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LtCrowley posted:I'll bite. I imagine you will. Stay away from me. *feed me seymour* E: or is that avatar from a different movie?
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LtCrowley posted:I'll bite. Why do you want's Carl to be eaten? I dunno he's just been annoying me lately. I think its something to do with the fact that Kirkman's characters all sort of have the same voice, so I find dialog heavy Carl parts to be a little distracting. Also he's giving off a real deranged murderer-child vibe lately.
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strangefool: No poo poo, Sherlock! (bro it's your line)Drunkboxer posted:I dunno he's just been annoying me lately. I think its something to do with the fact that Kirkman's characters all sort of have the same voice, so I find dialog heavy Carl parts to be a little distracting. Also he's giving off a real deranged murderer-child vibe lately. You know, I actually disliked him more when he was 'generic little kid in need of protection'. For my money it's actually kinda realistic that he'd be making this transition in light of his dad's leadership role/the amount of death he's been exposed to/combat training/sister and mother gone. On a side note has anyone else noticed the surface similarities between this and the Dark Tower?
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I could dig a Michone or Abe spin off mini-series. The story they have to tell is a little bit different then what I've come to expect from TWD. Thinking about it, I don't think anyone could take over for Rick. There would have to be an easy transition over a few issues to bring a new character up to speed. I think everyone agrees that Rick has been beat to hell though... is this TWD's last arc?
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In the Letters section of one of the latest comics Kirkman mentions wanting to continue for another 10 - 50 years, so probably not.
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Scarecrow411 posted:I could dig a Michone or Abe spin off mini-series. The story they have to tell is a little bit different then what I've come to expect from TWD. Thinking about it, I don't think anyone could take over for Rick. There would have to be an easy transition over a few issues to bring a new character up to speed. I think everyone agrees that Rick has been beat to hell though... is this TWD's last arc? From all interviews and accounts, they have no plan to end the book anytime in the near future. Still the only book I'll read month to month, the new guys smack of cult, but considering every other lunatic they've run into out there, maybe it's time they caught a break.
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I think, given some time to build up a bit from the backseat he's taken recently, Glenn could become a capable main character in the event of Rick's untimely demise. I don't really want Rick to die, though.
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Matt Cruea posted:I think, given some time to build up a bit from the backseat he's taken recently, Glenn could become a capable main character in the event of Rick's untimely demise. But then Glenn will be poo poo on! Glenn's so happy now, don't ruin things for him!
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LtCrowley posted:strangefool: No poo poo, Sherlock! (bro it's your line) Wait a minute, Audrey II, that's not a very nice thing to say!
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Matt Cruea posted:I think, given some time to build up a bit from the backseat he's taken recently, Glenn could become a capable main character in the event of Rick's untimely demise. Eventually, he'll have to. The only constant throughout the series has been him, and when the series gets tired, the only real change that could happen is to him. Or the zombie outbreak could start mutating them ala Left 4 Dead, but I'd rather the series continue past the character at this point. Or maybe at Issue #100. That would do.
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I really doubt it would happen, but it would be interesting if the group was segmented. Like half ended up at the commune and half stayed on the road. It would help give some variety to the type of stories Kirkman gets to tell. I think that Kirkman's probably going to stick with just following Rick and Carl. It would be nice if he could branch off. Glenn's and his family don't get enough attention.
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Timeless Appeal posted:I really doubt it would happen, but it would be interesting if the group was segmented. Like half ended up at the commune and half stayed on the road. It would help give some variety to the type of stories Kirkman gets to tell.
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I'm going to try to stay clear of this thread so I don't see spoilers. I got the compendium for Christmas and read through it. It's a great story that shows how horrible people are to other people. I like thinking that anything can happen at any time. I hate that the wife and the new baby died at the end. I know it's the zombie apocalypse, but they'd been through so much with the pregnancy and such and then she dies. gently caress the dead governor.
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BDawg posted:I'm going to try to stay clear of this thread so I don't see spoilers. I got the compendium for Christmas and read through it. Yeah, pretty much everyone gets pissed on following the prison stuff.
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I enjoyed the prison arc, watching them try to move towards rebuilding a community of some kind and the various logistics that entails was fun. It feels like since they left the prison the story has kind of been meandering a bit so I'm interested to see how this new community turns out. Regarding the epic Blue Balls caused by reading The Walking Dead does anyone have any recommendations for other comics that give this same feeling? Because I have to say I don't get this feeling when I'm reading Dark Avengers or Batman or most other comics. I mean I'm interested to know what happens next but with The Walking Dead it's on a whole other level. It's like trying to watch individual episodes of 24 or Naruto. You start clawing at the walls because it's over so quickly and you absolutely MUST see what happens next. I've read a few other comics that really draw you in like The Walking Dead and give that same feeling... Girls The Sword Invincible Y - The Last Man The Punisher Max Those are all comics that you will absolutely devour and I REALLY can't recommend them enough. Anyone have any others? -Blackadder- fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jan 10, 2010 |
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-Blackadder- posted:I enjoyed the prison arc, watching them try to move towards rebuilding a community of some kind and the various logistics that entails was fun. It feels like since they left the prison the story has kind of been meandering a bit so I'm interested to see how this new community turns out. Scalped and Unknown Soldier both kick all sorta rear end.
