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The Walking Dead, Book Two (The Walking Dead #13-24)

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This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. Continuing the tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie apocalypse that has ravaged the world.

Hardcover, 304 pages

Published April 1st 2007 by Image Comics (first published March 7th 2007)

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May 11, 2013 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Walking Dead fans

Shelves: apocalypse, zombies

Stopped for a quickie again (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...), and true to brand promise, found a similar experience to my prior Book One read.

One challenge in picking up a serial graphic in book form is that it's been a long, long delay since the The Walking Dead, Book One. I didn't recognize a couple of characters, and it was disconcerting to re-discover that the graphic versions don't always correlate with the actors, so I couldn't rely on clues from the series. At times, the drawin...more

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May 27, 2010 John rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

As in Book One, Kirkman does an excellent job of imagining a chaotic world stripped of all law and order, where everyday life is distilled to its most simplest elements: hunger, shelter, and survival.

The characters are well realized and the black and white artwork sets the right tone. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I will say that some characters that you might expect to survive, don't, which gives the feeling that no one is safe. Then again, that's life isn't it?

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Aug 03, 2012 Ricardo Loureiro rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Neste segundo volume hardcover de The Walking Dead que reúne os fascículos #13 a #24, temos dois novos capítulos naquela que se define como “a continuing story of survival horror”. Com esta premissa a lembrar as radionovelas de antigamente, Kirkman e Adlard mostram o dia-a-dia do grupo de sobreviventes que conhecemos dos dois anteriores capítulos desvendando a pouco e pouco a personalidade de cada um bem como as alterações causadas pelo peso dos acontecimentos. Nestes dois novos capítulos a taxa...more Neste segundo volume hardcover de The Walking Dead que reúne os fascículos #13 a #24, temos dois novos capítulos naquela que se define como “a continuing story of survival horror”. Com esta premissa a lembrar as radionovelas de antigamente, Kirkman e Adlard mostram o dia-a-dia do grupo de sobreviventes que conhecemos dos dois anteriores capítulos desvendando a pouco e pouco a personalidade de cada um bem como as alterações causadas pelo peso dos acontecimentos. Nestes dois novos capítulos a taxa de mortalidade continua elevada com algumas personagens principais e secundárias a encontrarem a morte das mais variadas, e a mais das vezes horrífica, forma mas vamos por partes.

O terceiro capítulo, “Safety Behind Bars” começa onde o anterior terminara. O pequeno grupo de sobreviventes decide instalar-se na prisão mas antes vai ter de proceder a uma limpeza sendo que a cada vez que inicia uma tal operação as munições têm uma quebra significativa. Rick Grimes começa a mostrar o preço que a constante pressão pela sobrevivência tem sobre ele e Lori, pelo seu lado, começa a ter dúvidas acerca da sua relação com ele. Duas personagens secundárias, Chris e Julie porão em curso o seu plano fatal com consequências graves para o pai de Julie que se cruzarão com a queda psicológica de Rick Grimes. Por outro lado Allen começa a mostrar sinais de recuperação embora seja uma recuperação em tons fatídicos.

Neste capítulo são introduzidos quatro novos protagonistas que servirão para despoletar consequências gravosas na pequena comunidade. A presença de quatro ex-prisioneiros servirá para criar um clima de permanente tensão e uma aparente injustiça será o catalisador duma situação insustentável que levará Rick Grimes a contradizer a sua única regra: «You kill, you die».

O traço de Adlard é inconsistente embora a nível de composição seja um mestre. Mas essa mestria não é suficiente para eu sentir a tempos algum amadorismo incompreensível num projecto desta envergadura.

Já o guião de Kirkman começa a mostrar sinais de desenvoltura fugindo aos clichés habituais do género, ao ponto de a certa altura os zombies passarem para segundo plano sendo um fundo panorâmico para um estudo profundo da personalidade humana e da sua muito curiosa característica de trazer sempre ao de cima em situações extremadas ou actos de bravura ou actos de perfídia do mais insidioso possível.

