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Charlie Adlard

Author of The Walking Dead: Compendium One

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About the Author

Charlie Adlard is a comic book artist, known for his work on books such as The Walking Dead and Savage. His title The Walking Dead Volume 21: All Out War Part 2 made The New York Times Best Seller List. in 2014. The Walking Dead Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams made The New York Times Best Seller show more List. in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Charles Adlard, Charlie Adlard

Series

Works by Charlie Adlard

The Walking Dead: Compendium One (2009) — Illustrator — 2,035 copies, 56 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 02: Miles Behind Us (2004) — Artist — 2,025 copies, 56 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 03: Safety Behind Bars (2004) — Illustrator — 1,640 copies, 34 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 04: The Heart's Desire (2005) — Artist — 1,435 copies, 28 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 05: The Best Defense (2006) — Cover artist, some editions; Inker — 1,262 copies, 29 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book One (2006) — Illustrator — 1,212 copies, 48 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 06: This Sorrowful Life (2006) — Illustrator — 1,136 copies, 27 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 07: The Calm Before (2007) — Illustrator — 1,040 copies, 23 reviews
The Walking Dead: Compendium Two (2012) — Illustrator — 1,027 copies, 21 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 08: Made to Suffer (2007) — Illustrator — 991 copies, 26 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 09: Here We Remain (2008) — Illustrator — 954 copies, 23 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 10: What We Become (2008) — Illustrator — 893 copies, 21 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 11: Fear the Hunters (2009) — Illustrator — 819 copies, 22 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 12: Life Among Them (2009) — Illustrator — 775 copies, 20 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Two (2007) — Illustrator — 741 copies, 18 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 13: Too Far Gone (2010) — Illustrator — 736 copies, 15 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 14: No Way Out (2010) — Illustrator — 693 copies, 20 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Three (2010) — Illustrator — 662 copies, 14 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 15: We Find Ourselves (2011) — Illustrator — 633 copies, 17 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 16: A Larger World (2011) — Illustrator — 614 copies, 17 reviews
The Walking Dead: Compendium Three (2015) — Illustrator — 609 copies, 14 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 17: Something to Fear (2012) — Illustrator — 570 copies, 23 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Four (2008) — Illustrator — 538 copies, 11 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 18: What Comes After (2012) — Illustrator — 519 copies, 22 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 19: March to War (2013) 486 copies, 15 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Five (2010) — Illustrator — 477 copies, 11 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 20: All Out War, Part One (2013) — Illustrator — 451 copies, 15 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Six (2010) — Illustrator — 411 copies, 10 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 22: A New Beginning (2014) — Illustrator — 401 copies, 18 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams (2014) — Illustrator — 361 copies, 14 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 25: No Turning Back (2015) — Illustrator — 335 copies, 15 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 24: Life and Death (2015) — Illustrator — 332 copies, 12 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Seven (2011) — Illustrator — 329 copies, 6 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 26: Call To Arms (2016) — Illustrator — 312 copies, 13 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 27: The Whisperer War (2016) — Artist — 300 copies, 15 reviews
The Walking Dead: Compendium Four (2019) — Illustrator — 286 copies, 5 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Eight (2012) — Illustrator — 249 copies, 6 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 28: A Certain Doom (2017) — Illustrator; Cover artist, some editions — 247 copies, 10 reviews
The Walking Dead, Volume 29: Lines We Cross (2017) — Illustrator — 224 copies, 9 reviews
The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 1 (2005) — Illustrator — 78 copies, 2 reviews
White Death (1998) — Illustrator — 67 copies, 4 reviews
The X-Files: Firebird (1995) — Illustrator — 54 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 2 (2009) — Illustrator — 49 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 3 (2011) — Illustrator — 43 copies, 1 review
Codeflesh (2003) — Illustrator — 38 copies, 1 review
X-Files Classics, Volume 1 (2013) — Illustrator — 35 copies
The X-Files: The Haunting (1996) — Illustrator — 34 copies
The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 4 (2012) — Illustrator — 30 copies
X-Files Classics, Volume 2 (2013) — Illustrator — 26 copies, 1 review
The X-Files: Project Aquarius (1996) — Illustrator — 24 copies, 2 reviews
The X-Files, Volume Two (2005) — Illustrator — 21 copies, 1 review
Black Widow Epic Collection: The Coldest War (2020) — Illustrator — 21 copies
Batman Scarface: A Psychodrama (2001) — Artist — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead: Free Comic Book Day 2013 (2013) 17 copies, 1 review
The Clockwise War (2019) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 3 reviews
The X-Files Comics Digest #1 - Big Foot, Warm Heart (1995) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The X-Files #9 - Silent Cities of the Mind, Part Two (1995) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The X-Files #5 - Firebird, Part Two: Crescit Eundo (1995) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The X-Files #6 - Firebird, Part Three: A Brief Authority (1995) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The X-Files #2 - A Dismembrance of Things Past (1995) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The X-Files #18 - Night Lights, Part One (1996) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The X-Files Comics Digest #2 - Dead to the World (1996) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files #14 - Falling (1996) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files #13 - One Player Only (1996) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files Special Edition #1 (1995) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files #7 - Trepanning Opera (1995) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files #19 - Night Lights, Part Two (1996) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The X-Files: Dead to the World (1996) — Illustrator — 8 copies, 2 reviews
