Los muertos vivientes. Libro seis

The Walking Dead #11-12

by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard (Ilustrator)

El mayor arco argumental de Los Muertos Vivientes (The Walking Dead) sigue en este volumen. Rick y su némesis se enfrentan en una batalla sin tregua en la que nadie puede elegir la neutralidad. Nada volverá a ser igual.
Robert Kirkman guioniza uno de los cómics independientes más vendidos, cuya serie de TV es un auténtico fenómeno de masas.
Recopila los tomos de tapa blanda 21 a 24 más extras: The Walking Dead # 121-144, Walking Dead HC 10-12, Omnibus Hardcover Vol. 5-6.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Horror, Zombies, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Post Apocalyptic

616 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2010

About the author

Robert 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.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The quality is still very good, and (like always) so much happens that it's hard to pin down the craziest thing that Kirkman puts these guys through.
This one is definitely still dark, though. And we lose several of the original members of The Group right off the bat.

WARNING: SPOILERS!
Sorry, I'm trying to keep track of what's happening in these books.



Ben, the creepy twin who was dismembering those animals in the last volume, finally goes full on psycho, and plays with his brother Billy's guts in the woods. Andrea, who along with Dale has been acting as a surrogate parent, stumbles upon the scene.



This was particularly poignant, because while all of the adults (aside from Dale & Andrea) know that this kid is beyond help and needs to be put down, the idea of actually killing a child is horrifying. And while the adults debate the matter, one member takes matters into their own hands...



Yeah, so it looks like little Carl may need some therapy when this whole Apocalypse thing is over.
But they don't even get a chance to find out Who Shot JR Ben before another zombie attack has everyone all freaked out. Father Gabriel (new guy) says a few words over Ben, and these guys head out to find shelter at his church.
So, 2 dead kids, and 1 child murderer should be the highlight of this one, right?
Nope...up next, Cannibals!



Definitely the gross out award winner so far! Ugh! They eat their victims alive, slicing off one chunk of delicious meat at a time.
*shudder*
Speaking of, where's Dale?!



And in the best shocker of the book, Dale gets the last laugh when he reveals that he had been bitten by zombie in the last attack, and had purposely wandered off to die alone.


Awww, yeah! But the cannibals aren't done trying to get an easy meal yet, and in the hopes of panicking the rest of the group into making stupid decisions, they decide to haul him back to the church.



It's the last mistake they'll ever make.



Again, this is where Rick & Co. lose a little bit more of their ooey-gooey centers, and replace it with some good old-fashioned revenge.
Let's just say, they don't kill them quickly.



Everyone says their goodbyes, and another longtime member bites the dust.
R.I.P Dale.



In the aftermath, Carl finds out what Rick did to the Cannibals, and the two share a father/son bonding moment as Carl confesses that he was the one who shot Ben. Awwwww!



Alrighty, last up is what I'm assuming will be a new story arc. These guys get recruited by (what seems to be) a settlement of really nice people.



After they finally get to the community, it seems like they might finally be able to make a home for themselves, and perhaps even rebuild their lives.



Although, after everything they've been through, it may be too nice for these guys. Or maybe they're just having a hard time trusting anyone?
Whatever the reason, it doesn't look like everything is going to be unicorns and rainbows from here on out...

[Alberto Palomino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Búa, cuantos años hacia que no leía Los Muertos Vivientes, uno de mis comics favoritos de la historia.
Pero por motivos que desconozco, llegue a un punto cuando me compraba las tapas blandas que pare, y han tenido que pasar años y años para volverla a retomar. Y aun con todo me acordaba exactamente donde me quede y no he tenido que releerla desde el principio. A ver si, hay cosas que ya he olvidado, algunos personajes secundarios nuevos que aparecieron poco antes de donde me quede ya ni me acordaba de quienes eran, pero bueno, como aquí las puede pichar cualquiera, pues ni tanto problema.

