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Edd Extraordinaire
02-10-2005, 04:56 PM
This comic kicks so much ass. Anyone else read?
thedeadite
02-11-2005, 07:43 PM
i just started (at issue 14) but like what i'm reading so far...gotta get some back issues
Nightcrawler17
02-11-2005, 08:14 PM
Been a loyal Walking Dead reader since issue #5, and every issue has been great!
Invincible
02-11-2005, 08:18 PM
I just Stared At #13 and loving it
Castle
02-26-2005, 09:30 AM
read the first trade and loved it, then i picked up the second trade and i think the book went to ****. The art is just terrible now, and even the writting seems to be stretching to make another comic.
WallCrawl
02-26-2005, 09:46 AM
Never heard of it. What's it about?
Mr. Edward Hyde
02-27-2005, 12:36 AM
Zombies. The art in teh second arc is no where near as good as the first, but the writing is still great. :up:
WallCrawl
02-27-2005, 01:02 AM
is it related in any way to 30 days of night?
Tokyo Vigilante #1
03-02-2005, 03:53 PM
I read it in the trades.
Very different from Kirkman's other books.
Elijya
08-02-2005, 02:13 PM
This is an official bump and an official declaration that this is now the Official Walking Dead Thread. Officially.
Killswitch
08-02-2005, 08:23 PM
I wish the artist from the first book would come back. I like th eart in the other two, but I find it was easier to tell characters apart in the first book.
Still, an amazing read. Does anyone know when the next trade will be released?
Elijya
08-02-2005, 08:27 PM
mmm, I think they're only three issues away from the end of the last volume, so a couple of months at least
Anubis
08-03-2005, 07:01 PM
I love this book. I really do. Maybe even more than Invincible.
PaleRider
08-04-2005, 04:23 AM
This is one addicting book, I bought the first trade at work because it was like $11 and it was zombies bought it loved went out and found the second right when I finish it I order the 3rd. I will agree that I'm not to crazy about the second artist but the story itself makes up for it by alot. I will defiantly be reading this until it ends.
I do need some help though does anyone know what issue number the third trade leaves off on? I would like to just start buying the issues from now on.
Elijya
08-04-2005, 09:56 AM
whenever you need to know that, just look in the indicia, which is the small print paragraph of legal text in the first couple of pages of a book. For a trade paperback, it will usually say "originally published in monthly format as XXXX #X-X" so that will tell you
I'm pretty sure it's issue 18, but you need to learn this
Killswitch
08-04-2005, 09:59 AM
I think "The Walking Dead" would make an AMAZING HBO series...it would be filmed with the gritty camera of "Band of Brothers" and follow the team, as they go through America...
Wouldn't that be amazing? And the script could almost stay word-for-word!
(Luke Perry for officer Rick Grimes?)
PaleRider
08-04-2005, 03:19 PM
whenever you need to know that, just look in the indicia, which is the small print paragraph of legal text in the first couple of pages of a book. For a trade paperback, it will usually say "originally published in monthly format as XXXX #X-X" so that will tell you
I'm pretty sure it's issue 18, but you need to learn this
you are correct, the sad thing is I saw that in a trade paperback the other day and didn't even think to check walking dead.
Ste_Harris
08-07-2005, 06:46 PM
I've just read the first trade, and its really very impressive stuff. The art style was very gritty, completely suiting the style of the book imo.
How big of a change is the art in the next arcs/trades?
The Watchman
08-07-2005, 06:53 PM
Kirkman gives me a handjob for each of his comics I push...
Mandrake
08-08-2005, 09:54 PM
This book is one of the best things I have read in a while that is'nt super hero related. I get the same feeling reading it as I did reading Y the last man, and it has a way of actually making you care for the people involved.
masteryoda
08-28-2005, 04:28 PM
Kirkman gives me a handjob for each of his comics I push...
Yeah, well he gives me a rim job so eat it. :mad:
I've read the first two trades and it really is a great series. I agree they should make this into an HBO series.
Battle Pope ain't to shabby either. :up:
Anubis
08-28-2005, 07:23 PM
You guys should also check out Tech Jacket. That was another great book from Kirkman.
Elijya
08-29-2005, 02:54 AM
been there :up:
WallCrawl
08-29-2005, 11:28 AM
I picked up the first trade over the weekend. It's enjoyable read, but I'm waiting for it to get better.
Anubis
08-29-2005, 12:15 PM
So buy the next trade.
WallCrawl
08-29-2005, 01:26 PM
So buy the next trade.
I just dropped 500 bucks on comics this weekend, it's going to have to wait.
Anubis
08-30-2005, 11:39 PM
Well sell some blood. Rob a quick stop. Mug a stock Broker. Then buy all the back issues of MTU. If you have anything left over, then buy the next trade for Walking dead.
Anyway, the recent issue, wow. Whats up with the new chick. You gotta love a schizo that likes to give guys hummers.
WallCrawl
08-31-2005, 08:32 AM
Well sell some blood. Rob a quick stop. Mug a stock Broker. Then buy all the back issues of MTU. If you have anything left over, then buy the next trade for Walking dead.
Since you're so adamant, how about you do that for me?
Anubis
08-31-2005, 06:29 PM
I got enough petty theivery and the like going on. Do your own dirt. :mad:
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 09:28 AM
ok ive found this thread to save starting another one...could someone please post some pics so i can see what the art is like?also post some pics of the zombies.im curious to see how they are drawn
Invincible
01-28-2006, 09:55 AM
Tony Moore
http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/pages/93634471744.2.P2.GIF
Charlie Adlard
http://www.newsarama.com/Image/Walking_Dead/WD_7page01.jpg
http://4colorreview.com/4cr_pics/walking_dead_adlard_2.jpg
http://4colorreview.com/4cr_pics/walking_dead_adlard_5.jpg
WallCrawl
01-28-2006, 09:56 AM
ok ive found this thread to save starting another one...could someone please post some pics so i can see what the art is like?also post some pics of the zombies.im curious to see how they are drawn
http://images.google.ca/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22walking+dead%22&btnG=Search
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 10:13 AM
thanks
this looks really good.is all the internal artwork in black and white?or have they adapted some images to colour?
Invincible
01-28-2006, 10:15 AM
it's in black and white
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 10:16 AM
Yes, whats wrong with that. Also I bought the first 4 trades and issue 25 so i'm caught up now and its great.
Invincible
01-28-2006, 10:18 AM
whats wrong with what ?
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 10:26 AM
i think hes asking me whats wrong with it being in black and white.
thers nothing wrong with it i was just asking
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 10:28 AM
oh ok I thought you just didn't like the black and white anyway it took me awhile to get used to it.
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 10:40 AM
well i always thought black and white zombie films were better so this should be cool.i am currently downloading all the cover art for issues 1-24 and they are awesome.some are really powerful images and say alot just from the single image
Elijya
01-28-2006, 10:49 AM
well i always thought black and white zombie films were better so this should be cool.
the author agrees and that's why the series is the same :up:
it's an absolutely incredible series, Nightwing, you're going to love it. The first arc is a little humdrum, but after that it is just out of this world.
I just got done rereading the series the other day now that I own the massive oversized slipcase
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 11:10 AM
well ive downloaded loads of cover art and they are amazing...do they follow true to the actual storyline or are they just there to entice?
and im checkin it out cos you recommended it the other day Elijya
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 11:13 AM
yeah sometimes they are like parts of the story sometimes they try to trink you into other things will happen.