The X-Files: Internal Affairs (1997) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The X-Files #3 - A Little Dream of Me (1995) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The X-Files #4 - Firebird, Part One: Khobka's Lament (1995) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The X-Files #28 - Remote Control, Part Two (1997) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The X-Files #27 - Remote Control, Part One (1997) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The X-Files Comics Digest #3 - Scape Goats (1996) — Illustrator — 7 copies
The X-Files: Remote Control (1997) — Illustrator — 7 copies
The X-Files #29 - Remote Control, Part Three (1997) — Illustrator — 7 copies
The X-Files #22 - The Kanashibari (1996) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Altamont (2023) — Illustrator — 7 copies, 1 review
The X-Files #23 - Donor (1996) — Illustrator — 6 copies
The Art of Charlie Adlard (2013) 6 copies
Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty (1995) — Illustrator — 6 copies
The X-Files #1 - Not to Be Opened Until X-Mas — Illustrator — 5 copies
The X-Files #-1 - Trick of the Light (1996) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Shadowman #5 (1997) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Shadowman #8 (2000) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Shadowman #6 (2000) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Hereje (2025) 1 copy
Damn Them All nº 01 (2024) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Big Book of Urban Legends (The Big book Series) (1995) — Illustrator — 334 copies, 3 reviews
The Big Book of Grimm (1999) — Illustrator — 201 copies, 3 reviews
The Walking Dead, Book Eleven (2015) — Illustrator — 152 copies, 7 reviews
The Big Book of Losers (1997) — Illustrator — 132 copies
The Big Book of Bad (1998) — Illustrator — 130 copies
The Big Book of Scandal! (1997) — Illustrator — 127 copies, 1 review
The Big Book of Vice (Factoid Books) (1999) — Illustrator — 121 copies
Chase (2011) — Illustrator — 72 copies, 6 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #163 - Conquered (2017) — Illustrator — 29 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #100 - Something to Fear, Part Four (2012) — Illustrator — 28 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #004 (2011) — Illustrator — 26 copies, 3 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #005 (2010) — Illustrator — 24 copies, 3 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #007 (2004) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 3 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #008 (2004) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 4 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #103 - Abandon All Hope, Part One (2012) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #109 - March to War, Part 1 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 22 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #010 (2004) — Illustrator — 22 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #106 - Abandon All Hope, Part Four (2013) — Illustrator — 21 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #011 (2004) — Illustrator — 21 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #020 (2005) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #022 (2005) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #016 (2005) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #112 - March to War, Part 4 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #108 - Abandon All Hope, Part Six (2013) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #009 (2011) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #017 (2005) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #099 - Something to Fear, Part Three (2012) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #015 (2005) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #012 (2004) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #023 (2011) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #019 (2005) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #021 (2005) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
Thought Bubble Anthology Collection: 10 Years of Comics (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #026 (2006) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #097 - Something to Fear, Part One (2012) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #110 - March to War, Part 2 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 17 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #154 - Led to Slaughter (2016) — Illustrator — 17 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #014 (2004) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #018 (2005) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #025 (2006) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #113 - March to War, Part 5 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 17 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #111 - March to War, Part 3 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 17 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #104 - Abandon All Hope, Part Two (2012) — Illustrator — 17 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #024 (2011) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #027 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #164 - A Fallen House (2017) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #151 - Call to Arms (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #159 - The Whisperer War Part 3 of 6 (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #155 - Tip of the Spear (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The X-Files #8 - Silent Cities of the Mind, Part One (1995) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #165 - Opportunity (2017) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #153 - Heavy Hangs the Head (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #150 - Betrayed (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #013 (2004) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #028 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #045 (2011) — Artist — 16 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #029 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #152 - United in Fear (2016) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #169 - Lines We Cross (2017) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #039 (2007) — Illustrator — 15 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #145 - Blood for Blood (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #114 - March to War, Part 6 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 15 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #148 - No Turning Back (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #132 - Happiness (2014) — Illustrator — 15 copies
