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Building momentum... and terror, too March 11, 2010
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
The Walking Dead, v.11
Written by Robert Kirkman
Illustrated by Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rthburn
(Image Books, 2009)
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Robert Kirkman's zombie-apocalyptic mega-saga picks up steam and returns to pure horror in this chilling latest volume. Once again, it's not the zombies that are the main danger, but the humans, as the insanity from without gives way to the insanity from within. This is one of the best volumes so far, and some of Kirkman's best character work in any title he's written.
Recommended. But not for little kids. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
Good, but not great. March 9, 2010
J. McDonald
I enjoyed this volume more than the previous one, but I'm waiting for something to shake things up again.
**SPOILERS** I'll jump right into it. Ever since our group has left the prison, it's taken a drop in the intensity. I know that it may be hard to top what I believe to be one of the best story arcs in zombie story telling (that is when our group had found the prison and the events that took place during that time) but the last few volumes have felt dull since then. I would hardly say that they are bad, far from it, but what we need is a definite shake up. I get it, Rick is a good man battling the demons within and trying to live with himself because of the actions he's been forced to take to protect the group and his son. To make that the major focus of Vol. 10 and now in Vol. 11 the main focus was some boring cannibals there were barley fleshed (º) out and a lousy priest character? For some reason the cannibals weren¡¦t as shocking as they could have been, and I was left wanting more. All I can say about Father Chew is, I look forward to watching him get eaten. We need something bigger, scarier, and more menacing injected into the story line.
GREAT!! March 2, 2010
Todd Flatland
I have to say that if you haven't read the first 10 trades, then you aren't going to like the too much. The continuation of the story is what makes it so good.
survival from zombification February 12, 2010
Andrew J. Covell (CT)
This edition presents a wonderful continuation of the Walking Dead series. Rick and his band of survivors are dwindling as they trudge on to a zombie free zone. THi sedition si a great read and a good addition to any zombie book enthusiast.
The pain gets deeper February 10, 2010
Patrick S. Dorazio (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Rick and company continue to fascinate me as a reader, even after eleven volumes, and I continue to wonder if Robert Kirkman will ever stop coming up with new ideas and new challenges for our group to deal with, but so far, that is not the case. Trouble comes at the survivors, as it always seems to, from both outside and inside the group, and this new addition to the saga is no different. A murder comes early and a slow building dread caused by an unseen enemy stays with the group throughout most of this volume. A character relates a soul wrenching tale of what he felt he needed to do to survive before joining the group and I was once again surprised (although by now, I probably shouldn't be) when a character we are close to dies.
As this story continues to move forward and the group continues to face new enemies, it is clear that their own humanity is in constant jeopardy. While nemesis like the Governor, from a few volumes back, were brutal and I would be hard pressed to provide him with any redeeming qualities, it is not always that cut and dry and Rick also is questioning how brutal he has become lately. He and the others seem willing to not only do away with their enemies, but make them suffer for their crimes. His level of viciousness has rubbed off on his son, at least to a certain extent, and while these characters are just that, characters, it is heartbreaking to see how lost many of these people seem to be, unsure of who they are anymore or what they are doing in this dead world.
Which for me, continues to make this story all the more intriguing.
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