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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
No one is safe in the aftermath of the most shocking Walking Dead storyline yet! The remaining survivors continue the road to Washington, D.C., but not everyone will make it out alive!
Collecting issues #61-66.
Collecting issues #61-66.
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 6, 2010
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Robert Kirkman
2,569 books7,071 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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March 26, 2026
You can't buy this... fineness, let me see the heat get to you / Let me watch the dressing start to peel / It's a kindness, highness, crumbs enough for everyone / Old and young are welcome to the meal (Eat Your Young – Hozier).
It’s not often, but every now and then I wish I could have the same opinions as everybody else so I could write a one sentence review saying, “Had a lot of fun with this volume, can’t wait to see what comes next!” and be done with it, but unfortunately I have a contrary nature that refuses to let things lie. And look, I know this is sounding like I’m doing a whole #humblebrag thing, but I really do find myself exhausting at times because, like, what do you mean you’re not a big fan of comic book version of The Walking Dead!? The highly acclaimed story that brought millions of new fans to a tired genre, you’re telling me you just think it’s okay!?!? Well, sadly I’m here to say that I think the original version of this story is just okay, and it sucks to be that guy once again. I should take this moment to let you know that I was a huge fan of the show version, but dropped off like most others due to the terrible writing, directing, and insufferable show runners that were hellbent on convincing the fans that their zombie show was actually this super deep think piece about the nature of humanity. So yeah, even with the early seasons of the show (when it was still good), I never for a moment tricked myself into thinking I was watching something of actual substance like The Wire or Better Call Saul, but I will stand by my opinion that The Walking Dead (show) did have strong highlights. You know, big moments that’d be your conversation starter at the lunch table the next day, “Hey, did you see that bit where Michonne skewered The Governor in the back!?” and all that. That’s what I feel has been missing from my experience reading The Walking Dead comic, in that even though the bones of a great narrative are here, the events are flying by at such a fast clip that it’s hard for me to take a moment to digest any of the story beats that are transpiring. And look, I know this is a controversial opinion, but as someone who’s read a good portion of this comic at this point and dabbled a little in the Invincible series, I’ve always thought that Robert Kirkman is good at conceptual writing rather than the moment-to-moment… you know, moments. For example, every time someone has described the overarching plots of Kirkman’s works to me I was enamored, sitting there starry eyed at the vast amount of intricacies the man was able to embed into his genre defining comic, but now that I’m actually reading this stuff, I can’t help but feel a bit underwhelmed. Well maybe not underwhelmed, because I don’t think that word's a useful tool for media analysis, but I am disappointed at how Robert Kirkman seems unable to properly hit an emotional beat in his stories because he’s so deadest on convincing the audience that “this isn’t your typical silly zombie story, this is real and gritty and edgy” or whatever.
Sure, I can’t deny the impact this story has had on the genre as a whole, but as someone who’s sitting down and actually reading the damn thing, I almost prefer The Walking Dead as a synopsis on Wikipedia. Have you ever played that video game Uncharted 3? I remember not liking it because the main character, Nathan Drake, was put through so much constant action where he's being attacked every second of the game, and at a certain point I was just playing to reach the ending so the dude could rest! I was getting second-hand exhaustion from a video game (I’m an empath), which is crazy, but I guess what I’m saying is that I think every story needs a moment of respite for the characters (and the audience) to process what’s actually going on in the story, to decompress and all that. Because otherwise everything we just experienced is over and done with in a Thanos snap of the finger and all that's left to do is we move on from the story without it having emotionally impacted us in any way. For one, this comic just finished the famous Governor arc, but every event that has been talked about for years now happened in such a quick a blink of an eye that I wouldn’t have even been able to describe to you the play-by-play had I not already been aware of the story from the show adaption. But that’s the thing, the only reason this comic has been able to elicit a response from me is because I’ve been told about how epic and awesome the comic was for years at this point. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I still think The Walking Dead is fine, but like I said, it’s more of a “yep, this is cool” response than a “holy shit, this is the best thing I’ve ever read!” kind of thing. But outside of being way too fast paced, I think my biggest problem is the dialogue… in that everybody sounds the same; crass and rude and volatile. I know it's the world ended, but it was incredibly hard for me to differentiate who was who because everybody speaks with the same "angry kid on Xbox Live" cadence. It’s just “fuck this” and “fuck-etty fuck fuck” that every other speech bubble, and I can’t lie that it gave the entire work a rather juvenile vibe. And yeah, it's more realistic that way, people swear and blah blah blah, but I truly believe that when there’s intention behind a character's word choice, it can drastically change the impact of the story’s language. I’m no fan of censorship, but when writers are plagued with constraints, they’re forced to be more careful in how they pace the narrative, and this can result in more poignant writing. For example, in this volume of The Walking Dead, I read past a few famous lines that fans have quoted back-to-back at each other for years with nothing more than a barely conscious passivity. When Rick finally says “They’re fucking with the wrong people," the panel didn’t really do anything for me because it wasn't any different from the stuff he says on any given page. I’m just saying, the more you say a word the less impact it has, and in that sense I think this scene was done better in the show because we’re not used to hearing Rick swear, so when he says the famous line, we know it actually means something.