Batman Arkham: Mister Freeze (2017) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #036 (2011) — Illustrator — 15 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #149 - The Devil on Your Shoulder (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #032 (2006) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #141 - Opportunity (2015) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #038 (2007) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #040 (2007) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #037 (2007) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #031 (2006) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #046 (2008) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #048 (2008) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #146 - A Breaking Point Reached (2015) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #060 (2009) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #083 - No Way Out, Part Four (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #156 - Queen and King (2016) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #033 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #030 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #168 - The Road's End (2017) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #167 - A Certain Doom (2017) — Illustrator — 14 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #035 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #044 (2011) — Artist — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #042 (2007) — Artist — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #170 - On the Road (2017) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #041 (2007) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #034 (2007) — Illustrator — 13 copies, 1 review
Vampire State Building (2020) — Artist, some editions — 13 copies, 2 reviews
The Walking Dead [2003] #166 - No Surrender (2017) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #142 - A Gathering (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #147 - Out in the Open (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #143 - A Union (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #096 - A Larger World: Conclusion (2012) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #043 (2011) — Artist — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #134 - From Whispers to Screams (2014) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #144 (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #055 (2008) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #047 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #139 - From the Edge of the World (2015) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #085 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #077 (2010) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #082 - No Way Out, Part Three (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #091 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #171 - Fear the Princess (2017) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #092 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #078 (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #079 (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #080 - No Way Out, Part One (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #081 - No Way Out, Part Two (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #086 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #087 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #138 - Confrontation (2015) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #089 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #088 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #093 - A Larger World: Part One (2012) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #084 - No Way Out, Part Five (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #059 (2009) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #090 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #049 (2008) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #050 (2008) — Illustrator — 11 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #057 (2009) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #056 (2008) — Illustrator — 11 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #186 - The Powder Keg (2018) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #172 - Hilltop Reborn (2017) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #095 - A Larger World, Part Three (2012) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #182 - The Commonwealth Grows (2018) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #136 - Found (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #184 - Eugene Tinkers (2018) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #133 - Impending Doom (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #188 - Falling Into Place (2019) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #181 - Together Strong (2018) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #137 - A Future Uncertain (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #071 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #140 - Life and Death (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #187 - The Road Back (2019) — Penciller — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #051 (2011) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #094 - A Larger World, Part Two (2012) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #173 - Final Fight (2017) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #174 - A Solitary Life (2017) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #074 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #076 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #052 (2008) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #131 - Journey Begins (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #135 - Face to Face (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The X-Files Annual #1 - Hallow Eve (1995) — Penciler, Inker, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #189 - Lines Are Drawn (2019) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #190 - Storm the Gates (2019) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #185 - On Guard (2018) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #058 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #068 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #054 (2008) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #061 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies, 1 review
The Walking Dead [2003] #069 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #070 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #067 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #075 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #127 - A New Beginning (2014) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #053 (2008) — Artist — 9 copies
The Walking Dead [2003] #073 (2010) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The Walking Dead The Complete Season 1-6 — some editions — 4 copies
The X-Files #-2 - The Pit / The Silent Sword (1996) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Judge Dredd The Megazine # 53 (2.33) — Artist, some editions — 2 copies
EC: Cruel Kingdom Vol. 1 (1) (2026) — Illustrator — 2 copies, 1 review
The Spaces Between (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1966-04-08
Gender
male
Occupations
comic book artist
Awards and honors
Comics Laureate (UK |2017-2019)
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