A ver, aunque este reseñando la edición integral de Planeta, realmente no es que la haya leído desde el principio, como digo, solo la he empezado a leer desde donde me quede, que es exactamente en el momento en el que Carl va en busca de la chica susurradora de la que se ha encaprichado.
Pero por hacer un breve resumen recuerdo que en este integral deberían de haber contado la guerra que tuvieron Alexandria liderada por Rick y la Cima liderada por Maggie contra los Salvadores de Negan y su imbatible Lucille.
La victoria que tuvieron contra este y su encarcelamiento, la pequeña paz que esto conlleva, y la llegado del siguiente problema a batir, los Susurradores, peña salvaje que se disfraza de zombis para pasar desapercibidos entre los muertos y te pueden apuñalar desde cualquier rincón. Maggie se enfrenta a una insurrección dentro de la Cima que peligra su liderazgo y su vida, Rick se empieza a acomodar a su cómoda vida en Alexandria intentando restaurar un tipo de civilización, y su hijo Carl encuentra el amor donde menos lo espera.

También contamos con el regreso de Michonne que llevaba mucho tiempo fuera en un barco yendo en busca de respuestas a sus sentimientos (y para mí durante este lapsus sucede el videojuego de The Walking Dead: Michonne de Telltale Games). Y la esperanza de Ezequiel de que vuelva con el puesto que con su alejamiento se rompió la relación.
Es extraño haber retomado la lectura en un momento de “paz” momentánea, después de tantos desastres, muertes, vísceras y zombis, pero claro, esto son los muertos vivientes ¿no? Al final tenemos un pedazo de bomba atómica que te deja seco y con ganas de continuar leyendo. ¿Podrán estos “muertos vivientes” vivir en paz alguna vez?

El integral incluye tambien con una pequeña historia sobre Negan donde nos narran más o menos quien era antes de ser… pues eso, el Negan que todos conocemos y como se fue forjando el monstruo que suelta más palabrotas que yo cuando tenía quince años. Observamos de donde viene lo de ponerle de apodo “Lucille” a su bate rodeado de alambre y como pudo sobrevivir en el mundo mientras se hundia en el apocalipsis zombi. Interesante. El tomo concluye con los extras y las portadas a todo color que siempre es un lujo.

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. I started reading these graphic novels around the end of season 4, I believe. I'm finally caught up with what's currently airing on television. I really love the show and the graphic novels even though they're so different. I feel like I'm getting two different storylines with the same characters in the same universe, so that's cool. Can't wait to read the next one! The next book will be completely new stuff to me.

[Niina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jännittävää, miten eri tavoin aika jakaantuu tv-sarjan ja sarjakuvan aikana. Jos oikein käsitän, tässä vaiheessa sarjakuvassa on kulunut n. 14 kuukautta zombie ajanlaskun mukaan ja tv-sarjassa vähän pidempään nimittäin 533 päivää eli 1,5 vuotta ja 17 päivää. Kovasti odottamaani Terminus-vaihetta ei tullut (ainakaan vielä), kannibaaleja kylläkin oli mukana. Ja porukka päätyi viimein Alexandriaan, eli pian suomennetut sarjakuvat ottavat kiinni tv-sarjan.

[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the best one so far. Either Kirkman is getting better or I've just come to terms with his terrible writting, probably a combination of both. This volume seemed to have a more even balance between action and talking, words and pictures. I am enjoying seeing Carl progress, since he seems to be the only character that is really evolving. This was the first time I actually enjoyed reading and was left wondering what would happen next. Without giving too much away I think that this book has the most authentic character reactions to the new slew of problems. At the end of this book I'm happy with all of the remaining characters now that all my least favorites have died. While not fully redeemed, the women have improved and are much less pathetic.

[Marta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this - they have explored how far can you be pushed in the wild, now we see whether they can tolerate civilization again.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't handle this series. I am reading it so fast and then forgetting to review them! It's making me want to rewatch the show from the start so freakin' bad!! 10/10 would definitely recommend!

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another installment of "The Walking Dead" completed. I continue to be impressed with how much the show follows the comics, but I honestly like the books better. As with most book vs television, there is just more room for depth of character and plot. Even with this being a comic, there is still a lot more insight in to these characters, and the differences from the show are big enough that the story still feels new. The art continues to be excellent, and adds to that depth of character.