Also… just as an aside, I have to say that I like Andrew Lincoln’s stoic Clint Eastwood portrayal of the character better than the original on the page. For one, he looks way cooler and not like a folk singer from the 1970’s (“It's gonna be a cool night, just let me hold you by the firelight”), but also because he doesn’t react to every bit of stimuli with the Surprised Pikachu face. Mans is doing Kabuki Theater every time he sees a zombie and after a point I just wanted to tell him to get over it. Otherwise, do you know why I think the Resident Evil series is the best current zombie property? …And no, it’s not because the play-through of Resident Evil: Requiem I currently watching on YouTube has a shirtless Leon modded in… it’s because Resident Evil isn’t an apocalypse story. There's no collapse of society to worry about, so we can explore more nuances rather than swinging from extremity to extremity. And because it ignores all the narrative hoops writers always have to jump through to explain away how the world ends, I believe that there’s only so much you can do with an “end-of-the-world” story line. Robert Kirkman’s initial pitch for The Walking Dead was a “zombie story that would never end,” but he already lost that bet when he wrote in the absence of society. Resident Evil is the true zombie story that will never end because it has characters that are allowed to express emotions outside of heightened sadness or heightened anger. Leon Kennedy can go home at the end of the day and get ready to go on another adventure every couple of years because we don’t need a constant explanation of the world around the characters at every given moment. When you base your entire story around the theme of “humans are the real monsters,” then there’s only so many ways you can make that same point. “Here’s the bit where people eat each other, here’s the bit where people betray each other, here’s the bit where a guy gets his head bashed in” you see what I mean? After a point, it’s all the same. Whereas Resident Evil doesn’t bother with trying to make grand statements on the nature of humanity, but rather claiming that corporations are evil and calling it a day. And hey, that's a hell of a lot easier to believe than imagining my neighbor would eat me if the world ended tomorrow. Anyway, this Fear the Hunters volume is one of the most famous story arcs in The Walking Dead comic and show, so I was pretty excited to see it in its original incarnation. And like I said, I thought it was good… but I can’t help but be left with a sense of “oh, that was it?” and trust me, I’ve been fighting that feeling the entire time I was reading it! I just want to like things that are popular! So yeah, will I continue reading this comic? ...Yeah, probably. I'd like to promise you that I won’t be annoying about The Walking Dead going forward, but let’s be real… it’s in my nature.
“Maybe he was strong to resist those urges. Maybe he was stronger than any of us to hold on to his humanity and refuse to let it go.”
It’s not often, but every now and then I wish I could have the same opinions as everybody else so I could write a one sentence review saying, “Had a lot of fun with this volume, can’t wait to see what comes next!” and be done with it, but unfortunately I have a contrary nature that refuses to let things lie. And look, I know this is sounding like I’m doing a whole #humblebrag thing, but I really do find myself exhausting at times because, like, what do you mean you’re not a big fan of comic book version of The Walking Dead!? The highly acclaimed story that brought millions of new fans to a tired genre, you’re telling me you just think it’s okay!?!? Well, sadly I’m here to say that I think the original version of this story is just okay, and it sucks to be that guy once again. I should take this moment to let you know that I was a huge fan of the show version, but dropped off like most others due to the terrible writing, directing, and insufferable show runners that were hellbent on convincing the fans that their zombie show was actually this super deep think piece about the nature of humanity. So yeah, even with the early seasons of the show (when it was still good), I never for a moment tricked myself into thinking I was watching something of actual substance like The Wire or Better Call Saul, but I will stand by my opinion that The Walking Dead (show) did have strong highlights. You know, big moments that’d be your conversation starter at the lunch table the next day, “Hey, did you see that bit where Michonne skewered The Governor in the back!?” and all that. That’s what I feel has been missing from my experience reading The Walking Dead comic, in that even though the bones of a great narrative are here, the events are flying by at such a fast clip that it’s hard for me to take a moment to digest any of the story beats that are transpiring. And look, I know this is a controversial opinion, but as someone who’s read a good portion of this comic at this point and dabbled a little in the Invincible series, I’ve always thought that Robert Kirkman is good at conceptual writing rather than the moment-to-moment… you know, moments. For example, every time someone has described the overarching plots of Kirkman’s works to me I was enamored, sitting there starry eyed at the vast amount of intricacies the man was able to embed into his genre defining comic, but now that I’m actually reading this stuff, I can’t help but feel a bit underwhelmed. Well maybe not underwhelmed, because I don’t think that word's a useful tool for media analysis, but I am disappointed at how Robert Kirkman seems unable to properly hit an emotional beat in his stories because he’s so deadest on convincing the audience that “this isn’t your typical silly zombie story, this is real and gritty and edgy” or whatever.
Sure, I can’t deny the impact this story has had on the genre as a whole, but as someone who’s sitting down and actually reading the damn thing, I almost prefer The Walking Dead as a synopsis on Wikipedia. Have you ever played that video game Uncharted 3? I remember not liking it because the main character, Nathan Drake, was put through so much constant action where he's being attacked every second of the game, and at a certain point I was just playing to reach the ending so the dude could rest! I was getting second-hand exhaustion from a video game (I’m an empath), which is crazy, but I guess what I’m saying is that I think every story needs a moment of respite for the characters (and the audience) to process what’s actually going on in the story, to decompress and all that. Because otherwise everything we just experienced is over and done with in a Thanos snap of the finger and all that's left to do is we move on from the story without it having emotionally impacted us in any way. For one, this comic just finished the famous Governor arc, but every event that has been talked about for years now happened in such a quick a blink of an eye that I wouldn’t have even been able to describe to you the play-by-play had I not already been aware of the story from the show adaption. But that’s the thing, the only reason this comic has been able to elicit a response from me is because I’ve been told about how epic and awesome the comic was for years at this point. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I still think The Walking Dead is fine, but like I said, it’s more of a “yep, this is cool” response than a “holy shit, this is the best thing I’ve ever read!” kind of thing. But outside of being way too fast paced, I think my biggest problem is the dialogue… in that everybody sounds the same; crass and rude and volatile. I know it's the world ended, but it was incredibly hard for me to differentiate who was who because everybody speaks with the same "angry kid on Xbox Live" cadence. It’s just “fuck this” and “fuck-etty fuck fuck” that every other speech bubble, and I can’t lie that it gave the entire work a rather juvenile vibe. And yeah, it's more realistic that way, people swear and blah blah blah, but I truly believe that when there’s intention behind a character's word choice, it can drastically change the impact of the story’s language. I’m no fan of censorship, but when writers are plagued with constraints, they’re forced to be more careful in how they pace the narrative, and this can result in more poignant writing. For example, in this volume of The Walking Dead, I read past a few famous lines that fans have quoted back-to-back at each other for years with nothing more than a barely conscious passivity. When Rick finally says “They’re fucking with the wrong people," the panel didn’t really do anything for me because it wasn't any different from the stuff he says on any given page. I’m just saying, the more you say a word the less impact it has, and in that sense I think this scene was done better in the show because we’re not used to hearing Rick swear, so when he says the famous line, we know it actually means something.