No capítulo quatro, “The Heart's Desire”, somos apresentados a Michonne que viaja com zombies de estimação que vimos a saber mais tarde serem o ex-namorado e o amigo do ex-namorado. Adepta da katana e perita em despachar rápida e eficientemente qualquer zombie que a atrapalhe, Michonne será uma das razões para a crise entre Grimes e Tyreese e para já surge neste capítulo como uma protagonista enigmática que a um tempo consegue ser antipática, e noutro parece querer integrar-se no pequeno grupo. O iminente esgotamento nervoso de Grimes começa a tomar contornos cada vez mais claros assim que os acontecimentos se atropelam após um ataque que deixa Allen incapacitado. Hershel, que Grimes resgatara da quinta, enfrenta os seus próprios dilemas que atingiram o pico nos acontecimentos macabros do capítulo anterior e curiosamente é precisamente no volte-face de Grimes em relação a Allen que Hershel volta a uma proactividade mais salutar. O inevitável confronto que já se vinha a desenhar – passe a piada – entre Tyreese e Grimes tem o seu clímax no final do capítulo sendo que no denouement Grimes é informado da sua despromoção de líder para uma posição igualitária num comité. Neste mesmo final Carol exprime os seus sentimentos por Grimes, enquanto Lori cada vez mais se afasta dele. Uma nova crise adivinha-se em capítulos futuros.

No geral achei este dois capítulos mais ambiciosos a nível de dramatismo humano mas a frio a história pouco evoluiu e alguns dos acontecimentos parecem demasiado deus ex-machinas que apenas servem o enredo ao contrário de ser o enredo a servir-se deles. Exemplo disso é a mudança demasiado radical da personalidade de um dos ex-presidiários bem como o desejo de vingança pouco racional de outro deles. A esta percepção mediana que tenho da série não ajuda que o traço seja demasiado inseguro ao ponto de algumas feições serem quase irreconhecíveis de painel em painel dificultando a minha imersão no universo da série. Para já e se fosse meu hábito dar estrelinhas de classificação daria duas e meia em cinco a esta série.
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May 06, 2013 Christopher Cook rated it 4 of 5 stars

Having made it through Book Two of THE WALKING DEAD comic series, I have to comment upon how drastically different that the series of comics is from the TV series of the same title. I know that it isn't always productive to compare literature to its representative TV series or film and vice-versa, but considering the popularity of both, especially the TV series, I feel the need to do so in this case. I have come to see characters as being even more different from their counterparts on the TV ser...more Having made it through Book Two of THE WALKING DEAD comic series, I have to comment upon how drastically different that the series of comics is from the TV series of the same title. I know that it isn't always productive to compare literature to its representative TV series or film and vice-versa, but considering the popularity of both, especially the TV series, I feel the need to do so in this case. I have come to see characters as being even more different from their counterparts on the TV series, with Dale probably being the best example. On the TV series, Dale is probably the most morally clear member of the group; he has a good heart with standards that he will not cross under any circumstances. He is one of the very few members of the group who has not lost touch with his humanity, but in the comic series, this does nothing to describe Dale. In this book, for example, a somewhat similar situation as that of the season 2 storyline involving Randall ensues, but unlike the Dale of the TV series, this Dale is one of the first members to agree that the character whose life is on the line should be executed. I digress from character comparisons, though, not only because I don't want to spoil anyone who hasn't seen the TV series or read the comics and would like to do so but also because I don't feel that that makes good reviewing. Focusing solely on the book itself, I would say that, like the first book, the team behind the comics is very talented, and I love the gritty artwork, quite appropriate for the world in which the characters live. The story is very dramatic, possibly even more so than that of the TV series, if you can believe that, and the writing is commendable, although it does admittedly come off a bit cheesy at times. There are times when I read speech bubbles and imagine video game scenes in which the voice-acting could be a little better, if that makes any sense. I also cannot say that I am too happy with what the book accomplishes socially, which is not much. A majority of the black male characters are stereotypically hyper-masculine and aggressive and masculine, such as Tyreese and Dexter (even though he apparently has a relationship with the character Andrew), and while Andrew is an exception, I consider it arguable as to whether the relationship between Dexter and Andrew is legitimate or if they have just come to depend on each other for sexual relief due to having been in prison. The book also does not make much feminist progression, as we repeatedly see the men taking on the heavy duty tasks while the women sew and babysit. There is even a scene near the end of the book that directly addresses this issue, but it does nothing to solve it because the women are not proactive at all and simply abide by it. All in all, I am definitely really enjoying the comic series and definitely recommend them to fans of survival stories and fans of the TV series in particular, if not for a good story than to count up all the ways that the creators and writers of the TV series are definitely telling their own story with drastically different characters.(less)

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Feb 04, 2013 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sf, graphic-novel, from-library, fiction

So, not listed among my book resolutions for 2013 was the intention to use the library more, especially when catching up with graphic novel series and seeking current science non-fiction. Well, I might have gotten a little carried away already. On the fourth I went and checked out six books and a movie. Of course, five of those books were graphic novels, but it's still excessive.

