner-up)"
— Steve Blackwell
, Wizard
"The story itself is very tightly written and very sad, and the art on both stories is just wonderful."
— Andrea Speed
, ComiXtreme
"The thing that was really cool was, we're used to seeing peaceful Elephantmen like Hip Flask and Ebony, and now you have this warmongering, bloodthirsty Trench. It was a really good contrast."
— Nick
, Variant Edition podcast
"Moritat has really grown into his own over these past eight issues, with this one being his strongest."
— Jerry Carpenter
, ComicReaders.com
"This was a good story of a battle-hardened soldier who's trying to adjust to life after war. We meet him in the middle of a gunfight. And we get to watch him work."
— Echopulse
, Random Access