Anubis
01-28-2006, 11:14 AM
Yeah, I really love this series.
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 11:17 AM
I really like it to its what I always wanted. I really like the dawn of the dead movie and I hate it when the movie turns off but with the comics it just keeps on going. Now if only robert would kill rick I really hate him everyone else is fine also kill otis I think he might get some people killed.
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 11:28 AM
Hey Elijya you got any pics of the slipcase you own?and how much did it cost you?
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 11:33 AM
It cost $100 I think and $150 for a signed one right.
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 11:38 AM
so thats £50 or £75 for a signed one.where from?
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 11:41 AM
Look on the internet. But move fast they only made a few.
Elijya
01-28-2006, 11:46 AM
yeah, it's limited edition and it runs $100 US
I bought it cause I'm a huge fan of the series, but if you haven't read any of it yet and aren't sure whether you'll like it or not, or are short on cash, it's not worth it
The slipcase reprints issues 1-24 with alot of bonus features and runs $100. you can get it for $80 at www.dreamlandcomics.com
the softcovers vol 1-4 reprint issues 1-24 without extras (not even covers). Vol 1 has a $9.95 cover price and 2-4 are $12.95. You can get all four on www.dreamlandcomics.com for $34.20
here's a picture of the slipcase
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1582405115/sr=1-2/qid=1138466764/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-5249429-9459057?%5Fencoding=UTF8
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 11:52 AM
you all mention issues 1-24 is that all there is?i thought this was a long running series. Is there a 25 onwards?
Anubis
01-28-2006, 11:56 AM
25 just came out last week I think. So buying the collected edition would pretty much put you up to date on the whole series.
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 12:08 PM
so they are continuing the series then?
Anubis
01-28-2006, 12:13 PM
Yeah, it's not about to stop anytime soon.
Elijya
01-28-2006, 12:15 PM
oh, yeah, Kirky has said he's going to keep the series going for as long as he can
Elijya
01-28-2006, 12:18 PM
you all mention issues 1-24 is that all there is?i thought this was a long running series. Is there a 25 onwards?
as was mentioned, #25 is on stands now. 1-24 are just the issues that have been collected into TPB so far. The first two years of the series.
Nightwing
01-28-2006, 12:28 PM
so its running as if each issue is a month?or thats when the actual comic runs?
Elijya
01-28-2006, 12:36 PM
no, that's when the actual issues run
I believe it was recently stated that thus far, a little less than a year has passed since the start of the book (I want to say about issue 6 or 7 someone realized it was christmas, and in issue 24, they're trying to get something done before summer starts)
sometimes, when the group of survivors go from one location or event to another, they'll note that a week or two has gone by quickly
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 08:07 PM
I thought every 6 issues was like a month? When is 26 coming out anyway I need the walking dead.
Anubis
01-28-2006, 08:23 PM
Next month.
deathshead2
01-28-2006, 08:28 PM
Good
Anubis
01-28-2006, 08:28 PM
Well alright then.
Biff Hardbody
07-28-2006, 10:08 PM
I didn't see an official thread about this, if there is one, please forgive me. I'll post my thoughts contained here at a later time. Semi spoilers-
I started reading this series because of the recommendations thread. The first couple trades absolutely hooked me. Then it got a little stale. Not bad, just day to day living in unreal conditions. It was interesting how old and young would seek love with one another regardless of race, age, or social background...but in some cases when things got "better" old biases crept back up. Also seeing insanity creep in when things finally seemed stable (The woman suggesting a double marrige to Rick and his wife). However, the last few issues have become unreal in terms of brutality, picking up the action in a big way.
I just finished #29 today. Wow. One thing that this issue showed me is how the walking dead is about survival. Even in the worst conditions, people can still survive. No food, rape, beatings, maimings...people can surive. They may become battle scarred both mentally and physically, but there is a real strength to them. There is something great about that.
Rick is a fascinating character. The evolution he has gone through from the start, up till the hanging ("WE'RE GUNNA HANG HIM!"), and the most brutal events of recent issues is really something. Its partial descent into madeness and struggle to stay alive and hold onto what keeps us human.
I cannot wait to see the Govenor get his. This guy is just completely evil. His daughter is something else. I cannot think of something brutal enough for his death. Eaten alive by Zobies isn't enough. That's how evil this guy is.
ang_hulk
08-01-2006, 04:48 AM
humm,i dont think i like it being an on going,I hoped it was a set story and we were getting it piece by piece.I trust the writer though and I hope hed stop it before it started to get bad.
Elijya
08-01-2006, 09:36 AM
the introduction to the first softcover lays it all out: The Author is a huge fan of Zombie movies, but he's always mad when the movies end because he wants to know what happens NEXT. That's why this is an ongoing, with no immediately planned ending.
Kirkman's good, he'll end it before he starts beating a dead horse
T'Jai
08-01-2006, 02:39 PM
I think "The Walking Dead" would make an AMAZING HBO series...it would be filmed with the gritty camera of "Band of Brothers" and follow the team, as they go through America...
Wouldn't that be amazing? And the script could almost stay word-for-word!
(Luke Perry for officer Rick Grimes?)just completed my run of the series (wen't back and found all the back issues beautiful book...beautiful. When I think of a series I was thinking they could follow another group of survivors in a different area but follow the rules Kirkman set up that way they don't screw up the stories we have come to know and love yet we still get the kirkman flavor Zombie tale put Kirkman on as exec. producer and give him final creative say ( cause he's writing like 80 books don't think he'd have time to run a tv series as well. Have him plot the arcs , We already know there are other groups of survivors out there would be kinda fun to run around in another part of that world...
Elijya
08-01-2006, 04:02 PM
the impressiont hat I get is this is this groups story. At no point in the series do they flash to anywhere else in the world except where the group we know is
that heightens the sense of isolation. While the survivors can theorize "there must be other groups out there, there MUST be" we don't really know
Darthphere
08-01-2006, 04:16 PM
I got my hands on #29 finally (aka, I finally got caught up through trades and such) and man, I liked the issue but some of those scenes felt like a bit much. Im not a prude or anything but yeah you know which scenes im talking about.
T'Jai
08-01-2006, 06:24 PM
the impressiont hat I get is this is this groups story. At no point in the series do they flash to anywhere else in the world except where the group we know is
that heightens the sense of isolation. While the survivors can theorize "there must be other groups out there, there MUST be" we don't really know
Well we haveMichonne and this whole current thing with the governor and his town so we know they exist, the way I'm spinning it the two groups wouldn't ever have to encounter each other that way we keep our comic "reality" and, get to see a new live action series in the Kirkman's playground. The fans of the series and those of the comic have two different playgrounds to run around in. Plus they keep encountering new people so we already know they're around I think it's a good way to keep church and state separated yet be able to enjoy both...
Horrorfan
08-07-2006, 11:43 PM
What happened to the volume 5 tpb? wasn't it supposed to be out by now?
KevanG
08-08-2006, 05:56 PM
Aparrently, but I've only been getting the TPB's recently and I've been waiting for #5. I plan on getting the issues from where #5 ends and continuing from there. It was supposed to be released last month.
Kable24
08-30-2006, 02:46 PM
a friend of mine has been bragging this up to me for over a year now and I finally caved in and started reading it. I read the first 17 issues in one sitting and finished it up last night with issue 29. I am officially hooked on this book.
