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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. 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: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV.
In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living. The events of No Way Out have affected everyone in the Community, and not everyone has survived to pick up the pieces. Reprinting issues #85-90 of the Eisner Award-winning series, The Walking Dead.
In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living. The events of No Way Out have affected everyone in the Community, and not everyone has survived to pick up the pieces. Reprinting issues #85-90 of the Eisner Award-winning series, The Walking Dead.
132 pages, Comics
First published December 14, 2011
About the author
Robert Kirkman
2,724 books6,670 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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August 14, 2023
Is the herd done? Will Carl survive? Is Alexandria finished. It's the quiet after the storm? After the cataclysmic last volume things had to cool down. Rick looks into himself and takes what he learned from fighting the herd, to quit surviving and now start living! The downtime and cold keeps the Zombie numbers down only to encourage internal politics; trysts and for some fears of the future. A nice drift into this breather where we can get to know the widened cast of characters better. 8 out of 12, firm Four Stars
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2019, 2017, 2013 and 2012 read
March 15, 2018
I’ve had a rather large break from this series (almost six months) and I was really hoping that the next volume I read would get me motivated to continue reading. Sadly it hasn’t.
The story just doesn’t seem to be moving much. The biggest problem this series has is its lack of consistency. Some issues are great and some are just plain dull. At times it just needs a little energy. The drama is here though I would like to see more internal conflict and tension building up within the group to push it forward.
My biggest problem is Rick and his annoying attempts at leadership. All he seems to do is give out long drawn out speeches that sound like a verbatim repeating of the one before. It’s become tiresome and boring. Hopefully when Negan shows up this will get better.
The story just doesn’t seem to be moving much. The biggest problem this series has is its lack of consistency. Some issues are great and some are just plain dull. At times it just needs a little energy. The drama is here though I would like to see more internal conflict and tension building up within the group to push it forward.
My biggest problem is Rick and his annoying attempts at leadership. All he seems to do is give out long drawn out speeches that sound like a verbatim repeating of the one before. It’s become tiresome and boring. Hopefully when Negan shows up this will get better.
November 11, 2017
The aftermath of an awful zombie massive attack
This is the fifteenth volume of "The Walking Dead", collecting the comic book issues from #85 to #90.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Fifteen
WE FIND OURSELVES
Good effort everyone – but save your bullets. I’ll take it from here.
Maybe the zombie herd is over, but hardly Rick’s group is safe again (as if anyone could be really safe in an apocalyptical world overwhelmed by zombies), and definitely they got out from that last struggle, (literally) soaked with blood, all over their bodies and deeply inside of their souls.
Zombies or Walkers, they have been so much in their world that being repulsive for them is no longer an issue.
Hope is not here anymore, but the quest for recovering hope in the community of Alexandria maybe it will be the only thing saving them from getting totally insane.
However, they still are in the slow and hard working process of finding hope, so there is still plenty of time to get crazy between each other.
And if they really want someday to have hope again, somebody will have to take the hard decisions...
...and when the hard calls rise...
...only Rick can take them.
And they are clueless of that their troubles haven't yet to begin.
This is the fifteenth volume of "The Walking Dead", collecting the comic book issues from #85 to #90.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Fifteen
WE FIND OURSELVES
Good effort everyone – but save your bullets. I’ll take it from here.
Maybe the zombie herd is over, but hardly Rick’s group is safe again (as if anyone could be really safe in an apocalyptical world overwhelmed by zombies), and definitely they got out from that last struggle, (literally) soaked with blood, all over their bodies and deeply inside of their souls.
Zombies or Walkers, they have been so much in their world that being repulsive for them is no longer an issue.
Hope is not here anymore, but the quest for recovering hope in the community of Alexandria maybe it will be the only thing saving them from getting totally insane.
However, they still are in the slow and hard working process of finding hope, so there is still plenty of time to get crazy between each other.
And if they really want someday to have hope again, somebody will have to take the hard decisions...
...and when the hard calls rise...
...only Rick can take them.
And they are clueless of that their troubles haven't yet to begin.
July 1, 2012
This may be a case where the filmed adaptation of material is influencing my opinion of something I read. In this case, that’s not a good thing.
I’ve been a big fan of The Walking Dead for several years now, but it’s always had its flaws like clunky dialogue and characters spouting off long speeches about what they are feeling rather than letting the story or the art do some of the heaving lifting. I’ve been willing to overlook that because I was impressed with the way that Kirkman’s on-going zombie apocalypse was willing to explore the limits of what people will do to survive and what that costs them in the long run.
