Cliff Rathburn

Author of The Walking Dead, Volume 02: Miles Behind Us

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The Walking Dead, Volume 02: Miles Behind Us (2004) — Colorist — 2,023 copies, 57 reviews

The Walking Dead: Compendium One (2009) — Illustrator — 2,021 copies, 56 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 04: The Heart's Desire (2005) — Colorist — 1,431 copies, 28 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 05: The Best Defense (2006) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator — 1,261 copies, 29 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book One (2006) — Illustrator — 1,206 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 — 1,039 copies, 23 reviews

The Walking Dead: Compendium Two (2012) — Illustrator — 1,019 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 — 820 copies, 22 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 12: Life Among Them (2009) — Illustrator — 775 copies, 20 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Two (2007) — Illustrator — 740 copies, 18 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 13: Too Far Gone (2010) — Illustrator — 734 copies, 15 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 14: No Way Out (2010) — Illustrator — 692 copies, 20 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Three (2010) — Illustrator — 659 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) — Gray Tones — 598 copies, 14 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 17: Something to Fear (2012) — Illustrator — 571 copies, 23 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Four (2008) — Illustrator — 535 copies, 11 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 18: What Comes After (2012) — Illustrator — 520 copies, 22 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Five (2010) — Illustrator — 475 copies, 11 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 20: All Out War, Part One (2013) — Illustrator — 450 copies, 15 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Six (2010) — Illustrator — 410 copies, 10 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 22: A New Beginning (2014) — Illustrator — 398 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 — 334 copies, 15 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 24: Life and Death (2015) — Illustrator — 330 copies, 12 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Seven (2011) — Illustrator — 328 copies, 6 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 26: Call To Arms (2016) — Illustrator — 311 copies, 13 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 27: The Whisperer War (2016) — Artist — 298 copies, 15 reviews

The Walking Dead, Book Eight (2012) — Illustrator — 249 copies, 6 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 28: A Certain Doom (2017) — Illustrator — 245 copies, 10 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 29: Lines We Cross (2017) — Illustrator — 221 copies, 9 reviews

Invincible, Volume 06: A Different World (2006) — Illustrator — 218 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 1 (2005) — Illustrator — 78 copies, 2 reviews

Brit, Volume 1: Old Soldier (2007) — Illustrator — 71 copies

The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 2 (2009) — Illustrator — 49 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 3 (2011) — Illustrator — 42 copies, 1 review

Fantastic Four: Foes (Fantastic Four (Graphic Novels)) (2005) 21 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead: Free Comic Book Day 2013 (2013) 17 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #164 - A Fallen House (2017) — Illustrator — 16 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #072 (2010) 9 copies

Reaper (2004) — Illustrator — 7 copies

Remote Space (2025) 3 copies

The Authority Vol. 5 #13 (2009) 2 copies

Reaper 2 (2011) 2 copies

Zywe trupy Tom 18 Co przed nami (Polish Edition) (2013) 2 copies

Brit 1, Viejo soldado (2013) 1 copy

Remote Space #4 (2024) 1 copy

Etat de siège (2016) 1 copy

Remote Space #03 1 copy

Remote Space #02 1 copy

Remote Space #01 1 copy

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The Walking Dead, Volume 01: Days Gone Bye (2004) — Colorist — 3,265 copies, 136 reviews

The Walking Dead, Volume 03: Safety Behind Bars (2004) — Illustrator — 1,637 copies, 35 reviews

Invincible Compendium One (2011) — Illustrator — 356 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead: Compendium Four (2019) — Gray Tones — 281 copies, 5 reviews

Invincible, Volume 10: Who's The Boss? (2009) — Illustrator — 143 copies, 1 review

Invincible, Volume 12: Still Standing (2010) — Illustrator — 124 copies, 1 review

JLA, Vol. 9: Terror Incognita (2002) — Penciller (6), Cover Penciller (60) — 116 copies, 4 reviews