Darthphere
08-30-2006, 09:17 PM
Did #30 come out already?
T'Jai
08-31-2006, 02:54 AM
today...
Majik1387
08-31-2006, 03:47 AM
Hey, I got the first 4 TPB and I'm waiting on the 5th but I was just wondering if it's been said or shown what has made the zombies come back from the dead yet.
T'Jai
08-31-2006, 05:25 AM
negative I can't remember but I think kirkman said he's not gonna reveal the cause or at least not for a good while...
Spike_x1
09-02-2006, 04:39 PM
Based on what I've read in this thread, I've ordered the first TPB of The Walking Dead, and I'll order the rest if I like it.
Can anyone give me a brief synopsis of each volume? Just so I know what I'm getting into.
MyPokerShirt
09-02-2006, 04:50 PM
v1 (the best volume) Rick Grimes wakes up in a hospital and makes his way out into the world. He finds everything's zombified and heads out to find his wife and kid, only to stumble upon them and their camp on the way to Atlanta. She's been looked after by his best friend Shane. Drama/ zombies/death ensues at and around their camp.
I started to write out synopses for v2, v3 etc but I think that'd be spoiling it a bit. The ending of one leads onto another. Basically v2 is Rick's group of people roaming around, characters die and new ones are found. v3 and v4 is more about the drama of their life once they think they've found somewhere to live permanently.
v4's a bit of a weak link but i've been downloading the issues to v5 and can't wait to have the collected edition :up:
Spike_x1
09-02-2006, 05:15 PM
Thanks a lot. Sounds like I'm in for a treat.
Edd Extraordinaire
09-06-2006, 03:31 PM
Based on what I've read in this thread, I've ordered the first TPB of The Walking Dead, and I'll order the rest if I like it.
Can anyone give me a brief synopsis of each volume? Just so I know what I'm getting into.
The first paperback was AMAZING. However, since then the story is good, but the art just sucked ass.
Darthphere
09-06-2006, 04:01 PM
The art is fantastic, what the hell are you talking about?
Kable24
09-06-2006, 05:28 PM
The art isn't fantastic. It does indeed suck, but the story makes up for it and I know I got used to the art. The zombies look cool, but the living people aren't so great.
Darthphere
09-06-2006, 05:31 PM
I love the art on the book, go figure.
MyPokerShirt
09-06-2006, 05:33 PM
The art on the first book was the best seeing as there have been odd moments where it's sucked since, but mostly it's very good, kicking the ass of all other zombie comics, colour or no colour. It's due to the change in artist and Kirkman's dreary settings. Having a prison as the main background setting for 2 1/2 volumes can't be too fun for the artist in question.
Darthphere
09-06-2006, 05:35 PM
Tony Moore was great and Adlard has done a good job keeping up with the overall style of the book.
MyPokerShirt
09-06-2006, 05:59 PM
He has. But I still think my point is valid. Don't get me wrong, I love the book more than anybody and can't wait til volume 5 comes out, I've been downloading the issues and itsa doozey. But it hasn't set my world alight. And volume one was the best (it's the cheapest too! hint, hint, anyone that's not read it..)
Edd Extraordinaire
09-12-2006, 03:03 AM
The art is fantastic, what the hell are you talking about?
After the first TPB? No way. It got so bad it was ridiculous. I did hear something about the original artist returning. Did that happen? I've been out of the loop for a while.
Edd Extraordinaire
09-12-2006, 03:04 AM
The art on the first book was the best seeing as there have been odd moments where it's sucked since, but mostly it's very good, kicking the ass of all other zombie comics, colour or no colour. It's due to the change in artist and Kirkman's dreary settings. Having a prison as the main background setting for 2 1/2 volumes can't be too fun for the artist in question.
But Kirkman keeps it going.
Elijya
09-12-2006, 09:45 AM
I did like Tony Moore better, but I would hardly call Charlie Adlard terrible
Not Jake
09-18-2006, 02:40 PM
I've read the first two trades and I think Adlard's art is worse but not bad by any means.:huh:
Is Kirkman ever going to reveal how the zombie plague started or is he going the "it's not important to the story, this is about how the characters survive" route?
Elijya
09-18-2006, 02:45 PM
I'm fairly sure he's stated it's the latter, Jake
Not Jake
09-18-2006, 04:18 PM
That kind of irritates me, I mean, it's like he's trying too hard to make a high-concept zombie book when he goes and does that. I understand a 2-hour movie not explaining the zombies but an ongoing? There could be a good story there. It could be a mini if he didn't want to interrupt the flow of the main book
Effing zombie creators and their air of social intelligence:cmad: Sometimes I want the sociopolitcal undertones and sometimes I just want to know how the world got infected with goddamn zombies, why can't you understand this:cmad:
GyLocke
09-19-2006, 05:28 AM
In most romero-ish zombie fiction, the only "supernatural" elements are the living dead. That's what makes it realistic. It's like our world, but only a tiny thing is different and that changes everything.
Explaining why the dead walks the earth, they would probably need to introduce more "supernatural" elements, and distance the fictional world more from our own.
In some cases, they explain it with "Science did it" which is pretty much the same like "a wizard did it". Except if they use it for clumsy social critisims about corporations or military.(cough, Resident Evil).
And frankly as long as they follow a handful of survivors, it's very realistic that they will never learn what really went wrong.
So I say Kirkman should not reveal the reason till issue 500 or something. Except if he has a damn good idea for it. I never heard one.
Spike_x1
09-19-2006, 07:03 PM
I finally got my copy of the first volume. Fantastic read. Great ending too. :eek::up:
I'm going to order volume 2 next time I'm in town.
Spideywebs
10-17-2006, 11:21 PM
Just bought the first 5 trades and tore thru them. This is a great book. Any one else read this?
MaskedManJRK
10-17-2006, 11:44 PM
I'm up to the third trade--it kicks ass. In my opinion, it's the best of Kirkman's stuff. :up:
Spideywebs
10-17-2006, 11:59 PM
I still prefer Invincible, but I am loving this book too. Invincible is more uplifting. This book teeters on the edge of insanity constantly :wow: I'm reading thru it again now...
MaskedManJRK
10-18-2006, 12:15 AM
I still prefer Invincible, but I am loving this book too. Invincible is more uplifting. This book teeters on the edge of insanity constantly :wow: I'm reading thru it again now...
Well, I more prefer the edge or insanity books, I guess. :o
Spideywebs
10-20-2006, 08:51 PM
Seems like not too many people here read the good book...
Anubis
10-20-2006, 10:06 PM
Theres a thread for it around here somewhere.
But anyway, I love it. I think it's the best book Kirkman's doing. Guess I like teetering on the edge of insanity too. :)
If you're enjoying this book, you try the Luna bros. Girls as well. Great book. But start from the beginning.
Majik1387
10-20-2006, 10:09 PM
I'm still looking for the 5th TPB.
Spideywebs
10-20-2006, 11:14 PM
Theres a thread for it around here somewhere.
But anyway, I love it. I think it's the best book Kirkman's doing. Guess I like teetering on the edge of insanity too. :)
If you're enjoying this book, you try the Luna bros. Girls as well. Great book. But start from the beginning.
I've seen that around, it looks interesting. I was thinking about Y the last man too. I've been wasting all my money on getting the back issues of Invincible though, and the Walking Dead trades. I also ordered Tech Jacket. Sometimes you need to teeter on the edge of insanity. It puts hair on your chest.