[Ander Mombiela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Después de un volumen de transición, la cosa enseguida vuelve a ponerse en marcha. En este recopilatorio pasa de todo: a pesar de durar solo 5 capítulos, el arco de los cazadores es brutal y el grupo acaba de llegar a la comuna de Alejandría.

Rick va a volver a liarla, como siempre.

[Michael Hicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

(This review was originally published by GraphicNovelReporter.com on Oct. 26, 2010)

Tragedy and loss are the backbones of The Walking Dead, an ongoing comic book set in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. What creator and writer Robert Kirkman does wisely throughout the series is examine the social implications of life in the aftermath. What kinds of trials and tribulations would the survivors face, how would they grow and adapt to these challenges, and how would they cope with this new world order? When civilization is gone, what happens to the civilized man in a world without rules?

In examining these questions, Kirkman has often posited that the enemy isn't always the zombie. While they are an omnipresent threat, the real monsters lurking in the shadows, the horrors that should be feared, are often human.

Book 6 is divided into two chapters, "Fear the Hunters" and "Life Among Them," both of which were previously collected in paperback volumes. "Fear the Hunters" opens with the band of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, reeling from a tragedy that has claimed the life of two more members of their group. When a priest stumbles into their camp, tensions rise and their paranoia grows deeper when another friend goes missing and it becomes clear they are being tracked and hunted.

Throughout the series, Kirkman has run his characters ragged, putting them through one torturous scenario after another. They've survived violent zombie raids and insane armies of men. Characters are established, crafted with equal care and complexity, and then heartlessly murdered. No one is safe. Grimes and the survivors he has helped to protect have come to know and expect cruelty, and they know the living human monsters are far more dangerous than the undead.

The reactions to strangers are tempered with caution, fear, and distrust. The choices made by Kirkman's lead characters, particularly Grimes, have been polished with a reason borne from the experiences they have lived through, the too-close encounters they have survived. The decisions Grimes makes when he encounters the hunters at the close of the opening chapter are so heavily influenced by the agony he's suffered in the past that it stands as a stark reminder of how far this man has come. The Rick Grimes presented in this collection is a far cry from the man readers were introduced to in the first book, and it is a believable, natural bit of character development. For all of the horrors these characters have survived, none of them have been left unscathed or unaltered.

"Life Among Them" further reinforces their suspicions when another stranger, Aaron, walks into their camp. Grimes and the survivors are heading toward Washington, D.C., hoping to find civilization, a city untouched by, or at least reestablished from, the zombie nightmare. They are low on food and exhausted when Aaron makes them an offer none can refuse --- a home, a community, a stable life like the ones they used to know.

It's a credit to Kirkman's skill as a writer that he can thrust his characters into what is, by all accounts, a peaceful safe zone and make it feel unsettling and claustrophobic. There are kids playing in parks unsupervised, families walk the streets at night unafraid and towed behind their dogs. Yet, for all its apparent normalcy, it's like something out of The Twilight Zone. There is an awful tension lurking beneath it all, forcing one to wonder when the other shoe will drop. When it does, it's a doozey, showing a depth that is perfectly within character and offering a promise to turn the series on its head once again.

The Walking Dead is a brilliant horror story and expertly told. With over 70 issues under his belt, Kirkman has yet to make a serious misstep in his storytelling, keeping each story arc tight and deftly plotted. Each arc feeds into the next, informing and sculpting it, building upon the history that's been created in scarily natural ways. It is one of the most consistent and well-crafted series on the market today and should not be ignored.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story and characterization in Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" has been impressive not only in its quality, but more importantly, in its longevity. There have been many comic series that drag on to indefinite lengths with stretches of brilliance here and there depending on the creators. There have been many graphic novels with a finite page count and very specific story that that are masterpieces in the genre.

With "The Walking Dead", Kirkman manages an unlikely blending of the two. Having recently surpassed 80 issues, it certainly has the look of an indefinite, on-going comic book series. But each collection I've read thus far still manages to feel like an individual chapter in one single story.