However, while watching the TV version of the story, I’ve found myself beyond irritated. The show can be occasionally brilliant, but it’s also prone to long boring patches that consist of characters rehashing old concerns and arguments over and over. (The show also has the bad habit of having its characters behave like total morons and do unbelievably stupid things just to advance the plot, but that’s another issue.)
This one mainly concerns the aftermath of a massive battle in the last volume. For the first time, Rick and the others managed to make a stand and protect a fortified position against a huge herd of zombies. Rick now thinks that that the only way to guarantee safety is to work as a community. (Wait, a bunch of people working together for a mutual goal to protect the welfare of all? That sounds like socialism to me. A real American would rather get his brain chewed by zombies!)
While it seems like we’ve maybe hit a big turning point in the series with Rick now trying to develop a long range plan to protect and grow their town, this volume is a lotta talk and not much action. The series has always featured interludes that usually lead to an acceleration of their descent into the depths of hell, but this one seems exceptionally slow and repetitive in a lot of ways. I think that’s because the memory of the long boring time on the farm in the second season is still fresh in my mind.
Also,
Hopefully, Kirkman will come up with something terrible to inflict on his characters in the next one.
I’ve been a big fan of The Walking Dead for several years now, but it’s always had its flaws like clunky dialogue and characters spouting off long speeches about what they are feeling rather than letting the story or the art do some of the heaving lifting. I’ve been willing to overlook that because I was impressed with the way that Kirkman’s on-going zombie apocalypse was willing to explore the limits of what people will do to survive and what that costs them in the long run.
However, while watching the TV version of the story, I’ve found myself beyond irritated. The show can be occasionally brilliant, but it’s also prone to long boring patches that consist of characters rehashing old concerns and arguments over and over. (The show also has the bad habit of having its characters behave like total morons and do unbelievably stupid things just to advance the plot, but that’s another issue.)
This one mainly concerns the aftermath of a massive battle in the last volume. For the first time, Rick and the others managed to make a stand and protect a fortified position against a huge herd of zombies. Rick now thinks that that the only way to guarantee safety is to work as a community. (Wait, a bunch of people working together for a mutual goal to protect the welfare of all? That sounds like socialism to me. A real American would rather get his brain chewed by zombies!)
While it seems like we’ve maybe hit a big turning point in the series with Rick now trying to develop a long range plan to protect and grow their town, this volume is a lotta talk and not much action. The series has always featured interludes that usually lead to an acceleration of their descent into the depths of hell, but this one seems exceptionally slow and repetitive in a lot of ways. I think that’s because the memory of the long boring time on the farm in the second season is still fresh in my mind.
Also,
Hopefully, Kirkman will come up with something terrible to inflict on his characters in the next one.
January 29, 2023
Well, the eye has finally decided to go on vacation from the comics books. They couldn't find someone to fill in the void, so they just did a cover up.
Honestly, this volume was kind of boring. It was a filler really. Some people are not happy how Rick and the gang have just taken over and basically go a little ballistic.
And that's about it, really. As I said: filler volume.
Honestly, this volume was kind of boring. It was a filler really. Some people are not happy how Rick and the gang have just taken over and basically go a little ballistic.
And that's about it, really. As I said: filler volume.
December 11, 2013
I think I’m getting into Kirkman’s rhythms. Talk. Talk. Zombie mayhem. A character you show an interest in dies. Talk. Talk. Sex. Argument. Fist fight. Talk. Talk. Somebody pulls a gun. Crazy talk. Crying. Talk. Talk. Zombie mayhem. And repeat.
September 19, 2019
First Read: May 15th 2016
Re-read: September 19 2019
things take a step back in this issue with Alexandria trying to clear and clean the remaining walkers from the herd invasion and tensions are at an all time high.
After the death of Alexandria's second leader Douglas, rick has been put in charge of Alexandria but not everyone in the community are happy with Rick being put in charge, aka Nicolas who's character i hated in the television show and now hate from the comic's also. Rosita finally ends it with Abraham after she finds out that he was screwing Holly but i'm glad they changed it and made it Abraham and Sasha's storyline in the tv show. Spencer the only living member of the monroe family is still trying to get Andrea's attention which doesn't go so well for him.
