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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN num: 9781582408835
ISBN number: 1582408831
Label: Image Comics
Manufacturer: Image Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 136
Printing Date: July 16, 2008
Publishing house: Image Comics
Sale Popularity Level: 2186
Studio: Image Comics
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The series that created the zombie movement reaches its most pivotal, series-altering arc yet! They thought they were safe in the prison. They were wrong. A force far more deadly than the walking dead is at their door and when the dust settles, their rank will be reduced by more than half. No one is safe!
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When This arrived in the mail i picked it up and started to read. Now after just finishing it ill say this.
WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE COMING OUT!!!!!!!!!???????
I would give this a ten if i could but alas a 5 will have to do.
I mean it, this book literately made me shout at it as I was reading it. So much has happened in this one volume. I wont say anything cause I hate when spoilers are left in reviews.
But in this book actually has me scratching my head cause im just trying to figure out what Kirkman is going to do with the subsequent one.
If your debating about picking this volume up let me help you with your decision. CLICK THE BUY BUTTON!!!!! YOU WONT REGRET IT!!!!!!
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This trade paperback is just great. It's paced very well and the big shockers of the book are only revealed when you turn the page which makes the impact that much better.
I'd recommend reading the previous volumes very first but this book is a must read for zombie fans.
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I've been reading Walking Dead for some time now; it introduced me to Kirkman's work with Invincible and a friend of mine loaned me Marvel Zombies and the Ash crossover which were both entertaining.
However, this book ended my interest in the series. I will not read another Walking Dead comic or pick up another trade. I simply don't care anymore.
Many reviews mention that prominent characters die, that bad guys come back, etc.
The work is gory (it's a zombie comic, I wasn't expecting Little Lulu) and says a lot about humanity (as much as I'd love to think that EVERY human would band together in a situation like this, I doubt that will happen because some people ALWAYS want power).
However, The Walking Dead had settled in somewhat as a comic about how life can continue when everything falls apart - while there's no reason to think that life wouldn't be filled with conflict, struggle and drama, ESPECIALLY in that world, we had grown to know these characters, care about them, etc. They had found some semblance of safety.
And Kirkman blew it all up. While not doing anything would have basically turned the comic into a serial / soap opera about who was sleepig with who and who ate more than their share of tomatoes, Kirkman destroyed their sanctuary, killed off roughly half the characters and turned the rest loose into the wilderness.
All of which is fine and dandy, but killing off characters that I had come to care about in the context of the comic turning the rest loose doesn't mean I have to follow. While almost all of the reviews of this book on Amazon are glowing, I don't know anyone who was reading Walking Dead who kept reading it after this volume came out, and I also know people who were reading who - after being warned - stopped before this volume. The standard warning given out at the local comic shop lets people know that it's a bloody, savage, unpleasant end for most of the people and that new mothers ESPECIALLY might want to avoid it.
Honestly, I wish I was one of the people who had avoided it, but I picked it up about two days after it was released and that warning wasn't being given out then.
I'm not arguing that this collection is not worth reading because of gore or morals or anything of the sort - I'm simply saying that if you enjoyed this series, if you enjoyed the characters, that many of them die in brutal, horrifying ways and your reason for reading this series will be significantly reduced, if not eliminated. Take that for what it's worth.
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Kirkman manages to push it just a little further in this set. The victims becoming more numerous by the page. The Calm Before was aptly named as this book is a storm of devastating proportions. But, reading it, I feel that Kirkman is winding the series down or maybe trying to pass the story along to not be as 'Rick-centric'.
I cannot wait for volume 9 to see where the new developments take us.
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Another 5 star effort from Kirkman, Adlard, & Rathburn. This series continues to entertain and shock. Just when you think the surprises are done another awaits a page later. It's hard to write comments about this series without venturing into spoilers (I won't) so suffice to say this is hands down the best comic series in a looooong time and is a must read for any fan of character driven stories, especially if you like them splattered with a healthy dose of horror.
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