Walking Dead! Robert Kirkman! Discuss!

[robaula]

Wow! There must be loads of people out there that, like me, are fanatical about Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead series of Zombie comics/graphic novels. Absolutely suberb! Volume 5 has just been released in the UK by Image Comics, taking the story up to the end of issue 30. Great stuff! How far has it got in the States?

[P.E.Hustler]

Walking Dead is absolutely one of the best comics out there right now.

[Annerios]

A fantastic comic, especially for Romero fans. The best part is that it is more of a post-apocalyptic survival tale, with zombies.

I got Hex_Enduction_Hour hooked on it recently (but then again he is a comic book and zombie fan; so that was not difficult). :)

I found out about the series too late to get the individual comics (some of the first issues sell for quite a bit here), so I read the graphic novel compilations. Here in the states we've had volume 5 for a while and part 6 is coming soon:

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I received the hardcover compilation of the first twelve issues for my birthday last year and it is terrific. I am going to pick up the next hardcover edition when it comes out.

As I've mentioned before, this comic series would make for a great TV show on HBO or some other channel that allows for edgier programming.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Yeah, I have to thank Annerios for that hook-up. They're great.
While reading the books, I find myself way involved trying to decide what I would do in certain situations.
There are some unique takes on the zombie scene - covering one's self up with carcass juice so the undead can't smell you? A little weird, but I haven't seen that before!
I Prefer the artist in the second and consecutive volumes over the guy in the first book.

And the main character - you can see him losing it as he makes the difficult choices and leads the group.

[Aldin]

Welcome to the boards, P.E.Hustler!

On behalf of our zombified and comic perusing community I extend to you a laurel and a hearty handshake.

~Aldin, who never quite got into the zombie thing but liked the Resident Evil movie

[robaula]

part 6 is coming soon:

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Part 6... drool... apparently, it is coming out in February over here... I hope that is right...

[robaula]

Has anyone else laid out volumes 1-5 out on the floor to see the big Zombie freize? Pretty cool!

[Havokscry]

It weird. I'm not a big trade paperback comic guy. I guess I just like the anticipation of waiting each month for the story to continue. When I was living in Virginia, I bought a lot of comics, but didn't really have times to read everything I purchased. When I moved to Maine, I decided to go through them. I was shocked to come across a copy of Walking Dead #1 in my collection, along with copies of both Y the Last Man and Invincible #1's. I decided to get the Walking Dead #1 graded and it received a 9.8. I have still yet to read the series.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

It weird. I'm not a big trade paperback comic guy. I guess I just like the anticipation of waiting each month for the story to continue.
I understand. Plus, nothing is as cool as getting a stack of new comics - several different titles at once - and spending major downtime reading them all.
I'm just a TPB junkie is all.

Has anyone else laid out volumes 1-5 out on the floor to see the big Zombie freize? Pretty cool!
Been there. Done that.
8)

[Annerios]

I just got the 2nd hardcover compilation today and it is real nice. Unfortunately, it does not have a neat extra story like the 1st one did, but getting to see the cover art for all of the issues as full color pages with no intruding text is a treat.

Trade paperback 6 is out as well. That volume is pretty rough. Things get ugly for some of our heroes and there is a lot of violence. Can't wait for volume 7!

[dra(gon)]

in germany we had volume 4 and at the end of the book we hat 4-5 pages about, zombie, books, games, orgins ect.

i think the first book was the best , the next volumes have go to much drama , the ppl in the story dies to fast, i would like see more stories with ppl that will meet and stay aolne when the groupe get away.

the prision story was for me too high all these killings , and wipe out of all new charakters that comes in the book before.

for me are thre too manny zombies , i miss the ting that now the living ppl can have any thing. but i like to read the book a epic zombie movie.