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The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (The Walking Dead #2)

by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard (Illustrator), Simon Pegg (Afterword)

4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 · rating details · 13,177 ratings · 539 reviews

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. This volume follows our band of survivors on their tragic journey in search of...more

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Published November 24th 2004 by Image Comics (first published April 2004)

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Jul 10, 2011 Stephen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-graphic-novels, dead-heads, post-apocalypse, 2000-2005

NEWSFLASH #1 There are A LOT of books about zombies.
NEWSFLASH #2 There are A LOT of books about zombies sporting whole bags full of suck.
NEWSFLASH #3 This graphic novel (what we superhero nerds call comics to sound less spandexy) is completely devoid of suck and is among the best written, most intelligent zombie stories ever.
NEWSFLASH #4 I really, really like it.

It’s a pretty basic set-up. Some mysterio plague-like phenom has caused zombieitis to break out and turn most of the world into mind...more

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May 23, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x-series-bk-2, x-2004s, graphic-novels, reviewed

so... you still think you can survive the zombie apocalypse, eh? well, if by some miraculous stroke of luck you somehow managed to get past the first elimination round, take a look at these official* statistics conducted by the zombie institute of social-demographic studiiiiiiies.

*actual results may be a little "brainless"

my reaction to the cracktastic, zombie-ridden volume two of the walking dead series is summed up rather eloquently by these two words: me gusta.

all the glowing accolades and ad...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Samantha Glasser rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novels

This second installment of the Walking Dead comics covers (in a very basic way) season two of the television show. The group is no longer safe camping outside of Atlanta so they decide to try to find a new location further out in the boonies. A new family, Tyrese, a former NFL player, his daughter Julia, and her boyfriend Chris, join the group and help with the manual labor. On their travels, they find an abandoned housing complex at Christmastime and aside from a few zombies, it appears to be e...more

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May 05, 2013 Irene rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novel, science-fiction

Still loving the muted shades of this graphic novel. A few times, I almost forgot that these characters are moving amongst the undead and struggling to live. Whenever my mind became a bit numb to the zombie apocalypse, a zombie would wander in; there was a scary swarm or two as well. But Kirkman doesn't focus on the violence, which is why I really like the black, white, and shades of grey treatment. The subtlety allows the reader to focus on what each character is thinking.

The story development...more Still loving the muted shades of this graphic novel. A few times, I almost forgot that these characters are moving amongst the undead and struggling to live. Whenever my mind became a bit numb to the zombie apocalypse, a zombie would wander in; there was a scary swarm or two as well. But Kirkman doesn't focus on the violence, which is why I really like the black, white, and shades of grey treatment. The subtlety allows the reader to focus on what each character is thinking.

The story development does drive the television show, but the pacing is different. Characters are different. For instance, so far, none of the characters in the graphic novel are showing any religious tendencies. The main characters are moral and base their decisions on their ideas of right and wrong, but Hershel is not a Bible-thumper.

One of the early scenes in the graphic novel introduces the character Tyreese, who explains one horrific interaction with an old man who attempted to rape Tyreese's daughter. While this one scene is treated quickly in the graphic novel, as a way to demonstrate the madness that people may encounter in a world where you're isolated and vulnerable, the television show extended that idea into several different scenes. Most notably, I'm connecting to the bar scene where Rick and Glenn have to go into town to find Hershel. While the specific bar scene is not in the graphic novel, the messages about trust, vulnerability and what a person will do to protect his or her tribe are there.