The Leaguer
10-21-2006, 05:56 AM
I'm up to the third trade--it kicks ass. In my opinion, it's the best of Kirkman's stuff. :up:
Not really saying much.
Darthphere
10-21-2006, 03:11 PM
I still prefer Invincible, but I am loving this book too. Invincible is more uplifting. This book teeters on the edge of insanity constantly :wow: I'm reading thru it again now...
Well can you really compare the two?
ToddIsDead
10-28-2006, 03:15 PM
Wow. I just finally read the fifth TPB, and...damn. When Rick got his hand chopped off, I was bewildered. I thought maybe the "Governor" would cut off a finger or two, but his whole god damn hand? Jesus Christ. I can't wait until Michonne gives him what's coming. Well, atleast that's what I hope happens.
I have a question. After reading all of the series up until now through trades, I just can't wait that long to get the next segment of the story. If I want to continue getting the book from where the end of the Vol. 5 trade left off, what back issues do I need to pick up? Is it just #31 that came out so far?
MaskedManJRK
10-28-2006, 04:56 PM
Theres a thread for it around here somewhere.
But anyway, I love it. I think it's the best book Kirkman's doing. Guess I like teetering on the edge of insanity too. :)
If you're enjoying this book, you try the Luna bros. Girls as well. Great book. But start from the beginning.
I remember reading the first issue of that, but losing track after a while--next thing I knew, they had a third volume TPB out for it.
Kool-Aid
10-28-2006, 05:42 PM
I like walking dead. Invincible isn't that good to me...I think its pretty lame actually.
Spideywebs
10-28-2006, 08:19 PM
I like walking dead. Invincible isn't that good to me...I think its pretty lame actually.
How many issues have you read of Invincible? And what do you find lame about it?
Kool-Aid
10-29-2006, 12:16 AM
I read the first 2 trades and tried to read the fourth, but it just bored me. I don't really like the art either.
MaskedManJRK
10-29-2006, 11:31 AM
I read the first 2 trades and tried to read the fourth, but it just bored me. I don't really like the art either.
Maybe if you read the third one...:o
Spideywebs
10-29-2006, 12:32 PM
I read the first 2 trades and tried to read the fourth, but it just bored me. I don't really like the art either.
Well fine then!:cmad: That's giving it a pretty good try, it just isn't your cuppa.:hyper:
ToddIsDead
10-29-2006, 03:43 PM
Wow. I just finally read the fifth TPB, and...damn. When Rick got his hand chopped off, I was bewildered. I thought maybe the "Governor" would cut off a finger or two, but his whole god damn hand? Jesus Christ. I can't wait until Michonne gives him what's coming. Well, atleast that's what I hope happens.
I have a question. After reading all of the series up until now through trades, I just can't wait that long to get the next segment of the story. If I want to continue getting the book from where the end of the Vol. 5 trade left off, what back issues do I need to pick up? Is it just #31 that came out so far?
Anyone?
Kool-Aid
10-29-2006, 03:53 PM
Maybe if you read the third one...:o
I would've if the library had it.:o
Darthphere
10-29-2006, 03:55 PM
Anyone?
Yeah, only #31 has come out so far.
ToddIsDead
10-29-2006, 03:58 PM
Yeah, only #31 has come out so far.
Thanks.
ang_hulk
02-25-2007, 03:39 AM
Havent picked up past the best defense,I loved it in the begining but it looks like its getting drawn out and hookey.A girl with a sword and so on.Any sign of an end to all this yet? and high or low points to watch for before continueing to read the series?
MattXG
07-17-2007, 11:03 PM
I think one of the best comics out today...period.
Where the fans at here? :huh:
ang_hulk
07-18-2007, 12:33 AM
in the walking dead thread.
ToddIsDead
09-21-2007, 10:01 PM
Anyone still reading this? It's my absolute favorite book. The next story arc should be epic. Judging from the cliffhanger of the last issue, the excrement is really hitting the fan.
Norkie
09-24-2007, 01:58 AM
Anyone still reading this? It's my absolute favorite book. The next story arc should be epic. Judging from the cliffhanger of the last issue, the excrement is really hitting the fan.
I have fallen in love with this book it started when my kick ass comic shop lady gave me #40 (I think) and an hour later I was back at the store and bought the first two trades. Cant wait for the next issue. :up:
Elijya
09-24-2007, 02:14 AM
Glad to hear it, Norkie. Did any of the titles in ther recommendations thread I linked you a few weeks ago pique your interest?
Norkie
09-24-2007, 02:20 AM
Actually yes mainly the star wars tiles people were talking about and Hellblazer Im actually really enjoying and also 100 Bullets to but my top three picks whould have to be Walking Dead,Invincible and Fable.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :up:
Elijya
09-24-2007, 03:15 AM
you're welcome, young padawan
tzarinna
10-05-2007, 08:48 PM
I just finished Vol. #4, a little predictable but still bad ass. I couldn't stand to put it down. :up:
Abaddon
10-05-2007, 08:55 PM
I like my comics in color!:cmad:
Majik1387
10-05-2007, 08:55 PM
Color it in.:oldrazz:
Abaddon
10-05-2007, 08:58 PM
it's not the same.:mad:
Majik1387
10-05-2007, 09:02 PM
That's your fault.:o
Abaddon
10-05-2007, 09:19 PM
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r224/Big_Bad_Don/Smileys/pissed.gif
anyway, who does the cover art? I want to extract his genes and implant them in myself.:heart:
ToddIsDead
10-05-2007, 09:43 PM
The same guy that does the interiors: Charlie Adlard. Unless you're talking about the covers of the first 24 issues and the first couple of trades, because that was Tony Moore.
Abaddon
10-05-2007, 09:48 PM
looked it up, and yup it's Tony Moore.:up:
tzarinna
10-08-2007, 11:08 PM
I couldn't resist and finished Vol. #5. I read through this
thread about the Governor and had to know what was up. Yes, he's freaking nuts. :down
I really hope Michonne (hate that name) breaks free. Oh the glories' she shall bestow upon that mofo. :cmad: I can't believe Rick got them in this situation, he should've been relieved of or at least the powers broken up so much sooner. This might not of happen if he weren't so downtrodden. Poor, Glen. I fear the worst for him.
Okay, I feel better. I just needed to let it all out.
Anubis
10-08-2007, 11:13 PM
Heh, wait until you see how that whole deal ends.
Majik1387
10-08-2007, 11:13 PM
Vol. 6 is great. :cwink:
tzarinna
10-08-2007, 11:17 PM
****, I'm going to try my best to get to them tomorrow. :cmad: :csad:
ToddIsDead
10-09-2007, 05:13 PM
I couldn't resist and finished Vol. #5. I read through this
thread about the Governor and had to know what was up. Yes, he's freaking nuts. :down
I really hope Michonne (hate that name) breaks free. Oh the glories' she shall bestow upon that mofo. :cmad: I can't believe Rick got them in this situation, he should've been relieved of or at least the powers broken up so much sooner. This might not of happen if he weren't so downtrodden. Poor, Glen. I fear the worst for him.
Okay, I feel better. I just needed to let it all out.
You need to get through the rest of the issues because starting with #43, the **** is hitting the fan. Big time. On a gargantuan scale compared to the book up until this point. It's going to be great.
tzarinna
10-09-2007, 05:22 PM
Oh, I've read from 1 and up to Volume 5.