Also… just as an aside, I have to say that I like Andrew Lincoln’s stoic Clint Eastwood portrayal of the character better than the original on the page. For one, he looks way cooler and not like a folk singer from the 1970’s (“It's gonna be a cool night, just let me hold you by the firelight”), but also because he doesn’t react to every bit of stimuli with the Surprised Pikachu face. Mans is doing Kabuki Theater every time he sees a zombie and after a point I just wanted to tell him to get over it. Otherwise, do you know why I think the Resident Evil series is the best current zombie property? …And no, it’s not because the play-through of Resident Evil: Requiem I currently watching on YouTube has a shirtless Leon modded in… it’s because Resident Evil isn’t an apocalypse story. There's no collapse of society to worry about, so we can explore more nuances rather than swinging from extremity to extremity. And because it ignores all the narrative hoops writers always have to jump through to explain away how the world ends, I believe that there’s only so much you can do with an “end-of-the-world” story line. Robert Kirkman’s initial pitch for The Walking Dead was a “zombie story that would never end,” but he already lost that bet when he wrote in the absence of society. Resident Evil is the true zombie story that will never end because it has characters that are allowed to express emotions outside of heightened sadness or heightened anger. Leon Kennedy can go home at the end of the day and get ready to go on another adventure every couple of years because we don’t need a constant explanation of the world around the characters at every given moment. When you base your entire story around the theme of “humans are the real monsters,” then there’s only so many ways you can make that same point. “Here’s the bit where people eat each other, here’s the bit where people betray each other, here’s the bit where a guy gets his head bashed in” you see what I mean? After a point, it’s all the same. Whereas Resident Evil doesn’t bother with trying to make grand statements on the nature of humanity, but rather claiming that corporations are evil and calling it a day. And hey, that's a hell of a lot easier to believe than imagining my neighbor would eat me if the world ended tomorrow. Anyway, this Fear the Hunters volume is one of the most famous story arcs in The Walking Dead comic and show, so I was pretty excited to see it in its original incarnation. And like I said, I thought it was good… but I can’t help but be left with a sense of “oh, that was it?” and trust me, I’ve been fighting that feeling the entire time I was reading it! I just want to like things that are popular! So yeah, will I continue reading this comic? ...Yeah, probably. I'd like to promise you that I won’t be annoying about The Walking Dead going forward, but let’s be real… it’s in my nature.
“Maybe he was strong to resist those urges. Maybe he was stronger than any of us to hold on to his humanity and refuse to let it go.”
June 24, 2023
Will Maggie come to terms with her losses and inability to get pregnant. What does Eugene really know, who is he really? Does Dale know how much Andrea loves him. And most of all... who's following the group? The five year anniversary volume gets my first The Walking Dead Five Star read! The unrelenting tale of death takes the reader down an unforeseen path as Rick, Abraham, Michonne co. get to realise their being tracked, find a man of God and have to talk about having to kill a child!!
A volume packed with moral dilemmas and a creative team not afraid to make characters make the realistic choices and not the necessarily moral ones; and then goon to question themselves and each other; alongside superb art sees this book hit the 9.5 out of 12 area = Five Star Read! The final scintillating comic in this volume got a smashing 11 out of 12 from me... you ready for THAT GIF?
2012, 2013, 2017 and 2019 read
A volume packed with moral dilemmas and a creative team not afraid to make characters make the realistic choices and not the necessarily moral ones; and then goon to question themselves and each other; alongside superb art sees this book hit the 9.5 out of 12 area = Five Star Read! The final scintillating comic in this volume got a smashing 11 out of 12 from me... you ready for THAT GIF?
2012, 2013, 2017 and 2019 read
April 17, 2017
The Waking Dead returns in this second compendium!
This is the eleventh volume of The Walking Dead, collecting the comic book issue from #109 to #114.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Eleven
FEAR THE HUNTERS
And in the end, when it’s over – I won’t hesitate.
You may think that in an insane world where men-eater zombies are everywhere, those would be your highest threat, but hardly, since there is a more deadly predator to men...
...other men.
And the worse of that is that men always will have the need of eating.
Hunger is a bitch for evolution.
The roles of predators and prey can be too easily interchangeable, and in this new dark world, love is the most tested emotion...
...and the "good guys" can't remained in that impossible status,...
...if they really want to have a shot to survive in this cruel new world...
...the world of The Walking Dead !!!
This is the eleventh volume of The Walking Dead, collecting the comic book issue from #109 to #114.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Eleven
FEAR THE HUNTERS
And in the end, when it’s over – I won’t hesitate.
You may think that in an insane world where men-eater zombies are everywhere, those would be your highest threat, but hardly, since there is a more deadly predator to men...
...other men.
And the worse of that is that men always will have the need of eating.
Hunger is a bitch for evolution.
The roles of predators and prey can be too easily interchangeable, and in this new dark world, love is the most tested emotion...
...and the "good guys" can't remained in that impossible status,...
...if they really want to have a shot to survive in this cruel new world...
...the world of The Walking Dead !!!
March 13, 2017
I’m desperately trying to catch up with the television show, but I’m still seven years behind on these. I have so much to read and so little time. You all know how it is! I just want to see Negan on the page and see more of Rick’s evolution. But then there’s also a whole world of books yet to discover. Such problems we readers have.