Some people warned me that the pacing of the graphic novel seems off. I would have to disagree. The changes in weather are pretty obvious, so I saw some change over time. I had the sense that volume two took place over several months where I'm seeing highlights. My one gripe with the graphic novel deals with the scenes where characters are particularly angry. I don't care that Kirkman uses foul language; it just reads as very stilted to me. Thankfully, the angry outburst scenes are spread out, so I don't have to focus on them. I merely have to remember who has offended who.(less)

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Apr 30, 2013 Austin Borusiewicz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Volume 2 of the series is the continuation of the first volume(obviously). They find a farm after Carl accidentally gets shot. They stay there for a short period of time. Now like every other volume, There is some loss of life. Not spoiling who though. I started to read this comic/graphic novel because I started out reading the first volume because my brother recommended it to me and I just got really hooked. I bought it on my nook Yesterday and I finished it today. The whole read took me about...more

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Feb 10, 2013 Ta§chima Cullen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Yes, I am one of those people who got hooked on the TV Show before they found their way to the comic book. And maybe because of that is that I find me liking the TV Show more than the comic book, for now at least. I've only read Vol.2 (library didn't have vol.1) for now, but already I can see some ways in which the TV Show excels more than the comic book.

Like for example...

-Seeing the zombies coming, and attacking people is much more exciting on the TV Show.

-The comic moves WAY too fast! How are...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-sequential-art

So I read vol's 1 & 2 on the bus the other day. I wasn't as impressed by this book as I was with Locke & Key, and I'm not that into zombies in general, and so I have to say I was mildly in the 'meh' zone. It's really violent, really disgusting, really realistic, and really traumatizing. But it's really riveting.

At some point during vol 1 or 2, I'm thinking "this is like Little House on the Prairie with zombies", and I was wondering if the whole series was going to be pretty much that.

Yo...more So I read vol's 1 & 2 on the bus the other day. I wasn't as impressed by this book as I was with Locke & Key, and I'm not that into zombies in general, and so I have to say I was mildly in the 'meh' zone. It's really violent, really disgusting, really realistic, and really traumatizing. But it's really riveting.

At some point during vol 1 or 2, I'm thinking "this is like Little House on the Prairie with zombies", and I was wondering if the whole series was going to be pretty much that.

You might be able to tell I don't read/watch/see alot of zombie stuff. I'm not really into them. I find them gross (well of course I know everyone does but, I find them really, really gross and it makes me not want to eat anything for an hour or two after seeing the depictions sometimes). And so I am certainly not the best one to write about this series in the context of other zombie material. I'm sure that it would be interesting to see it in that spectrum, and I'm sure there's plenty of talented people who'll be doing just that in these review pages.
I figured I'd just make that disclaimer before moving on.

Sorry this review is a bit disorganized: I read the first 5 books over the course of 3 days, (lots of buses and trains) and my memory of what my impressions were during each of the 5 is honestly a little confused in my mind at this point.

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Sometime during vol 2 or 3 is when all the people start getting it on, basically. It's a little weird, but then I can understand being alone with perhaps the last surviving humans and that causing people to get a bit... lusty. I actually was starting to feel like the series was starting to get a little soap-opera-ish. Husbands/wives/lovers/whose-the-father business.
But they also spend plenty of time going crazy and shooting perfectly good fellow-survivors. I'm thinking at this point that if it were me, I'd be thinking of humankind as an endangered species and trying to act that way, (but then what's the use of "if I was in the zombie apocalypse I'd behave like xyz..." ? It's silly really).

I'm jumping a little bit, because I continued to read vol's 3, 4 & 5 over the next 2 days. I should keep my review of those to their own pages, but I think I must mention here that the story picked up, got more riveting, got more traumatizing, and basically keeps getting worse and worse and worse... But more and more addicting as well.

Vol 4 is when some super cool but also super unbelievably violent characters turn up, and vol 5 is when things start getting freeking horrific, even compared to the horrifying that they were before, and I just got out of vol 5 thinking the survivors in this series are way, way worse than the zombies. I feel like now I'm starting to really get the series, at around vol 5, it's kinda coming together for me. I'm starting to see the themes that are probably the important themes. Themes about people falling apart and loosing their minds and becoming monsters, which actually when I think about it is appropriate thought-worthy material to be centered on in a zombie story.

On a last note, it has been rather odd beginning and ending my day with a traumatizing zombie story, as I read this on the bus ride to and from work, but I do find it riveting. (less)

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Jan 27, 2013 The Flooze rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic_novel, ghastly_innit, it-s_a_shit_world_after_all, vanquished_2013

Continuing my comparison between book and show, it’s becoming clear that the latter doesn’t measure up. I’ll continue to enjoy it for what it is, but I can’t look at them as part of the same whole - and that’s not merely because of the myriad plot changes made in the translation from page to screen. The graphic novel simply has more depth, and is more enjoyable as a result.