I need to get 6 and 7. Tomorrow looks good for that.
Majik1387
10-09-2007, 10:44 PM
Is Vol. 7 even out yet?
tzarinna
10-09-2007, 10:57 PM
That what the guy at MidTown Comics said a couple of weekends ago.
Anubis
10-09-2007, 11:03 PM
yeah, Seven is out.
Majik1387
10-09-2007, 11:03 PM
It hasn't been shipped down here yet. Hopefully it will be soon.
Anubis
10-09-2007, 11:13 PM
Well, you could get it from Amazon.com right now if you want.
tzarinna
10-09-2007, 11:15 PM
http://www.amazon.ca/Walking-Dead-Calm-Before/dp/1582408289
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-10-2007, 04:14 PM
I just read issues 1-42 and it's damn good. But at the end of issue 42, well looks like they're ****ed
ToddIsDead
10-10-2007, 04:32 PM
I just read issues 1-42 and it's damn good. But at the end of issue 42, well looks like they're ****ed
I'd say they're slightly more than ****ed. This next story arc can only end badly for Rick and co.
Anubis
10-10-2007, 04:34 PM
A lotta people wont make it.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-10-2007, 04:44 PM
I'd say they're slightly more than ****ed. This next story arc can only end badly for Rick and co.
Word
TheDemon'sHead
10-17-2007, 09:27 AM
Hey do any of you guys know what the Walking Dead t-shirt that is coming out in December looks like?
Also I always avoided this thread because I thought it was up to date with the current issue but reading it now I see you guys are mostly trade readers like myself.
I'm actually in the process of re-reading the entire series. It probably has to do with it being Halloween soon. But our Rick and co are indeed ***ked. Seriously, a tank? How the hell are they going to get out of this one.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-17-2007, 11:44 AM
Hey do any of you guys know what the Walking Dead t-shirt that is coming out in December looks like?
Also I always avoided this thread because I thought it was up to date with the current issue but reading it now I see you guys are mostly trade readers like myself.
I'm actually in the process of re-reading the entire series. It probably has to do with it being Halloween soon. But our Rick and co are indeed ***ked. Seriously, a tank? How the hell are they going to get out of this one.
Ummm well issue 42 is up to date, so....
TheDemon'sHead
10-18-2007, 09:21 AM
I was at the store yesterday and saw that Kirkman has a trade out called "Capes". Have any of you read that and is it any good?
Elijya
10-18-2007, 09:37 AM
I was at the store yesterday and saw that Kirkman has a trade out called "Capes". Have any of you read that and is it any good?
It's not as good as most of his other stuff, but it's pretty fun. It's kind of like Invincible (they're in the same universe, actually, and the guys from Capes show up in Invincible all the time). It's about 9 to 5 superheroes, guys who get up in the morning and literally go to superheroing because it's their job. They have to clock in, they get health benefits, etc. etc.. If you're a big fan of Invincible, or Savage Dragon, give it a try, but I'd recommend the trade of Kirkman's Brit first if you haven't read it.
It's certainly nothing like Walking Dead, obviously
TheDemon'sHead
10-18-2007, 02:28 PM
Thanks Elijya.
I read both Walking Dead and Invincible and dig both of them a lot. I'll give Capes a try and Brit as well. Thanks for that recommendation.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-19-2007, 12:48 AM
If you want some good reads, just ask Peck :up: :D
herakles
10-24-2007, 06:20 PM
How many of you are worried eveyone in Rick's is going to bite it? So far this comic has been 10 times more entertaining due to the idea that the character drive the story and not the gore! I hope that alot of the group survives??
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-24-2007, 08:32 PM
How many of you are worried eveyone in Rick's is going to bite it? So far this comic has been 10 times more entertaining due to the idea that the character drive the story and not the gore! I hope that alot of the group survives??
Na, not everyone. I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of them bite it, but not everyone.
Hmm, take some bets?
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-25-2007, 12:33 PM
Rick Grimes:Lead character and has already made it through hell and back. Kirkman wouldn't kill him off now....would he? Chance of survival 99.9%
Glenn:Somewhat of Rick's Robin, seen as a side kick and has a purpse to live for now being married and attempting to have a child. But we saw him a bit weak when taken prisoner, a low showing for him and pretty dissapointing. Chance of survivial 85%
Lori Grimes:She has cheated on Rick, come off as somewhat a ***** to him at times by over reacting, but mostly blamed it on the pregnancy and has also questioned her husband’s intentions and judgment instead of standing by his side and supporting him.Chances of survival 70%
Carl Grimes Who doesn’t like Carl, your typical boy his age but has also displayed moments of having to make decisions and live with actions that many adults would have a hard time with. He has saved his dad’s life more than once.Chances of survival 95%
Billy and Ben:Twin boys of Allen and Donna, whom are both dead. These boys don’t have a huge part in the series and would seem likely candidates of the children to not make it.Chances of survival 60%
Dale:One of the adoptive parents of Billy and Ben, Dale has found companionship with Andrea and are happy together despite Dale being decades older than her. He is one tough SOB and has been the only one to survive a bite so far out of the group. But there seems to be a lot of talk about his age, this could be foreshadowing that he is not going to make it.Chances of survival 50%
Sophia:Carol’s daughter and Carl’s playmate and current girlfriend. She seems to have been traumatized recently by watching her mother being attacked and killed by one of the zombies. She is a sweet adorable girl but her state lately has some concerned for her.Chances of survival 72%
Andrea:Amy’s sister, Dale’s current companion and adoptive mother of Billy and Ben. One of the more involved characters, she’s the best shot of the group.Chances of survival 77%
Tyreese:An ex-NFL player he befriended Rick and the group early on while stuck on the road. He has lost his daughter and killed her boyfriend. He seemed to have a death wish while clearing out some zombies, but remarkably made it through without a scratch. He had a huge fight with Rick and their friendship suffered greatly because of it. But things to seem have been patched up. Chances of survival 81%
Hershel Greene:A farmer the group came to when Rick’s son, Carl was shot has been a huge help. Teaching the group how to cultivate the land they are on, he has lost most of his children, mainly due to his stupidity. He is very religious and strong in his beliefs. He has acted as the current physician, but his knowledge extends mostly to animals, but he has been able to apply it to humans to offer enough help. Chances of survival 63%
Maggie Greene:Daughter to Hershel and wife to Glenn. She is one of the tougher women of the group and cares deeply for Glenn. She at first was very obstinate towards her father, but their relationship seems to only have gotten stronger recently.Chances of survival 77%
Billy Greene:The last remaining son of Hershel, Billy does not play a huge role in the story and has little to offer overall.Chances of survival 24%
Patricia:Starting off as Otis’ girlfriend, she quickly broke up with him into the storyline and attempted to free Thomas one of the prisoners that was a psychopath. She seems to be mostly unliked by the group as a whole and has only recently started to talk to Otis again. Chances of survivial 0%
Axel: One of the original prisoners and the last remaining among the group. He seems to be very helpful and despite his criminal past he does not seem like a bad person, just someone that made a mistake. Chances of survival 67%
Michonne:Probably the toughest of all the characters, she found the group while roaming the infected world for months by herself. She carries a sword and seems to be very efficient with it. She was brutally raped and beaten by The Governor but took her revenge and viciously tortured him. She ay not make it, but I do not see her allowing The Governor to make it.Chances of survival 25%
Philip AKA The Governor:Ruler of the nearby town Rick and the others found after searching for a down helicopter. He is a brutal sadistic bastard who keeps his zombie daughter in his home. He has just found the group’s prison and appears to be ready to destroy the entire place and kill everyone. Chances of survival 5%
Alice:Former assistant to Dr. Stevens, she is a quick learner and is the groups current physician. She is fairly new to the story and seems to have a great chance of making it.Chances of survival 99%
Judith Grimes:Daughter of Rick and Lori, but her biological father is Rick’s old best friend, Shane. Much controversy surrounds her despite the joy of her being born. Chanes of survival 77%
Majik1387
10-25-2007, 02:20 PM
^Some of those characters are already dead.:dry:
Anubis
10-25-2007, 02:44 PM
No they aren't. They're all still alive. Some missing a few body parts though.