The first book off of the pile was Walking Dead. It was the most urgent as it was the series I'd read last. Reading i...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: do-you-draw

I think I've figured out one reason I keep coming back to graphic novels: they're books that luxuriate in their book-ness. These Walking Dead collections, for example, have black flyleaves that are a decadent weight and textured like linen. The Sandman series (unfortunately, this isn't the case with TWD) has ribbon bookmarks bound into each collection. The covers are large, catchy, elaborate. Even the glossy interior pages have heft. These are books that capture our senses and don't apologize fo...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Brittany rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: The Walking Dead fans

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, graphic-novel, sci-fi, tv-show

How I Came To Read This Book: I'm pretty sure the library took a million billion years to get this to me. But that's where it came from.

The Plot: The book picks up where the last one left off - our intrepid heroes have discovered a prison that may be a safe haven (and a well-stockpiled one too). But first, they have to tangle with the current occupants of the jail - whether they're dead or undead is a different matter altogether. A new discovery is made about the zombie disease, and tensions rea...more How I Came To Read This Book: I'm pretty sure the library took a million billion years to get this to me. But that's where it came from.

The Plot: The book picks up where the last one left off - our intrepid heroes have discovered a prison that may be a safe haven (and a well-stockpiled one too). But first, they have to tangle with the current occupants of the jail - whether they're dead or undead is a different matter altogether. A new discovery is made about the zombie disease, and tensions reach a boiling point as Rick becomes increasingly frazzled as the de facto leader of our characters.

The Good & The Bad: This was an incredibly different reading experience than the first book, mostly because the first book shadowed *some* of the events of the first two seasons of The Walking Dead very closely. That book was mostly interesting to play 'spot the difference,' whereas this one was generally a really gripping, page-turning read. I'm still getting used to the graphic novel format, and the idea that little bits and pieces will be dropped and picked up on in a manner of one or two panels (see: the hint that Lori's baby daddy is in question, something long-ago established on the TV show), or that plot developments just kind of happen out of nowhere...but altogether I was genuinely surprised and horrified at some of the developments in this book.

Despite the book's plot points not happening on the show yet, it was fun to do two things. First, to play 'guess the plot' to figure out how the show's creators will pick up elements of the book considering they're working with a quite different cast of characters (no Dale, Tyreese, Sophia, Allen, or the suicidal teenagers for one). Second, it was neat to see how some of the general themes of this book (and I presume the rest of the series) have already appeared on the show - like the whole question of losing your humanity or getting a taste for killing. The debate about hanging the mystery murderer in the book was very similar to the hanging debate at the end of season 2, and Rick's rant about being the leader echoed his speech in the season finale. In general though, Rick in the book is far far less noble than what we've seen of his TV alter ego so far.

I do wish the writers weren't so misogynistic - I know it's been a frequent criticism of the books. The fact that Andrea has to fight to be part of the shooting team when she's known to 'have the best shot', or that the women start a sewing circle, or the big reveal at the end about the leadership committee members...it's fine to sort of ignore them individually and just read an entertaining, horrifically illustrated story that's actually quite insightful in terms of human nature in do or die situations, but when you stack them up like that, it does prompt an eyeroll...and a one-star deduction. Even new school mystery badass Michonne couldn't make it through the book without being portrayed as something of a slut. Sigh.

The Bottom Line: I'm sooo excited for Season 3 of TWD now - can't wait to see which elements of the prison plot they adopt.

Anything Memorable?: Nope.

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Dec 26, 2011 Kassie rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second book of the Walking Dead comics was AMAZING. Better than the first one by a long shot and if my uncle does not finish the third book soon, I am going to go all zombie on his butt and bite his head off so I can read it.

The second book sees the introduction of fan favorite Michonne (which I still don't know how to pronounce). I can see why she's a fan favorite. The woman is a bad *ss. I mean, she walks around with zombie pets. How freakin' cool is that? The group doesn't trust her yet -...more The second book of the Walking Dead comics was AMAZING. Better than the first one by a long shot and if my uncle does not finish the third book soon, I am going to go all zombie on his butt and bite his head off so I can read it.