Adlard and Rathburn’s art cues a change in tone from the very beginning of Miles Behind Us. The characters look harsher, mor...more Continuing my comparison between book and show, it’s becoming clear that the latter doesn’t measure up. I’ll continue to enjoy it for what it is, but I can’t look at them as part of the same whole - and that’s not merely because of the myriad plot changes made in the translation from page to screen. The graphic novel simply has more depth, and is more enjoyable as a result.

Adlard and Rathburn’s art cues a change in tone from the very beginning of Miles Behind Us. The characters look harsher, more sharp around the edges. The panels seem more steeped in black than in the previous volume. From the opening pages, I knew that regardless of how difficult things have been so far, much harder events lay ahead.

The story certainly lived up to that expectation. Kirkman sets up a precarious balancing act. Rick and his crew, no matter how nice and peaceable they seem, are still living in a world gone mad. Just because they’ve survived this long doesn’t mean they’ll make it for the duration. I got the sense that for every individual involved, one slight change in the status quo might hit too hard, might be the final blow to a fragile grasp on hope and “civilized” behaviour. As Simon Pegg points out in the afterword, we can’t help but wonder how different we truly are from animals - how much of our humanity we would hold onto in this situation, and for how long.

That sentiment is echoed in a conversation between Rick and the newly introduced Tyreese. Rick proclaims, “I may be a cop…but I don’t let rules blind me to what’s right and wrong. Especially in light of our current situation.” That moment encapsulates why both Rick and Tyreese are men we want to root for. From what we know of them thus far, they have a strong moral grounding. Formal rules no longer exist without someone to enforce them. But these men have a code of their own, firm concepts of what’s right and wrong. Thus far they agree on the parameters of what’s understandable and just given the world they now live in. Though it’s pointed out that we never know what’s going through another person’s mind, these two seem in agreement for now.

Which highlights another theme: in this broken world, survival in a group only works when you share common ground. Everyone in Rick’s party may not agree all the time, but their experiences have bonded them. They’ve become a patchwork family - often buttinski or judgmental, but still fiercely dedicated to each other’s survival and mindful of what little luck they‘ve had. It works, and seeing their vested interest in helping each other stay strong enables the reader to become invested in them, too.

That investment has come much more quickly for me over the course of these two volumes than it ever did watching the first two seasons of the series.

Speaking of which: I’m much more impressed with Kirkman’s handling of the characters. Although I love Darryl from the AMC show, Tyreese’s introduction makes me wonder why our favorite crossbow-toting man was ever created…or why they couldn’t have existed side-by-side. Tyreese fills many of the same roles: strong, moral, concerned, observant, practical - not to mention a great balancing force for Rick when he’s pushed to the edge. He’s also extremely notable when we compare him to show character T-Dog. Though also a moral, determined man, T-Dog was given very little screen time and even less in the way of dialogue. Apart from his fighting ability plus his nobility toward the end of season three, T-Dog was very much a wasted character. He was there to fill in the background and round out the cast. Knowing that Kirkman was devoted to depicting diversity from very early on makes me utterly sad that AMC couldn’t properly do the same. Knowing that Tyreese was recently introduced on the show - and thus far seems to share the personality of his comic counterpart - I can only hope that some things will be set to rights.

One final comparison between show and comic: pacing. Character differences might exist, but the journey is following roughly the same trajectory. Kirkman just gets us there more efficiently, more organically. In a world where the dead are no longer dying, food is scarce, and safety nonexistent, little need be done to up the drama of the piece. Kirkman’s timeline moves relatively fast. A whole week of futile foraging is summed up in a page of stills - the most poignant of which is an aerial view of a slump-shouldered Rick standing outside a destroyed general store, Tyreese within arm’s length and sharing in his despair. Heartstrings are pulled in a quiet, dark scene where a little girl states she’s still hungry, yet none of the adults have anything more to give her. A moment of stark, bright hope is set against a darkened background where evil stands unnoticed. It’s all very effective, with every page feeling urgent and desperate even when nary a zombie is in sight. There’s none of the mind-numbing meandering we suffered through in season two of the show. For that I am utterly grateful.

