eBook, 146 pages
English language
Published May 2004 by Image Comics.
Collects issues #1-#6 An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. Rick Grimes finds himself one of the few survivors in this terrifying future. A couple months ago he was a small town cop who had never fired a shot and only ever saw one dead body. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.
The beginning; sets up the series nicely and foreshadows major themes for he future. A little too Western/gun-crazy it that’s the baseline.
Always a fun read.
I'm re-reading/catching up on this series in anticipation of the new AMC series based on it coming later this month. Forgot just how great it is.
Zombies have become increasingly popular in the entertainment world as of late. Ever since the resurgence of the zombie classic, "Dawn of the Dead," fans of zombie chaos have been searching for more and more nightmarishly gory thrillers. The thing that sets Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" apart, however, is the fact that instead of focusing on the brutality and carnage of a zombie apocalypse, Kirkman examines, in a unique way, the way human beings might truly start to relate to one another in the event of such an unprecedented disaster. While the archetypal hero still remains--causing the reader to be constantly aware of the high road--Kirkman's lesser characters begin to flesh out some less-than-endearing traits of human nature, such as selfishness, prejudice, and greed. Beautifully illustrated and magnificently original, this refreshing graphic novel truly portrays the tension and intensity of an undead nuisance--and humanity's subsequent reaction.
Cliffhanger ending, I love it!