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I just bought the first trade on a whim and finished reading it. Immediately after I ordered the compendium and the three trades that come after it, in other words everything else that's been collected so far. The only other comics that have managed to suck me in enough to order the entire series after reading just the first volume have been The Sandman and Y: The Last Man. And I agree with the above posters that Walking Dead feels a lot like the latter, not just in terms of "a group of people wandering around after an apocalypse" but the tone and suspense of it. I was rather surprised that Kirkman said that he hadn't seen 28 Days Later before creating the first issue, but I suppose they were both inspired by Day of the Triffids. Actually, I was surprised that this was done by Kirkman, period - the only other thing of his I'd read, or even really was aware of, was Battle Pope. The compendium can't come fast enough.
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I've been reading since issue 12. I'm so thankful my favorite comic clerk told me to pick up Invincible issue 25 a short while later. Clerk: "You should really start at the beginning or else issue 25 won't make sense. There are only four volumes you'd have to buy." Me: "I don't know if I can afford any trades right now." Owner (just off the phone with Diamond): "Buy all of them and I'll give you twenty percent off. No joke." Me: "Deal." Yeah, the owner knew I had an impulse shopping habit. Anyway, Kirkman is the reason I'm reading new comics (not just American Splendor, Zippy, and other "classics" like I was), and was able to get into The Luna Brothers and rediscover Evan Dorkin and some other good things.
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BetterWeirdthanDead posted:Anyway, Kirkman is the reason I'm reading new comics (not just American Splendor, Zippy, and other "classics" like I was), and was able to get into The Luna Brothers and rediscover Evan Dorkin and some other good things. I REALLY love The Luna Brothers and think they're criminally unknown. Everybody and their dog knows about Kirkman and The Walking Dead but I don't hear people talking about Girls or The Sword nearly enough. Those books made me literally SALIVATE for the next issue as much if not more than The Walking Dead in some cases. I'm so pissed that I started The Sword before it ended. I knew I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it and now I have massive loving blue balls for months because of it. I'll take a look at some of the other stuff you mentioned.
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Walking Dead Vol 1 Days Gone Bye: 2009 - Number 5 2008 - Number 17 2007 - Number 12 2006 - Number 9 2005 - Number 10 That is 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS In the Top 20 graphic novels for the year.
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Wanderer posted:That's a hell of a spike between 2008 and 2009. A lot of people probably went and checked out the book as the buzz about the TV adaptation on AMC (I think) began to build.
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I just finished re-reading the entire series in TPBs. I really hesitate to like any character anymore, because everyone is poo poo on. Just constantly. The apocalypse loving blows, you guys.
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Ace Oliveira posted:So do we know yet if it will be a mini-series or a normal series? Knowing AMC, it'll probably get at least a 6 episode first season order that will, for the most part, stand alone. Future seasons (hopefully) will likely be between 6-12 episodes. They seem to borrow a lot from the British school of TV seasons/series, which definitely works in terms of the quality of their programs.
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So I just totally plowed through the entire series from issue 1 to 68 and all I can say is gently caress yeah. This comic is sick, depraved and I'm loving it. Man so many people died in that prison shoot out.
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Any know when the next issue hits stands? The official schedule says this week but my local comic book store says they haven't heard anything.
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Volume posted:Any know when the next issue hits stands? The official schedule says this week but my local comic book store says they haven't heard anything. The official schedule is right, it's in my hands right now.
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Finally managed to get to the store to pick up the new issue any guesses on how this is going to be not all they hope it will be?
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Len posted:Finally managed to get to the store to pick up the new issue any guesses on how this is going to be not all they hope it will be? I think it is, but they gently caress it up with their own distrust and paranoia and end up getting kicked out.
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^^What he said. I'm starting to hope that it IS everything they've been dreaming of. But that they're now so broken they can no longer fit in with normal people. We already saw a little of that when Rick freaked out over the guy with the smashed up leg, basically telling their new friends to leave him to be eaten. Or Rick's kid one day blurts out how he killed another child.
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Obviously things aren't going to stay peaceful forever, but I think that Kirkman's gonna give us at least 5-6 issues of relative peace, with paranoia running deep in the background amongst Rick's crew. In all likelihood, as mentioned already, they'll screw it up and get themselves kicked out, or someone will snap, kill a few innocent civilians, and allow for a zombie overrun. I really don't mind some downtime now, considering it's been kinda boring as of late with the "on the road" stuff, and while the Prison arc got bogged down after a while, I really enjoy whenever the crew starts to settle down a bit, if only because the threat of a zombie overtaking is always looming about, and there's more of a punch when it finally occurs.
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I'm going to throw in that Ricks group will cause a division among the settlement that will ultimately cause its destruction. Half of the people will think the group is savage and needs to be expelled. The other half will argue that they just need time to re-adjust.
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I'm guessing that they'll actually coexist peacefully with them, and the conflict will be external, either some operation the group has been planning in DC that they'll have to help with, or some sort of invasion on the community.
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I just hope he doesn't go the "terrible hidden secret" route where the community is pretending to be safe and peaceful but they're really secretly a pedophilic rape cult or something.
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Dacap posted:I just hope he doesn't go the "terrible hidden secret" route where the community is pretending to be safe and peaceful but they're really secretly a pedophilic rape cult or something. Didn't they already kind of do that with the Governor? I doubt Kirkman would go down that route again, but I won't be surprised if they have ulterior motives for recruiting members than just building a safe productive community.
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teekun posted:Didn't they already kind of do that with the Governor? I doubt Kirkman would go down that route again, but I won't be surprised if they have ulterior motives for recruiting members than just building a safe productive community. The cover of the upcoming issue seems to suggest this too.
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Oh my god, I just finished the first compendium and jesus christ I have to wait for the next few paperbacks to get here. It's killing me 
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