The ending is quite perfect. It feeds into another theme of this volume: finding someplace to call home, and all the concepts that word encompasses. The final two panels also strike me as filled with irony when compared to the opening scene of the first volume. (view spoiler)

Oh, how things have turned topsy-turvy. I can’t wait to see what other reversals Kirkman injects into his run-down world.(less)

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Jan 14, 2013 Finnian Nacey rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second volume of Kirkman's zombie-opus replaces the three characters lost in the final issues of its predecessor with two teenage lovebirds and an ex-NFL player. All three of them are welcome additions to the cast, quickly mingling with the survivors from the Atlanta camp. Kirkman proves that surviving round one doesn't get you freely through round two, and a member of the original cast is killed off shockingly and without mercy. The Greene family are thrown into the mix shortly afterwards,...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Kirk Kowalkowski rated it 2 of 5 stars

The book is ALWAYS better than the movie (or in this case, the TV show), right? I thought so too, so after falling head over heels for The Walking Dead on TV, I had very high hopes for the comic books. I picked up Days Gone By, and was really let down. Reading it felt like watching Season One in fast forward. There's a real lack of story or character development. It's just this happened, then this happened, then this happened, as if the panels were rationed for each event. After finishing volume...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Arlavor rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A la fin du premier tome, trois membres du groupe sont déjà décédés (à cause des zombies ou par une autre cause). Les survivants rencontrent d'autres humains qui leur viennent en aide et lori, la femme de Rick apprend qu'elle est enceinte (mais de qui, telle est la question).

Ils découvrent une sorte de lotissement abandonné qui semble sûr et s'installent dans certaines maisons. Mais il apparait bien vite que le lieu est bourré de zombies et cela coûte la vie à une des femmes, laissant un mari...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Bruce M rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Zombies, Walking Dead TV Show, Apocalypse Stories.

Shelves: comic-books, family, horror, post-apocalypse, robert-kirkman, sci-fi, survival, tv-show, undead, zombies

One of the greatest things about this series is that it's always trying to do something you haven't seen in the genre before. There are plenty of tried and true ideas that Kirkman takes from other sources, but you can tell he really tries to push the envelope when it comes to things you've never seen in a zombie movie before.

This volume starts off with the characters mourning the recent loss of their co-leader Shane, while still dealing with the loss of two other members of their group. They hit...more One of the greatest things about this series is that it's always trying to do something you haven't seen in the genre before. There are plenty of tried and true ideas that Kirkman takes from other sources, but you can tell he really tries to push the envelope when it comes to things you've never seen in a zombie movie before.

This volume starts off with the characters mourning the recent loss of their co-leader Shane, while still dealing with the loss of two other members of their group. They hit the road, and lose someone else, largely due to carelessness. It's all stuff you've seen before, until an unfortunate accident ends up giving the group a lucky break.

About mid-way through the volume, it really hits its stride, bringing up some moral questions that I personally hadn't ever seen covered in the genre before. What if Zombies could be cured? In any outbreak situation, what would we really know about the outbreak, and its finality. Of course, the question is ludicrous; People walking around with their guts hanging out could never be "cured". But it's not something I'd ever seen the genre tackle before and it was very interesting to see.

Also entertaining is watching the group take its first steps towards really learning how to work as a team, and what it will take to survive in this new world. They fumble along, but largely, learn from their mistakes.

Volume 2 has in the neighbourhood of 12 new characters added to the mix, including fan-favourite-but-TV-absent Tyrese, along with TV favourites Maggie and Hershel. The body count in this volume is a pretty low level, with only one recurring character, and two new character deaths.

