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The Walking Dead, Compendium 2 (The Walking Dead #49-96)

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Returning with the second eight volumes of the fan-favorite, New York Times bestseller series, The Walking Dead, collected into one massive paperback collection!

This is the perfect collection for any fan of the Emmy Award-winning television series on AMC: over one-thousand pages chronicling the next chapter of Robert Kirkman's Eisner Award-winning continuing story of survi...more

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Published October 16th 2012 by Image comics

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Mar 31, 2013 Allan Nail rated it 3 of 5 stars

Good. It is good. Now, I need to decide how far I pursue this story.

When I first heard of The Walking Dead, I was excited about the possibility of a never-ending survival story featuring zombies. Now I'm wondering if there wouldn't be better story telling if there was an end in sight. The Walking Dead Compendium 2, while fulfilling my need for a continued experience with familiar and beloved characters, starts to repeat itself. New place to live, new zombie invasion. New place to live, more huma...more Good. It is good. Now, I need to decide how far I pursue this story.

When I first heard of The Walking Dead, I was excited about the possibility of a never-ending survival story featuring zombies. Now I'm wondering if there wouldn't be better story telling if there was an end in sight. The Walking Dead Compendium 2, while fulfilling my need for a continued experience with familiar and beloved characters, starts to repeat itself. New place to live, new zombie invasion. New place to live, more humans to deal with. After awhile, I can write the story in my head as I go.

There's a part of me that wonders if this isn't because the story is meant to be a serial in the old-fashioned sense. I'm reading 48 comics at a sitting, and in this case doing it over a weekend. But that's [i]two years[/i] of comics as they originally were released, and there's a part of me that wonders if that isn't why things are starting to sound repetitive. Would all indefinite comics (and I haven't heard to the contrary that WD has no known end date) read like this, in large collections?

The only other lengthy comic collection I've read to compare it to is Y The Last Man, but that was a limited run. Even then, the same problems I had with emotional impact being lessoned because of the formate (for me, for me!) were there. But it wasn't repetitive; it had a direction that WD doesn't seem to have in the second compendium. In all honesty, the first compendium may have only seemed to because, after the first few issues, I was reading the source material of a TV show I'd actually followed farther than the book. I had the show as a marker, and the end of the collection corresponded to what was upcoming on television (oddly enough, I finished Comp. 2 on the night of the season three finale).

I don't know. I think I might wait for the next compendium to come out before I return to Rick and his compadres. Kirkman isn't really doing anything that hasn't been done before with zombies, save doing it on a larger (read: longer) scale. It's nice, I like it, and the characters are great. But after a while, a story about rebuilding life after a zombie apocalypse eventually becomes just a story about life, and the ho-hum aspects of life, at that. Still, it beats some of the other crap out there.(less)

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Feb 06, 2013 Jake rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The story is phenomenal, although incredibly dark. As for the format, the Compendium turned out to be the more economic option. Amazon had it discounted for some time, and the equivalent number of individual volumes would have been much more expensive. I prefer hardback books but the 'Book' collections were more expensive and held less content as well.
Story wise, The Walking Dead continues to examine the human mental survival state and relationships, more so than the most effective way to kil...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Dan rated it 5 of 5 stars

After the events of the first compendium, this one sees Rick and the survivors trying to cope with their losses and then they are invited to become part of The Community, a town which is working to survive the apocalypse. But after so long on the run, can the group ever adjust to normal life again? And is the community as safe as it first appears?

My favourite thing about this is that it's a great mixture of zombies and apocalypse surviving. It's mostly about surviving and people trying to rebui...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Jeff rated it 5 of 5 stars

Awesome! That's what I thought. The first bit of it was so agonizing to read/watch unfold before my eyes. The amount of pain and hurt people endure in this story is truly brutal. In fact alot of this novel was really dealing with alot of heartache and how people go on in the midst of it all.