The sixth hardcover collection (issues 61-78)is a perfect example of this. The previous 60 issues see everyman Rick Grimes lead his band of survivors through a series of trials and horrors and deaths. Any of these ordeals could be seen as just standard zombie-related perils. But Kirkman made sure every single one of those encounter counted for something. Every character who died. Every adversary faced. Every new survivor adopted into the group. They all have an effect, and seem to lead inevitably to what happens in this volume.

Almost as evidence of the evolution of Rick and Co., Kirkman presents the group with a threat similar to one they've already seen, only to have our heroes react in a drastically different manner than the way they would have reacted earlier. It's a short and brutal encounter that leaves the reader cheering even as you are taken aback with what the Rick is now capable of.

The second half of this volume sees the group stumble into a genuinely novel situation, which only further accentuates how far down the rabbit hole they've fallen. The characters, many of whom have served as the everymen and everywomen of the story, stuggling through the zombie apocalypse, are suddenly revealed to be a cadre of severely screwed up people.

In the previous 60 issues, they've encountered, and even harbored severely screwed up people, often with wildly chaotic results. The two story arcs contained in Harcover #6 is Kirkman's way of showing you that his protagonists have become the very thing they've been hiding from.

So storywise, Hardcover #6 is a winner. But the art from Charlie Aldard cannot be overlooked. His lines are clean, his composition clear, and his knack for characterization is amazing. With an always fluctuating cast of diverse characters, its easy to not notice how helpful Aldard's knack is for giving every single person their own distinct look. And his attention to the little details is impressing as well. If you pay attention, you can watch from issue to issue as a character's hair growns. As scars and scratches and battle damage are accumulated then heal over time. Seeing a distinct article of clothing pass from one character to another was not only a nice nod to continuity, but a telling bit of characterization.

My only regret about reading this amazing comic in these beautifully collected editions, is that I've run out of collections. I'm caught up with the current issues, still on the shelves at the LCS. Kirkman and Adlard's amazing efforts have me a bit down that I'm now going to have to wait a month for each new chapter.

[Sonic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful, thrilling stuff! It is pretty difficult not to just sit and read it all in one or two sittings.

[Victoria Hawco · Rating 4 out of 5]

But what do you think would really happen if… I mean if you REALLY ate… never mind.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every time I start reading one of these hardcover editions of The Walking Dead, it's always hard to put the damned thing down. I often end up staying up later than planned because it's so damned good!

This one was pretty dark, not as messed up as book three was with all the stuff with The Governor, but still really dark. The Terminus group shows up A.K.A "The Termites" Except they are not living in a place called Terminus in the beginning, they are a wandering group of cannibals who state that the reason they started eating people was because it was a lot easier than hunting animals. Pretty messed up...Evil! And when Rick and Co. deal with them, it's not a red handled machete that delivers Rick's promise to Gareth When Rick and the group surround the cannibals in the woods, they don't show you what they do to them. Leaving it to your imagination that it is something really horrible. Some fans probably didn't like that (you know cause they're desensitized Walking Dead Fans....they want blood and gore, and lots of it! LOL). I, however, actually did like that they did it that way.

I saw something once on YouTube about Steven Spielberg and when he was directing Jaws (and I'm having trouble finding that again on there, it was one of those watchmojo.com ones) about how he was having trouble with the opening scene where the girl gets eaten by the shark because the shark looked fake. So he asked himself "What would [Alfred] Hitchcock do?". And the answer to that is "Sometimes it's what you don't see that is terrifying."

However, while reading that, I kept thinking "Maybe That whole 'Rick and Negan are not that far apart' thing that Kirkman keeps trying to tell us is true". Which I hated thinking, cause I hate Negan. I seriously hope he gets what he deserves in Season 8.

They eventually find their way to Alexandria. It's interesting that, I already knew this because they said it on Talking Dead with Chris Hardwick, that Deana's character is a man named Douglas in the comic books. I miss Deana on the show. I can't figure out who I prefer, but it would have been interesting to see this fan prediction...


LOL.

When Rick meets Douglas, he tells him about a story he read online about something that happened in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Where a father while on a hallucinogen ate his four year old son's eyes. It bothered him so much and made him realize there really is such a thing as evil.