Overall, if you're like me and enjoy the moral questions raised from a different outlook on the Zombie Outbreak, and like to analyze ideas of what it would take to survive in a Zombie Apocalypse, this trade is fantastic. There's still plenty of drama to be had, but its not directly related to mass casualty levels. If you're more interested in seeing Zombies go squish, or puny humans getting bitten, you'll likely be a bit disappointed in this volume.(less)

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Oct 19, 2012 Jadawulf rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-graphic-novels

I'm not a big fan of the art in this issue - it was all black and white and a lot of characters looked the same, so I was more confused than I should have been.

I'm glad the issue of food is acknowledged; they're running low and have to search the pantries of abandoned houses in the hopes that cans of food were left behind. There are also some new characters introduced, such as Tyreese, who seems pretty cool.

I... don't really like the way some of the women are being treated. Dale's comment about...more

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Aug 10, 2012 MissAnnThrope rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, graphic-novel, zombies

Damn! This series just sucks you in. In The Walking Dead, Volume 2: Miles Behind Us, you start to learn what people are really made of. The initial shock of the zombie apocalypse has subsided, and people's true colors are beginning to show. Tensions are flaring and it's getting interesting!

Volume 2 introduces a few new characters to the mix. I especially like Tyrese. He kicks ass, yet is level-headed, helping Rick Grimes keep his sh*t together. I really hope the zombies don't get him because he...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Danielle (Bookwhoreblog) Perez rated it 4 of 5 stars

The "crap" is really starting to hit the fan in this volume. With the recent death of Shane the group decides it is best to put Rick in charge. Rick gladly takes on the responsibility and makes the decision that the group needs to pack up and move. Along the way they run into possibly one the most bad *ss characters to be left out of the show. Name: Tyreese weapon of choice for zombie killing: a hammer. Awesome! Tyreese joins the crew with family in tow and this group of misfits soon stumbles u...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Jeffrey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, graphic-novel, read-in-2012

Robert Kirkman's second foray into the apocalyptic zombie scenario finds our survivors picking up camp to find the rest of civilization. After an unfortunate encounter and then an unlikely accident, Rick and the gang find refuge at the farm of a veterinarian and his family.

While there, Kirkman explores a different option for responding to the crisis which leads to conflict between Rick's party and their benefactor.

Philosophically, this option is a bit hard to swallow. (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 21, 2012 Christina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

Volume 2 continues the story of Rick and a group of survivors after a zombie apocalypse. They find a farm and have a short stay there. Of course there is some loss.

It is interesting to see how the characters react under extraordinary circumstances. And of course their reactions to new people and other ways of dealing with zombies is also interesting. Make sure to read the afterward by Simon Pegg.

It is difficult to tell too much about the plot without giving things away. Suffice it to say that Vo...more

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May 24, 2012 Sesana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies, horror

For much of the volume, this could just as easily be post-nuclear, or post-plague. That's a compliment, because The Walking Dead isn't as much about the zombies as it is about how people survive and adapt. The survivors find love and lose people they care for, and nearly lose them. They find safe harbors that aren't really, and wind up back where they began. It's all very realistically done, and I ended up feeling attached to these people, flawed as they may be.

But there are zombies after all....more

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Mar 31, 2012 Bigyellowtaxi1 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

An improvement on Days Gone Bye but I have to admit I'm failing to see why this series is considered so great, perhaps I'm missing something? The Walking Dead is often praised for dealing with psychological issues of survivors in the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse, and this was much more successfully dealt with in Vol 2, I did like the differing opinions on the 'humanity' of the zombies. But the other 'issues' dealt with seem to be largely "Oh, your wife/offspring/neighbour/loved one was bru...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Joss rated it 3 of 5 stars

I didn't read the first in the series, but from my perspective, this zombie tale differs from most out there today. The characters in the story actively shed light on the many levels of psychological and sociological aftermath of a zombie apocalypse (not to mention the much-needed survival skills).

