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The Walking Dead (Single Issues)
The Walking Dead #94
A LARGER WORLD, part two
They are unprepared for this.
They are unprepared for this.
28 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2012
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Robert Kirkman
2,778 books6,966 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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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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March 31, 2017
Jesus turns the other cheek.
October 18, 2019
Can Jesus really be trusted?
December 28, 2021
I was hooked the first couple pages, love the art and especially the zombies and the post apocalyptic setting 😻🤩🧟♂️🔥🔫
December 30, 2022
All hail Jesus.
He's an awesome character, I can't wait for it to start introducing Hill Top properly.
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He's an awesome character, I can't wait for it to start introducing Hill Top properly.
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September 20, 2016
I like that Carl didn't let Denise bullshit him. However, I do think that he should save his questions for his Dad, since I don't think Denise knows how to answer them without making what they're doing sound bad.
Oh HELL NO! Carl, get your ass out of there and leave Jesus alone. You don't know this guy. He could end up trying to hurt you or use you as a way to escape. Besides, he'll just lie to you.
I'm glad that Jesus was telling the truth and that no one attacked them. I'm also glad that there weren't too many zombies around and that they were able to get back safely.
I'm glad that Jesus was worried about Carl possibly killing him. It means he'll know not to fuck with Rick and his group, especially since not just the adults are trained to kill.
I liked the talk between Aaron and Rick. It was good that Aaron told Rick to be careful with the way he deals with new people and situations. I wouldn't want to make an enemy of Hiltop, either.
I get where Andrea's coming from with her little speech and all, but she needs to stop getting so damn offended every time Rick asks her to stay back to protect the community. He's not doing it to be a jerk. He wants to protect her.
I'm glad that Abraham's staying behind with a few other people that can protect Alexandria. I don't want them to end up in a position where they can't leave to look for more supplies.
Rick should kick Carl's ass for sneaking into the van to go with them. The kid needs to start thinking before he does stuff. Carl could end up in a lot of danger, sneaking off to be with his Dad like that.
Wow, even tied up, Jesus is still pretty kick ass. I like the way he kicked those zombies away from himself like they were nothing. I bet he's a pretty dangerous guy, though I hope he doesn't kill or hurt Rick or any of his group.
I'm glad that Rick helped Jesus up, and seems to be starting to trust him a bit. I like that Rick's still cautious, because he needs to be and they don't know what they're gonna find.
Wow, well I'm glad that Jesus can at least be trusted not to attack them now that he's freed himself on his own. I was worried that he was going to break free and start killing them. Glad to be wrong.
Oh HELL NO! Carl, get your ass out of there and leave Jesus alone. You don't know this guy. He could end up trying to hurt you or use you as a way to escape. Besides, he'll just lie to you.
I'm glad that Jesus was telling the truth and that no one attacked them. I'm also glad that there weren't too many zombies around and that they were able to get back safely.
I'm glad that Jesus was worried about Carl possibly killing him. It means he'll know not to fuck with Rick and his group, especially since not just the adults are trained to kill.
I liked the talk between Aaron and Rick. It was good that Aaron told Rick to be careful with the way he deals with new people and situations. I wouldn't want to make an enemy of Hiltop, either.
I get where Andrea's coming from with her little speech and all, but she needs to stop getting so damn offended every time Rick asks her to stay back to protect the community. He's not doing it to be a jerk. He wants to protect her.
I'm glad that Abraham's staying behind with a few other people that can protect Alexandria. I don't want them to end up in a position where they can't leave to look for more supplies.
Rick should kick Carl's ass for sneaking into the van to go with them. The kid needs to start thinking before he does stuff. Carl could end up in a lot of danger, sneaking off to be with his Dad like that.
Wow, even tied up, Jesus is still pretty kick ass. I like the way he kicked those zombies away from himself like they were nothing. I bet he's a pretty dangerous guy, though I hope he doesn't kill or hurt Rick or any of his group.
I'm glad that Rick helped Jesus up, and seems to be starting to trust him a bit. I like that Rick's still cautious, because he needs to be and they don't know what they're gonna find.
Wow, well I'm glad that Jesus can at least be trusted not to attack them now that he's freed himself on his own. I was worried that he was going to break free and start killing them. Glad to be wrong.
April 13, 2012
Llegando a Hilltop a conocer nuevos personajes y más de la historia, buen capítulo...
April 17, 2012
Ooooh, now we're talking. Can't wait to see what happens next...
June 1, 2013
Getting closer...!
June 7, 2015
This Jesus guy better be legit.
January 15, 2016
Great!
January 16, 2017
they arrive at the hilltop
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