The second book sees the introduction of fan favorite Michonne (which I still don't know how to pronounce). I can see why she's a fan favorite. The woman is a bad *ss. I mean, she walks around with zombie pets. How freakin' cool is that? The group doesn't trust her yet - not that I blame them - but I'm hoping they will warm up to her because I really like her.

We also see a few ridiculously cute scenes between Dale and Andrea and Glenn and Maggie, and Sophia and Carl. I love those couples. Sophia and Carl are my OTP, just so you know. And they're dating! In a 7 year old, cute way, but still. I love those little moments. I think they are just as important as the big moments, because life still goes on, even when the dead are walking, and it's nice that the writers of the Walking Dead realize this.

Rick and Tyrese pretty much lose their minds because of all the stress. This leads to a huge confrontation, and then an amazing speech about who the real Walking Dead are that made me stop and go, "DAMN." I canNOT wait for that to come up on the TV show. That will be amazing!

And I know a lot of comic book fans were peeved that they changed Carol so much. I like the change. I hate Carol in the comics. She's a pushover and she's too vanilla cookie for me. We've already got Lori playing that part, we don't need Carol doing that as well. I like that Carol in the TV show has layers. The Carol in the comics is just...I don't know...too nice. Which is a mean thing to say, but it's true. Even Glenn, who is pretty much the nicest person in the world, is more than just nice. He's got uses. Carol is just kind of useless. But I'm rambling...

In Conclusion: The Walking Dead is amazing and realistic (as realistic as a story about zombies can be anyway), the story is getting better, and I may possibly need to kill someone to get the next book.(less)

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Nov 15, 2011 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars

I started reading The Walking Dead back before zombies was the cool thing to be into and way before the TV show. What I like most about the Walking dead is that it really isn't about zombies. Shocker! Yes, it is set in a post apocalyptic time where zombies roam the earth, but so much of this series is about human relationships. It is about what different people do in survival-type situations, how they react and how they treat other people. Who steps up to be the leader, who takes what role in a...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Holden Attradies rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: zombie, sequential-art, fiction

I think this is by far my favorite of the hard cover collections. The action is this volume is pretty non-stop, the events all monumental for this little group of followers. From clearing out the prison, to all the early deaths that happen there, to Rick's deteriorating mental state leading up to his amazing speech at the end that has such a great ending line. I don't think I've ever seen such a great use of the titular line in a graphic novel.

As I said, as of this point I think this is the best...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Carla rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Volume Two of The Walking Dead. The characters felt more defined. The tension felt higher. Kirkman is doing great at sewing seeds of distrust in everybody, for both the reader and the characters. Throw in how quickly things can turn from good to horrible and this volume had me flying through the pages wondering what was going to happen next.
Another thing that made Miles Behind Us exceptional was the deep questions asked late in the book. How human are zombies? Should they be pi...more

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Apr 14, 2011 Abby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel

Man, these are SO HARD to review without giving it all away. So I'll just preface this with SPOILERS! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

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Ok, so now that that's out of the way, Hardcover Volume 2 finds our hungry survivors at the gates of a prison. Rick and Tyrsese go gang busters killing zombies to clear the prison yard and as they start to explore, they find four former prisoners locked into the cafeteria, which is stocked with FOOD! Even though they feel somewhat safer,...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Olivia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Great addition to the series. I loved the drama in this one and the way the characters are evolving and changing (or in some cases devolving). The crazy action was pretty intense. I felt like some one died every few pages and they probably did. The writing was good, but sometimes the characters get a bit "speechy" where they are making these huge statements that last forever and doesn't sound like natural conversation. I also had a bit of a problem with the artwork. I feel like it is getting har...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Angel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror_and_thrillers, graphic_novels_and_comics

This volume covers comic issues 13-24. The hardback makes a pretty good value, and like the previous one, places the story in one long continuous arc (no pagination in the book or divisions other than two chapters). For readers who like to read their graphic novels in a compilation versus waiting for the monthly, this is a nice way to do it. Let's look at this volume then.

The drama continues to remain high. The author is keeping the suspense and tension alive as no character is safe. Anyone can...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars

If it's possible in a zombie apocalypse story Book Two gets darker. As the group settles in to a bit of a routine they find that there are dangers everywhere in life. Even when you think you may be safe you still have to battle for survival. But that's life. We're all fighting off death at every turn the trick is doing so without losing your sanity.