The title of this one, though, made me laugh far too much. It’s so ridiculous. There’s nothing to fear about these hunters. They are all very weak people, which would explain their tactics. The guy who led them, oddly, had no backbone. He didn’t have a chance against Rick. For me, this volume was a complete failure. The horror elements, the sheer misery, just came across as funny and comical, which, obviously, ruins the entire point of the series. It’s the worse one so far. The way the writers of the television show handled this element was much more effective.
It was also fairly rushed here. The story didn’t have much time to build up and was literally over before it began. A fairly central character departed in this one, one who has slowly been declining over the last few chapters. I was glad to see him ousted because by this point he was becoming pretty unrecognisable. The story needed to move forward in this regard. So this was a weak bunch of issues. Here’s to hoping the story starts to pick up again.
The title of this one, though, made me laugh far too much. It’s so ridiculous. There’s nothing to fear about these hunters. They are all very weak people, which would explain their tactics. The guy who led them, oddly, had no backbone. He didn’t have a chance against Rick. For me, this volume was a complete failure. The horror elements, the sheer misery, just came across as funny and comical, which, obviously, ruins the entire point of the series. It’s the worse one so far. The way the writers of the television show handled this element was much more effective.
It was also fairly rushed here. The story didn’t have much time to build up and was literally over before it began. A fairly central character departed in this one, one who has slowly been declining over the last few chapters. I was glad to see him ousted because by this point he was becoming pretty unrecognisable. The story needed to move forward in this regard. So this was a weak bunch of issues. Here’s to hoping the story starts to pick up again.
January 21, 2019
This series has always been about the humans and their fight for survival, it just so happens that it’s played out during a zombie apocalypse.
This volume really highlights this, the group have to face some difficult decisions as they journey to Washington.
The group are convinced they are being watched from the woods, when a seamlessly harmless pastor arrives - can the group trust him.
This volume is about the lengths of survival an individual decides to take, the pastor wanted to keep all the supplies in the church to himself.
Whilst the group of strangers outside will seamlessly go to any lengths...
This volume really highlights this, the group have to face some difficult decisions as they journey to Washington.
The group are convinced they are being watched from the woods, when a seamlessly harmless pastor arrives - can the group trust him.
This volume is about the lengths of survival an individual decides to take, the pastor wanted to keep all the supplies in the church to himself.
Whilst the group of strangers outside will seamlessly go to any lengths...
December 9, 2025
Gabriel is such a coward and every time I hear him speak he literally only talks about God. No real personality beneath that.
Michonne coming for the rescue like always. I admire her speed and accuracy when slicing these zombie heads off.
I already feared the hunters before starting the volume. I mean, who wants to be stalked? Definitely not me. The title is actually so ironic if one thinks about it a bit longer. They aren't great hunters and they admit it even themselves.
Michonne coming for the rescue like always. I admire her speed and accuracy when slicing these zombie heads off.
I already feared the hunters before starting the volume. I mean, who wants to be stalked? Definitely not me. The title is actually so ironic if one thinks about it a bit longer. They aren't great hunters and they admit it even themselves.
March 26, 2025
Niños haciendo cosas y carne fresca.
Sí, es un buen resumen.
Sí, es un buen resumen.
December 3, 2015
"They're fucking with the wrong people."
God damn god damn god damn. This volume was crazy! The Hunters were cruel and this volume really showed how humanity is lost among these people. All the horrible things Rick has to do are getting to him and he wants to be a good role model for Carl but it's almost impossible in a world like this. The idea of somebody watching the group from afar is really terrifying and creepy.
SPOILERS BELOW
I totally called it. Dale is dead. I knew he would be dead soon. The Hunters ate his leg and he was bit. It was exactly like what happened to bob in the show. I enjoyed that finale scene between Rick and Carl and Carl admits that he killed Ben. Shit's intense.
God damn god damn god damn. This volume was crazy! The Hunters were cruel and this volume really showed how humanity is lost among these people. All the horrible things Rick has to do are getting to him and he wants to be a good role model for Carl but it's almost impossible in a world like this. The idea of somebody watching the group from afar is really terrifying and creepy.
SPOILERS BELOW
I totally called it. Dale is dead. I knew he would be dead soon. The Hunters ate his leg and he was bit. It was exactly like what happened to bob in the show. I enjoyed that finale scene between Rick and Carl and Carl admits that he killed Ben. Shit's intense.
January 4, 2016
I don't know if I agree that this is the most shocking storyline yet, as the description says. I still think that the Governor takes that prize. But this was good all the same.
The in-group developments rocked me, especially with the death that occurs right off the bat, and the way that is handled. That was crazy unexpected! But the remaining stuff, the hunters named in the title, that was extremely predictable.
This wasn't my favorite, but honestly, these are so good that being 'not my favorite' is still doing better than much of what I read this year.
On to #12!
The in-group developments rocked me, especially with the death that occurs right off the bat, and the way that is handled. That was crazy unexpected! But the remaining stuff, the hunters named in the title, that was extremely predictable.
This wasn't my favorite, but honestly, these are so good that being 'not my favorite' is still doing better than much of what I read this year.
On to #12!
May 19, 2014
This is one of those comedy volumes where Robert Kirkman goes overboard with the misery to the point of hilarity. It’s also another volume where the characters realise, yet again, how far they’ve left their humanity behind them. Yup, just like the last volume. And the one before that. And the one… etc.
The group are on their way to Washington, D.C, where Eugene, the scientist, might be able to do something about the zombie plague. But they get sidetracked when one of Dale and Andrea’s twins murders the other one because… zombies? While the group wonders what to do, they meet a preacher who offers them his church for shelter. But there are people in the woods watching them – and licking their lips!
I just didn’t buy the Lord of the Flies thing Kirkman was trying to go for in the opening chapter. I get that these kids have seen and done things that no other kid has gone through, but slaughtering one another because the zombies have made them think callously about life …? Hmm, no. It’s Kirkman going for shock value more than anything – which is a critique that could levelled at the series as a whole but is very appropriate to this volume.
