The Walking Dead

[suttercain]

At least with all the delays, Kirkman has always delivered.

I never find myself saying "I waited two months for this?"

The way the 8th trade ended with His baby and wife being killed, is a tough cliffhanger to take. I agree with your comment, this is one of those books that never disappoint.

[tlunning]

I'm almost always happy with my monthly (or slightly less often) dose of the 'Dead. I think the heart wrenching moments are what tend to get me upset or worked over, but it's a "oh %$@&, no they didn't!"
I'm very attached to this series.

[BrikHed21]

TWD and Proof are the 2 best books out and they are both from Image.

[Ben Akers]

TWD and Proof are the 2 best books out and they are both from Image.

Agreed.

It says a lot about the Powers that Be at Image and their ability to see potential in certain projects.

[suttercain]

TWD and Proof are the 2 best books out and they are both from Image.

Wait, what the f**k is Proof. Why have I not heard of this title?!?!?!? Tell me more, please.

[Ben Akers]

Wait, what the f**k is Proof. Why have I not heard of this title?!?!?!? Tell me more, please.

There's a Proof sticky thread at the top of the Image Board.

But simply, Proof is one of the best comics currently being published.

Buy the first trade, The Goatsucker, as soon as possible. You won't regret it.

[BrikHed21]

Wait, what the f**k is Proof. Why have I not heard of this title?!?!?!? Tell me more, please.

Proof is about a government agency that hunts down monsters like fairies, gnomes, and the loch ness monster. Their star agent is none other than Bigfoot.

If you want some previews check on the MySpace page in my sigblock and look in the pictures sectio. There is also a cool introduction video in the video section.

You can read the first issue free online at www.Imagecomics.com and then click on the online comics link.

There is a discussion thread with a sticky at the top of this Image Forum.

[suttercain]

Proof is about a government agency that hunts down monsters like fairies, gnomes, and the loch ness monster. Their star agent is none other than Bigfoot.

If you want some previews check on the MySpace page in my sigblock and look in the pictures sectio. There is also a cool introduction video in the video section.

You can read the first issue free online at www.Imagecomics.com and then click on the online comics link.

There is a discussion thread with a sticky at the top of this Image Forum.

Thanks for the heads up and the Image first issue advice. I just read it and really enjoyed it. I'll definitely be picking up the trade. Thanks again.

[tlunning]

#51.
Wow, Rick. The call. Carl's doing well. I'm liking him more and more with each "post-No One is Safe" yarn.

Should we start new threads for each issue? It seems like a lot of folks read in trades, so I don't want to spoil it, but this appears to be the all-purpose thread.

[ultramandingo]

...........just read cormac mccarthtys - the road - about a father and son in post apocalyptic-o america trying not to get eaten - wonder if kirkman checked it out ?

[BrikHed21]

#51.
Wow, Rick. The call. Carl's doing well. I'm liking him more and more with each "post-No One is Safe" yarn.

Should we start new threads for each issue? It seems like a lot of folks read in trades, so I don't want to spoil it, but this appears to be the all-purpose thread.

SPOILERS

I like the never ending thread - but to each their own. This issue was without question one of my favorite single issues ever. I love the drama. When Rick walked in the house all I could think is why didn't Carl hear the phone ring. This really shows you how a man could crack under the stress of this situation.

Loved this issue. Rick it is me Lori. :evilsmile:

[bulbasteve]

Yeah I'm really loving these self-contained issue that don't rely on the usual cliff hangers that were going a bit overboard for a while.

[BigBoss]

I know this sounds like not good enough of a reason, but I have to have color, unless I would read this book.

[BrikHed21]

I know this sounds like not good enough of a reason, but I have to have color, unless I would read this book.

Once you read 2 consecutive issues in one sitting you will change you mind... seriously i get mad now when I see the promos and they have Rick in color... the book works as a black and white

[suttercain]

I know this sounds like not good enough of a reason, but I have to have color, unless I would read this book.

Going to have to agree with Brikhed although I know what you mean. I think a big part of me holding off on the Walking Dead was for that same reason you listed. But after reading so many praises I picked it up and I loved it. Now when I read it I don't even notice there is no color. The B&W works for this title. Not saying that it does with all comics, but it does here.