Invincible, Volume 19: The War At Home (2014) — Artist — 86 copies, 1 review

Batman: Arkham Unhinged Vol. 1 (2013) — Illustrator — 82 copies, 4 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #163 - Conquered (2017) — Illustrator — 29 copies

Clementine Book Three (3) (2025) — Grey Tones — 29 copies, 5 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #100 - Something to Fear, Part Four (2012) — Contributor — 28 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #115 - All Out War, Chapter 1 of 12 (2013) — Illustrator — 26 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #006 (2004) — Illustrator — 25 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #007 (2004) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 3 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #103 - Abandon All Hope, Part One (2012) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #008 (2004) — Illustrator — 23 copies, 4 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #010 (2004) — Illustrator — 22 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #109 - March to War, Part 1 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 22 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #106 - Abandon All Hope, Part Four (2013) — Illustrator — 21 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #157 - The Whisperer War Part 1 of 6 (2016) — Illustrator — 21 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #011 (2004) — Illustrator — 21 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #112 - March to War, Part 4 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #020 (2005) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #016 (2005) — 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] #022 (2005) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #107 - Abandon All Hope, Part Five (2013) — Illustrator — 19 copies

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] #101 - Something to Fear, Part Five (2012) — Illustrator — 19 copies

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] #099 - Something to Fear, Part Three (2012) — Illustrator — 19 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #158 - The Whisperer War Part 2 of 6 (2016) — Illustrator — 18 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #019 (2005) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #026 (2006) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #023 (2011) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #021 (2005) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #105 - Abandon All Hope, Part Three (2012) — Illustrator — 18 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #102 - Something to Fear, Part Six (2012) — Illustrator — 18 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #097 - Something to Fear, Part One (2012) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 1 review

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] #111 - March to War, Part 3 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 17 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #098 - Something to Fear, Part Two (2012) — Illustrator — 17 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #025 (2006) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #104 - Abandon All Hope, Part Two (2012) — Illustrator — 17 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #154 - Led to Slaughter (2016) — Illustrator — 17 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #113 - March to War, Part 5 of 6 (2013) — Illustrator — 17 copies

Rick Grimes 2000 (2022) — Illustrator — 17 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #029 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #155 - Tip of the Spear (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #013 (2004) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #045 (2011) — Colorist — 16 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #028 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #024 (2011) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

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] #027 (2006) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #159 - The Whisperer War Part 3 of 6 (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #151 - Call to Arms (2016) — Illustrator — 16 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #169 - Lines We Cross (2017) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #132 - Happiness (2014) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #145 - Blood for Blood (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #152 - United in Fear (2016) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #148 - No Turning Back (2015) — Illustrator — 15 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #039 (2007) — Illustrator — 15 copies, 1 review

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] #156 - Queen and King (2016) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #031 (2006) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #083 - No Way Out, Part Four (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #141 - Opportunity (2015) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #035 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #146 - A Breaking Point Reached (2015) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #162 - The Whisperer War Part 6 of 6 (2017) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #048 (2008) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 2 reviews

The Walking Dead [2003] #030 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #032 (2006) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #038 (2007) — Illustrator, some editions — 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) — Artist — 14 copies