Dale – who reminds me of Bill Dauterive from King of the Hill more and more in his doddering confusion, another reason why this book made me smile – gets caught by some people who’ve gone cannibal and that first scene between Dale and the chief cannibal was hilariously over the top. Mutilation, madness and comedy all rolled up in one – even Dale starts laughing at the absurdity of it all!
But the cannibals themselves just felt so contrived. These are people who ran out of food and, rather than up stakes and/or start growing food, chose to eat their children first! Then, still not thinking about moving – why is their home so damn precious, really? It’s just like any other podunk town! – they just began picking off random people and eating them! Terrible “characters”, all of them, for how poorly they were written.
There’s also a really pointless scene between Gabriel, the new preacher character, and Eugene, the scientist, where Eugene points out the flaws in Christianity. I’m not religious and if I had to pick a side, I go with science every time, but I’m getting really tired of the whole “making fun of Christians” angle, and I’m sure they are too. I know Christianity, like all religions, is completely batty, but so long as no one’s trying to convert me, I’m happy to leave well enough alone – repeating the same arguments about why Christianity is a flawed religion is so played out. And really, a scientist having this conversation with a preacher? But I don’t know why I expect subtlety from Kirkman at this point.
He and artist Charlie Adlard do show restraint in this book though, which was really unexpected. Earlier in the series, Michonne tortures the Governor and the reader gets to see every gruesome stage, which was so totally gratuitous and unnecessary; here, when Rick, Michonne, Abraham and Andrea capture the cannibals and torture/murder them, Adlard artfully shows the sequence from afar, using silhouettes and tasteful (by their standards!) shots of appliances rather than the appliances being used. That surprised me, that Kirkman/Adlard had tact – are they… growing as artists?
Volume 11’s not boring but it is another strangely static book where the characters barely do anything plus we’ve exchanged a decent character for an annoying one – not the best trade! Kirkman’s exploring the wider world of The Walking Dead, and it’s predictably dark in a silly way, but it also doesn’t feel convincing.
They can’t make it to DC fast enough…
The group are on their way to Washington, D.C, where Eugene, the scientist, might be able to do something about the zombie plague. But they get sidetracked when one of Dale and Andrea’s twins murders the other one because… zombies? While the group wonders what to do, they meet a preacher who offers them his church for shelter. But there are people in the woods watching them – and licking their lips!
I just didn’t buy the Lord of the Flies thing Kirkman was trying to go for in the opening chapter. I get that these kids have seen and done things that no other kid has gone through, but slaughtering one another because the zombies have made them think callously about life …? Hmm, no. It’s Kirkman going for shock value more than anything – which is a critique that could levelled at the series as a whole but is very appropriate to this volume.
Dale – who reminds me of Bill Dauterive from King of the Hill more and more in his doddering confusion, another reason why this book made me smile – gets caught by some people who’ve gone cannibal and that first scene between Dale and the chief cannibal was hilariously over the top. Mutilation, madness and comedy all rolled up in one – even Dale starts laughing at the absurdity of it all!
But the cannibals themselves just felt so contrived. These are people who ran out of food and, rather than up stakes and/or start growing food, chose to eat their children first! Then, still not thinking about moving – why is their home so damn precious, really? It’s just like any other podunk town! – they just began picking off random people and eating them! Terrible “characters”, all of them, for how poorly they were written.
There’s also a really pointless scene between Gabriel, the new preacher character, and Eugene, the scientist, where Eugene points out the flaws in Christianity. I’m not religious and if I had to pick a side, I go with science every time, but I’m getting really tired of the whole “making fun of Christians” angle, and I’m sure they are too. I know Christianity, like all religions, is completely batty, but so long as no one’s trying to convert me, I’m happy to leave well enough alone – repeating the same arguments about why Christianity is a flawed religion is so played out. And really, a scientist having this conversation with a preacher? But I don’t know why I expect subtlety from Kirkman at this point.
He and artist Charlie Adlard do show restraint in this book though, which was really unexpected. Earlier in the series, Michonne tortures the Governor and the reader gets to see every gruesome stage, which was so totally gratuitous and unnecessary; here, when Rick, Michonne, Abraham and Andrea capture the cannibals and torture/murder them, Adlard artfully shows the sequence from afar, using silhouettes and tasteful (by their standards!) shots of appliances rather than the appliances being used. That surprised me, that Kirkman/Adlard had tact – are they… growing as artists?
Volume 11’s not boring but it is another strangely static book where the characters barely do anything plus we’ve exchanged a decent character for an annoying one – not the best trade! Kirkman’s exploring the wider world of The Walking Dead, and it’s predictably dark in a silly way, but it also doesn’t feel convincing.
They can’t make it to DC fast enough…
January 25, 2023
Holy crap, this volume was amazing. I can't even.
Finally we have the cannibals and we finally see how kids can be morphed into something else in this kind of setting. Like seriously I can't even think right now.
Like that thing with Bob in the comics? Yah, it's not Bob.
And that whole "look at the flowers" thing that happened? Yah it happens but a lot lot lot lot worse and I kind of loved it and I can't wait to see what Rick does about it.
January 11, 2016
4.5 stars.
I'm kind of surprised that I liked this volume as much as I did because it was really predictable! Regardless it was still crazy good! It definitely wasn't the craziest but it was still awesome. Probably my second favourite volume so far. I love how badass Rick is. The writing and artwork was top notch in this volume. These comics are just so good, I can't get enough! I'm so beyond addicted.
I'm kind of surprised that I liked this volume as much as I did because it was really predictable! Regardless it was still crazy good! It definitely wasn't the craziest but it was still awesome. Probably my second favourite volume so far. I love how badass Rick is. The writing and artwork was top notch in this volume. These comics are just so good, I can't get enough! I'm so beyond addicted.