[ImpulseUCF]

I wouldn't want color for thsi title now. It works spectacularly as a black and white, and I think color would diminish from it.

[suttercain]

I wouldn't want color for thsi title now. It works spectacularly as a black and white, and I think color would diminish from it.

That is racist!

[ImpulseUCF]

LOL! Smartass.:tongue:

[Deep_Sleeper]

I'm reading this comic in two formats. TPB and Hardcover. That's right. That's how much I love the comic. I'm reading it in two collected formats. I have the first three HCs and the 8 TPBs.

I recently got the eighth TPB and read it in one sitting.

All I can say is:

HOLY SHIT! Kirkman, you bastard! How could you?

But you did and it's a new world, all of a sudden. I can't express how great this comic is. Consistently.

Keep them coming, Kirkman! I'll keep buying.

[Deep_Sleeper]

I don't know if it'd be a mistake to add colour to this comic, but it's doing so great without it, I just don't see the need for colour. I think it'd feel weird.

[carpetbeggar]

I don't know if it'd be a mistake to add colour to this comic, but it's doing so great without it, I just don't see the need for colour. I think it'd feel weird.

Totally agree. I say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't change a good thing. B & W works so well for this series. Makes it that more grittier IMO.

[BrikHed21]

Totally agree. I say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't change a good thing. B & W works so well for this series. Makes it that more grittier IMO.

From now on I want The Walking Dead in pastels - I think a nice Easter-themed Zombie book is just want that world needs :eek:

No color - ever. The grey-tones work on this bok.

[BigBoss]

whats a good recnet jump point?

[Splatt]

50 is a good jumping point, IIRC. The only problem is, like many other comics, you'll have no problem with the story but you'll have trouble identifying with the characters pain.

[BrikHed21]

As stupid as it sounds the best jumping on point is the first trade. Don't be eager to get to the monthlies. Enjoy the drama of the human condition being shattered - start from the beginning.

[BigBoss]

OK and btw I love proof, you took a chracter like bigfoot and miade him into a spohisticated wise character.

[BrikHed21]

OK and btw I love proof, you took a chracter like bigfoot and miade him into a spohisticated wise character.

You need to add Proof to your pull list and start picking up The Walking Dead trades (or get the hardbacks from Amazon for cheap - even better).

[Paul Nolan]

if you want a colour zombie comic.... check out Alan Grant and Simond Bisleys The Dead (www.thedeadcomic.com) (covers by Glenn Fabry)

issue #1 was out in the UK this week and i think will be making it to the States in the next couple of weeks...

of course this should only be read alongside Walking Dead, and not as a substitute .... it's quite a different experience...

[BigBoss]

You need to add Proof to your pull list and start picking up The Walking Dead trades (or get the hardbacks from Amazon for cheap - even better).

I need to get the last two issues then I will but right now I cant find them.

[BrikHed21]

I need to get the last two issues then I will but right now I cant find them.

If you need to get the past two issues check out HeavyInk.com - they have free shipping and 20% off all prices. It has been a great place for me to fill in the gaps.

[nygizzle]

I've only read the first two volumes but I've enjoyed it a lot. It's easy to get into. I've been a huge fan of zombie things for a while so this fits well with me, but without the like for zombies I still think it'd be great. I feel it sits well with Romero's vision and Brook's vision. Those two visions are great, so a long running graphic novel of it would work awesome.
But, consistency. Does it continue being awesome? Does it lose some steam and build back up? What am I in for (no spoilers)
I wish it was a mini-series on HBO or something, not a movie, but a long running series. Perhaps I'll try to make it :)

[VeesFistOfDeath]

you guys wouldnt happen to have any lower numbers of the walking dead would you?

[ImpulseUCF]

I've only read the first two volumes but I've enjoyed it a lot. It's easy to get into. I've been a huge fan of zombie things for a while so this fits well with me, but without the like for zombies I still think it'd be great. I feel it sits well with Romero's vision and Brook's vision. Those two visions are great, so a long running graphic novel of it would work awesome.
But, consistency. Does it continue being awesome? Does it lose some steam and build back up? What am I in for (no spoilers)
I wish it was a mini-series on HBO or something, not a movie, but a long running series. Perhaps I'll try to make it :)No, it certainly does not lose steam, especially if you are reading in graphic novels. It gets crazier! It feels a little slow if you are on the monthlies, but that is more a result of the monthly format not suiting the story at all...there is WAY too much tension, so the wait is maddening.

