The Walking Dead is Robert Kirkman's dream of a never-ending zombie tale where we get to see what happens after the neat little ending that movies usually provide us with. Given the premise, you'd almost be willing to bet that the story simply drags on and on with no real sense of suspense. Fortunately, that's not the case.

The story moves along at a fast pace and keeps you hooked from beginnning to, well, not so much the beginning (there's no end, remember?). The characters are pretty well fleshed out, though, at times, you feel they go from one extreme to the next with no in-between. It's understandable given the circumstances they're in, but it'd be nice to be given insight as to why they are the way they are, rather than just assuming.

The art is nothing to write home about, but it doesn't hinder things in anyway. Everything is clear and concise, so there's no confusion as to what's going on. All of the characters are pretty distinctive from one another, but, generally, they're fairly bland. It's not quite a bad thing, but since the comic is in black and white, it adds to the sense that nothing really jumps out at you. Give me a character with a weird haircut, or a scar, or a boatload of facial piercings.

All in all, a very promising start to what should be a fantastic series. I'm eager to read the next book. ( )

Grim view of human
nature when zombies attack.
Good art; tale's ok.