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The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before (The Walking Dead #7)
Lori's pregnancy has come to term, and the birth is near. After everything they've been through, nothing can prepare Rick and the other survivors for what they are about to experience. A major turning point in the series is reached.
Paperback, 136 pages
Published
November 9th 2010
by Image Comics
(first published May 2007)
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oh cheezit.
i'm beginning to feel like i'm being jerked around. i'm still enjoying the book but i'm definitely sensing a formula here: someone gets a risky but potentially beneficial idea that will 'better' the community --> the expedition appears to go well and the gang gets overconfident --> ZOMBIES!! --> somebody dies/gets severely wounded --> everybody complains about how depressing this world is.
how hard is it for these guys to understand that zombies = bad? dangerous? DO NOT TOU...more
i'm beginning to feel like i'm being jerked around. i'm still enjoying the book but i'm definitely sensing a formula here: someone gets a risky but potentially beneficial idea that will 'better' the community --> the expedition appears to go well and the gang gets overconfident --> ZOMBIES!! --> somebody dies/gets severely wounded --> everybody complains about how depressing this world is.
how hard is it for these guys to understand that zombies = bad? dangerous? DO NOT TOU...more
The Walking Dead, Vol.7: The Calm Before provides a much needed mental break for the characters and for me (well, mostly for the characters, with a couple of small exceptions). It's actually kind of notable that two things that would be considered absolutely horrifying in any other story feel really tame here because they are the only two bad things in this volume, where most volumes of this story contain WAY WAY WAY more than that. Also, Robert Kirkman is an asshole, I'm pretty sure, because th...more
We probably didn't need the implication of the title of volume 7, "The Calm Before," to know that any tranquility will likely not be long-lasting. In this volume, the survivors in the prison have begun to settle into a kind of normalcy. Or, as much normalcy as possible with zombies massed outside the prison gates. Lori and Rick even decide that Carol's earlier offer to be a "sister wife" might not be so weird in this context. Days are spent gardening, playing basketball, and one couple even feel...more
I know that the title is pretty indicative of the pace of this volume, but I found myself really appreciating the lull in all of the extreme violence. Something in the relentless killing and torture scenes in the last few volumes has begun to wear a little thin, and I usually find myself numb to all the death and pain by the end, which is unusual for me.
The Calm Before sort of re-introduced me to the characters I had stopped caring about, and for this reason certain moments (view spoiler)...more
The Calm Before sort of re-introduced me to the characters I had stopped caring about, and for this reason certain moments (view spoiler)...more
How I Came To Read This Book: Annoyingly my library only has the first 3 books, and then book 6 I think. So I have to pick up the 'volumes' in the meantime, which are half the length and naturally end on INSANE cliffhangers like this one.
The Plot: As the title of the volume denotes, this is one of the more placid entries into the series. It gives all of the characters a little more time to develop in terms of their relationships (but not necessarily as individuals), and we see some mounting stor...more
The Plot: As the title of the volume denotes, this is one of the more placid entries into the series. It gives all of the characters a little more time to develop in terms of their relationships (but not necessarily as individuals), and we see some mounting stor...more
For the most part, reviewing volumes of The Walking Dead seems pointless to me because, well, the idea's pretty damn basic - zombie apocalypse, civilization as we know it has toppled, people live in fear everyday while trying to still get by, survive, and hold onto things worth living for. Over the past 6 volumes, we've gotten to see people grow close to each other and lose loved ones, and Rick has definitely gone through his issues, realizing that it'll take more than being "good" to survive an...more
I realize this is the review for Volume Seven of The Walking Dead series; however, can there be anything good coming in volume eight when the title of the seventh chapter is The Calm Before? Robert Kirkman takes an entire chapter to lull his readers into a bit of complacency. Perhaps he is trying to get his readers to experience the idea he is driving home in this volume: sit in safety long enough and you will forget how to protect yourself.
The lack of good times and warm moments seems all the m...more
The lack of good times and warm moments seems all the m...more
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If I had been paying attention to the title of this volume, then the ending wouldn't be as surprising. One thing I've come to like about this series is that the creators always save a nice punch for the last page. You know you are at the end because you feel it is the last sheet of paper in the book, and when you turn that page, it ends on a strong image.