Great book.

[BrikHed21]

No, it certainly does not lose steam, especially if you are reading in graphic novels. It gets crazier! It feels a little slow if you are on the monthlies, but that is more a result of the monthly format not suiting the story at all...there is WAY too much tension, so the wait is maddening.

Great book.

Second this post - in fact I think it gets better over time. The monthlies are a killer because they are just clues into the world but I am too impatient to wait for the trades.

[nygizzle]

well im only like 1/4 into the 3rd trade so I've got a while until I have to worry about monthlies :)

[BrikHed21]

well im only like 1/4 into the 3rd trade so I've got a while until I have to worry about monthlies :)

You get caught up quickly. I read the first 2 hardbacks in one weekend, couldn't put the book down.

[BigBoss]

I read the first issue of this online and it's amazing!

[nygizzle]

im on like... issue 46 or something now. costin me a fortune.

[nygizzle]

aight, now im up to 49 and up. I don't really like where it is going at this point, but I suppose it makes sense.

[BrikHed21]

aight, now im up to 49 and up. I don't really like where it is going at this point, but I suppose it makes sense.

It gets better after Rick dies :shock: just messing with you, I would never give it away. The funeral was sad with Carl burying his dad ;)

[nygizzle]

I'm pretty well convinced he won't ever die, it has arouse so many times and never gone through, of course some crazyness has happened to him but I don't expect him to go anywhere.
Why did it flashback to the family from the first part of the series? The one Rick helped and gave guns (dont remember there names). I thought that it'd be about them at that point, but thus far it hasn't touched back at them. I figured they would be with the other group. u know what im talking about. then when the stuff happened, more complex things would happen.
It is hard to explain without spoilers. Though I avoided this thread because i thought it was full of them.

[BrikHed21]

I'm pretty well convinced he won't ever die, it has arouse so many times and never gone through, of course some crazyness has happened to him but I don't expect him to go anywhere.

I don't know - I have a strange feeling at some point Rick really will bite the big one at some point.

Why did it flashback to the family from the first part of the series? The one Rick helped and gave guns (dont remember there names). I thought that it'd be about them at that point, but thus far it hasn't touched back at them. I figured they would be with the other group. u know what im talking about. then when the stuff happened, more complex things would happen.

I don't remember the flashback - I have to dig through that issue.

It is hard to explain without spoilers. Though I avoided this thread because i thought it was full of them.

Feel free to post spoilers - just warn people....

SPOLERS
Rick did not die and Carl ran outside in shock and was eaten by a zombie girl that was playing with a doll - just kidding, just showing how to do a spoiler


END of SPOLERS

[Libaax]

I have been reading trades and now finally got sick of waiting for them and told my LCS told the issues for me.

I have read 43-48 in the latest trade i think.

It was like a sick ending for a horror movie. My brother who reads the series with me thought its the end now.


Rick cant ever die !

I have lost many favorite characters, i would think it was horrible way of doing characters if even Rick isnt safe.

[Deep_Sleeper]

I can't gush enough about this comic.

Anyone else with me when I say that ever since Charlie Adlard started drawing this comic, it seemed to pick up steam?

Not trying to offend Tony Moore, but Charlie Adlard has brought a look to this comic that I'm having a hard time imagining being changed. I think I'd lose interest in this book if Adlard were ever to leave.

As for the last trade...I still can't believe all that went on.

Kirkman's a mad genius.

[HaroldAllnut]

Not to sound morbid, but I was kind of excited at the prospect of Rick dying. Not because I hate the character, but simply because I like the "realism" (and I use the term in its loosest possible sense) of the fact that literally no one is safe.

I'm kind of hoping that we get to see Carl grow up eventually.

[Libaax]

Not to sound morbid, but I was kind of excited at the prospect of Rick dying. Not because I hate the character, but simply because I like the "realism" (and I use the term in its loosest possible sense) of the fact that literally no one is safe.

I'm kind of hoping that we get to see Carl grow up eventually.

I would have rather seeing Carl die than you know the one that did.....

That was cruel, worse than Tyrese thing.....

