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The Walking Dead (Single Issues)
The Walking Dead #60
Surrounded!
34 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2009
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Robert Kirkman
2,778 books6,973 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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September 15, 2014
This issue created a sense of panic, tension, and urgency, in our characters, as characters continue their arc. Some characters continue to hope for some sense of normality, in a completely abnormal world. As such, there is quite a bit of misplaced anger exhibited by one of the characters, that has been growing and growing, to the point of being unreasonable. The confrontation between this character, and the source of his/her anger, should be interesting.
It was also interesting to see adults who listen to a child and use his/her suggestion for escape, rather than immediately dismissing it. Yep, kids can grow up very quickly in this world.
It was also interesting to see adults who listen to a child and use his/her suggestion for escape, rather than immediately dismissing it. Yep, kids can grow up very quickly in this world.
July 8, 2020
Being a huge fan of the show, I wanted to see how the original writing started and how the show writers followed and deviated from the comics. My dislikes were that the comics are much more crude, crass, and unnecessarily violent. I did like the change in relationships and how people worked together differently, and the comics have a different creepiness feel than you get watching it on TV. Overall, I prefer the show, and probably will not finish out the comic book series.
November 19, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
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Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
***
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October 27, 2019
Dale apparently wants to stay at a run down farm with Andrea & the twins, because that's safe. Honestly Dale is just a whiny, old bitch at this point. One of the twins (still don't remember their names) is playing with a dead cat, I don't know if it's assumed he killed it or he found it like that but he kinda reminds me of the sisters in the show, Mika and ... the other one (God I'm bad with names) where one of them plays with dead rats and takes an interest in zombies, I wonder if that's the road those twins are going down.
Rick has indeed led the herd back to the camp so they all have to quickly pack up and leave and get the hell out of dodge, hopefully lose the herd in the process.
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Rick has indeed led the herd back to the camp so they all have to quickly pack up and leave and get the hell out of dodge, hopefully lose the herd in the process.
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February 1, 2019
Maggie is working on convincing Glenn that she is okay because she realizes what she has now is all that she will ever have. Rick and company do their best to escape the herd, but realizes he is leading them back to the group. Dale questions Rick's leadership abilities by stating he brings danger. All of these things make it a great issue because the reactions would be real even though they face them everyday.
December 26, 2021
I was hooked the first couple pages, love the art and especially the zombies and the post apocalyptic setting 😻🤩🧟♂️🔥🔫
November 24, 2022
Dale al principio era bueno y luego se volvio insoportable.
May 13, 2016
Why the hell would Rick say to stop running? They have a ton of zombies chasing after them. They need to be hauling ass and trying to find somewhere to break into, and get away from the zombies.
Yay, Carl had a good idea! I hope it works out, and they're able to ditch the zombies that are on their tail. Otherwise, they'll have to figure out another way to get rid of the zombies.
Abraham's pretty badass. He just kicked that door like it was nothing, and it opened for them. That's just fucking awesome. Aww.. Those poor kids. And it sucks that Morgan was the one to find them, especially after just losing Duane.
I agree with Abraham, they need to leave, now. It's sad what happened to the family who owned the house, but they need to get moving before they get trapped in the house.
Yuck, the twins playing with a dead cat is not only gross, but dangerous. I have a feeling that the animals in this universe change into zombies, too, and that the cat's gonna bite the twins.
As for Dale and Andrea's conversation about staying, I don't think they should. I think they should keep moving and stay with Rick and the others. They'll be safer that way.
As for Glenn and Maggie's conversation, I'm with Glenn. I don't believe that Maggie's okay. I think she's just lying to buy time, and then I'm worried she'll try to kill herself again.
I'm starting to like Abraham. "It's a herd. So can we start fucking running already?" LOVE that! He has such awesome lines. Okay, seriously? Stop fucking talking and GET GOING ALREADY!
Rick said the key word, 'herd'. That should've been enough to get you guys to move your asses without asking all these questions. I know you're not completely stupid!
Dale needs to get the fuck over himself. It's not Rick's fault that all this shit is happening. The guy's just trying to do the best he can, with what he has to work with. Dale needs to be thankful, and stop being a prick.
Yay, Carl had a good idea! I hope it works out, and they're able to ditch the zombies that are on their tail. Otherwise, they'll have to figure out another way to get rid of the zombies.
Abraham's pretty badass. He just kicked that door like it was nothing, and it opened for them. That's just fucking awesome. Aww.. Those poor kids. And it sucks that Morgan was the one to find them, especially after just losing Duane.
I agree with Abraham, they need to leave, now. It's sad what happened to the family who owned the house, but they need to get moving before they get trapped in the house.
Yuck, the twins playing with a dead cat is not only gross, but dangerous. I have a feeling that the animals in this universe change into zombies, too, and that the cat's gonna bite the twins.
As for Dale and Andrea's conversation about staying, I don't think they should. I think they should keep moving and stay with Rick and the others. They'll be safer that way.
As for Glenn and Maggie's conversation, I'm with Glenn. I don't believe that Maggie's okay. I think she's just lying to buy time, and then I'm worried she'll try to kill herself again.
I'm starting to like Abraham. "It's a herd. So can we start fucking running already?" LOVE that! He has such awesome lines. Okay, seriously? Stop fucking talking and GET GOING ALREADY!
Rick said the key word, 'herd'. That should've been enough to get you guys to move your asses without asking all these questions. I know you're not completely stupid!
Dale needs to get the fuck over himself. It's not Rick's fault that all this shit is happening. The guy's just trying to do the best he can, with what he has to work with. Dale needs to be thankful, and stop being a prick.
February 2, 2016
I haven't put in a review until now, because I didn't want to stop reading long enough to make one. I did watch the series first before starting this comic book series, and usually I like the books more than the movies or TV shows based on them, but in this case, I like the TV series more.
I wish Daryl was in the comics, I love him in the show and would have loved to see him in the comics. I don't like what they did to Carol in the comics, how they portrayed her and what happened to her. What Michonne did to the Governor in the comics was a lot more brutal than the show, and I'm glad I didn't see that on the show.
A lot of things are different between the show and comics, but I don't want to give too many of them away. All in all, it's a great read, but I much prefer the way the TV show is done. Now, time to get back to reading the rest...
I wish Daryl was in the comics, I love him in the show and would have loved to see him in the comics. I don't like what they did to Carol in the comics, how they portrayed her and what happened to her. What Michonne did to the Governor in the comics was a lot more brutal than the show, and I'm glad I didn't see that on the show.
A lot of things are different between the show and comics, but I don't want to give too many of them away. All in all, it's a great read, but I much prefer the way the TV show is done. Now, time to get back to reading the rest...
December 18, 2015
Great! I am really enjoying TWD comics. All the comics in this series are really good but I think they have gotten so much better since issue 50. I also love seeing the differences between the comic and the TV show.
April 3, 2015
DALE JUST SNAPPED!
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