Blood and guts are a crucial part of zombie tales, yet this story shows just enough, leaving the really, really gory details to the imagination (especially when compared to the recent AMC television s...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Lou rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adapted-to-screen, zombies, comic-graphic-novel

The band of survivors hit the road with the R.V in search of greener pastures equipped with more guns and plenty of determination. Their spirit will soon hit bottom, loved ones die, safer ground proves to be unsafe their very margin of sanity is broken and all hell seems to let loose.
There is still hope!
There is a few new arrivals and some good news.
This story tackles their human struggleand served up page-turning entertainment. The whole dilemma of humans in search of greener pastures and safe...more

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Dec 10, 2011 Raul Cortez rated it 5 of 5 stars

I felt this book was a lot better than the first of tis series. In this book the story has progressed. Our hero Rick Grimes went through so many tragedies in book 1 and it did not cease in book 2. Rick has gotten used to living on the road and has a keen eye for spotting zombies. One day at camp Rick and is son Carl decide to go hunting for animals to feed the camp. Rick and carl run into a zombie. Carl is only 7 years old so rick tells him to stay back. Rick is in the middle of fighting the zom...more

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Nov 10, 2011 Guillermo rated it 1 of 5 stars

There was also the shed of hope that, as the story progressed, I'd open up to Kirkman. Or at least, he'd improved. With The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us - which collects issues #7-12 - Kirkman gets wordier. It's like during the zombie holocaust, everyone's vying to say the most. How do I put this? You know when you're in a room with someone who just like the sound of his own voice and a lot of what he says serves no true purpose or carries any depth? Or perhaps, you're in a room with som...more

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Sep 14, 2011 T.W. Brown rated it 4 of 5 stars

Walking Dead Vol 2

Miles Behind Us is volume two of the Waling Dead saga. Rick Grimes has been reunited with his wife and son and now acts as the leader of a small group of survivors just outside of Atlanta. In volume two, we see our small band take to the road in search of someplace safer to stay.
Miles Behind Us works very hard to ensure our survivors are miserable. Food is almost as scarce as zombies are plentiful. A few new members join the group early on stretching supplies even thinner. It i...more Walking Dead Vol 2

Miles Behind Us is volume two of the Waling Dead saga. Rick Grimes has been reunited with his wife and son and now acts as the leader of a small group of survivors just outside of Atlanta. In volume two, we see our small band take to the road in search of someplace safer to stay.
Miles Behind Us works very hard to ensure our survivors are miserable. Food is almost as scarce as zombies are plentiful. A few new members join the group early on stretching supplies even thinner. It is from this group that Kirkman takes the time in his dialog to warn that there are some bad people out and about in his zombie-infected wilderness.
The search for a place to call home is the dominate theme in this arc of the story. A gated community proves to be a mixed blessing, but through a tragedy, our heroes come across a farm that offers a brief respite.

There are a few subplots that Kirkman weaves into his tale. The pregnancy of Rick’s wife, Lori, is just one, and not necessarily a cut and dried certainty that it’s Rick’s. There are personal issues that all seem very real and unforced. Some offerings in the zombie genre seem to shoehorn conflict and villainy into the stories. Kirkman brings these sorts of things in, sometimes with something as simple as a panel drawn by Charlie Adlard that will be nothing more than a facial expression on one of the characters.

The story shows how frail we can be as human beings in the emotional department. The patriarch of the farm oasis has a nasty secret which eventually is revealed with disastrous results. Before long, Rick and company are on the road once more.

As with volume one, the story ends with a cliffhanger. There is a possibility that they’ve found a place to call home, although in a very unlikely locale. Fortunately for newcomers to this series, the wait for resolution is brief.

Miles Behind Us does a wonderful job of taking us deeper into the minds and personalities of the cast of characters. New faces are added while familiar ones meet their gruesome ending at the hands and teeth of the undead. By now, any reader of the series should be on the verge of addiction.
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Jul 06, 2011 Sara Thompson rated it 4 of 5 stars

As the graphic novels continue, I like them less and less. The plots are good but the black and white design confuses me. Characters come and go and I can't figure out who is who. There are random images and I can't determine what their significance is.
The plot is already different from the tv show which is nice because I don't know what to expect. In this volume, the group arrives on a farm after a shooting accident. The farm is a strange experience. There are a lot of themes here - in a disas...more

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Oct 17, 2010 Abigail Hilton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Our wandering band of survivors encounter a seemingly idyllic farm where the family is dealing with the zombies in a different way...