[BrikHed21]

I can't gush enough about this comic.

Anyone else with me when I say that ever since Charlie Adlard started drawing this comic, it seemed to pick up steam?

Not trying to offend Tony Moore, but Charlie Adlard has brought a look to this comic that I'm having a hard time imagining being changed. I think I'd lose interest in this book if Adlard were ever to leave.

As for the last trade...I still can't believe all that went on.

Kirkman's a mad genius.

I think Charlie is just fortunate the Kirkman's writing picked up steam at that time as much as anything. Kirkman is notorius for his 7th issue really kicking a series into high gear. Invincible and Wolf-Man both did the same thing and I think that is when Charlie came on board.

[bookguy]

Who the heck is Tony Moore? Any relation to Terry Moore?
(just kiddin').

Charles Adlard is a terrific artist. Enjoyed his run on The X-Files from Topps comics.

He'd be a hard one to replace if he ever leaves the book.

:smile:

[Libaax]

IMO Charles Adlard is atleast 50% reason why TWD is so good.

Moore was decent but Adlard art took the series to another level. Its look much better these days.

Sure Kirkman is good but i dont agree what Adlard is lucky he joined in the 7th issue talk.

[WeAreGoingToEatYou]

I was interested in reading this series, so I picked up the vol.1 trade. Does the writing get any better? Because I'm seriously disappointed. Giving that kid a gun was the dumbest thing I've ever read. Would anyone recommend a place to jump back on, because I really wanted to like this.

[BrikHed21]

IMO Charles Adlard is atleast 50% reason why TWD is so good.

Moore was decent but Adlard art took the series to another level. Its look much better these days.

Sure Kirkman is good but i dont agree what Adlard is lucky he joined in the 7th issue talk.

Didn't mean to imply he was lucky - he is great. I was saying the story line really seemd to kick it up a notch at the same time he was coming on board. I think it is a little unfair to compare one artist that has a half dozen issues under his belt and one that has forty-five under his. Growth in drawing the same book over time does come into play.

[outforblood]

I just finished with trade #8 snd WOW! Some seriously crazy stuff to be had.
I just hope that this series keeps going for a long ass time. I have not read a comic this great... ever. I'm hooked. Now the hard part is waiting for #9 to come out.
I would just get the monthly issues but, not enough read for me, I have to have it in large doses.

[BrikHed21]

There is no way I could trade wait this series. The singles might read fast but that is better than waiting 6 months between reads.

[Mr. Earl Brooks]

I was interested in reading this series, so I picked up the vol.1 trade. Does the writing get any better? Because I'm seriously disappointed. Giving that kid a gun was the dumbest thing I've ever read. Would anyone recommend a place to jump back on, because I really wanted to like this.

I felt the same way after reading the first trade, and YES it picks up and gets really good. Just pick up vol. 2 and keep going. It is soooooo worth it.

Just trust me, bro.

[Tremnar]

There is no way I could trade wait this series. The singles might read fast but that is better than waiting 6 months between reads.

I got a co worker into the series, she read the first 7 trades in a weekend, and finished the 8th trade in no time at all at work. She now is going to the shop to pick up the four issues that have shipped since. Ahhh... the Infection spreads.

[ultramandingo]

...........tradewaiters will have to wait for ###### return this ish .and her zombie killin samurai sword , bwah!

[BrikHed21]

I got a co worker into the series, she read the first 7 trades in a weekend, and finished the 8th trade in no time at all at work. She now is going to the shop to pick up the four issues that have shipped since. Ahhh... the Infection spreads.

NICE - the more the better. This book is too good not to share :biggrin:

[sgt pepper]

1. Anyone who likes this series should read Cormac McCarthy's The Road right now. What a great little book.

2. Aw darn, so Kirkman's gonna be too busy to write some of the worst Xmen comics ever?

3. Non sarcastic aw darn. So no chance of more Kirkman antman?

[Tanjint]

Just read 52....really great stuff. I felt like the book was getting 'eh' after 48, but these last 2 issues have been slam dunks in my opinion.


-T

[suttercain]

There is no way I could trade wait this series. The singles might read fast but that is better than waiting 6 months between reads.