Carl wakes from his one day or so coma because i'm not actually sure how much time has passed from the horde invasion. He and rick are back to having a complicated relationship with Rick promising to make things better.
but... ANDREA AND RICK AT THE END! FINALLY!
Re-read: September 19 2019
things take a step back in this issue with Alexandria trying to clear and clean the remaining walkers from the herd invasion and tensions are at an all time high.
After the death of Alexandria's second leader Douglas, rick has been put in charge of Alexandria but not everyone in the community are happy with Rick being put in charge, aka Nicolas who's character i hated in the television show and now hate from the comic's also. Rosita finally ends it with Abraham after she finds out that he was screwing Holly but i'm glad they changed it and made it Abraham and Sasha's storyline in the tv show. Spencer the only living member of the monroe family is still trying to get Andrea's attention which doesn't go so well for him.
Carl wakes from his one day or so coma because i'm not actually sure how much time has passed from the horde invasion. He and rick are back to having a complicated relationship with Rick promising to make things better.
but... ANDREA AND RICK AT THE END! FINALLY!
February 2, 2019
After the repercussion of the previous volume, this was always going to be about how the group reacts to them.
This part of the story is very character driven, especially Ricks decision making and how the rest of the group feels about them.
It might not be the strongest set of issues, but I feel it was needed to continue the story along.
Constant Zombie attack’s would soon get dull and repetitive...
This part of the story is very character driven, especially Ricks decision making and how the rest of the group feels about them.
It might not be the strongest set of issues, but I feel it was needed to continue the story along.
Constant Zombie attack’s would soon get dull and repetitive...
January 4, 2016
We got us a talker here again, boys and girls. This one advanced things quite a bit, and there were some interesting developments, but for the most part not too much happened. Some plans, some searching, some putting down a brewing rebellion, some recovery, and a whole lot of Rick whining.
That sounds pretty cold and shitty, but it's getting a lot redundant to have him going on and on about The Things He's Done. It's like he's making the rounds to tell everyone individually. They have three doctors in the community... wonder if any of them is a shrink?
Don't get me wrong, I love this series, but I want some progression, not just bogging down the story with the same woe is me stuff every volume. I did find his conflicted feelings about Carl pretty fascinating though.
Tomorrow will be on to #16, and then I will have run out of Walking Dead for the time being. But fear not... I've already ordered more!
That sounds pretty cold and shitty, but it's getting a lot redundant to have him going on and on about The Things He's Done. It's like he's making the rounds to tell everyone individually. They have three doctors in the community... wonder if any of them is a shrink?
Don't get me wrong, I love this series, but I want some progression, not just bogging down the story with the same woe is me stuff every volume. I did find his conflicted feelings about Carl pretty fascinating though.
Tomorrow will be on to #16, and then I will have run out of Walking Dead for the time being. But fear not... I've already ordered more!
January 19, 2016
3.5 stars
Not a very exciting volume but a good enough volume all the same. I like when the volume focuses more on chaos but I suppose it can't always have chaos. I wish things lasted a little longer, things seem to pass very quickly - the zombie invasion and the people before that, the hunters etc. I don't want things to drag out either. I don't know how Carl survived getting shot through the head? And that ending was so predictable. I could see that coming from a mile away but I like it. I want them together.
Not a very exciting volume but a good enough volume all the same. I like when the volume focuses more on chaos but I suppose it can't always have chaos. I wish things lasted a little longer, things seem to pass very quickly - the zombie invasion and the people before that, the hunters etc. I don't want things to drag out either. I don't know how Carl survived getting shot through the head? And that ending was so predictable. I could see that coming from a mile away but I like it. I want them together.
August 31, 2014
Bullet Review:
Things I Learned from This Volume:
1) Blowing a huge chunk out of your head just makes you go into a coma for awhile. It's only a flesh wound, after all.
I know it's so early 2000's to quote Monty Python, but COME ON! There is no more appropriate use than for this comic.
2) If Rick says it's right, it's right. Anyone with different opinions than Rick is bad.
3) No other character other than Rick matters.
4) The best way to reveal how a character thinks and feels is to have them talk about it. In huge chunks of text. Doesn't matter when or where, if it actually makes sense in the situation. The bigger the text, the better.
5) Oh, yeah, there are still zombies out there too.
This book irritated me like no volume has since I read The Massive Compendium. Oddly enough, that was focused on the Prison. Seems like a pattern to me: Kirkman doesn't know what to do to create drama, so he tries whatever he can to make sure that his characters ruin the safety they supposedly desire.