That shit actually happened!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dad-ate-...

I suppose Kirkman changed the location because he had to, and not to offend anyone of course.

And living in Alexandria at first is very much like it is in the TV show. They are all trying to live like things are the same as they were before the world fell apart. And Rick and Co. are uneasy about that. And of course they leave you hanging on the last page, "TO BE CONTINUED".

I really am still digging this series. I think Robert Kirkman is a great writer and Charlie Adlard is a great artist. I'll have to get books seven and eight now. I believe book nine is where Negan shows up. I'll just keep reading these hardcovers and putting them on my bookshelf as well as reading the current, monthly issues of The Walking Dead until I'm caught up on the whole thing. And of course my fingers are crossed that Season 8 of the TV show will be good, and hopefully not too many characters I like get killed off.

[Benji Glaab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still an entertaining read. This volume is fairly mellow in comparison to the previous books. The story is chugging along and really has that "song that never ends" vibe. I'm sure that things will pick back up again. My first read of this series I must have left off around volume 9/10 so I'm into uncharted territory now.

[Vicente Ribes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mucho mejor que la serie.

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too good to be true?

[Soteralzobooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.0 biblio

[Roosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

semmone 3.5/5

[B.A. Malisch · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's full of hopelessness, which is it's own strange sort of perfection.

Pages: 304

[Adam Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goodreads suggests that if I like this volume, I might check out Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice, which I have, and I love. This is a fantastic and appropriate recommendation, given the new villains presented in this storyarc, which I think of as "Tainted Meat."

(Non-plot spoiler alert: It's us! We're the tainted meat! God we suck as a post-zombie society.)

There are some plot twists in this volume that might work better than previous volumes plot twists, I'm unsure, as I could definitely see them coming, but even though I don't remember the details of the story from the first time I read this storyarc (when it came out), I have read it before, so my subconscious is being a bit of a cheater.

Much like the previous volume, this is a Road Trip book where the characters barely have time to get comfortable somewhere before they're on the move again. We also get to know Abraham and Eugene a bit more, much like we got to know Hershel and his family in Volume Two, so it doesn't seem like things are going to end well for them.

The callousness of the decision making in this book is intriguing as Rick doesn't appear to be making decisions based on his mental instability, but the fact the reader knows he's having problems dealing with reality calls all of his future decision making into question.

[Holden Attradies · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only read Walking Dead in the nice hardcovers, so as of this point this is as far as I've gotten. I REALLY enjoyed this volume. It kind of felt like the series had that fresh story glow again, maybe best described here as the stories second wind. Not to say that past volumes were bad, just that this one was particularly good.

I thoroughly enjoyed the inclusion of two normal post apocalyptic tropes: the preacher and the cannibals. Once again Kirkman's take on these things comes off as very unique. And it's been horrifying yet mesmerizing watching the characters continue fall from what we would call reality. With Dale's death I kind of felt the group has lost it's one last character with a proper, pre-zombie grasp of reality, and the fact that Rick see's that is even more disturbing. Matter's with Carl are even more edge of the seat. Is he a hero in the making like Rick, or is he starting down the path of an amazing antagonist with a great background?

Which brings us to the city they find. When this book ends I am left with the feeling that there really isn't anything too sinister going on here. But Rick and his group are by now so messed up from surviving "out in the world" that it felt like perhaps in the next volume they will be the antagonists. The next hardcover is coiming out this month, so I suppose I'll find out soon!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

In book 6, the group runs into a preacher, a pack of cannibals, and an entire gated community. Meanwhile the zombies are starting to act a little funny - they're starting to just keel over and sort of die (again). It'll be interesting to find out what this means, if the creators are going to make this a sort of time-elapsed virus that's coming to an end or what. I didn't think the new character the preacher really brought anything to the table. He tells his sob story and then he's just a hanger-on, shadowing the group wherever they go. At one point someone said something about Gabriel and I was like who? Oh yeah, the preacher man. So maybe he'll add something to the story later. The cannibal sequence was pretty scary (a decent trade-off for the weak zombies of this issue). I was wondering when they'd throw in some people-eaters. Rick and the gang seem to be somewhat safe now in their new neighborhood but it all just seems too perfect and quiet and the people seem a bit off. Their politician leader is giving me the willies, especially in his pursual of poor Andrea. I'm looking forward to finding out what happened to these people under their previous leader, the infamous Davidson. According to amazon.com book 7 will be available October 16th. Agh, the suspense!