Well I caved in. I had purchased only the trades but after waiting for 7 months between the last trade DELAY, I purchased the single issues picking up from Volume 8. Just read 49-52 back to back. This series is excellent. I love Hack/Slash but this title should win the Spike Scream award.

[suttercain]

Just read 52....really great stuff. I felt like the book was getting 'eh' after 48, but these last 2 issues have been slam dunks in my opinion.


-T

Yeah, 48 and 49 didn't really have anything going for them. Pretty rushed writing. But that being said... the series never lets me down.

[carswell13]

The book keeps surprising me and surprising me.
IT so needs an animated version in the veins of hbo's Spawn.

[carswell13]

Still waiting for zombie dogs.
Every book needs zombie dogs.
And zombie fish.

[BrikHed21]

The book keeps surprising me and surprising me.
IT so needs an animated version in the veins of hbo's Spawn.

I disagree 100%. I loved the Spawn animated series but I honestly would prefer to see TWD as live action. Man I think it would make a great HBO series.

[nygizzle]

I've been thinking about the HBO series since I started reading it.

I'm hoping it doesnt happen for another few years.

Cuz by that time I'll be a filmmaker. I SHALL REPRESENT IT WELL!

[TheBoTT]

Still waiting for zombie dogs.
Every book needs zombie dogs.
And zombie fish.

I hope not. Once you start introducing zombie animals into the equation survivability nears zero. Just imagine flocks of zombie birds devouring everything. The only way humans would be able to survive a zombie outbreak is if it was specific to human dna.

[ultramandingo]

........check out garth ennis' s Zombie Night In The Gotham Aquarium, in hitman 13-14 - zombie baby seals ..awwwwww

[Muscles Coleman]

Walking Dead 53... can we discuss?

It seems like...







Spoilers ahead...









we might finally find out what caused this zombie apocalypse!. I hope the book follows this up and we get some answers.

[HaroldAllnut]

I was worried they might do this, but I'm also fairly excited. The newbies seem on the up and up. Are they really there for the reason they're talking about, or are they stark-raving bonkers?

Let's find out... whenever the hell the next issue of The Walking Dead comes out.

[sgt pepper]

I thought Kirkman said he'd never reveal the cause. Did he say that?

This has to be a swerve.

[KiFF86]

I hope we never find out......whatever it will be is going to be a let down.

[sgt pepper]

So Y The Last Man revealed the cause (sort of, kind of, mostly) of the global catastrophe and it was a let down because it was a pretty lame explanation that didn't really make sense. And then BKV gave the excuse that the cause didn't really matter, because the book was about characters and relationships. But that wasn't really true, because BKV set the book up in such a way that focused on cliffhangers and plot twists--he focused our attention on the plot intentionally, and then copped out when he didn't have a very good explanation for the main conflict of the series.

Lost does the exact same thing (which is why BKV is such a great fit for the series) and I have no doubt that the final reveal of the explanation will be a let down, and then they're going to say that we missed the point--the story was really about characters! But the writers and producers are the ones who focused our attention on the plot in the first place, with the mysteries and cliffhangers.

Kirkman did not fall into this trap and never led us to believe that an explanation would be given, until now. Maybe he came up with a really creative explanation that will knock our socks off and lead to more good stories, and if that's the case, awesome. But I can't think of any good reason to give an explanation in the context of this book, and I don't think he's gonna give one, and I suspect that when this series ends, it will end with the deaths of all or at least most of the main characters, maybe with only the boy left to keep on fighting and trying to make a life in this horrible world.

[Tanjint]

I think the new cats are going to have some kind of 'hateful' explanation for the plague. Like they think it was a certain special interest group, or scientist think tank, or people from a certain area, and these new cats will bicker with Rick and crew for a while before they ultimately decide that regardless of the cause, they should go to Washington because it's probably best equipped for crises.

I don't know if anyone else recalls those limited TWD prints they were selling at SDCC that showed the front lawn to the whitehouse in post-zombie ruins but I have a strong feeling it's a hint of what's to come.

I've been wanting to see TWD on a larger scale for a while now and I think we may get just that.

-T

[AuburnComics]

I would have to say that this has been my favorite of at least the past three or four issues, including the lack-luster 50th issue from a few months back. It reunites our current threesome of Carl, Rick & Michonne with some long lost friends from early on in the series. We come to the reality that times are so bad that the characters have had to come up with some coping mechanisms that may seem odd. It is a reminder of their humanity that shows us how normal they once where and how horrible life now is for them.