Oh, and do the women even exist anymore, outside of being sex-objects for the guys?
Things I Learned from This Volume:
1) Blowing a huge chunk out of your head just makes you go into a coma for awhile. It's only a flesh wound, after all.
I know it's so early 2000's to quote Monty Python, but COME ON! There is no more appropriate use than for this comic.
2) If Rick says it's right, it's right. Anyone with different opinions than Rick is bad.
3) No other character other than Rick matters.
4) The best way to reveal how a character thinks and feels is to have them talk about it. In huge chunks of text. Doesn't matter when or where, if it actually makes sense in the situation. The bigger the text, the better.
5) Oh, yeah, there are still zombies out there too.
This book irritated me like no volume has since I read The Massive Compendium. Oddly enough, that was focused on the Prison. Seems like a pattern to me: Kirkman doesn't know what to do to create drama, so he tries whatever he can to make sure that his characters ruin the safety they supposedly desire.
Oh, and do the women even exist anymore, outside of being sex-objects for the guys?
August 13, 2014
Hello? Hello, story? Where did you go?!
You were there during the whole Governor thing, and even for a little bit after but these last couple volumes, you’ve been totally absent. And what’s worse is that this volume doesn’t even have a zombie herd attacking – the characters are stuck doing nothing!
The zombie herd has been eliminated and Rick decides to create defences for their colony, so a group begins digging a trench around the fence while others move cars in the way to provide another obstacle, and a different group goes out food scavenging.
That’s the whole book.
There’s a half-hearted “rebellion” led by a lone nut with a gun which fizzles out so quickly it may as well not have happened. For so little to be stretched out into an entire book is really disappointing. In earlier volumes, this kinda material would be going on in the background while a plot would be playing out.
Carl isn’t dead which also annoyed me – the kid had a chunk of his head blown away and yet a non-surgeon doctor with limited supplies in a house could somehow save his life?!
Robert Kirkman thinks that focusing on the characters is more interesting which it would be if the characters were interesting, but without facing any dangers, they’re not! I don’t care about Rick talking about his feelings or the non-romance between Andrea and some guy, or Rosita finding out Abraham’s been sleeping with Holly – I don’t watch soap operas, I sure as hell don’t want to read one, especially in a book about the zombie apocalypse!
Kirkman’s strength is plotting and story, not character work which is more than evident here. I’ve made it 15 volumes into this series because the story is compelling not because I want to see Kirkman’s ham-fisted attempt at a character portrait in Rick – he isn’t talented enough to do that. But tell an exciting story? He can do that – he just isn’t doing that here, so we’re left with a load of nothing instead.
I dearly hope you return soon, story, you are sorely missed.
You were there during the whole Governor thing, and even for a little bit after but these last couple volumes, you’ve been totally absent. And what’s worse is that this volume doesn’t even have a zombie herd attacking – the characters are stuck doing nothing!
The zombie herd has been eliminated and Rick decides to create defences for their colony, so a group begins digging a trench around the fence while others move cars in the way to provide another obstacle, and a different group goes out food scavenging.
That’s the whole book.
There’s a half-hearted “rebellion” led by a lone nut with a gun which fizzles out so quickly it may as well not have happened. For so little to be stretched out into an entire book is really disappointing. In earlier volumes, this kinda material would be going on in the background while a plot would be playing out.
Carl isn’t dead which also annoyed me – the kid had a chunk of his head blown away and yet a non-surgeon doctor with limited supplies in a house could somehow save his life?!
Robert Kirkman thinks that focusing on the characters is more interesting which it would be if the characters were interesting, but without facing any dangers, they’re not! I don’t care about Rick talking about his feelings or the non-romance between Andrea and some guy, or Rosita finding out Abraham’s been sleeping with Holly – I don’t watch soap operas, I sure as hell don’t want to read one, especially in a book about the zombie apocalypse!
Kirkman’s strength is plotting and story, not character work which is more than evident here. I’ve made it 15 volumes into this series because the story is compelling not because I want to see Kirkman’s ham-fisted attempt at a character portrait in Rick – he isn’t talented enough to do that. But tell an exciting story? He can do that – he just isn’t doing that here, so we’re left with a load of nothing instead.
I dearly hope you return soon, story, you are sorely missed.