Majik1387
10-25-2007, 02:49 PM
Oops, I confused Hershel with Otis. I could sworn Patricia died too, but probly because they don't use her much.
Carol died? Thank ****ing god.
Anubis
10-25-2007, 02:50 PM
Yeah, crazy b***h let herself be eaten by a Zombie.
Majik1387
10-25-2007, 02:53 PM
She deserved it, that skank ho.:o
Anubis
10-25-2007, 03:01 PM
How is she a Skank ho? She's crazy, i'll give you that. Living in a zombie apocalypse will do that to you, but a Skank ho? Because she wanted to live in a manage' trios with her slutty friend and her amputee husband? Nothing wrong with that.
Majik1387
10-25-2007, 03:09 PM
First she was with Tyreese, then he cheated, she went sucidal and failed, she kisses the married Rick after he awakes after trying to blow his brains out, then she tells Lori she wants to marry her and Rick and have the manage's trios relationship, and during all this she hardly, if ever, thinks about her daughter.
She a skank ho if she's looking more for a sexual relationship for her instead of caring for her daughter.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-25-2007, 03:24 PM
First she was with Tyreese, then he cheated, she went sucidal and failed, she kisses the married Rick after he awakes after trying to blow his brains out, then she tells Lori she wants to marry her and Rick and have the manage's trios relationship, and during all this she hardly, if ever, thinks about her daughter.
She a skank ho if she's looking more for a sexual relationship for her instead of caring for her daughter.
The ***** is/was jsut crazy.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-25-2007, 03:25 PM
No they aren't. They're all still alive. Some missing a few body parts though.
Word, they are all still alive. :up:
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-25-2007, 03:25 PM
So what go you guys think? My odds sound good or do you think some of them are off? Some people going to die that I think might make it?
Majik1387
10-25-2007, 04:12 PM
The ***** is/was jsut crazy.
A crazy skank ho.:o
Anubis
10-25-2007, 10:10 PM
Tell me, is it cold...up there on that high horse of yours?
Darthphere
10-25-2007, 10:15 PM
First she was with Tyreese, then he cheated, she went sucidal and failed, she kisses the married Rick after he awakes after trying to blow his brains out, then she tells Lori she wants to marry her and Rick and have the manage's trios relationship, and during all this she hardly, if ever, thinks about her daughter.
She a skank ho if she's looking more for a sexual relationship for her instead of caring for her daughter.
Um, the whole point behind the comic is the breakdown of society. Standards that existed before, no longer do. The world is a free for all, and in this New World, being a skank might not only be correct, but necessary.
Anubis
10-25-2007, 10:19 PM
Rick's a dumbass for not jumping on that offer. If i'm gonna go out being gutted by a gang of zombie bastards, i'd like to have at least once had a three way with my slutty wife and her nutso friend.
BAH HUMBBUG!
10-25-2007, 10:30 PM
Word son, word.
Majik1387
10-26-2007, 12:39 AM
Tell me, is it cold...up there on that high horse of yours?
High horse? :huh:
Um, the whole point behind the comic is the breakdown of society. Standards that existed before, no longer do. The world is a free for all, and in this New World, being a skank might not only be correct, but necessary.
I know that's the point of the comic, it's just how I felt about her character. I felt the same way with some other female characters in zombie movies, she's not the first character. I just don't see where it's been necessary for her to be skanky.
Rick's a dumbass for not jumping on that offer. If i'm gonna go out being gutted by a gang of zombie bastards, i'd like to have at least once had a three way with my slutty wife and her nutso friend.
Word son, word.
lol :oldrazz:
ToddIsDead
10-26-2007, 07:34 PM
I'm a little disappointed that the new issue was completely devoted to flashbacks, but it was still really interesting to see how the Governor's been managing after the torture. The next few issues should be really amazing, but the covers have me really concerned.
Lucy in the sky
10-27-2007, 12:32 AM
Something tells me the governor's zombie "pet" will manage to infect someone and make people leave the prison to go back and defend their city.
BAH HUMBBUG!
11-02-2007, 06:04 PM
When the hell did the new issue come out!? :confused:
ToddIsDead
11-02-2007, 06:07 PM
Last week.
BAH HUMBBUG!
11-02-2007, 06:33 PM
Sob!
Sugarculted
11-04-2007, 05:30 AM
How many tpb volumes of the Walking Dead are there now?
Been shortening my comic collection each week, so I've finally made my way to the fifth volume. It's easily one of my favourite reads out right now :up:
Majik1387
11-04-2007, 12:08 PM
^7 tpb's.
Sugarculted
11-04-2007, 12:17 PM
Two more to read? Curses, I shall now stay away from this thread.
Thought I was quite near as well.
ToddIsDead
12-02-2007, 01:48 PM
Anyone read #44? Great issue. A nice start to the "No One Is Safe" arc. I've been worrying more and more that Kirkman is going to kill Rick. God, I hope not. Even if Rick doesn't go down from the gun shot from this issue, I definitely see Kirkman killing Rick off sooner rather than later.
Anubis
12-02-2007, 03:38 PM
Well, the title is "No one is safe."
ToddIsDead
12-02-2007, 05:00 PM
I know, but still, I'd rather not see Rick go. Kill whoever else, but I just really like Rick.
tzarinna
12-02-2007, 05:42 PM
Damnit! Why did I come in here?! :mad:
knowsbleed
12-03-2007, 04:22 AM
Why is there not a movie made of this? It would be the greatest zombie movie of all time...and it would be 10 hours long.
but then World War Z would make an even better zombie movie.
Elijya
12-03-2007, 05:47 AM
I think an ongoing series would eventually be the best bet. HBO would be nice, but Sci-Fi would be more likely.
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 09:12 AM
The Walking Dead would be a terrible movie. The whole point of the series is a "what if zombie movies didn't end?" scenario, where we get to see people living and dealing with a problem like an utterly desolate, ruined world covered in zombies forever, rather than killing off some zombies, losing a few of their people, and the majority riding off into the sunset just before the credits roll.
An HBO or Showtime series would be ideal, but the gore doesn't need to be premium-channel high. Sci Fi would be a good home for it if they didn't mismanage practically every good series they've ever had. A network would be good, too. Lost started a huge sci fi/drama fad; maybe The Walking Dead would be the unlikely hit that starts a zombie show fad.
T'Jai
12-03-2007, 11:44 AM
I keep sayin follow the adventures of another group that survives in a different part of the country but keep it in the Kirkman verse with him directing the arcs and Exe. producing...