This segment in the story had lots of small events: a wedding, the birth of Lori's baby, an excursion to get supplies, Dale's leg being injure...more
This segment in the story had lots of small events: a wedding, the birth of Lori's baby, an excursion to get supplies, Dale's leg being injure...more
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While my enjoyment of The Calm Before is way down compared to the other installments I've read of The Walking Dead, I think there was a real story telling wisdom behind the lull in action crafted by Robert Kirkman.
Our crew of survivors are still hanging out in the prison, and time goes by -- for the characters -- rather quickly. Some shit happens: Lori give birth to Judith; Dale loses his foot (the first successful amputation of a Zombie infected limb) and starts to suspect Andrea and Tyreese or...more
Our crew of survivors are still hanging out in the prison, and time goes by -- for the characters -- rather quickly. Some shit happens: Lori give birth to Judith; Dale loses his foot (the first successful amputation of a Zombie infected limb) and starts to suspect Andrea and Tyreese or...more
حقا لا أصدق ما أراه بعينى من وصول الرسوم الكاريكاترية إلى هذا المستوى
كم هى رائعة بما تحتوى من تفاصيل مذهلة تشعرك وكأنك داخل المشهد
بالإضافة أنه يروق لى أسلوب الحوار بين الأشخاص بشدة
قصة ذلك العمل تدور حول انتشار أحد الأوبئة التى جعلت البشر أشبه بالزومبى من آكلى لحوم البشر ويستعرض محاولات بعض الناجين البقاء على ظهر الأرض فى ظل عدم وجود أدنى أمل فى استمرار الحياة بقيادة الشرطى ريك
بالاستمرار فى القراءة أشعر بروعة متابعة الأحداث ، فالقصة مشوقة حقا
لا عجب حين تكون الصورة الأصل مبهرة هكذا ، فتكون ال...more
كم هى رائعة بما تحتوى من تفاصيل مذهلة تشعرك وكأنك داخل المشهد
بالإضافة أنه يروق لى أسلوب الحوار بين الأشخاص بشدة
قصة ذلك العمل تدور حول انتشار أحد الأوبئة التى جعلت البشر أشبه بالزومبى من آكلى لحوم البشر ويستعرض محاولات بعض الناجين البقاء على ظهر الأرض فى ظل عدم وجود أدنى أمل فى استمرار الحياة بقيادة الشرطى ريك
بالاستمرار فى القراءة أشعر بروعة متابعة الأحداث ، فالقصة مشوقة حقا
لا عجب حين تكون الصورة الأصل مبهرة هكذا ، فتكون ال...more
Am I the only human alive who doesn't like Laurie? She always NEEDS something when important zombie action is taking place--like a pregnancy test or something. "I'm Sorry, I know it's a lot to ask, but while you're in town...fighting zombie hoards....could you????" AHhhhhhh!!! Stop it, Laurie. You're making us look bad. First, sleeping with Shane when your husband wasn't even cold in his grave and now you're having a baby?! Whose baby is this, Laurie? And why is Rick so damn understanding about...more
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Note: Yes, I am going to use the same review for all of the Walking Dead comics I've read. Don't judge me too harshly; I have a lot of reviews to write.
What I liked:
-The art. It was simple yet beautiful and strong. It painted a clear picture and it even had me smiling sometimes, like Rick’s face when he got hit with the shovel. It made me giggle.
-Character death. I love that the creator isn’t afraid to kill off a character without any notice. You never know who will live and who will die, and it...more
What I liked:
-The art. It was simple yet beautiful and strong. It painted a clear picture and it even had me smiling sometimes, like Rick’s face when he got hit with the shovel. It made me giggle.
-Character death. I love that the creator isn’t afraid to kill off a character without any notice. You never know who will live and who will die, and it...more
The whole time I was reading this volume, I couldn't shake the memory of the original "Dawn of the Dead". The world has gone to zombie hell, our heroes have been savaged and barely survived but now they're managing to carve out a niche for themselves. Life is continuing again: people are getting married, having babies, laughing and playing in the sun. For a short while it seems that their biggest threat is ennui - which still manages to claim victims.