August 21, 2019
First read: April 7th 2016
Re-read: August 22nd 2019
this comic is starting to pick up the series again, the survivors are on the move again trying to find somewhere to live.
We are introduced to a new character Father Gabriel who almost gets killed by a couple of walkers until the group rescue him and he then takes them to his church where he has been held up for quiet some time during the apocalypse. However the group soons runs into trouble when a cannibal group soon begins to taunt the group, Dale is soon taken by the group and has his leg cut off and eaten by the group and then dale then reveals he has been bitten and later dies.
two more deaths occur for the group when one of the twins is killed by the other and then its revealed that carl kills the other twin ending this issue.
Re-read: August 22nd 2019
this comic is starting to pick up the series again, the survivors are on the move again trying to find somewhere to live.
We are introduced to a new character Father Gabriel who almost gets killed by a couple of walkers until the group rescue him and he then takes them to his church where he has been held up for quiet some time during the apocalypse. However the group soons runs into trouble when a cannibal group soon begins to taunt the group, Dale is soon taken by the group and has his leg cut off and eaten by the group and then dale then reveals he has been bitten and later dies.
two more deaths occur for the group when one of the twins is killed by the other and then its revealed that carl kills the other twin ending this issue.
November 5, 2015
I might be addicted to reading these. I seriously can't stop.
This one is so great. It contains two huge plot points from the T.V. show, but because things are so different I didn't even see one of them coming.
I wish this moment was written exactly like the comic, because... FUCK YEAH!!!
On to Vol. 12!
This one is so great. It contains two huge plot points from the T.V. show, but because things are so different I didn't even see one of them coming.
I wish this moment was written exactly like the comic, because... FUCK YEAH!!!
On to Vol. 12!
April 18, 2010
AMC is adapting The Walking Dead into a television series, and as a big fan of these comics, I was initially very excited about the idea. But after reading this latest volume, I’m starting to dread it. Because it’s hard enough reading about the horror and misery that sadist Robert Kirkman has heaped on these characters, but if the series is half as good as the books, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to take watching some of this stuff play out in live-action.
Things aren’t getting any better for Rick and his crew of zombie apocalypse survivors. Just when you think things can’t any worse or more soul crushing for the gang, Kirkman comes up with all kinds fresh hell to inflict on them.
All joking aside, this is what makes this series so great and unique. By using the concept of a zombie apocalypse in an on-going series, Kirkman has been able to develop realistic characters and give depth to the hellish portrayal of survival in the face of unrelenting horror.
Must reading for any zombie or serious horror fans. Be warned, just because this a zombie comic, don’t think that it’s just light genre entertainment. There is some seriously dark and twisted shit going on here.
Things aren’t getting any better for Rick and his crew of zombie apocalypse survivors. Just when you think things can’t any worse or more soul crushing for the gang, Kirkman comes up with all kinds fresh hell to inflict on them.
All joking aside, this is what makes this series so great and unique. By using the concept of a zombie apocalypse in an on-going series, Kirkman has been able to develop realistic characters and give depth to the hellish portrayal of survival in the face of unrelenting horror.
Must reading for any zombie or serious horror fans. Be warned, just because this a zombie comic, don’t think that it’s just light genre entertainment. There is some seriously dark and twisted shit going on here.
August 28, 2015
3.5 stars
Soo much better than the previous book. It's faster paced and CANNIBALS!!
Soo much better than the previous book. It's faster paced and CANNIBALS!!
March 19, 2015
Providing a much-needed ramp-up to what had been a slowly stagnating series, Volume 11 of Kirkman and Adlard's version of the zombie apocalypse goes for the juggler in a short, nasty story-line that is extremely impressive. Those who questioned any human could provide a credible threat to Rick and his group after the events at the prison might now have reason to pause before proclaiming such ill-considered judgements, because while none of the antagonists here stand anywhere near the Governor in terms of character, their methods and rationale for what they do is fantastically barbaric and equally memorable.
I suspect I would have rated this one even higher had it not been for the fact I viewed the television show's version of these events first. But I can still appreciate what Kirkman scripted here, as to my mind, the hunters and their ultimate fates play out more effectively in this format.
4 Lack of Choices for The Walking Dead: Fear the Hunters.
I suspect I would have rated this one even higher had it not been for the fact I viewed the television show's version of these events first. But I can still appreciate what Kirkman scripted here, as to my mind, the hunters and their ultimate fates play out more effectively in this format.
4 Lack of Choices for The Walking Dead: Fear the Hunters.
November 17, 2014
These comics are so freakin addicting!!!!
dnf-on-hold
October 20, 2020For the record, I was like 12 pages from finishing this volume, but that was about close to 6 years ago when I was super into The Walking Dead. Unfortunately for this series, I will not be continuing on with it.
Here are the reasons why. Firstly, like I said above, it has been 6 years since I picked this up. I don't have a driving force to start from the very beginning again. I wasn't even enjoying this volume if I remember correctly. I rated the first Comendium a 5 Stars, and rated the next two volumes a 5 Stars. So, in a perfect world, I'd probably rate this 5 Stars too. But, that isn't the case.
I found this volume to be tedious. Just like the show, it was just dragging on, and I didn't find myself invested as I used to.
Now, I stopped watching the show after season 4. This volume takes place after the events of season 4 (I think). So, looks like this series just got stale for me.
To be honest, I think Robert Kirkman is a great writer. he has created one of the most iconic comic series of all time. Though, I do think that the series should have concluded earlier. But who am I to say? I haven't read the entire series.
I'd still be interested in what other things Kirkman has to offer. I once had the first volume of his Outcast series, but has since given it away. I also watched the first couple episodes of the show too. Maybe I should give that series a try.