December 12, 2018
I really liked the lull in this volume. Last volume was intense and it was nice to read more about the characters’ mindsets and how the zombie apocalypse has affected them. They are starting to find their humanity again after living in fearful survival mode for so long.
June 25, 2020
3.5 stars
I guess the intensity of fighting off the herd inside the walls of Alexandria flipped a switch for more than a few people. Some people seem to realize that they are seriously damaged and/or bat shit crazy; others are still trying to cause trouble rather than just getting on with things.
Not sure where things are headed now...
I guess the intensity of fighting off the herd inside the walls of Alexandria flipped a switch for more than a few people. Some people seem to realize that they are seriously damaged and/or bat shit crazy; others are still trying to cause trouble rather than just getting on with things.
Not sure where things are headed now...
March 2, 2016
**3.5 stars**
**No spoilers**
Not bad but nothing amazing. A whole lot of talking about how they are gonna make a better community etc. It's quite a good one for a bit of character depth, just not a lot actually happens.
**No spoilers**
Not bad but nothing amazing. A whole lot of talking about how they are gonna make a better community etc. It's quite a good one for a bit of character depth, just not a lot actually happens.
June 24, 2018
Everyone is unwell. Those who remember the end of the last volume, in which Carl got closer to death than ever before, could probably foresee that We Find Ourselves would be a slower section of the story, as seems to always be the case after some big action-paced drama.
There's a lot of talking and very little doing in this episode. Finally Rick has had a realization - that the community is worth fighting for. He's keen to finally make Alexandria a home and build up something that works. It wouldn't be The Walking Dead though if we didn't have people having a problem with Rick being the leader.
Apart from a few inflated speeches and exaggerated heart-to-heart sequences there isn't much to the volume. I'm not watching the TV show, so I have no clue how the story is going to progress in long-term, but it has been mentioned several times now that they're running low on food, so my guess is that this will be a bigger problem at some point in the future. And please, let it be soon, because otherwise I won't be here for this stagnant story for much longer.
There's a lot of talking and very little doing in this episode. Finally Rick has had a realization - that the community is worth fighting for. He's keen to finally make Alexandria a home and build up something that works. It wouldn't be The Walking Dead though if we didn't have people having a problem with Rick being the leader.
Apart from a few inflated speeches and exaggerated heart-to-heart sequences there isn't much to the volume. I'm not watching the TV show, so I have no clue how the story is going to progress in long-term, but it has been mentioned several times now that they're running low on food, so my guess is that this will be a bigger problem at some point in the future. And please, let it be soon, because otherwise I won't be here for this stagnant story for much longer.
October 26, 2011
I don't know why, but the more this series progresses, the more disappointing I find it. There is no liveliness (no pun intended) in it anymore, all the characters I've loved are either dead, or walking dead, and the "community" is a pretty boring place for Kirkman to have gotten stuck for so long. A few holy shit! moments exist in the 15th volume with some rare massive zombie attacks, but I find myself caring less and less. I still read the series feverishly of course, and hope that the best isn't yet days gone bye.
April 4, 2016
The calm before that's what i think this volume about after i read a lot of it xD This volume was really calm and that's really not comfortable, not a lot of things happened it's all about start to control again and do more defenses and prepared for what's coming
February 7, 2017
3.5/5
Not much going on in this issue. I'm hoping for some more action in the next one
Not much going on in this issue. I'm hoping for some more action in the next one
April 7, 2024
Story war eine 3/5 aber gezeichnet war es locker eine 4/5. Viel neues was man in der Serie nicht gesehen hat
November 4, 2016
What a snoozefest. Absolutely inconsequential volume. Yes, you could say that Kirkman is attempting some character building here, but what the hell did he accomplish? We all already knew that Rick is a very tortured soul, and that Carl is an emotionally screwed up child (who should be fucking dead, by the way), and that all of the characters in this comic did go through a lot of shit that only made them stronger and yada yada yada. The story, meanwhile, is completely absent. They go out into the city and find nothing. That's all. There is some sorta rebellion starting in the community, but that got shut down as quickly as it started, again, with no consequences. And this is really the main problem with this series — it definitely can and does occasionally get good and even sometimes really good, but most of the time, it just stalls. Kirkman is not very good with characters, and yet he creates a ton of them, and then tries to justify that with volumes like this one. I wish he would focus more on the story.
Oh well. One more volume to go in the second compendium, and then another well deserved break from this series.
Oh well. One more volume to go in the second compendium, and then another well deserved break from this series.