I feel like this book was lost at times. Some of the conflicts feel forced as characters go from friends to enemies in just a panel or two. Admitted...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Action rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: young adults and older readers due to the graphic nature and vilonece.

Recommended to Action by: Robert Kirkman

It starts with a flash back that fills in a few details and gives some tantalising clues to more msytery and drama to come.I bought this one out of sequence becuase the book stor that carries them here in Bangkok Thailand was sold out of the second book when I bought 4 and 5, a friend purchased 1 and 3 in California for me and brought them over to share. Yes the book is that good! So good that I asked a friend who was visiting his family in California to pick it up for me there because I couldn'...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Kristilyn (Reading In Winter & Winter Distractions) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013, borrowed, physical-book

Since I had read the first book in this graphic novel series, I thought I'd give the second one a go, since I still wasn't completely sold on the original story (before the TV show).

I'm a huge fan of the TV show, so it's a little hard to read the books when so many things are different! I know that TV tends to change a lot of things, but there are definitely parts of the story told in the graphic novels that I wish were on the TV show. Of course, while the TV show is CRAZY gory at parts, the gr...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, post-apocalyptic, series, zombies, horror

The rag-tag group of survivors of the zombie apocalypse stumble upon a prison with two circles of fences just in time. With the warm weather more zombies are active now that they're no longer frozen. Of course they also discover locked in the cafeteria three surviving inmates. Attempts to make the odd mix of original survivors, inmates, and the farmers into one group might be a task too huge to overcome. Especially when you add in a mysterious woman who arrives with two pet zombies she leads by...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Eric rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novel, sci-fi

Having enjoyed both Book One of The Walking Dead as well as the first season and a half of the AMC adaptation, it was with high expectations that I sat down to devour Book Two. I was not disappointed.

If Book One focused on the how the survivors reacted in the immediate aftermath of the apocalypse, Book Two focuses on their continuing drive to find safety, security, and ultimately, community. That drive is met with obstacles at every step, and Book Two did not make me any more envious of their si...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, dsytopian, horror

WAY better than the first one! Pretty much all the things I hated about the first one were fixed in this one. The bolding, while still very prevalent, has been toned down. The quality of the art has gone up. And there is still tons of drama and unlikely characters dying. And they still keep the story going at a quick pace, even though they've been in the same area for the entire book!

It's also nice to see that Rick isn't totally perfect and in control now, it makes him seem a lot more human. Car...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Lars rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, horror

The epic story of survival continues in this second hardcover book collecting issues #13-24. I read the first book of "The Walking Dead" last year after watching the AMC series and was surprised at how good the graphic novel was. Unfortunately this second collection isn't as good, but it still a hugely entertaining read that's hard to put down.

In Book 2, the survivors have found an abandoned prison and decide to make a new life for themselves. Protected by the prison walls from the hordes of un...more

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Jan 30, 2011 Hayden rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-graphic-novels

Lots more character development in Book Two, and definately more of a page turner than it's predecessor. The survivors have found home in a massive prison, and they're trying to clean it out, and form the beginnings of some sort of makeshift society.

What I like best about this one (and it's hard to explain without revealing spoilers) is that it's starting to take readers down a darker path, a path that they don't necessarily want to go down. The characters are beginning to unveil their true side...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Scott rated it 5 of 5 stars

I like post-apocalyptic stories, but zombies just aren't my thing. Zombies are lazy post-apocalyptic writing, I would say, like you even need zombies when people, especially at the end of the world, are much more scary. I've never watched the TV show either. (I've seen enough zombie movies.) That said, I'd heard the comic is even better than the critically-acclaimed TV show that people can't just shut up about so I figured I'd check it out from the library. It's a big book, probably 250+ pages I...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Callie Rose Tyler rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, terrible-writing

I'm pretty sure there is more to life than sex but you wouldn't know it after reading this. I cannot stand that everyone is coupled up all the time. There is so much more going on beyond that. It is amazing that Kirkman can make me hate almost every single one of his female characters. They are weak, whiny, whores (i say whores because sex seems to be the only thing they think about) They just want to be protected?! They don't want to be part of the committee?! they just want the men to make all...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Megan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: artsy-fartsy, reviewed