ToddIsDead
12-03-2007, 03:26 PM
Say they did one day do a Walking Dead TV series. Who would you cast? I've always felt that Nathan Fillion would be a good Rick.
tzarinna
12-03-2007, 04:58 PM
Okay, I finally finished the last two, holy ****! :wow: :csad:
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 05:00 PM
Say they did one day do a Walking Dead TV series. Who would you cast? I've always felt that Nathan Fillion would be a good Rick.
Nathan Fillion would be good as any rugged, southern leader-type, so yeah.
PhotoJones
12-03-2007, 05:22 PM
I was just thinking about Fillion being a decent candidate for playing someone, but I can't remember who it was. My day is ruined. :(
Upset Spideyfan
12-03-2007, 06:29 PM
The Walking Dead would be a terrible movie. The whole point of the series is a "what if zombie movies didn't end?" scenario, where we get to see people living and dealing with a problem like an utterly desolate, ruined world covered in zombies forever, rather than killing off some zombies, losing a few of their people, and the majority riding off into the sunset just before the credits roll.
An HBO or Showtime series would be ideal, but the gore doesn't need to be premium-channel high. Sci Fi would be a good home for it if they didn't mismanage practically every good series they've ever had. A network would be good, too. Lost started a huge sci fi/drama fad; maybe The Walking Dead would be the unlikely hit that starts a zombie show fad.
I'd like to see a high quality Walking Dead RPG video game.
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 11:31 PM
That would be super-nifty. I'd want to play as Dale. Imagine how much more fun the game would become after you lose a leg and have to hobble around everywhere! :D
Upset Spideyfan
12-03-2007, 11:35 PM
It would be uber-awesome. But I'd like to see Kirkman develop an original story for it set within the Walking Dead universe. Of course I'd also like to see Bioware develop it. I'm going to stop fantasizing about this now. :(
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 11:36 PM
That way lies madness.
Upset Spideyfan
12-03-2007, 11:38 PM
But following on your Dale idea imagine if you could in fact lose limbs...
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 11:40 PM
If the cutscenes are all rendered in-game, it would be possible. How the hell you'd manage to be effective at anything with no legs is beyond me, though.
Upset Spideyfan
12-03-2007, 11:41 PM
If the cutscenes are all rendered in-game, it would be possible. How the hell you'd manage to be effective at anything with no legs is beyond me, though.
Don't underestimate the power of peg limbs. :o
TheCorpulent1
12-03-2007, 11:44 PM
That would be a kick-ass idea for a vampire game.
Upset Spideyfan
12-03-2007, 11:45 PM
We should become game developers.
PhotoJones
12-04-2007, 08:13 PM
I remembered. Fear Agent. That's who I was thinking Fillion would be cast well as. He'd be a great Heath Huston. :up:
TheCorpulent1
12-05-2007, 08:18 AM
We should become game developers.
I'm already set to take over Marvel with PJ and to develop better comic book movies and TV shows. I don't know if I'd have the time. :(
AlteredEgo
01-15-2008, 12:55 AM
so any idea on when tpb #8 is hittin' shelves?
film_geek
01-15-2008, 08:02 PM
so any idea on when tpb #8 is hittin' shelves?
The Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made To Suffer (Collects #43-48; ISBN 1-58240-883-1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=1582408831); Release 01/15/08)
Wiki, friend to us all. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead#Softcovers):yay:
tzarinna
01-15-2008, 08:07 PM
So it's a definite? I saw that too a long while ago.
Has anyone seen it out and about?
film_geek
01-15-2008, 09:30 PM
So it's a definite? I saw that too a long while ago.
Has anyone seen it out and about?
Not yet... but next time I'm at a store I'll look for it. the wait for book 8 has been a long one, since the cliff hanger ending of 7.
SpandexFan
01-15-2008, 11:05 PM
The Walking Dead would be a terrible movie. The whole point of the series is a "what if zombie movies didn't end?" scenario, where we get to see people living and dealing with a problem like an utterly desolate, ruined world covered in zombies forever, rather than killing off some zombies, losing a few of their people, and the majority riding off into the sunset just before the credits roll.
An HBO or Showtime series would be ideal, but the gore doesn't need to be premium-channel high. Sci Fi would be a good home for it if they didn't mismanage practically every good series they've ever had. A network would be good, too. Lost started a huge sci fi/drama fad; maybe The Walking Dead would be the unlikely hit that starts a zombie show fad.
A movie would suck. Been there, done that.
However... a TV show would kick arse! I don't think I've ever seen a television show that takes place in a "Living Dead" universe. There's so many great stories you can make up as revealed in "The Walking Dead."
It wouldn't be as good, though, if it couldn't be on one of the cable networks that isn't censored. With zombies, you just have to see a little intestine. :oldrazz:
Elijya
01-16-2008, 01:04 AM
A movie would completely miss the key element that WD is designed to be an ONGOING tale. A TV show would be completely doable. Only problem is the amount of violence necessary. HBO, or maybe FX or even Spike might be willing to air it after 10, but it's more the kind of program for Sci-Fi, and I get the feeling they might be a bit squeemish.
T'Jai
01-16-2008, 01:07 AM
I think FX could get away with it...
film_geek
01-16-2008, 01:10 AM
I agree, a movie wouldn't feel the same, since one of the most interesting parts of this is it keeps going, it shows you what happens once the movie credits start rolling. That's even what Kirkman says in the first book.
but a HBO series... that'd be awesome. a gritty, emotional drama, with the characters as the main part, and the zombies are only in the background, now that'd be worth watching.
ToddIsDead
01-16-2008, 08:41 AM
Showtime would probably be the most willing to do it, what with them doing Dexter and Masters of Horror. They're not afraid to do horror.
TheCorpulent1
01-16-2008, 08:59 AM
Showtime totally embraces horror and morbidity. :up:
AlteredEgo
01-16-2008, 09:26 AM
Wiki, friend to us all. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead#Softcovers):yay:
awesome, yeah i been trying to stay away from wiki, im only on tpb #6 and im trying to stay suprisingly spoiler free. but isnt todays date the 15th or 16th?
PhotoJones
01-16-2008, 10:32 AM
Today is the 16th.
AlteredEgo
01-16-2008, 11:30 AM
Today is the 16th.
ah, thanks, ha, havent checked the calendar in a while. yeah, so i guess no tpb yet then?
AlteredEgo
01-18-2008, 02:07 AM
okay, so i couldnt resist, and i went out and read the rest of the issues i couldnt find before. so is issue #45 the most recent one then?
SpandexFan
01-18-2008, 04:55 PM
Anyone else get the feeling Kirkman is about to kill off half the main characters? In his letters pages, he hints at a huge change, and in the last issue, there's that comment as Maggie leaves the prison that her father thinks it's the last he'll ever see of her, and then Previews has a cover pic of what looks like Rick in the shadows as a zombie being led by his son with the heading: "Things Will Never Be the Same." :wow: I doubt Michonne is dead even though the fat guy says he shot her. I think he's full of it, Kirkman wouldn't let a big character go out like that, she's too much of a fighter, although I bet Tyreese is history.
ToddIsDead
01-18-2008, 05:53 PM
I'd say Tyresse is a goner, but I'm not sure who else will bite the dust. I'd say anything's possible at this point.
T'Jai
01-18-2008, 09:55 PM
uh... I don't think you need to black out speculation...