March 11, 2012
After ninety issues I think more than just the characters are weary and out of ideas. Ooohhh, look, another head lopped off. Boring.
Okay, the real meat here has never been the undead but how the living deal with each other in times of crisis. The beautiful brutality of the series has always relied on the living's capacity for violence and cruelty but, more importantly, the remaining shards of goodness, empathy, compassion, and love left after wholeness has been shattered.
This new collection fails to live up to the high standards they creators set for themselves in earlier story lines. Maybe I'm just getting tired of it, but it seems like they've descended into soap opera territory here (some will say they never rose above it).
Okay, the real meat here has never been the undead but how the living deal with each other in times of crisis. The beautiful brutality of the series has always relied on the living's capacity for violence and cruelty but, more importantly, the remaining shards of goodness, empathy, compassion, and love left after wholeness has been shattered.
This new collection fails to live up to the high standards they creators set for themselves in earlier story lines. Maybe I'm just getting tired of it, but it seems like they've descended into soap opera territory here (some will say they never rose above it).
April 13, 2016
This volume is a little slow and wordy compared to the previous ones, however it still gets 5 stars from me. I am a bit obsessed with everything TWD right now, so it's all win for me. The best part about reading the graphic novels and following the T.V. show is the differences between the two. After reading this volume I am thankful for T.V. Glenn and comic book Andrea.
March 31, 2017
Probably the slowest and least eventful Volume yet, although I'm sure it's just to build suspense for the upcoming Negan storyline (that's what I get for watching the show before reading the books).
April 22, 2023
That end. It’s just all so different from the tv show
Reread
I literally do not remember that but I kind of like it. As for the plot it’s interesting but this one wasn’t actiony.
Reread
I literally do not remember that but I kind of like it. As for the plot it’s interesting but this one wasn’t actiony.
May 2, 2022
rick and andrea <3
June 28, 2016
Over the weekend I had finally gotten around to sitting down and reading all these walking dead comic collections I have been collecting and stacking up for the 'right time' so I can do what a lot people do on weekends: binge and burn through them. So basically two years of walking dead collections have been sitting on my bookshelf but not read. I am also one of those people who doesn't watch the tv show I have to confess. It's not that I don't know that's a popular series and pop culture phenomenon but I rather want to keep the worlds of print and live action separate in my head. So people in the real world always ask me about if I watch the show and I say no I read only the comics which usually elicits stares from people as I am some sort of elitist where 'screen adaptions are never good enough as the printed version' (which isn't true but I digress). As Far as the collections i burned through this weekend #11 through to 17 the two year break between my last serving of walking dead comics made me really get back into world of Rick and survivors nicely. As always it isn't the zombies you gotta worry about but other humans and that is certainly the case in this block where after the events with the Governor (who is a hard act to follow as he was a wicked antagonist) the crew encounters a greater menace in the form of a group of survivors led by Nagan. Who is indeed a bad mofo ruthless and cunning to core. Whereas the Governor had this air of almost Machiavellian villainy Nagan is more of that sociopath that ruled the schoolyard through cunning and pure imposing brutality. He is for sure that man you wouldn't want to know in real life or regular society as human life is no different than undead mindless zombies. He literally isn't afraid to crack a few eggs to make his point ;(
Great art by Charlie adlard who I always enjoyed since his run with the X files comic series back in the 90s and well written by Robert Kirkman. If you want to read a story about how humans would react in the event of a world wide disaster like this give the comic collections a try.
Great art by Charlie adlard who I always enjoyed since his run with the X files comic series back in the 90s and well written by Robert Kirkman. If you want to read a story about how humans would react in the event of a world wide disaster like this give the comic collections a try.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 8, 2016
"Do you have any fucking idea who you're talking to?"
3.5 Stars
I didn't like this one as much as the other volumes because it was very slow paced, but it was still good. The thing I did like though is that it had one of the iconic moments from the show in season 6 where someone in Alexandria tries to take over and kill Rick and Rick says the iconic lines: "You really think you're going to take this community from us? From Michonne? From Glenn? FROM ME? Do you have any fucking idea who you're talking to?" It as so epic and iconic just like the show.
