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After A Brief Respite, A Brilliant Return To Form August 27, 2010
K. Harris (Las Vegas, NV)
When I heard that AMC was going to produce a television series based on the zombie epic "The Walking Dead," I was both concerned and delighted. A bona fide classic in undead lore, "The Walking Dead" graphic novels are brutal and surprising--not really what I would picture for a basic cable TV show (the first season is slated for 6 episodes, we'll see if it goes beyond that). But AMC has produced terrific and prestigious shows like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," so I'm pretty stoked to see what they do with this. Add Frank Darabont of "Shawshank Redemption" fame as the creative force behind the show, and we just might have a winner! In anticipation, I've gone back through the volumes of "The Walking Dead" to discover again the many pleasures that this series has to offer.
"Volume 11: Fear The Hunters" instantly became one of my favorites in the entire series! Just as the story seemed to be tapering down, this episode has Rick getting his mojo back after having been sullen and unsure since the prison riot. One of the most morally ambiguous chapters, we see the toll this new world has had on the camp's children--and it isn't pretty. Andrea and Dale, long in the periphery, step up into leading roles and the group discovers religion when they take in a priest with a shady past. But when our crew is hunted and then confronts another extremist group intent on eating them--yes, I said it--it's not something you're likely to forget. Drama, carnage, and moral consequence all play equal roles in this unforgettable edition!
Wicked August 8, 2010
Ramon Cova
I love zombie stories so it does not take a masterpiece for me to like this saga, volume 11 in particular. But definitely, we are in the presence of a masterpiece indeed. The story line, the art, everything is great. Volume 11 is full of exciting passages: The cannibals, the
insane little twin killing his brother with Carl taking justice in his own hands &c. However, I would have fancied better Morgan telling Rick what he saw, rather than the lad (Carl) confessing his crime to Rick (I have not gotten hold of volume 12, so I don't know how Rick reacted
to his son's confession). Morgan re-appearance in the previous volume has been nice, and Michonne fancing him adds the reading extra spice.
5 stars, mates!
F the hunters August 5, 2010
Artenisa V. Cano (Ca,USA)
love the boy. so much it was crazy good. love the fact they killed of one of my hated characters.
i love zombies July 26, 2010
I. Chang
another great volume to the walking dead series. i ordered mine in time for comic-con and got robert kirkman to sign it
Kirkman never fails. May 12, 2010
Robert P. Beveridge (Cleveland, OH)
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Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, vol. 11: Fear the Hunters (Image Comics, 2009)
The release of a new volume of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead is always cause for celebration (or at least it is when my library finally gets it in). Even when Kirkman takes a long digression from the main storyline, he's bound to make it gripping. Such is the case with Fear the Hunters, a book that generally stays away from the zombies and gives the dwindling group a far more fearsome predator to combat (telling you what would be a spoiler). When the confrontation occurs, some members of the group, including Rick, discover things they might not want to know about themselves. Still, newfound knowledge or not, Washington, DC awaits... another solid volume in one of the best American series being published today. If you haven't yet discovered The Walking Dead, pick up Days Gone Bye at your earliest convenience and get sucked in. ****
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