TheCorpulent1
01-18-2008, 10:39 PM
I wish this were more than a 1-in-100 variant. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=143616) :(
Gilpesh
01-18-2008, 10:42 PM
I wish this were more than a 1-in-100 variant. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=143616) :(
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
I want that cover...
ToddIsDead
01-19-2008, 01:53 AM
uh... I don't think you need to black out speculation...
Yet I do it anyway...
T'Jai
01-19-2008, 02:05 AM
Yet I do it anyway... :hehe:
AlteredEgo
01-19-2008, 02:53 AM
i think im going strictly tpb's for the rest of this arc. for some reason the stop/start of issue by issue really throws off the rhythm of the series for me and i just dont enjoy it as much. gets really formulaic or something. anyways, the whole rick being shot thing really got me worried there for a while, but after surviving something like that im pretty sure that he's guarunteed some safety, he is our hero afterall and pretty soon these kids are gonna be running out of parents. anyways, so my guesses for the soon to be departed are otis and whats left of his family basically. beyond that is beyond me. :o
Spike_x1
01-19-2008, 04:47 PM
So has anyone picked up TPB #8 yet? I know that the wiki article said the 15th (it doesn't anymore :huh:), and I haven't seen it at my local shop. I don't know if they're just not carrying it yet or what.
Majik1387
01-19-2008, 04:49 PM
I wasn't aware #8 was out yet.:csad:
AlteredEgo
01-19-2008, 04:49 PM
well i think that tpb #8 covers issues 43 - 48, and i think theyve only released issues 43-45. so i dont think itll be out for a while :(
ToddIsDead
01-19-2008, 04:51 PM
i think im going strictly tpb's for the rest of this arc. for some reason the stop/start of issue by issue really throws off the rhythm of the series for me and i just dont enjoy it as much. gets really formulaic or something. anyways, the whole rick being shot thing really got me worried there for a while, but after surviving something like that im pretty sure that he's guarunteed some safety, he is our hero afterall and pretty soon these kids are gonna be running out of parents. anyways, so my guesses for the soon to be departed are otis and whats left of his family basically. beyond that is beyond me. :o
Do you mean Herschel? Because I'm pretty sure Otis has been dead for a while.
Spike_x1
01-19-2008, 04:59 PM
well i think that tpb #8 covers issues 43 - 48, and i think theyve only released issues 43-45. so i dont think itll be out for a while :(That could definitely explain it. :otto:
AlteredEgo
01-20-2008, 02:02 AM
Do you mean Herschel? Because I'm pretty sure Otis has been dead for a while. oop yeah, herschel, i get all o' dem farm boys confused. seriously, how many damn kids did that guy have anyways? :nono:
Elijya
01-20-2008, 05:40 AM
oop yeah, herschel, i get all o' dem farm boys confused. seriously, how many damn kids did that guy have anyways? :nono:
6, but only Billy and Maggie are still alive
AlteredEgo
01-20-2008, 03:07 PM
6, but only Billy and Maggie are still alive
yeah and judging from that ominous "i have a feeling thats the last time we're gonna see maggie" pannel, im guessing its gonna be hersch and billy biting the dust rather then the other way around. at least i hope. being asian-americano i heart glenn and i would hate to see him or his beau getting hurt :csad:
AlteredEgo
01-20-2008, 03:17 PM
oh i also hope axel sticks around a while longer, you follow me? :D
Elijya
01-20-2008, 07:27 PM
yeah and judging from that ominous "i have a feeling thats the last time we're gonna see maggie" pannel, im guessing its gonna be hersch and billy biting the dust rather then the other way around. at least i hope. being asian-americano i heart glenn and i would hate to see him or his beau getting hurt :csad:
Kinda like when Han thought had a funny feeling he'd never see the Millenium Falcon again?
TheCorpulent1
01-21-2008, 10:34 AM
I keep getting this sinking feeling that Glenn is gonna die. I really hope he doesn't because he's one of my favorite characters, and I love his and Maggie's attitude about life. :(
AlteredEgo
01-27-2008, 03:41 AM
so i just moseyed on over to the new "kirkmania" website forums and got this little nifty update on the status of our walking dead issues according to mr. K himself:
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Robert Kirkman
Joined: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 946
PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: Reply with quote
46 is at the printer.
47 is done and being lettered.
Charlie is drawing 48 right now.
Sorry for the current delay, but we'll be wrapped up post-haste.
-Robert
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http://imagecomics.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=39469&sid=bc0f8dfd2e70e4657bb279ca8cc516de
TheCorpulent1
01-27-2008, 01:14 PM
Weren't they on a 3-week schedule for a couple of issues a few months back?
ToddIsDead
01-27-2008, 01:38 PM
Yeah, but it seems like that was forever ago. Just when exactly was the last issue out? It has to be around two months by now. I'm going through Walking Dead withdrawals. :(
TheCorpulent1
01-27-2008, 01:50 PM
I don't think it was 2 months. I don't know for sure, though. Indie titles are never all that reliable, I've found, so I just put the ones I like on my pull list and am pleasantly surprised when I find them between the more regular mainstream stuff.
T'Jai
01-27-2008, 03:43 PM
you say that like the regular mainstream titles are reliable :p
TheCorpulent1
01-27-2008, 04:50 PM
Yeah, yeah, I know. Most of them are still usually more reliable than a lot of indie titles, though.
AlteredEgo
01-30-2008, 11:08 AM
y'know who rick grimes kinda looks like, and this may have been said before, but he kinda looks like-
http://tonymooreillustration.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1188&g2_serialNumber=2
http://www.alteregocomics.com/store/files/images/large/d_3713.jpg
http://blogamargo.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/thewalkingdead1_cov.jpg
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/54/039_20147~Chuck-Norris-Posters.jpg
:eek:
AlteredEgo
02-13-2008, 10:41 AM
new walking dead out today at long last. bout to head out and see if i can get my grubby little hands on it in about an hour. i know i swore of reading issue by issue. but after this wait i really dont think i can resist anymore. :o
AlteredEgo
02-14-2008, 12:59 AM
okay, for all you out there who have not yet picked this up, go out and pick this up NEEEE-OOOOWW! very good. not just filler. i really need to discuss spoilers with someone. :cmad:
Majik1387
02-14-2008, 01:39 AM
:ninja:
I read the issue where Andrea gets shot, and Michonne "dies" off panel, and some of the group leave the prison.
Spoilers from that issue?
AlteredEgo
02-14-2008, 02:18 AM
:ninja:
I read the issue where Andrea gets shot, and Michonne "dies" off panel, and some of the group leave the prison.
Spoilers from that issue? nope, new one out now. and if you guessed that Michonne didnt really die. you guessed right. and pretty obviously :o
Majik1387
02-14-2008, 02:47 PM
Downloading newest issue right now
And yeah, I figured that it wasn't true cuz that would have been a lame way to do it.
Majik1387
02-14-2008, 03:16 PM
:wow::wow::wow::wow:
Issue 46
:wow::wow::wow:
AlteredEgo
02-14-2008, 03:45 PM
:wow: indeed, my good man, :wow: indeed. graphic no? i really dont wanna start goin in to spoilers until at least a few more people have read it. :(
Majik1387
02-14-2008, 04:05 PM
Understandable.
There was some dialogue that confused me after the fact, but I'll ask about it later.
I can wait.:oldrazz:
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