We also face a showdown of sorts between the newley reunited group of characters and some new comers that happen upon the farm they have taken to as their home. The newcomers have an arrogance to them even as they are outnumbered and out gunned. As they give over their wepons we see an attack in which one of the newcomers uses a knife to kill the zombie. It’s nothing out of the ordinary but as he explains his reasoning for not using a gun we get a few more nuggets to chew on for what may turn up in a future issue.
If it were anyone other that Kirkman I would say that we are left with a huge twist. A revelation that will change everything. Well, that might still be true but with Kirkman we could just see the character with this new knowledge of what caused the whole situation they are in be shot in the first panel of the next issue. I imagine that won’t happen but I am not convinced a remedy will come up in the next few issues either.

All in all I am very pleased with issue #53. It was more like the issues leading upto the last few slow months. I see this series picking up a bit and anticipate issue #54 will be a good one.

-H

[dan bailey]

I agree with what appears to be the positive consensus on the last couple of issues. Back around #50 I was pretty close to dropping the series, as I believe I noted here at the time, in part because it looked like Kirkman was doing little more than going through the motions. Things have picked up nicely since then.

[ImpulseUCF]

I disagree taht Kirkman was going thruoghthe motions...this series is just not written for the monthly format, so the pacing is off. Go back and reread the series all together and I thikn you will find it much more exciting and fitting.

Agreed that I love where it is going. I doubt the scientist who claims to know the cause will know for sure. Someone is bound to think they have, though, and Kirkman will of course explore that.

[dan bailey]

I disagree taht Kirkman was going thruoghthe motions...

Whether he was or wasn't, that's the way it read to me.

this series is just not written for the monthly format, so the pacing is off.

Which means we can all expect Kirkman & Image to do the honorable, honest thing & quit marketing -- & charging good money for -- it as a monthly, right?

Cool!

[Tanjint]

I think TWD will be great monthly. But it's never been monthly in my memory.

we won't get an issue for like 6-8 weeks. then we'll get like 3 in a 1 and a half month span....then we won't get an issue for like 4-6 weeks and then we'll get one. and then.....


the way it adds up, he puts out like 11-12 issues a year so I'm not complaining but I think if it was regularly consistently monthly, the pace would be great.

i've been hearing that it is his intention for all of his books to ship on time in 2009 so this should be cool.


-T

[BrikHed21]

I think TWD will be great monthly. But it's never been monthly in my memory.

we won't get an issue for like 6-8 weeks. then we'll get like 3 in a 1 and a half month span....then we won't get an issue for like 4-6 weeks and then we'll get one. and then.....


the way it adds up, he puts out like 11-12 issues a year so I'm not complaining but I think if it was regularly consistently monthly, the pace would be great.

i've been hearing that it is his intention for all of his books to ship on time in 2009 so this should be cool.


-T

It is great monthly and with Kirkman's new emphasis towards guaranteed ship dates it will be monthly

[ImpulseUCF]

Whether he was or wasn't, that's the way it read to me.



Which means we can all expect Kirkman & Image to do the honorable, honest thing & quit marketing -- & charging good money for -- it as a monthly, right?

Cool!Dude, what's your problem? The snippy little comments aren't necessary. I am just saying that it seems to me like the series works best in a continuous format and the recent stories seemed to flow better that way when I reread them.

[Tanjint]

I think snippy remarks about the creators are acceptable, we're paying their bills.

I don't think his comments were a) especially horrible to Kirkman
or b) really attacking you.

I try to assume that someone is not attacking me unless they blatantly tell me so.

-T

[4thHorseman]

Well, I'm going to jump in here since I just purchased the first two trades. THought they were great and I want to go pick up another one today. I can see why people have a problem with the pacing, it seems monthly would pose a problem. But all together seems a great read.

[Tremnar]

Well, I'm going to jump in here since I just purchased the first two trades. THought they were great and I want to go pick up another one today. I can see why people have a problem with the pacing, it seems monthly would pose a problem. But all together seems a great read.