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Reviews

893 reviews
This is a housekeeping volume, mopping up after the last major story arc while setting up elements for the next, but damn if it wasn't one of my favorite volumes in a while. For so long, we've just seen the characters reacting in the moment to awful, sudden and violent acts. It was refreshing to actually see the characters processing the consequences of recent developments and interacting with one another in conversations aren't shouted while under attack from zombies or other enemies. It show more helped me remember that I actually like some of these people. I wouldn't mind another volume of the same before the next Big Bad comes down the road. show less
"This changes everything can't you see that? We can finally stop surviving... and start living."
-Robert Kirkman in The Walking Dead: Compendium Vol. 2

The Walking Dead: Compendium Vol. 2 by Robert Kirkman combines issues 49 to 96 (volumes 9 to 16) showcasing the core group rebuild themselves after their loss in Vol. 1 and by doing so they stumble upon uncharted territory where they must adjust to a new way of living with people who survived using different means than they did.

The book does a show more great job raising many moral dilemmas and flaws in human thinking and the need for stability and normalcy. Even beyond the masterful storytelling many of the issues are thought provoking and the characters feel a lot more real compared to the first compendium. One of the very few times where I liked the second installment more than the first; The Walking Dead is one of those stories that seem to get better as time passes for them and the people and problems become more fleshed out. Compared to the first compendium I thought the way they wrote women was less infuriating and the actions of the characters carry more weight and make more sense. I love the way this is written and it completely immersed me in the story.

While I don't think it's fair to compare the show counterpart to the comics since the stories vary quite significantly I do think it creates insight in the only part of the compendium I thought was lacking- pacing. Everything happens very quickly to the point of it being comical. In one of the panels Rick, the main protagonist, even comments on how everything happened in a single day. There isn't time to breathe and when things aren't as exciting as usual they throw romantic drama and character relationships in the mix
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Dale has never been my favorite character so I actually LOVE what happens to him in this novel. It's almost like, "You dumb fuck! You deserve it! This is great!"

I always got the impression that he felt he was better than everyone else and knew better than everyone else and look what happened to you, you dumb fuck!

Adrianne
Finally our long national nightmare is at an end. Finally no one has to read anymore Walking Dead comics.

I found this a volume of two halves. The first half was enlivened by the "Negan reforms" subplot, Negan being one of basically two characters I have ever given a shit about in this series.

But then Negan departs the series and it goes on to be more "Rick waffles about a thing." Rick's community discovers a massive society out in Ohio, but they are dystopian. I found a lot of this show more improbable. The first journey to the other society was very lengthy and protracted over weeks; by the end of the book, it felt like the characters were zipping back and forth in hours. (There's one bit where a group of characters comes to the rescue of another by coming a day later. Why would you decide one day after someone left to follow them in the case they needed help at the end of their weeks-long journey? And how come you couldn't get one group member to run a little faster and catch them up?) The new society has a rule that everyone automatically gets the same social status as they had before the zombie apocalypse... but like, why? And how would that be enforced? Why would everyone buy into it?

There's potential in finding a new group of survivors who did things differently than Rick and thus were more successful (usually they only find less successful groups), but as always Kirkman manages to strip the debate of all nuance by making the people with a different perspective slatheringly evil. And as always Rick seems like he's going to face a moral dilemma, but doesn't have to make an actual hard choice because events take it out of his hands.

The epilogue issue is dumb, too. Everyone venerates Rick, but I don't know why, because what useful thing did Rick ever actually do? In his final issue, Rick talks about how they can create a new society with potential to undue the mistakes of the old one... when we actually see the new society, it's just as shitty as ours. Well done, mate, you sure showed how good your values were.

Plus the revelation that the series's back cover blurb is an in-universe inscription on a statue of Rick is staggeringly stupid.

Anyway, I don't know why I staggered all the way to the end even though I never really liked this series except in short spurts, but it was always a quick read at least. You couldn't pay me to start watching the tv show, though.
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Tony Moore Cover artist, Illustrator
Cefn Ridout Illustrator
George Pérez Illustrator
Jim Starlin Illustrator
Larry Stroman Illustrator
George Freeman Illustrator
Joe Chiodo Illustrator
Adrian Salmon Illustrator
John Ross Illustrator
Gordon Purcell Illustrator
Rus Wooton Letterer, Illustrator
Sina Grace Editor
Dave Stewart Cover artist, Illustrator
Ray Bradbury Contributor
John Costanza Letterer
Jamison Color separator
Grant Goleash Colorist
Martin Geraghty Illustrator
Peri Godbold Lettering
John Ridgway Illustrator
Paul Cornell Contributor
Tim Quinn Contributor
Gary Gillatt Contributor
Ross Macdonald Contributor
Michael Lark Illustrator
P. Craig Russell Contributor
Al Williamson Contributor
Jack Davis Contributor
Howard Simpson Contributor
Miran Kim Cover artist
Simon Pegg Afterword
Rus Wooten Letterer
Antti Koivumäki Translator
Sara Årestedt Translator
Sam Shearon Cover artist
Joe Casey Translator
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