Here are the reasons why. Firstly, like I said above, it has been 6 years since I picked this up. I don't have a driving force to start from the very beginning again. I wasn't even enjoying this volume if I remember correctly. I rated the first Comendium a 5 Stars, and rated the next two volumes a 5 Stars. So, in a perfect world, I'd probably rate this 5 Stars too. But, that isn't the case.
I found this volume to be tedious. Just like the show, it was just dragging on, and I didn't find myself invested as I used to.
Now, I stopped watching the show after season 4. This volume takes place after the events of season 4 (I think). So, looks like this series just got stale for me.
To be honest, I think Robert Kirkman is a great writer. he has created one of the most iconic comic series of all time. Though, I do think that the series should have concluded earlier. But who am I to say? I haven't read the entire series.
I'd still be interested in what other things Kirkman has to offer. I once had the first volume of his Outcast series, but has since given it away. I also watched the first couple episodes of the show too. Maybe I should give that series a try.
March 28, 2016
What a volume xD , so good and so fast
world gone crazy really , losing humanity , cannibals now eating people and enjoy it
one of the twins really gone crazy and Carl took care of him but too late , Dale was so stressed and start to shout to everyone , Rick and Abraham still leading the group to the safety but hunters after them but they forget something
THEY ARE SCREWING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE <3 i love that scene here and in the show was very good , this comics really mind blowing and still surprising me everytime
world gone crazy really , losing humanity , cannibals now eating people and enjoy it
one of the twins really gone crazy and Carl took care of him but too late , Dale was so stressed and start to shout to everyone , Rick and Abraham still leading the group to the safety but hunters after them but they forget something
THEY ARE SCREWING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE <3 i love that scene here and in the show was very good , this comics really mind blowing and still surprising me everytime
October 17, 2015
This is by far the most twisted and disgusting volume yet. It has nonstop twists and turns on every single page. This is honestly my #1 favorite volume so far. The suspense is insane. The cannibalism concept made me race to turn the page. My thoughts are all over the place right now and I'm in love with this series so much. A thousand times better than the TV show!
June 20, 2020
The cannibal edition! Really, you would think it would take longer than a year before that set in. But these people are cannibals more because they are lazy than because they are truly desperate for food. It's not a plane crash in the Andes, people.
Carl fesses up!
Carl fesses up!
May 2, 2017
Fear the hunters.... who the hell the hunters are? And what is wrong with the boys?
More problems for the survivors on their way to Washington....
More problems for the survivors on their way to Washington....
February 2, 2022
this is a case for the fbi
July 20, 2024
Although the characters weren't always the same, the show stuck remarkably close to the book for this season.
I'm tracking the differences between the shows and books so if you don't want spoilers, we should part ways here.
Or here.
Or...last chance...here.
•Father Gabriel arrives on scene in this book. Not necessarily a difference. Just noting it.
•Two twins named Billy and Ben have been trucking along with the group. As opposed to the show where this happened with two sisters after they join the group, Ben kills his brother, Billy, brutally, revealing a twisted and warped psychological crisis to be dealt with sans meds. The group debates what to do with him. They are divided about killing him.
•Carl sneaks into the van where Ben is sleeping and shoots him. No one knows who did it until the end when he tells Rick. Carol killed the little girl on the show, whereas in this series, she's thankfully already dead. God be praised.
•Dale is caught by another group who have cannibalistic tendencies. They eat his leg. I feel like this happened to Tyrese in the show? I think this is how he eventually died.
•Rick and the others track down the group of cannibals. They brutally torture them to death. Later, Rick mourns the loss of their humanity.
I'd rate this an M for gore and violence, near nudity, swearing, and other adult themes such as cannibalism and torture.
Original review posted November 23, 2019.
I'm tracking the differences between the shows and books so if you don't want spoilers, we should part ways here.
Or here.
Or...last chance...here.
•Father Gabriel arrives on scene in this book. Not necessarily a difference. Just noting it.
•Two twins named Billy and Ben have been trucking along with the group. As opposed to the show where this happened with two sisters after they join the group, Ben kills his brother, Billy, brutally, revealing a twisted and warped psychological crisis to be dealt with sans meds. The group debates what to do with him. They are divided about killing him.
•Carl sneaks into the van where Ben is sleeping and shoots him. No one knows who did it until the end when he tells Rick. Carol killed the little girl on the show, whereas in this series, she's thankfully already dead. God be praised.
•Dale is caught by another group who have cannibalistic tendencies. They eat his leg. I feel like this happened to Tyrese in the show? I think this is how he eventually died.
•Rick and the others track down the group of cannibals. They brutally torture them to death. Later, Rick mourns the loss of their humanity.
I'd rate this an M for gore and violence, near nudity, swearing, and other adult themes such as cannibalism and torture.
Original review posted November 23, 2019.
December 11, 2018
The gradual slip into a “kill or be killed” mentality really emerges in the characters in this volume. I would have been disgusted at the cannibals Rick and the others face if I didn’t already see the show. That part was disgusting. Poor Dale.
January 20, 2016
**No spoilers**
Such a good volume. So fast paced and some pretty shocking moments. The group show how far they are willing to go to protect their own people.
Such a good volume. So fast paced and some pretty shocking moments. The group show how far they are willing to go to protect their own people.
March 8, 2017
So, I'm still not the biggest fan of this series. If the series doesn't have well written female characters, I'm out. I don't know what woman wronged Kirkman in his past but jfc, he really hates women.
This volume was tolerable mainly because there wasn't a ton of character work in it. It's mostly plot so I was okay.
This starts with the gang settled in the woods when Andrea goes looking for the twins and it's the plot from the show but with Andrea instead of Carol. It's weird seeing how many plots got changed around from the book to the show. While I adored Dale and I can see how Andrea/Dale would've happened (although not Andrea/Dale/Amy. Dale, you sly dog!) I know why it didn't happen. Unfortunately, the politics of real life actors can fuck with canon. The actor playing Dale wanted out when long time friend and fired showrunner, Frank Darabont, left. So, they offed Dale ahead of schedule which killed any chance of Andrea/Dale. Anyway, this storyline is a little more interesting here but it didn't have the same weight as the show.