The tone of these books becomes a bit soap-operatic as they continue (a common characteristic of horror). You don't so much get deep insights into the characters as start taking bets on who will get eaten next and who will sleep with who next. You don't get too upset when they die, because most of them aren't that likable anyway. In spite of this (or perhaps becaus...more

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Aug 17, 2010 Alisha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, dystopian-apocalyptic, horror

Okay, so I absolutely loved The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye. It was my first graphic novel (so I think that pretty much guarantees that it's always going to be memorable) and it was just amazing! While I did like Volume 2, I don't think it compares to the pure awesomeness that is Volume 1.

First things first: the plot. It was basically the same as the first one. I don't really have a problem with that (now anyway) as the plot is just so enjoyable. However, the whole pairing off, as another...more Okay, so I absolutely loved The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye. It was my first graphic novel (so I think that pretty much guarantees that it's always going to be memorable) and it was just amazing! While I did like Volume 2, I don't think it compares to the pure awesomeness that is Volume 1.

First things first: the plot. It was basically the same as the first one. I don't really have a problem with that (now anyway) as the plot is just so enjoyable. However, the whole pairing off, as another reviewer mentioned, did make Miles Behind Us seem more soap-operaish than the first one. It's just very unrealistic (I know that it's sort of a "Duh!" that a zombie graphic novel would be a bit unrealistic, but still) that people would be feeling particularly amorous while running from zombies. I know if I were in that situation, I would never be in the mood, being busy running for my life and all.

Another thing that I noticed was that the artwork was different. I didn't really pay attention to who the illustrators were for the first one or for this one, but I kept thinking that something about the drawings was a bit off compared to Volume 1. Firstly, all of the women (with exception of Lori and the later newcomers) look the same. I kept confusing them. There just wasn't a lot of attention to detail. The drawings here were more dark and gritty (which I guess isn't too bad considering the subject matter was dark and gritty) and just weren't as great as the first volume. So when I (finally!) noticed that there were two different illustrators, I thought "That's what was bothering me!"

Other than those minor flaws, I still enjoyed Miles Behind Us. The characters are still all in despair and still have to battle with their own humanity (and I love crap like that) and of course there is still all of the zombie goodness that zombie books/comics/films need. So I thought this was still good, just not as great as the first one. However, I am still looking forward to picking up volumes 3 and 4 (they're waiting for me at the library along with Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned) and to watching the AMC show.(less)

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Feb 09, 2010 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I was disappointed to see that this book was illustrated by a different person. He has a totally different style, heavy on the shading, which actually made it hard to tell the difference between two of the women. In fact, one of them begins a relationship with someone and I was flipping back, exclaiming "I thought she had a husband and kids!" before I realized it was another woman. (Part of the problem was me being unobservant, but still...)

Also, oh, the sexism. "Especially the women" was kind...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Yves rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bd, horreur-fantasy, usa

Maintenant que Shane est mort, Rick convainc le groupe de le suivre. Ils quittent donc leur site de campement pour sillonner les routes à la recherche d'un bon endroit où se réfugier. En chemin, le groupe fait la rencontre de Tyreese et deux jeunes qui l'accompagnent. Ils trouvent un lotissement de maison mais se rendent compte assez vite qu'il est infesté de Zombie. Leur chemin les amène sur une ferme où le propriétaire, pour des raisons morales, préfère garder les zombies enfermés dans sa gran...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Janelle Dazzlepants rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, apocalypse, horror, comics, movie-tv, zombies, utopia-dystopia

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As I did with the first trade paperback, I'll start by recapping each issue and then offer my actual thoughts on the novel as a whole. I read and reviewed the first trade paperback before I'd seen the series, so I'll do some comparisons between the comic and TV series in this review.

Issue #7: Following Shane's death, our band of survivors decide it's not safe and they need to move camp. On the way they run into another group of survivors and form a bigger group. We learn Lori is pregnant, presum...more

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