However by mid way the story got more positive. Still dealing with a real threat of the walkers, and really dealing with what it's like to be living in a time like that. How do people carry on? What sort of t...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Mloy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sometimes I ask myself why I read this comic series since there is so much death, sadness, suffering and the deterioration of civility and society that it just rings all too real for me. The idea of which is a million more times more terrifying than any of the zombies the survivors have encountered. It really is all too depressing especially when I put myself in the survivors' shoes and I ask myself what I'd do if anything like this would happen. How would my own family cope? And then I think of...more Sometimes I ask myself why I read this comic series since there is so much death, sadness, suffering and the deterioration of civility and society that it just rings all too real for me. The idea of which is a million more times more terrifying than any of the zombies the survivors have encountered. It really is all too depressing especially when I put myself in the survivors' shoes and I ask myself what I'd do if anything like this would happen. How would my own family cope? And then I think of Kirkman's response when posed the same question of what he would do given the same situation, to which he honestly replied: "I'd hang myself." I think he is right, I'd hang myself too. I don't see how anyone would want to exist in this kind of environment. There were so many instances when I felt so dejected that I wanted to stop reading altogether because a given situation just left me too devastated to read on (for example: Morgan and his son, Rick, Carl and Abraham's encounter with the ruffians, Abraham's backstory)and I said "Fuck this! That's it, I'm done. Real life is depressing enough, I don't need my form of escape to bring me down too." But there is just thing something that keeps me hooked. Morbid curiousity? I'm a glutton for punishment I guess, or maybe, I'm just as dark and twisted as some the characters. I do like Rick and Carl's ever evolving relationship. You can really tell how emotionally invested I am with this book, this story and these characters. I have my favorites, of course and I pray that they don't buy the farm each time I turn the page. I sympathize with the group's struggles and cheer for their success and hope against hope that somehow, someway there will be some kind of happy ending.... nothing like that so far and I really don't expect it to because everytime something goes right for the survivors, even just a little bit, just over on the next page, something will go terribly wrong, in epic proportions! Kirkman has made it clear, this is not Disneyland. Happiness is not guaranteed. But God for some unexplained reason, I stay unrealistically optimistic. I love this series! (less)

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Jan 01, 2013 J rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I thought this was better than the first compendium, or at least I found it more enjoyable. I still feel like none of the supporting characters have a distinct voice but at least most of the catch-phrases are gone. Except for "man" and EVERYone says that. All the time. There's a lot of pointless exposition. Rick does something or something happens to him and he immediately has to recount what we just saw to another character for no reason. There is a revolving door of characters who act as Ricks...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Julia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 50-states-locales-ya-challenge, dystopian, favorites, graphic-novel, zombies

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I came to the graphic novels from the television series. It's fine with me that the stories and situatiuons are different, that characters exist in one media and not the other. I am not usually one drawn to horror, or to the unremitting sadness, loss and utter bleakness that is this franchise. But this, like the novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War isn't about zombies, at all, it's about surviving in the world that their existence has created in humans who have lost their mooring...more I came to the graphic novels from the television series. It's fine with me that the stories and situatiuons are different, that characters exist in one media and not the other. I am not usually one drawn to horror, or to the unremitting sadness, loss and utter bleakness that is this franchise. But this, like the novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War isn't about zombies, at all, it's about surviving in the world that their existence has created in humans who have lost their mooring, their humanity.

It’s important to me, for when I read more in The Walking Dead saga to be able to remember what is in this volume. This will probably be very spoiler-y for those who haven’t yet read this book. You’ve been warned. So at the outset, Rick and Carl runaway from the prison, convinced they are the only ones in their group to have survived the people from Woodbury taking over their “home.” What happened to the people from Woodbury? Does Lily take over now that the Governor’s dead? Do they relocate to the prison?

Back on Hershel’s farm, Rick and Carl find Maggie, Glenn, Anrea, Dale, the kids Michonne, others and run into Abraham, Eugene and Holly and eventually wind up in a cul-de-sac outside Washington, D.C. with running water, electricity from generators and tall walls. They move in there and pretty soon Rick takes over leadership of the community of forty. Then a herd of zombies comes, overruns the community, more die, Carl loses his eye and nearly dies.

“I can’t believe it took me this long to realize this. After so long, being driven from one place to the next… I noticed it was always people – that was the problem. I can’t believe I’m saying this… but the dead…they’re a manageable threat… I’ve seen what we can do with numbers. I’ve seen how we can plan, organize… How if we do things right…If everyone does their part…We can survive anything.”

Rick convinces the community to do a better job of defending the group: put up taller reinforced walls, dig a ditch to slow down the zombies, hulks of cars at the entrances to make the camp less accessible, putting up more towers, seeing if anyone in the community can farm. Then a guy named Jesus comes, who says he’s from a community of 200, twenty miles away and they trade with two other communities and would Rick’s community like to be part of their network?