The volume picks up after the Woodbury story...more
The volume picks up after the Woodbury story...more
This volume served as much-needed respite from the on-going horror, though will, I fear, prove forgettable. It's only been a few hours since I finished it, and I can't find much to say about it. (view spoiler)...more
What a relief.
Seriously, after the parade of dumb that was This Sorrowful Life, I was fairly close to giving up on the series entirely. Considering how many more volumes there are, I wasn't willing to waste my time and money if the comic continued down that trajectory. Thankfully, this one returns to the quality of the earlier volumes, story-wise, and actually does a few things better.
After engineering a stalemate with the nearby Woodbury survivors, Rick and company dig further into their prison...more
Seriously, after the parade of dumb that was This Sorrowful Life, I was fairly close to giving up on the series entirely. Considering how many more volumes there are, I wasn't willing to waste my time and money if the comic continued down that trajectory. Thankfully, this one returns to the quality of the earlier volumes, story-wise, and actually does a few things better.
After engineering a stalemate with the nearby Woodbury survivors, Rick and company dig further into their prison...more
I've been slowly working my way through the trades for this series. I almost didn't make it past the first trade on this one. The series was pretty well hyped, but I wasn't sold. The owner of a local comic shop urged me to at least read the second - and I'm glad I did.
The Walking Dead is a character driven comic. It focuses on the human condition, and just happens to occasionally have a few zombies here and there.
Kirkman's talent with this series is that somehow he leaves you on these amazing cl...more
The Walking Dead is a character driven comic. It focuses on the human condition, and just happens to occasionally have a few zombies here and there.
Kirkman's talent with this series is that somehow he leaves you on these amazing cl...more
I'm interested in the overall storyline, but I don't care what happens to individual characters. I suppose Rick was right - you can be concerned with the good of all while still contemplating everyone's demise.
The title of the volume is a big fat giveaway. As always there's death and violence, but the main focus is the measure of peace they've found for themselves. The prison set-up is going all too well. The other shoe is bound to drop.
Especially since these idiots think so little through when...more
The title of the volume is a big fat giveaway. As always there's death and violence, but the main focus is the measure of peace they've found for themselves. The prison set-up is going all too well. The other shoe is bound to drop.
Especially since these idiots think so little through when...more
As the title of this trade suggestions, this is a comparatively quiet story arc which -after the last two trades- is a pleasant change of pace. instead of high drama and violent action, we get a chance to watch characters bounce off each other a bit, and take stock of where they are mentally and emotionally. Which is good since the next volume promises to be a return to all out action.
I do like that, at this point in the story, Adlard's art does a good job of conveying how physically scarred th...more
I do like that, at this point in the story, Adlard's art does a good job of conveying how physically scarred th...more
This one picked up right where the other left off. Everything is pretty calm (hence the title). Lori starts to tell Rick about her and Shane but Rick shuts her down. Not a very typical response but ok. Anyway as expected Lori has her baby, they give it a stupid name, and everything is still ok.
My one problem with this volume (like most of the volumes or books before this) is the conversation. It doesn't seem realistic. Maybe I just don't know people who would talk like this. It is enough to both...more
My one problem with this volume (like most of the volumes or books before this) is the conversation. It doesn't seem realistic. Maybe I just don't know people who would talk like this. It is enough to both...more
The title is fitting and this volume was chock full of Kirkman character development goodness.
So much happens! Really I think this, aside from the first volume, is the best so far at individual development of characters. After the Woodbury incident and story arc everyone realizes they need to restock on ammunition and supplies if they are to survive any possible attack by Woodbury which seems imminent now. Rick comes to terms that with his new disability he can't do everything and be the hero/l...more
So much happens! Really I think this, aside from the first volume, is the best so far at individual development of characters. After the Woodbury incident and story arc everyone realizes they need to restock on ammunition and supplies if they are to survive any possible attack by Woodbury which seems imminent now. Rick comes to terms that with his new disability he can't do everything and be the hero/l...more
The seventh volume of The Walking Dead includes issues 37-42, and OMG... things just keep getting worse.