I actually love the monthly pacing. When you read the comics in trade you get the whole of the story all at once, you almost miss the fact that he ends a ton of his issues on these great cliff hangers. In Trade you don't really feel the tension that the end of a single issue of TWD has. For instance the most recently shipped issue, ends on a pretty damn big cliff hanger. It has me waiting anxiously for the next issue. IN trade, you get to flip to the next page and you have the answer.

Each way is perfectly fine way to read it, and each way of reading it gives you a different experience, at least in my experience of reading the first 4 trades and singles from there on out.

[4thHorseman]

I actually love the monthly pacing. When you read the comics in trade you get the whole of the story all at once, you almost miss the fact that he ends a ton of his issues on these great cliff hangers. In Trade you don't really feel the tension that the end of a single issue of TWD has. For instance the most recently shipped issue, ends on a pretty damn big cliff hanger. It has me waiting anxiously for the next issue. IN trade, you get to flip to the next page and you have the answer.

Each way is perfectly fine way to read it, and each way of reading it gives you a different experience, at least in my experience of reading the first 4 trades and singles from there on out.

Yeah, I was thinking that as I read through the second trade. It was all too cohesive and I had a hard time telling where the single issues would have fallen. I had an idea, but it was kinda hard to tell in trade. I like reading through everything at once, but you're right, there's no real cliffhangers with it in trade.

[Tanjint]

that's not true...I read the first 5 or 6 trades and then followed the singles and there was plenty cliffhangers at the end of the first several trades in my opinion. at times I'd have a couple of the trades and my friends would have the next couple not at my immediate access so I'd be all fiending even between trades.

-T

[suttercain]

CBR posted the January solicitations and Walking Dead Volume 9: He We Remain is listed as having a January 14th release date.

Anyone care to wager?

[suttercain]

Yeah, I was thinking that as I read through the second trade. It was all too cohesive and I had a hard time telling where the single issues would have fallen. I had an idea, but it was kinda hard to tell in trade. I like reading through everything at once, but you're right, there's no real cliffhangers with it in trade.

Wow... the last trade left off with a HUGE cliffhanger. So much so it's the only singled issue series I buy.

[Cowboyography]

Merle Haggard once said "If you don't love it, LEAVE IT" so quit posting complaints and shut up, never read it again I dont care. This is the second best run in comics of the modern era behind The Preacher!! If you are going to nitpick or whatever dont bother, we don't need half assed fans around, enjoy the great spectacle of the walking dead before its gone forever!!!

[dan bailey]

Merle Haggard once said "If you don't love it, LEAVE IT" so quit posting complaints and shut up, never read it again I dont care. This is the second best run in comics of the modern era behind The Preacher!! If you are going to nitpick or whatever dont bother, we don't need half assed fans around, enjoy the great spectacle of the walking dead before its gone forever!!!

Golly. I would've thought Mrs. Kirkman would be a bit more ... literate.

[VincentD]

I'll say this about the quality of Walking Dead. From a combination of the never ending crap event after crap event and increasing prices from Marvel and DC and the general economy and increase in cost of living, I cut my pull list from about 40 books to the 2 books that I decided that I just couldn't do without. Walking Dead is one of them.

I tried becoming a wait for trade guy for TWD, but 6 to 8 months is too long a wait and I was jonesing to see what happens next so I still buy monthly :)

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

I tried becoming a wait for trade guy for TWD, but 6 to 8 months is too long a wait and I was jonesing to see what happens next so I still buy monthly :)
same here,

as far as the series as a whole i think it started strong, but dragged in the middle and as of recently started to pick up again.








i'm suprised i haven't posted in this thread already, i could have sworn i have :confused:

[vickvega]

SPOILERS AHEAD>issue #54 kicked the story into a new gear, and has been the best issue since #48's conclusion. It looks like theres a new journey ahead, straight to Washington D.C. I like the new characters. Abraham seems as good with a pitch fork as Michonne is with a blade. He cuss's up a storm too. Im not sure i trust the new scientist, his explanation was odd. I think he will turn out to be evil with a hidden agenda. He was weaponizing diseases using DNA for..."a certain regional background."-? That statement is shady. Bring on next issue.

[KiFF86]

I almost busted a gut when Abe offered to blow Glenn for a beer.