Aaron reminds him, “Rick, look— I know you’re just trying to keep us safe, and for what it’s worth, you’re good at that… But you decked me when I invited your people to come here. It’s kind of your thing.” Once they get to Hilltop, they find out at once it’s pretty wonderful and they are being bullied by another group who takes their supplies. By the end, Rick’s drunk the koolaid and has told Hilltop, his group will fight off the bullies for them. I was up ‘til 2:30 in the morning reading this the night I got it and had no idea what time it was, so wrapped up in the story I was.

Characterization in this series isn’t perfect, sometimes it feels like we know too few characters, or we know one thing about characters, other times it’s hard to know what has just happened and who is who, and like there are too many characters. But, man, is it compelling reading!(less)

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Feb 05, 2013 Ryan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Walking Dead Compendium 2 by Robert Kirkman follows Rick throughout his journey in a zombie infested world. This graphic novel follows his journey from a prison to Washington D.C. He finds a small community holding up in a fort of metal walls. He lives there and eventually uses his survival skills to persuade the people there to elect him as a new leader. They face hardships of breaches by zombies, marauders, and people losing their minds inside of the stronghold. The Walking Dead Compendium...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Christie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: big-books, books-with-pictures, dystopian-apocalyptic-disaster-fic, kick-ass-heroines, movies-tv-shows, science-fiction

First sentence: "Can you open this?"

No spoilers intended for this book or the show. However, some may slip through. Proceed with caution.

This book picks up right after Compendium 1 ends. This is a collection of comics 49-96. Much like the first compendium, this book is a character driven story of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. I did not like the book as much as the first one. There are two reasons for this. One is that this compendium takes place past where the show is currentl...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Ashley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies, library-book

Full review will be up on my blog sometime: http://ashleysgotbookcitement.blogspo...

My Thoughts: I Love, Love, Love The Walking Dead. When I read and reviewed Compendium One, I think I was a little too rough on it in comparing it against the AMC television show. My love for the show hindered my perception of the comic. With Compendium Two, I began to fully appreciate the greatness of the original comic. Although comic and television show are intertwined, they are also visibly different and those...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Christopher H. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, american-authors-translators, fantasy-scifi, read-in-2012, the-walking-dead, zombies, horror, graphic-novels

This review covers both Compendiums One and Two (i.e., Issues 1-96) of The Walking Dead graphic novel series--

Who'da thunk it? Me, the great lover of literature would find myself a rabid fan of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead graphic novel series, and the equally amazing AMC TV series. Actually it was the TV series that got me onto the cult phenomenon of the graphic novels. I happened to notice that AMC was running all of Season Two of TWD the weekend before the premiere for Season Three. I im...more This review covers both Compendiums One and Two (i.e., Issues 1-96) of The Walking Dead graphic novel series--

Who'da thunk it? Me, the great lover of literature would find myself a rabid fan of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead graphic novel series, and the equally amazing AMC TV series. Actually it was the TV series that got me onto the cult phenomenon of the graphic novels. I happened to notice that AMC was running all of Season Two of TWD the weekend before the premiere for Season Three. I immediately DVR'd all of those rascals, and my wife and I started watching. We are now going back and watching the six episodes of Season One even as we watch Season Three unfold. Once I had started to watch the TV series I just had to find out what this was based upon--ergo my discovery of Kirkman's graphic novel series.

This is some seriously crazy and scary shit, folks! No other way to slice and dice it! Kirkman's The Walking Dead is a grim, dark, totally horrifying story that grabs you by the throat and just won't let go. At first it was the "walkers" that scared the crap out of me, but after a while I realized that it was the living that were the most terrifying. After all, the zombies just want to eat, and really--to a large degree--can be managed. It is the other human survivors that have proven to be the most dangerous and threatening predators to Rick Grimes and his band in this new apocalyptic landscape that Kirkman has created. And knowing what I know about humanity (and inhumanity), this kinda rings true to me.