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] #060 (2009) — Illustrator — 14 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #033 (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #147 - Out in the Open (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #116 - All Out War, Chapter 2 of 12 (2013) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #096 - A Larger World: Conclusion (2012) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #170 - On the Road (2017) — Artist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #161 - The Whisperer War Part 5 of 6 (2016) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #046 (2008) — Illustrator — 13 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #043 (2011) — Colorist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #117 - All Out War, Chapter 3 of 12 (2013) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #143 - A Union (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #142 - A Gathering (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #134 - From Whispers to Screams (2014) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #041 (2007) — Colorist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #166 - No Surrender (2017) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #044 (2011) — Colorist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #034 (2007) — Colorist — 13 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #042 (2007) — Colorist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #144 (2015) — Illustrator — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #160 - The Whisperer War Part 4 of 6 (2016) — Artist — 13 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #085 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #091 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #077 (2010) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #092 (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #055 (2008) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #047 (2011) — Colorist — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #139 - From the Edge of the World (2015) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #120 - All Out War, Chapter 6 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #171 - Fear the Princess (2017) — Artist — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #082 - No Way Out, Part Three (2011) — Illustrator — 12 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #059 (2009) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #079 (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #049 (2008) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #080 - No Way Out, Part One (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #056 (2008) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #078 (2010) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #081 - No Way Out, Part Two (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #084 - No Way Out, Part Five (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #128 - After All This Time, She Should Be More Prepared (2014) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #057 (2009) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #138 - Confrontation (2015) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #090 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #122 - All Out War, Chapter 8 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #086 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #118 - All Out War, Chapter 4 of 12 (2013) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #123 - All Out War, Chapter 9 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #093 - A Larger World: Part One (2012) — 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] #087 (2011) — Illustrator — 11 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #188 - Falling Into Place (2019) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #071 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #076 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #074 (2010) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #094 - A Larger World, Part Two (2012) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #182 - The Commonwealth Grows (2018) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #181 - Together Strong (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #119 - All Out War, Chapter 5 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #187 - The Road Back (2019) — Penciller — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #175 - New World Order Part 1 of 6 (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #183 - And Michonne Without Her Sword (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #137 - A Future Uncertain (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #173 - Final Fight (2017) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #174 - A Solitary Life (2017) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #051 (2011) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #126 - All Out War, Chapter 12 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #133 - Impending Doom (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #130 - There Were Whispers and I Was Afraid (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #184 - Eugene Tinkers (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #186 - The Powder Keg (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #172 - Hilltop Reborn (2017) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #131 - Journey Begins (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #136 - Found (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #065 - Fear the Hunters, Part Four (2009) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #064 - Fear the Hunters, Part Three (2009) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #095 - A Larger World, Part Three (2012) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #129 - Even Now, They Find New Ways to Dispose of the Dead (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #135 - Face to Face (2014) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #052 (2008) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #050 (2008) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #176 - New World Order Part 2 of 6 (2018) — Artist — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #140 - Life and Death (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #190 - Storm the Gates (2019) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #067 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #189 - Lines Are Drawn (2019) — Artist — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #127 - A New Beginning (2014) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #124 - All Out War, Chapter 10 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #053 (2008) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #066 - Fear the Hunters, Part Five (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #068 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #075 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #185 - On Guard (2018) — Artist — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #069 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #070 (2010) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #121 - All Out War, Chapter 7 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #054 (2008) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #058 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #125 - All Out War, Chapter 11 of 12 (2014) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #061 (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies, 1 review

The Walking Dead [2003] #062 - Fear the Hunters, Part One (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #063 - Fear the Hunters, Part Two (2009) — Illustrator — 9 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #073 (2010) — Illustrator — 8 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #177 - New World Order Part 3 of 6 (2018) — Artist — 7 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #178 - New World Order Part 4 of 6 (2018) — Artist — 6 copies

The Walking Dead [2003] #179 - New World Order Part 5 of 6 (2018) — Artist — 6 copies

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Stevil2001 2,696 reviews

The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman

What I really want is for The Walking Dead to come to an end, but that's the one thing it can never do. The forty-eighth issues collected here are relentless, sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. Characters are killed off, maimed, tortured, &c. in a way that's rare in serial fiction-- but you soon learn not to get to close to any of the characters as a result. (Except for poor, perpetually subjugated and neglected Carol. She was my favorite.) Luckily(?), there's an eternal flood show more of new characters to come in as old ones depart, so that there's always someone that Rick Grimes can feel bad about when they're killed.