[NakedOni]

SPOILERS AHEAD>issue #54 kicked the story into a new gear, and has been the best issue since #48's conclusion. It looks like theres a new journey ahead, straight to Washington D.C. I like the new characters. Abraham seems as good with a pitch fork as Michonne is with a blade. He cuss's up a storm too. Im not sure i trust the new scientist, his explanation was odd. I think he will turn out to be evil with a hidden agenda. He was weaponizing diseases using DNA for..."a certain regional background."-? That statement is shady. Bring on next issue.

I agree with you. I really like the new direction and the new characters (haven't seen the new girl do much though). I really like Abraham...he's such a badass. I hope they revisit the insane stuff Rick was going through (with the phone...and the Batman R.I.P. feel). I loved those issues. I hope the D.C. adventure ends up being another crazy dark storyline like the Governor storyline.

Also! Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else pick up on some sexual tension between Rick and Michonne?

[twilightrun]

yeah, i think the scientist new guy is a little off myself. he probably knows as much about what caused the zombie apocalypse as the inmate from the prison. didn't kirkman say somewhere that he didn't care how the zombies started and that it might not ever be revealed?

and andrea was my favorite character, but she's getting just a little too mean for me now. i do like the 'stache man.

[Tremnar]

yeah, i think the scientist new guy is a little off myself. he probably knows as much about what caused the zombie apocalypse as the inmate from the prison. didn't kirkman say somewhere that he didn't care how the zombies started and that it might not ever be revealed?

and andrea was my favorite character, but she's getting just a little too mean for me now. i do like the 'stache man.

Andrea has had to toughen up a bit. And she has every reason to not trust outsiders.

Also! Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else pick up on some sexual tension between Rick and Michonne?
I noticed some bonding there, but It didn't strike me as sexual tension. Maybe Andrea and Rick can hook up when the old man kicks it! They are both all kinds of bad ass.

[NakedOni]

I noticed some bonding there, but It didn't strike me as sexual tension. Maybe Andrea and Rick can hook up when the old man kicks it! They are both all kinds of bad ass.

Whether it's Michonne or Andrea, Rick needs a new lady friend to snap him out of his funk and cheer him up a little. He used to be such a badass, and now I just feel sorry for him.

[Deep_Sleeper]

Gave the first two TPBs of The Walking Dead to a co-worker.

Response after 1 day "BRING ME MORE!"

I pitched the hell out of the book when I was talking to my co-worker. I asked if he liked zombie movies and he said he loves zombie movies. He like Dawn of the Dead more than Land of the Dead and I said, if that's the case, you'll love The Walking Dead.

It's too bad that this doesn't translate into the guy actually buying the comics. But, what the hell? Another convert, I say.

[blackdragon6]

didn't kirkman say somewhere that he didn't care how the zombies started and that it might not ever be revealed?

.he also said he had a good idea on how this started.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Whether it's Michonne or Andrea, Rick needs a new lady friend to snap him out of his funk and cheer him up a little. He used to be such a badass, and now I just feel sorry for him.rick has somewhat been broken..

[NakedOni]

rick has somewhat been broken..

Oh definitely, I'd like to see him be fixed...but even if he stays broken, he'll still be my favorite character.

[Lunal]

At least the live people are on the move again, adventuring from place to place. i was getting tired of them being holed up in the prison. Even though they did get out once in a while, too much of it was just a bunch of people bouncing off the walls. Kind of stifling.

[visionary]

I just read the latest issue #55 and I have to say...Damn!


I can't believe the ending!
It was in one way pretty awesomely messed up, but I kind of hate it too because it messed up one of my favorite couples.
Doesn't anyone get to die somewhat happily in this series?
lol

Also I loved the way they brought back the phone thing.
(although I was a little confused as to whether there was actually a phone.)

Great issue, although I definitely have conflicting feelings on the ending.

[grphxkindaguy]

Keep in mind...

spoilers:

even though Maggie hung herself, at some point her body will reanimate into a zombie (since the brain wasn't destroyed)! She'll just be shaking and twitching, on the end of a rope...

[BrikHed21]

I love this book - you never know what is around the next corner :evilsmile:

[Jack-In-The-Box]

I love this book - you never know what is around the next corner :evilsmile:

Of course you do. Somebody is going to die. Oh, and some people live too.