Anyway, I've always loved a good scary tale, and if you're a lover of Stephen King, Robert McGammon, Justin Cronin, et al., I think I'm safe in suggesting that Robert Kirkman's graphic novel The Walking Dead will fill the bill nicely. The black and white artwork is really quite superb and lends itself so well to this bleak hellish world that Rick and his group are trying to survive in. Perhaps most horrifying is that Rick's mantra of "Shit happens!" is pretty much spot-on, with perhaps one additional corollary-- "Sometimes bad shit happens to good people!"

I have the first 96 issues of TWD in Compendiums One and Two, and have just ordered Volume 17 (collects Issues 97-102), as I don't think I can wait a couple of years for Compendium Three to be released. Crazy, crazy stuff, folks!(less)

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Jan 10, 2013 Jared rated it 5 of 5 stars

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My God. That was not what I was expecting, at all. The first compendium built up a rapport of emotional strain, and the second one finally sees that rapport begin to splinter. The first half of the book was absolutely devastating... not to mention revolting. One scene in particular (involving Dale, of course) was so downright gross that I had to stop reading. But I forged on, because I couldn't bear to leave the remaining cast of characters in their horrible predicament. And, boy, was I rewarded...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Magic Mike rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Walking Dead is a series that starts off decent, but gets much better as it goes along. The series hit its peak somewhere during the last compendium in the prison arc. This compendium takes place directly after that prison arc and we see what is left in life for the survivors of that particular storyline. I felt the first compendium started too fast. This one starts pretty slow. Like the first compendium, it gets better as it goes along.

This never quite equals the greatness of the prison ar...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Trudi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, zombies, apocalyptic-types, group-in-peril, survive-this, pulp-is-king, horror, uber-graphic-extreme, series, graphic-novel, made-into-movie, loved-the-movie

My first impression of Kirkman's The Walking Dead series after reading all 1088 pages (and 5 lbs) of Compendium 1 was of:

a post-apocalyptic zombie soap opera, where the soap is made out of lye. The story is harsh -- almost nihilistic in its way -- extremely violent, and peppered throughout with characters hooking up in almost sure to be doomed relationships.

Now, after wading through another 1068 pages of Compendium 2 I can't say much has changed.

Other than the fact I'm completely, utterly ex...more My first impression of Kirkman's The Walking Dead series after reading all 1088 pages (and 5 lbs) of Compendium 1 was of:

a post-apocalyptic zombie soap opera, where the soap is made out of lye. The story is harsh -- almost nihilistic in its way -- extremely violent, and peppered throughout with characters hooking up in almost sure to be doomed relationships.

Now, after wading through another 1068 pages of Compendium 2 I can't say much has changed.

Other than the fact I'm completely, utterly exhausted from all the carnage and devastation.

Seriously guys, when this series goes dark side it does not fuck around. It is bleak goddammit, B-L-E-A-K. Surviving the zombies is the easy part; it's all the crazy, fucked-up, out to slice and dice you and take what you have humans with Grade A mental issues that Rick's gang has to worry about the most. It's one tragedy heaped upon one depravity after another. And what does it do to a person to take on the savages and repel them? End them? Mutilate them? It's certainly changed Rick from the man we first came to know in the first few issues. It's most definitely changed little Carl (who is starting to creep me out a little bit truth be told). In some ways, all the survivors have been carved into new animals by forces beyond their control.

It's good. It keeps the pages turning most of the time, but it can become positively grueling and yes, even a bit repetitive at times, over the long haul. Especially if you're a pig like me and devour the story in huge non-stop helpings. (view spoiler)

What's more, I find myself missing characters introduced in the television show -- namely Carol, Daryl and even Merle. It really sucks not to have those guys around and I find the story is suffering from their absence. Michonne however, continues to be kick-ass and delightful. She is the saving grace of this entire series character wise if you ask me, reminding me of Agent 355 from Y: The Last Man series. I like Glenn too, but I find Maggie really whiny most of the time. I should be more forgiving I suppose considering everything the poor thing has been through.