[João Batista · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, 3.5 stars... It is a good book as long as the story goes.
The group is now changed in every aspect, either with new characters, or with their minds. A lot has happened to them and they start to make really hard decisions.
A priest appears out of the blue with a simple smile and willing to join the group; he has a very interesting conversation with the scientist; we find out more about this scientist later on; another group is willing to take each one of them as game; Rick organizes a 'welcoming' party to them - one of my best scenes for this book...
As they have to reach Washington, D.C, they find another stranger on their way: all smiles and invitations... they want new citizens for their community. Douglas (the politician) is their 'leader' and needs to have a little chat with each one of them to see if they 'fit in'. The story he tells Rick is intriguing: has it happened in the community? I wonder.
But as every choice they make, Rick and the group think they can overthrow the leadership there, as they were asked politely to remove their weapons and accepted.
So, will they recover their weapons? Is the community really all that happy and perfect? Is the group finally settled and thriving from now on?...
I don't think so!

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume holds issues 61 to 72 of this brilliantly addictive series and follows on from the previous volume as our survivors try and find their way to Washington but things quickly get out of hand as one member of their group commits an almost unspeakable crime and they try to deal with the consequences. On top of this there seems to be something deadly in the woods, something that is not the undead, putting the group on edge and adding a surprising new twist in the fight for survival. As this volume comes to a close things seem to be looking up for our survivors...or is it? Once again Kirkman has a knack for throwing in some big twists in his story and gets you to question everything about society as the group faces a massive decision that has devastating consequences. The illustrations are, as always, superb and gore-filled and bring the story to life, showing it to its full horrifying potential. Now to get my hands on the next installment!

[Liesl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series continues to surprise me and keep me interested in what happens to these survivors. The first half of this volume provides a closer look at what's going on in Carl's mind and how he differs from other young children, introduces a nasty group that is quickly dispatched, and contains the death of a major character. The moral issues that are brought up and grappled with regarding how to deal with outsiders and threats to safety are quite compelling. The second half moves a bit more slowly with the introduction of the safe community as a residence, but it's incredibly fascinating that this time around, Rick's group is the one causing the problems within the community since they are so scarred by the trauma that they have experienced. As usual, I am dying to see what happens next, although the cliffhanger isn't quite as gripping this time around.

[Amy Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this volume. Some difficult things happen here. It's interesting for me to read this after having watched the show. Everything winds up being a surprise to me because, despite the fact that similar events take place, the show often used different characters who had the same fate of a different character in the book. Instead of having the twin boys, the show left out Billy and Ben and put in two young sisters instead. They have a very similar story arc when it comes to what eventually happens to them. There are other instances of this, and a couple of them are in this book. In the last half of this, things slow down a little bit as the group finds refuge in Alexandria. It's much less of a cliffhanger, but maybe that's a good thing. There's definitely still a sense of foreboding, as there always is.

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

The hits keep on coming for Rick's crew. New man Abraham nearly loses it when their DC expert turns out to be a liar, Michonne continues to become closer to Carl while distancing herself from her humanity, and Rick finds himself outside a gated community in DC - being offered the job of constable. Despite getting a house and feeling somewhat normal for the first time in months, the Congressman in charge of the commune is starting to raise red flags. After what happened with the Governor back in Woodbury, Rick is not about to take any more chances...

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deze graphic novel reeks blijft me in z'n greep houden. Ik moet minstens een keer per boek naar adem happen, want boy oh boy! Ik ben blij dat ik de televisiereeks niet moet zien nu, want ik zou toch meer wegkijken dan iets anders. De scène waarin Michonne even iemand martelt... Jikes!