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The Walking Dead #29-32
The Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 8
The New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award winning THE WALKING DEAD series takes readers on the harrowing journey of Rick a small town sheriff's deputy who slipped into a coma and awoke in an apocalyptic landscape where the undead have risen and prey on the living. Character drama, suspense, and dystopian survival horror collide in this pop culture phenomenon by Robert Kirkman ( Super Dinosaur, Oblivion Song, Invincible ) and Charlie Adlard upon which the hit AMC television series is based.
This deluxe hardcover edition collects the final 25 issues of the hit series-along with a cover art gallery for the issues-together in one massive, oversized slipcased volume. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #169-193.
This deluxe hardcover edition collects the final 25 issues of the hit series-along with a cover art gallery for the issues-together in one massive, oversized slipcased volume. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #169-193.
672 pages, Hardcover
Published November 12, 2019
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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 26, 2020
It's almost impossible to end a long-running series - just witness the sheer number of television final seasons that failed to hit the mark. But once again The walking dead define expectations and puts together a phenomenal farewell. This volume is rich with the tension, politics, and character driven storylines that made the series so successful.
It's so sad that the series has ended, but what a way to go.
It's so sad that the series has ended, but what a way to go.
August 22, 2022
IT’S OVER & ROBERT KIRKMAN IS A STORYTELLING GENIUS! I’m sad it’s over, but I’m satisfied with the ending. Kirkman’s 4-page letter at the back was helpful. 193 issues... or 32 volumes, 16 books, 8 omnibuses, 4 compendiums. 4,968 PAGES if you count by book. The first issue was published on 5/4/2004; I was 26, about to start my career in aerospace, wasn’t into reading books and comics would have been VERY far-fetched. Zombies were preposterous.
Fast-forward to March 25, 2022. I'm nearly 44, no longer in aerospace, and a single mom of two.
I read a record-setting 150 books in 2021, and my kids love comics and graphic novels. We’re more than two years into a real global pandemic. Nearly 6 million people have died. I had finished Brian Vaughan’s Saga series and my eyes had been opened to how consuming it could be to consume good comics. I hadn’t known The Walking Dead was based on a comic; I had only thought there was a TV series. Anytime I had facilitated ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ training at work or with families, people always asked me about TWD and I had to admit I never watched it. So my hunger and research brought me to Days Gone Bye, the first volume of TWD that over 200,000 Goodreads reviewers rated at a 4.27-star average. I put it on hold at my library, and it was ready on March 31st. I started reading by April 4th, and the feeding continued nearly nonstop until May 31st when I had completed 62% of the series. I began watching the series on Netflix and watched the first 6 seasons alone. My kids joined me by the time Negan arrived, and we decided to re-start the series and watch it all together. It became our nightly thing.
Jump to August 7, 2022. My household took a calculated risk going into the summer to unmask around family, figuring if the COVID-19 zombie was going to finally get us, it would be best during the summer. My kids and I are staying out of town with my sister, and we get my sister’s whole household hooked on The Walking Dead show. That’s when we were first introduced to The Whisperers (OMFG!) My sister even had the gall to continue watching without us when we stepped out for a bit! But once back home, my kids made me swear to not watch the show without them. They left to their dad’s (may as well have been The Kingdom) on August 19th, and we only had Episode 22 of Season 10 remaining! The very last available on Netflix before we needed to move to AMC for the final season. UGH! That’s when I picked-up the remaining 38% of the comic series. That’s what led me to ending it over the past weekend. The final feast.
It’s fitting. End of summer. End of vacation. Maybe end of the pandemic (start of the endemic?) I think about swords and radios. My daughter wants a crossbow. My son gets an ear infection and reminds us how important antibiotics are. Robert Kirkman changed the world with this series. Maybe not the entire world, but enough of it to give thousands (maybe millions) more than a glimpse into the realities of human behavior when the SHTF. The flaws of humanity were not fiction: WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD!
We can only hope that there are a lot of Rick Grimes characters in the real world.
Fast-forward to March 25, 2022. I'm nearly 44, no longer in aerospace, and a single mom of two.