So the series is not without problems. By issue #96, it's starting to repeat itself and Kirkland needs to get serious about wrapping this baby up. Go out on a high note, man. Some are already saying you've stayed too long at the party. The goal should be for the narrative to remain fresh and bloody and vital. The gore should still feel wet on the pages. Unfortunately, it's starting to feel like a limping, dessicating zombie. I've given it my all, I've suspended my disbelief where I had to, and I would argue this remains required reading in the genre; however, let's end it. It's time.
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Dec 30, 2012 Lauren Barber rated it 5 of 5 stars

"Zombies are a manageable threat. It's the people that are the problem..." We started reading the comic series after the second season of the AMC tv series. We love the show....but I have really enjoyed the graphic novel as well. After the debacle at the prison, the remaining survivors regroup and find themselves on the road to Washington DC. They are approached by a recruitor asking them to join a community of survivors. The big cliff hanger...they aren't the only community. Rick laments that p...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Roberto Ty rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I was skeptical and never got on board with the monthly series. Here's another book that's converted me into a fan. I had sporadic issues, but never collected it consistently enough. With the huge success of the TV series, I felt I had to revisit the books just to see where the live action veered from the printed matter. It doesn't disappoint. These collected editions are a great way to read many issues. And like the Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs graphic novels, this compendium shows t...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Catherine Gordon rated it 3 of 5 stars

If you liked the first compendium then of course you will like the second. More zombies, more death. However what started with the first compendium continues here it isn't the walking dead that the survivors really have to worry about but the living who no longer have the confines of society to restrain them. What does it mean when you will do anything - and by anything it really means anything - to protect your family? How does that affect your own humanity and ultimately your family members? A...more

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Nov 18, 2012 David Cain rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Just as intense and engrossing as the first compendium. This has some surprise plot developments, some unexpected deaths, and a few intriguing character arcs. This has a generally more positive feeling than most of the first compendium, in the sense that many of the characters seem more in control of their own destiny and make progress toward building a more sustainable life beyond the immediate concerns of mere survival. And this ends on a high note, unlike the devastation of the first compendi...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Ksenia rated it 3 of 5 stars

First rule: Do not mess with Rick.
Second rule: Do not mess with Carl.
You'll need to know this in order to survive the zombie apocalypse.

The end of this compendium brings up an excellent point: you've reached a point where no one is making any more food; the food that has been left behind is reaching its expiration date. No one is manufacturing anything. Now what?

I truly wish the tv show didn't stray so much from the source material. It's extremely frustrating to watch the show, knowing it could...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Courtney rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-book, series, zombies

The sprawling zombie epic continues in this volume. I seriously love this series and not just because of the zombies. There's actually a lot of heart in this story. A lot to think about as well. This is, quite possibly, the most hopeful that I've ever seen this series get. It is likely this balance between dark and light that sets Walking Dead apart from the rest of zombie genre. That and the characters. There is a lot of darkness throughout, but the hope of living rather than simply surviving i...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Joshua rated it 4 of 5 stars

While not as strong as the first compendium, this second collection (Volumes 9-16) of the long-running Walking Dead series was still engaging. We meet new characters, say goodbye to classic characters and end up in a new location. There were many twists and turns I would rather not spoil.

There are some things I have to gripe about though:

1.Rick Grimes keeps ranging from tolerable to unlikable, based on his actions (does he always have to snap every time something bad happens?).
2.The character...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Jose rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comic-books

A great collection and addition to the first compendium. The series just keeps pushing forward through all their despair looking for the one thing they all want hope and a future. New characters are added with the aftermath of the prison right behind them. Great characters and the continued characters continue to grow wether they hit rock bottom or shine through their despair. A must read for The Walking Dead fans! Now I am excited to be caught up to comic #98. Just a few more smaller collection...more

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May 12, 2013 Thomas McBryde rated it 5 of 5 stars

A definitive compilation of books 49 and on of the graphic novel series. Kirkman does a brilliant job adding to the zombie mythology and takes the reader to a apocalyptic world where survival is daily chore that not everyone is able to complete. Full of dynamic characters and changing settings, this is one of the best graphic novel series ever made (my opinion, however based on sales and a popular TV series, I am not the only one who thinks this). The series presents strong, graphic language and...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Ken Takel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ein Virus verwandelt einen Großteil der Erdbevölkerung in menschenfressende Zombies. Eine Handvoll Überlebende, allen voran der Polizist Rick und sein Sohn Carl, kämpfen täglich darum die Apokalypse zu überleben. Der harte Alltag in der neuen Welt fordert seinen Tribut. Nur wenige Menschen können den physischen und psychischen Strapazen standhalten. Wer hält durch und wer segnet das Zeitliche, wenn der größte Feind nicht die Untoten sondern die Lebenden sind?