Well, there are some positive things going on--Maggie and Glenn's relationship, the relatively easy birth of Judith, the fact they're pretty safe living in the prison--but shit, there are a lot of bad things still happening. Sometimes, I can't believe the stuff that is going on. My gosh. It's so shocking and unexpected. No one's safe.
And I have to admit that as soon as I got to the end, I was...more
Well, there are some positive things going on--Maggie and Glenn's relationship, the relatively easy birth of Judith, the fact they're pretty safe living in the prison--but shit, there are a lot of bad things still happening. Sometimes, I can't believe the stuff that is going on. My gosh. It's so shocking and unexpected. No one's safe.
And I have to admit that as soon as I got to the end, I was...more
I think this was my favourite of the series so far. Women were competent and did things! They had medical skills and shooting skills. (OK so they delivered a baby but when it was time to ampute the unskilled man still had to do it) SO not still without some gender issues. Only one woman went insane and one wanted to have a baby. But I liked how this issue was more character driven and trying to see people actually cope. It felt a lot more realistic than the rest of the series (even the woman goi...more
Another great volume.
"Calm", as used in this volume's title is extremely relative. Any amount of calm, peace, happiness, or hope our band of survivors gain is sure to get crushed. Horribly. Why should we expect anything different now?
This is the first volume I've read since watching the TV series and I'm beginning to think that the show really screwed up a few things (bad). Characters in the graphic novel have several questions that are always on their minds and that provide a significant amoun...more
"Calm", as used in this volume's title is extremely relative. Any amount of calm, peace, happiness, or hope our band of survivors gain is sure to get crushed. Horribly. Why should we expect anything different now?
This is the first volume I've read since watching the TV series and I'm beginning to think that the show really screwed up a few things (bad). Characters in the graphic novel have several questions that are always on their minds and that provide a significant amoun...more
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I think this is the best in the series so far. Like a good TV show we've gotten to know a lot of the main characters through the events that have happened to them. So in this volume, the things that happen can be more subtle. Looks and gestures mean a lot. It also seems that a lot of the characters have turned a corner as to this new life they lead and have come to terms with choices they have made.
Of course, there's an underlying tension throughout, the "calm before the storm" but that makes ev...more
Of course, there's an underlying tension throughout, the "calm before the storm" but that makes ev...more
As evidenced by the cover, Lori's pregnancy is coming up. With the new doctor's arrival at the prison, hopefully the childbirth goes smoothly. Zombies are still ever-present. People are still struggling. Despite it all, life is finally returning to normalcy.
The Calm Before is a mostly mellowed addition to the continuing serial. Many of the pages are devoted to personal musings and daily struggles. There are a few events to happen, one that left me scratching my head confused. But, with a title...more
The Calm Before is a mostly mellowed addition to the continuing serial. Many of the pages are devoted to personal musings and daily struggles. There are a few events to happen, one that left me scratching my head confused. But, with a title...more
After the last trade left me feeling a little flat 'The Calm Before' returns back to the more character driven focus rather than event driven. As such it's more enjoyable, more personal and more engaging. There's one big important event that's been building up for a while but the rest is taken up with character building and interactions. It's well done. Then you get to the final, inevitable final splash page. And that's for the next trade. I'm not sure whether I should be looking forward to it o...more
Things are really calm in the volume – The Calm Before. The survivors are expecting the Governor’s people to come knocking on the prison’s doors. They are preparing for an attack. Lori’s baby is born, it’s a girl. Poor Dale loses a leg. Carol finally manages to kills herself this time. The Governor’s people finally arrive along with :: Surprise Spoiler:: The Governor himself. I really don’t know how that dude survived what Michonne did to him. Next volume – Made to Suffer is going to be fun.
Much of The Calm Before focused on the survivors engaging in pre-apocalypse behaviors. A wedding, a birth, a basketball game, some gardening, "shopping", choosing which movie to watch next and the like. As the title suggests, their opportunity to indulge in the little things they took for granted before the zombie outbreak was inevitably short-lived, leading up to a not-too-surprising last page attack.
Of course, it wouldn't be an installment of The Walking Dead without bloodshed, of the complete...more
Of course, it wouldn't be an installment of The Walking Dead without bloodshed, of the complete...more
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Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of...more
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