I read a record-setting 150 books in 2021, and my kids love comics and graphic novels. We’re more than two years into a real global pandemic. Nearly 6 million people have died. I had finished Brian Vaughan’s Saga series and my eyes had been opened to how consuming it could be to consume good comics. I hadn’t known The Walking Dead was based on a comic; I had only thought there was a TV series. Anytime I had facilitated ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ training at work or with families, people always asked me about TWD and I had to admit I never watched it. So my hunger and research brought me to Days Gone Bye, the first volume of TWD that over 200,000 Goodreads reviewers rated at a 4.27-star average. I put it on hold at my library, and it was ready on March 31st. I started reading by April 4th, and the feeding continued nearly nonstop until May 31st when I had completed 62% of the series. I began watching the series on Netflix and watched the first 6 seasons alone. My kids joined me by the time Negan arrived, and we decided to re-start the series and watch it all together. It became our nightly thing.
Jump to August 7, 2022. My household took a calculated risk going into the summer to unmask around family, figuring if the COVID-19 zombie was going to finally get us, it would be best during the summer. My kids and I are staying out of town with my sister, and we get my sister’s whole household hooked on The Walking Dead show. That’s when we were first introduced to The Whisperers (OMFG!) My sister even had the gall to continue watching without us when we stepped out for a bit! But once back home, my kids made me swear to not watch the show without them. They left to their dad’s (may as well have been The Kingdom) on August 19th, and we only had Episode 22 of Season 10 remaining! The very last available on Netflix before we needed to move to AMC for the final season. UGH! That’s when I picked-up the remaining 38% of the comic series. That’s what led me to ending it over the past weekend. The final feast.
It’s fitting. End of summer. End of vacation. Maybe end of the pandemic (start of the endemic?) I think about swords and radios. My daughter wants a crossbow. My son gets an ear infection and reminds us how important antibiotics are. Robert Kirkman changed the world with this series. Maybe not the entire world, but enough of it to give thousands (maybe millions) more than a glimpse into the realities of human behavior when the SHTF. The flaws of humanity were not fiction: WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD!
We can only hope that there are a lot of Rick Grimes characters in the real world.
August 4, 2020
Honestly thinking on this one. A bundle of thoughts right now. From, " It's over?" to "THEY KILLED WHO?!?"Above all else questioning if more time should of been spent in The Commonwealth before the finale. But it does wrap the series up in a nice bow. If each community was attempting to recreate some element of civilization, here was the closest to reality! Even if Kirkman was being a little blunt with his critiques. Enjoyable from front to back! Even if the ending leaves you wanting. Especially if the ending leaves you wanting. Better to leave it that way, even if it hurts.
July 18, 2022
Che grande tristezza ma anche finale di Speranza. Sapere che negan è vivo e che la storia può continuare ancora per un pò è confortante
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September 22, 2023❤️❤️Nunca pensé que me engancharía a the walking dead
March 5, 2024
This was the best story I’ve ever read. I don’t know if another story will ever top it! Sad it ended!
August 31, 2025
This series is at its best when it explores societal issues and their resolutions, and this volume does that masterfully. Fantastic and satisfying ending to the series.
October 11, 2023
The Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 8 by Robert Kirkman, collects the comic book series's Volumes 29-32 (#169-193). In June 2019, it was revealed that the series would come to its conclusion with July 2019's Issue 193 — a giant-sized issue — ending a 16-year run in as an abrupt fashion as the deaths of many of the comic's lead characters. However, Kirkman noted that this was a stylistic decision and his intended ending. He even commissioned a few covers for fake issues past #193 to preserve the big plot twist in the final three points.
Recent events have thrown Alexandria into turmoil, and now Rick, Dwight, Eugene, and Negan have something to prove. New friends. New enemies. New threats. It's a whole new world as Rick leads the Commonwealth's Governor, Pamela Milton, on a tour of the various communities Alexandria is aligned with. Naturally...terrible things begin to happen very quickly. The conflict in the Commonwealth hits a fever pitch...could this be the end of civilisation as we've come to know it?
After Issue 193 issues of cynicism and overwhelming proof that "humans are the real monsters", the series ends happily.
Recent events have thrown Alexandria into turmoil, and now Rick, Dwight, Eugene, and Negan have something to prove. New friends. New enemies. New threats. It's a whole new world as Rick leads the Commonwealth's Governor, Pamela Milton, on a tour of the various communities Alexandria is aligned with. Naturally...terrible things begin to happen very quickly. The conflict in the Commonwealth hits a fever pitch...could this be the end of civilisation as we've come to know it?
After Issue 193 issues of cynicism and overwhelming proof that "humans are the real monsters", the series ends happily.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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