I didn't like this one as much as the first hardcover. I think it does a good job of portraying what this type of zombie apocalypse would do to one's sanity though, and how different people would react to this new messed-up world. Lori and Rick started to really annoy me (she is constantly screaming and bitching about everything; he's always running around doing whatever he wants without thinking about the consequences at all), so I was really happy that several new characters were brought in to...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Steve rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novel, science-fiction, sci-fi-fantasy

This story takes place almost entirely in the confines of an abandoned prison out side of Atlanta, and while there are still a few walker related incidents, it's the survivors actions that are the main plot driver in this volume. Again I have to admit I'm biased by the TV series which I have enjoyed for two seasons but the plots are different enough to make them two different stories, but I didn't enjoy this second volume as much as the first or the TV show. The motivations of the characters are...more

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Dec 09, 2010 Dave rated it 4 of 5 stars

The continuing story by Robert Kirkman about humanity's survival in a world populated by "walkers" or zombies to the lay man. The thing I really like about this series is that nothing is taken for granted. You literally have no idea from sequence to sequence just what is going to happen in terms of relationships, interactions, and most important who lives and who dies. The book is less and less about zombies and more and more about people getting along and maintaining their sanity in an insane...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Andrew rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

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Jul 24, 2012 Ανώνυμος Άγνωστος rated it 3 of 5 stars

I like the cold realism and i think that this would indeed be the way things would go after a great apocalypse. At times it can be a little too much though. People who really want to survive will try to maintain some stability and not constantly try to murder each other. It's pretty clear that when i have a strong guy in my group, who is not particularly a pain in the ass, a good shooter and strong, i will rely upon his existance for survival.
Sometimes the women act very stupidly in a not very...more

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May 25, 2012 Jennifer Leigh rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, graphic-novels, 2012-reads, 1000000-pages-books

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The collection of comics (graphic novel? I don't really know what to call it lol) continues with an interesting plot development. The group of survivors finds a prison facility and decide that it is fortified enough to settle in. When they get the yard cleared out of the zombies walking around, they begin to explore the inside of the jail. They open a locked door and discover...4 living inmates playing cards?! Yes sirree. The addition of...more Originally posted: http://a-librarians-library.blogspot....

The collection of comics (graphic novel? I don't really know what to call it lol) continues with an interesting plot development. The group of survivors finds a prison facility and decide that it is fortified enough to settle in. When they get the yard cleared out of the zombies walking around, they begin to explore the inside of the jail. They open a locked door and discover...4 living inmates playing cards?! Yes sirree. The addition of 4 new men to the group (and criminals at that) creates a dynamic that is a little creepy and a lot darker.

And do not fear, folks, there are a lot more zombie attacks, which is great for a Zombie series. But this second collection also contains a sense of the decay of humanity. That seems to be the struggle in this part. Now that the group of survivors has found a place that--for once--feels safe to them, each and every individual in this group begins to feel the strain of being alive in a world like this. There is suicide, there is murder, there is adultery, there is giving up. Even though they all live in a group, there is still an "every man for himself" mentality, which is understandable but does lead to a lot of extra stress and trouble in this zombie apocalypse.

Not gonna lie, at the end of Season 2 of AMC's The Walking Dead, a new character Michonne was introduced that looked TOTALLY AWESOME! So I was most excited to be introduced to her character in this series because everyone was SO EXCITED for her to be entering the show, including the producers. What I found in this series is that she is kind of a jerk. I mean, I understand that wandering around the outside by yourself with two "trained" zombies in tow might make a girl a little crazy, but I don't know if I like her. She is a hot mess, but she also has no regard for anyone else. Maybe this will change in Book Three,especially after she stole someone's man?

I did love that, after the degrading of women in Book One, some of the women in Book Two stood out as strong and fierce. Obviously Michonne is one of them. She is depicted as a ripped, in shape woman who is a force to be reckoned with. None of the men even question her true strength. But Andrea also proves herself to be strong and useful in this zombie-filled world. After escaping from the crazed psycho-killer and drawing him out in the open, she gains the respect of most of the men in this group and is allowed to start going on hunts and making plans. You know, the men's jobs from the last book. I am glad that women are starting to find their place!

Overall, I really enjoyed how the story continued. I think that not having any expectations from the show (and knowing that the graphic novels and the show are SO DIFFERENT) really allowed me to enjoy this book for what it was. And the ending speech by Rick was so epic that I will be reading Book Three very soon(less)

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