SPOILERS BELOW
Carl is finally awake and he seems to have lost some of his memory. He doesn't remember that Lori is dead which is really sad and Rick has to tell him. Rick is concerned that Carl is losing his humanity and ability to feel emotions. Rick and Andrea have a few heart to heart talks in this volume which I liked but I don't get Andrea throwing herself at Rick at the end of this volume. But I'm liking Rick more and more with each volume. He's thinking about the future more and he's becoming more vulnerable and allowing himself to be emotional about things. But he is still not trusting and protective of Carl and his people.
3.5 Stars
I didn't like this one as much as the other volumes because it was very slow paced, but it was still good. The thing I did like though is that it had one of the iconic moments from the show in season 6 where someone in Alexandria tries to take over and kill Rick and Rick says the iconic lines: "You really think you're going to take this community from us? From Michonne? From Glenn? FROM ME? Do you have any fucking idea who you're talking to?" It as so epic and iconic just like the show.
SPOILERS BELOW
Carl is finally awake and he seems to have lost some of his memory. He doesn't remember that Lori is dead which is really sad and Rick has to tell him. Rick is concerned that Carl is losing his humanity and ability to feel emotions. Rick and Andrea have a few heart to heart talks in this volume which I liked but I don't get Andrea throwing herself at Rick at the end of this volume. But I'm liking Rick more and more with each volume. He's thinking about the future more and he's becoming more vulnerable and allowing himself to be emotional about things. But he is still not trusting and protective of Carl and his people.
November 19, 2013
Another day, another dollar? I guess? Except who gives a shit about money when there are zombies?
They've finished off the zombies that invaded the Safe-Zone, Carl is in a coma, some of the Safe-Zoners resent Rick and his group for changing things, people are dead all over the place, stupid Abraham cheated on Rosita, and Andrea totally is jonesing for Rick. And Rick? He's convinced that the reason all their past tempts at survival failed so badly is because he was only concerned with the safety of his family, and not with the community. He says now he realizes they can accomplish so much with a larger group of people, and he hopes to still be in the Safe-Zone when Carl is thirty.
I was all pumped after the last one because I thought it signaled a change (finally) in the pattern of this story. Unfortunately, I don't think it really did. This issue just felt like more of the same: Rick having a "revelation," thinking they've finally found the answer, and then what comes next is always devastation. The fact that this volume ends with some of the Safe-Zoners getting violent leads me to believe I'm right.
They've finished off the zombies that invaded the Safe-Zone, Carl is in a coma, some of the Safe-Zoners resent Rick and his group for changing things, people are dead all over the place, stupid Abraham cheated on Rosita, and Andrea totally is jonesing for Rick. And Rick? He's convinced that the reason all their past tempts at survival failed so badly is because he was only concerned with the safety of his family, and not with the community. He says now he realizes they can accomplish so much with a larger group of people, and he hopes to still be in the Safe-Zone when Carl is thirty.
I was all pumped after the last one because I thought it signaled a change (finally) in the pattern of this story. Unfortunately, I don't think it really did. This issue just felt like more of the same: Rick having a "revelation," thinking they've finally found the answer, and then what comes next is always devastation. The fact that this volume ends with some of the Safe-Zoners getting violent leads me to believe I'm right.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 9, 2016
Rick and his community now need to clean up after the events of the previous volume. That includes trying to make what they have more secure as they head into winter. They will need to build the wall back up better than before and go on runs to find more food and supplies for the coming winter months. Of course, Rick will need to come to terms with Carl's health after he received such a terrible wound and he'll have to worry about a possible insurrection.
This volume isn't nearly as intense as the previous one. That's not to say that it isn't, but it's not at the same level of insanity. Rick and company aren't out of the woods yet. If it isn't one thing, it's another. While reading this volume, I started to realize how much I'm beginning to dislike Abraham. Glenn remains one of my favorite characters, in the comics as well as the tv adaptation. However, I'm getting more and more annoyed with Maggie in the comics - I definitely prefer what they've done with her character on screen. At least I can say that by the end of this volume, I was able to feel a moderate sense of relief, but I don't expect it to last long.
This volume isn't nearly as intense as the previous one. That's not to say that it isn't, but it's not at the same level of insanity. Rick and company aren't out of the woods yet. If it isn't one thing, it's another. While reading this volume, I started to realize how much I'm beginning to dislike Abraham. Glenn remains one of my favorite characters, in the comics as well as the tv adaptation. However, I'm getting more and more annoyed with Maggie in the comics - I definitely prefer what they've done with her character on screen. At least I can say that by the end of this volume, I was able to feel a moderate sense of relief, but I don't expect it to last long.
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