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.