Nachdem Teil 1 mit einem brutalen Cli...more

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Dec 29, 2012 Nicholas rated it 4 of 5 stars

A significant improvement over the first compendium in that the characters develop much more fully. The bloodletting continues unabashed through the first half of the volume, but seems more purposeful than a means to impress an audience inured to gore. The particular set of plot lines continues the stronger humans-as-a-menace-worse-than-the-living-dead theme by focusing on a building contrast between civilization and barbarism. There's a greater emphasis placed on society-building, moral relativ...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction, graphic-novel, zombies

Rick and Carl have escaped from the prison massacre and made their way back to the farm with Michonne. There they find Andrea and Dale and Maggie and Glen and the kids. Soon they join another group who are heading to Washington to find the remnants of the government. Along the way the pick up Morgan, who we haven't seen since the first issue, and Father Gabriel. They also encounter zombies and cannibals. They end up at the Community, a place that is trying to rebuild society; a place a little li...more Rick and Carl have escaped from the prison massacre and made their way back to the farm with Michonne. There they find Andrea and Dale and Maggie and Glen and the kids. Soon they join another group who are heading to Washington to find the remnants of the government. Along the way the pick up Morgan, who we haven't seen since the first issue, and Father Gabriel. They also encounter zombies and cannibals. They end up at the Community, a place that is trying to rebuild society; a place a little like Woodbury without the violent dictator. The Rick Grimes gang has to find a way to fit into this new society. Can they leave the violence of the open road behind? Can they become normal again?

This series grabs you and really doesn't ever let go. I find myself so invested in these characters that I don't want to stop reading. This series is about more than zombies; it is about what it means to be human and retaining your humanity when you are forced to do terrible things. I especially enjoyed that this edition explored the relationships of our survivors. Carl and Rick are dealing with the death of Lori and how Carl is growing up in this world. Maggie and Glen's relationship has its ups and downs as the apocalypse and its consequence drags them down. There is a lot of heartbreak in this book but there is also hope. Hope that they can survive and rebuild. I really like that this book ended on an upbeat note, but I am sure our band of survivors will be kicked down again before long.

My one complaint about this series is the drawings. I love the text and think it really conveys the story well. It is sparse and haunting and real. However, I don't think this is the best drawn book. I found myself confused as to which character was in the frame as several of them look very similar. When Jesus appeared I was thoroughly confused thinking we had already met him, but then I realized he looks a lot like the Governor. I don't know if it is the lack of color or just a lack of skill, but I wish the illustrations were better. Of course there are panels that will blow you away and suck you into the story; it is really just the characters that I have a problem with. (less)

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Jan 20, 2013 Craig Allen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Simply amazing stuff, the kind that keeps you up at night reading and thus has you dragging all morning trying to justify staying up so late to read comics. Can't help it-this is really fun stuff. This is the collection of volumes 9-16 of The Walking Dead comics and there was lots of twists, turns, death, gore, trust issues, and of course, ZOMBIES! I ranked the volumes individually but can say as a set, this is a solid five star experience. My *only* complaint is how heavy this large book is, es...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Alex Barrera rated it 5 of 5 stars

where do I start? The emotion, the pacing, the action...everything is just brilliantly written and drawn. though the introduction of a certain character and his nickname towards the end might be a little overly symbolic (though I don't know where his plotline will take the survivors) and can come off as overtly preachy. Regardless of who this character really is and what's in store for everyone after coming in contact with this character, another 3ish year wait for the next compendium is going t...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Alyssa rated it 5 of 5 stars

The dynamic of the group really changes from fighting the dead to surviving the different groups that Rick and the gang encounter. All of the "weaker" characters are gone and those that really know how to fight are left. Everyone knows their strengths at this point and has purpose in the group. I love the development of Carl and how he has really proven to be an asset instead of a liability like he was before. Without giving too much away, the internal conflict between community and survival is...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Peacegal rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Both the "Walking Dead" comic books and TV series are, let's face it, trashy entertainment. There's lots of flashy stuff, high emotion, and improbable situations, but it's undeniably readable/watchable: you can just turn off your brain for an evening.

I've never liked this series' obsession with relationships--characters hook up and break up so frequently you feel as if it's "The Real World: Zombie Apocalypse." Frankly, if decaying corpses were ravaging the earth, the last thing I'd be thinking...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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