They come across Father Gabriel in this volume and we all know how that goes. Oddly enough, I really got a kick out of Abraham in this book. I'd say the show did a lot less with him than the books did and that makes me sad because I really like the actor and the character interests me. He's callous and sometimes cruel but he stands out to me when the others start to mesh together.
Kirkman has no earthly idea what to do with Michonne and that's fucking disappointing. She was introduced as a homewrecker and treated like crap. Then she was assaulted and he made her the silent badass. Now, she's still a badass but when she's not being told to kill something, she's suddenly looking to sleep with the only other black guy because reasons. This is yet another book where I want to kick him off and write her myself. He doesn't know what to do with her.
The Terminus storyline happens in this volume and while the takedown in definitely more badass in the show, it was cool seeing Rick take charge in this book.
Anyway, there's a lot to be done with Carl in this book. It's harder to read because he's a tiny 8 year old kid here where puberty happened in the show. I'm interested in seeing where that goes.
Not gonna lie, I'm trying to get to Negan's issues and that's the only reason I've giving this series another shot. I'm not a Kirkman fan, at all.
This volume was tolerable mainly because there wasn't a ton of character work in it. It's mostly plot so I was okay.
This starts with the gang settled in the woods when Andrea goes looking for the twins and it's the plot from the show but with Andrea instead of Carol. It's weird seeing how many plots got changed around from the book to the show. While I adored Dale and I can see how Andrea/Dale would've happened (although not Andrea/Dale/Amy. Dale, you sly dog!) I know why it didn't happen. Unfortunately, the politics of real life actors can fuck with canon. The actor playing Dale wanted out when long time friend and fired showrunner, Frank Darabont, left. So, they offed Dale ahead of schedule which killed any chance of Andrea/Dale. Anyway, this storyline is a little more interesting here but it didn't have the same weight as the show.
They come across Father Gabriel in this volume and we all know how that goes. Oddly enough, I really got a kick out of Abraham in this book. I'd say the show did a lot less with him than the books did and that makes me sad because I really like the actor and the character interests me. He's callous and sometimes cruel but he stands out to me when the others start to mesh together.
Kirkman has no earthly idea what to do with Michonne and that's fucking disappointing. She was introduced as a homewrecker and treated like crap. Then she was assaulted and he made her the silent badass. Now, she's still a badass but when she's not being told to kill something, she's suddenly looking to sleep with the only other black guy because reasons. This is yet another book where I want to kick him off and write her myself. He doesn't know what to do with her.
The Terminus storyline happens in this volume and while the takedown in definitely more badass in the show, it was cool seeing Rick take charge in this book.
Anyway, there's a lot to be done with Carl in this book. It's harder to read because he's a tiny 8 year old kid here where puberty happened in the show. I'm interested in seeing where that goes.
Not gonna lie, I'm trying to get to Negan's issues and that's the only reason I've giving this series another shot. I'm not a Kirkman fan, at all.
November 29, 2012
Good story, wish I could ever get to say "believable characters". I like where the story is going - the group is on the move, exposed, less certainty about where they get their food or shelter. They are facing new situations about who to trust, and new threats from weird people.
All that is good generic plot fodder, and Kirkman takes us down a path with the "hunters" that he's never hinted at before. It was intriguing when we didn't have a clear picture of what the hunters wanted and why (like the horror in the closet that's scariest when you never see it).
Once we broke past the veil though, Kirkman couldn't stop explaining, and talking. All the mystery evaporated, the looming threat collapsed, and it just became another threat for Rick to solve.
I would have much preferred if we'd heard about half as much blather from either side, and a lot more implied/off-camera things for us to fill in. As it is, this feels more like paint-by-numbers than sophisticated, challenging art. This is like Kirkman takes a great steak (plot idea) and decides he has to cut it up into a pile of bite-sized cubes, easily chewed, for us.
Best character going is Carl, most surprises from a character is Abraham, and least interesting is Rick - by now there's no surprises or anything to learn from him anymore, and I don't think Kirkman is even trying anymore.
Art as usual is good - not stellar but not jarring, confusing or offensively bad either.
All that is good generic plot fodder, and Kirkman takes us down a path with the "hunters" that he's never hinted at before. It was intriguing when we didn't have a clear picture of what the hunters wanted and why (like the horror in the closet that's scariest when you never see it).
Once we broke past the veil though, Kirkman couldn't stop explaining, and talking. All the mystery evaporated, the looming threat collapsed, and it just became another threat for Rick to solve.
I would have much preferred if we'd heard about half as much blather from either side, and a lot more implied/off-camera things for us to fill in. As it is, this feels more like paint-by-numbers than sophisticated, challenging art. This is like Kirkman takes a great steak (plot idea) and decides he has to cut it up into a pile of bite-sized cubes, easily chewed, for us.
Best character going is Carl, most surprises from a character is Abraham, and least interesting is Rick - by now there's no surprises or anything to learn from him anymore, and I don't think Kirkman is even trying anymore.
Art as usual is good - not stellar but not jarring, confusing or offensively bad either.
February 19, 2013
This one was fairly heartbreaking - not that all of the volumes thus far don't have sad moments, but you get numbed to them. It's been a while since I read vol. 10 so I wasn't quite prepared for the deaths that occurred, even though I knew about them in advance.
I don't like what's happening to Carl - I'm glad that he showed some child-like (even human) emotion at the very end. He's also a favourite so I don't want him to become completely unlikeable.
The stalker aspect was well done, I thought.
I wan more Glen and Maggie though!
I don't like what's happening to Carl - I'm glad that he showed some child-like (even human) emotion at the very end. He's also a favourite so I don't want him to become completely unlikeable.
The stalker aspect was well done, I thought.
I wan more Glen and Maggie though!
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