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The Walking Dead (Single Issues)
The Walking Dead #178
“NEW WORLD ORDER,” Part Four Princess unleashed—It's possible Princess doesn't quite fit in at the Commonwealth.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 4, 2018
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Robert Kirkman
2,743 books6,947 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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April 4, 2018
The Walking Dead is really starting to pick up again!
Princess was annoying ever since her first appearance. She really showed that she can kick some ass in this one though. The dude I talked to today at the local comic shop was right...there may be hope for her after all.
And I knew something sinister was going to be around the corner with the commonwealth, as this issue hinted at. Watch Governor Milton turns out to be a total monster or something. That's kind of the way it happened when the Governor (that really horrible guy from way back) first appeared. He was all polite and smiles, next thing you know he cuts Rick's hand off and is a total sociopath.
I'm worried about next issue because of the cover and the look on Michonne's face in the last panel on the last page in this issue. That would be a fucked up move by Kirkman to reunite Michonne with her daughter and then kill her off. But, these covers are usually made to throw you off. Either way, I'll be pretty pissed if she dies. Michonne is one of my favorite characters both in the comic book and the TV show. If Kirkman kills her off he'd better at least write another apology like he did for the Andrea death. Well, no matter what... I anxiously await next month.
Princess was annoying ever since her first appearance. She really showed that she can kick some ass in this one though. The dude I talked to today at the local comic shop was right...there may be hope for her after all.
And I knew something sinister was going to be around the corner with the commonwealth, as this issue hinted at. Watch Governor Milton turns out to be a total monster or something. That's kind of the way it happened when the Governor (that really horrible guy from way back) first appeared. He was all polite and smiles, next thing you know he cuts Rick's hand off and is a total sociopath.
I'm worried about next issue because of the cover and the look on Michonne's face in the last panel on the last page in this issue. That would be a fucked up move by Kirkman to reunite Michonne with her daughter and then kill her off. But, these covers are usually made to throw you off. Either way, I'll be pretty pissed if she dies. Michonne is one of my favorite characters both in the comic book and the TV show. If Kirkman kills her off he'd better at least write another apology like he did for the Andrea death. Well, no matter what... I anxiously await next month.
March 28, 2020
Few things, Princess is awesome, Sebastian is an asshole and things are sketchy in Commonwealth as well. Let's see how can things resolve in the next two issues.
It's no wonder The Walking Dead is a legendary series, it truly deserves all the praise it can get. I love The Walking Dead and it's style. It's wonderful and I love the journey taken with Rick and the group as they roam the wasteland in search of life and stability.I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
It's no wonder The Walking Dead is a legendary series, it truly deserves all the praise it can get. I love The Walking Dead and it's style. It's wonderful and I love the journey taken with Rick and the group as they roam the wasteland in search of life and stability.I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
September 27, 2018
You wouldn't hit a girl with goggles would you?
July 2, 2018
If I wanted to read a mexican soap opera, I would mail Image to start a Maria la del Barrio comic series.
The Walking Dead turned into The Walking Garbage.
The Walking Dead turned into The Walking Garbage.
April 5, 2018
This was a pretty average issue, although I must say that it was a bit odd that Stephanie's race seems to have changed since we first saw her two issues ago!
April 16, 2018
Awesome! Really enjoying this arc, I think the Commonwealth is gonna supply us with some great new characters & story material for issues to come.
April 5, 2018
finally something new!
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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April 10, 2018
Michonne
Love the story arch with Michonne's daughter, can't wait to see how that plays out, she is one of my all time favorite character's in the comic and show and will be very protective of her daughter. This will be so good.
I love the story lines in both the show and comic and find that I can relate to how some decisions characters make that on the surface may seem bad and/or crazy. Just like real life, it's easy to say how one should have acted or responded to a situation when we are looking from the outside in or have time to think about the right choices, hindsight is always 20/20.
I never thought I could get hooked on comic books, regular books definitely, comic books no, so I am loving that I have a new form of story telling to enjoy. Robert is very gifted and I have a feeling Walking Dead won't be the only comics I get hooked on!📖
Love the story arch with Michonne's daughter, can't wait to see how that plays out, she is one of my all time favorite character's in the comic and show and will be very protective of her daughter. This will be so good.
I love the story lines in both the show and comic and find that I can relate to how some decisions characters make that on the surface may seem bad and/or crazy. Just like real life, it's easy to say how one should have acted or responded to a situation when we are looking from the outside in or have time to think about the right choices, hindsight is always 20/20.
I never thought I could get hooked on comic books, regular books definitely, comic books no, so I am loving that I have a new form of story telling to enjoy. Robert is very gifted and I have a feeling Walking Dead won't be the only comics I get hooked on!📖
October 7, 2018
Looks like I haven't gone crazy, and Stephanie's appearance does seem to have changed since she first appeared two issues ago. That's pretty odd. Was there some sort of error back then that got overlooked? Anyway, we see Princess in action here. Now, Sebastian is a terrible person. When he pushed Magna, everyone there had a right to help defend her. However, Princess and Michonne drawing their weapons was not necessary since he was unarmed. It felt like there needed to be a place to show that Princess could be skilled. And while she does display some of that here, it felt like the wrong time to do so. I don't hate the character like some do, but I'm still waiting for her to have her own epic moment.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 1, 2018
The group gets to know the residents of the Commonwealth.
If it wasn't for Princess, I'd have marked this issue anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 stars. Pretty dull and uneventful, this issue just showed us another group who is filled with some less than desirable individuals. It's getting beyond tedious. Hopefully the next issue finds a way to redeem itself.
If it wasn't for Princess, I'd have marked this issue anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 stars. Pretty dull and uneventful, this issue just showed us another group who is filled with some less than desirable individuals. It's getting beyond tedious. Hopefully the next issue finds a way to redeem itself.
April 5, 2018
I want to like princess but with her dialogue “hey, you big meanie!” Is cringe worthy and then takes down 3 supposedly military trained guys no problem? Hopefully she gets less cringey but so far she almost ruins every issue she’s in. I’m interested in the story otherwise.
June 6, 2018
Some character building and some more chinks in the Commonwealth’s armor. Seems like a civil war or at the very least, a change in leadership may be coming. If I were a betting man, I’d say Rick becomes the new governor of the Commonwealth.
April 5, 2018
3.5 Creo que todo sigue pasando un poco MUY lento.
April 8, 2018
Eita...no próximo o bicho vai pegar!
April 9, 2018
Oh princess, you have won the world over! Thanks you for being you....That governor son tho.......
April 24, 2018
Uh Oh
I knew that the son was going to be an issue. Excited to see what happens next! Mic hone is going to rage!
I knew that the son was going to be an issue. Excited to see what happens next! Mic hone is going to rage!
May 6, 2018
An average issue overall, but with some really sweet moments.
May 19, 2018
Chyeahhhh.
December 31, 2018
Mi personaje favorito hasta el momento es Princesa, pero quiero más acción.
November 10, 2019
And the first cracks are showing!
January 27, 2020
Holy smokes, Princess kicks butt! Hope that twerp Joffrey-wannabee dies next issue
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April 28, 2018Princess, you rock!
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