But this means it will all never end. What I want is for the characters to successfully build a new civilization and fly off into the sunset, utopia in their wake. But The Walking Dead is very specifically design to stop that from happening: it's about the impossibility of human kindness in these circumstances. Or perhaps, all circumstances. No matter what you do, someone else will come along and screw it up. For the series to end, positively or negatively, would be dishonest, so it must continue to lurch forward from contrived plot to contrived plot, aimless like the zombies that litter its pages. And like the main characters often do, I feel like I should end it all because nothing worthwhile is ever going to happen... yet I'll continue to slog through until the bitter end, because knowing is better than not knowing, even when there's nothing good to know. show less

Apr 8, 2013 (Edited)55 other reviews

TequilaReader 953 reviews

The Walking Dead Volume 17 TP: Something to Fear by Robert Kirkman

The Good: The previous volume was slow and full of setup that we could only hope would pay off. Something to Fear is everything a reader could have dreamed of and more. Absolutely mind blowing. Huge, unexpected twists that change EVERYTHING. The introduction of Negan will make the groups interactions with the Governor seem like a minor altercation. This is exactly what the series needed. Action, emotion, and a bad guy that will chill you to the bone. Absolutely renews my love of the show more series.

The Bad: Not a thing. show less

Jan 6, 201622 other reviews

Lepophagus 1,141 reviews

The Walking Dead Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams (Walking Dead Tp) by Robert Kirkman

What could have easily ended up as a novel twist has instead turned into an interesting question of morality. Do you interfere with others because you believe their way of life is wrong, or do you simply let them be to hold the peace? At what point are you simply protecting someone because you care about them, and putting others at risk? What if people only suspect you're doing so, when indeed people they care about are in the wrong... but they refuse to see it?

You can't please everyone, show more but can you hold the peace?

This volume introduced us formally to the Whisperers, a group who believes the proper way to live in this post-apocalyptic world is to accept that the old way of life is dead. You can't rebuild, you can't make it better, so you join with the dead. They wear the skins of zombies to move among them, and live off the land, moving with the herds. Is it right? Is it wrong? Is living with the dead you will soon become a step too far?

Questions, questions, questions. And then young Carl Grimes gets involved. Carl's character development is some of the best in the series, and this volume truly shows his mixed upbringing with Rick and Negan, to a certain extent, coming to its full fruition. His development just fascinates me because it's so believable. He didn't have the luxury of childhood, and he's had to go through so much to stay alive. Here, as it previously has, these hardships come to haunt him...

What will happen next? show less

Jun 14, 201813 other reviews

Lepophagus 1,141 reviews

The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman

I finally jumped into [b: The Walking Dead|6465707|The Walking Dead, Compendium 1|Robert Kirkman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449865699s/6465707.jpg|6656179], guys. Though after reading through this compendium (the first 48 issues), I don't think I'll ever start watching the television show... Some things are fine being read in a book or a comic, but actually seeing them on screen is a bit much. I think all of The Walking Dead falls into that category for me.

The comics are beautifully show more illustrated in black and white, the line-work sharp and stark in such a way to elicit the tension inherent in the series. The writing is great, as are the characters. I've heard the comics/show referred to as "The Talking Dead" in the past, meant as an insult and to convey the idea that it's much more about the characters than the zombies... but isn't that where the bulk of the drama should be? The humans create more problems for themselves than the zombies ever could, and although the villains are a bit more "out there" in many cases, it's in a good classic horror trope way.

The main character in particular, Rick Grimes, satisfied me. He makes poor choices, he's very human, and he suffers the consequences of his actions. He's a necessary evil more often than not, but the escalation of his poor choices is slow and believable right up to the point it goes too far and you cringe.

All in all this was a fun read and I'd like to continue to keep up with the story as I can. I can understand its popularity, and it's a fun little treat to dig into it as October begins. I look forward to reading more and getting more up to date on the series. show less

Jun 14, 201855 other reviews

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