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The Walking Dead, Book Five (The Walking Dead #49-60)
This hardcover features another 12 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues all in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long time fans, new readers, and anyone interested in reading a zombie movie on paper that never ends. Collects The Walking Dead #49-60.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
May 11th 2010
by Image Comics
(first published January 29th 2010)
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After last episode's action packed depressive plot, this edition dragged on a bit too long for my tastes, with little actual substance.
We start off with Rick and Carl in the run in the woods, trying to recover and regroup after the devastating attack on the prison that took Lori from them. None of the rest of the group appear to have made it out alive, and these two stragglers look in rough shape. Carl isn't eating, and Rick can barely walk after his gunshot wound starts to fester. They take she...more
We start off with Rick and Carl in the run in the woods, trying to recover and regroup after the devastating attack on the prison that took Lori from them. None of the rest of the group appear to have made it out alive, and these two stragglers look in rough shape. Carl isn't eating, and Rick can barely walk after his gunshot wound starts to fester. They take she...more
How I Came To Read This Book: Technically I read volumes 9 & 10, and not the hardcover book (from the library), but in the spirit of keeping my GoodReads book count relatively honest, I'm bundling them together as they would be in Book 5. I did, after all, read them within 24 hours of one another.
The Plot: If you aren't caught up to the series by this point, DO NOT READ THIS. Rick is plagued by guilt over the death of his wife and infant daughter. Carl is restless and coming to the realizati...more
The Plot: If you aren't caught up to the series by this point, DO NOT READ THIS. Rick is plagued by guilt over the death of his wife and infant daughter. Carl is restless and coming to the realizati...more
As noted in my review from Volume 4, I had to read the first half of this volume to get over the events of the volume 4. Damn.
Volume 5 provides an opportunity to recenter the story and push it into a new direction. New characters appear which is necessary after the serious housecleaning from the last volume. The best moments deal with Carl coming into his own.
The story started with Rick waking up, so we have to assume from a narrative perspective that his character is "safe." Though clearly his...more
Volume 5 provides an opportunity to recenter the story and push it into a new direction. New characters appear which is necessary after the serious housecleaning from the last volume. The best moments deal with Carl coming into his own.
The story started with Rick waking up, so we have to assume from a narrative perspective that his character is "safe." Though clearly his...more
After the slaughter at the prison, Carl and Rick are alone in the open, keeping a constant vigil against the walking dead. They are not alone for long, though, quickly finding Michonne and the other survivors. Soon yet another group of strangers stumbles upon them. These ones, though, claim that one among them is a scientist who knows how the whole plague started, and they're heading to DC to put a stop to it.
This entry in the series could easily be called, "The survivors start losing their damn...more
This entry in the series could easily be called, "The survivors start losing their damn...more
After everything goes to hell at the prison Rick and Carl are left to wander the wilderness a while. This is not just a physical wilderness as we begin to see things crack for the characters mentally. Thankfully they join up with other survivors and meet some new survivors who claim to have a solution if they can get to DC. The group agrees to begin the long journey to Washington. They make a pit stop in Ricks home town and find an old friend who is also becoming unraveled mentally.
It is no acci...more
It is no acci...more
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In Book 5 of The Walking Dead, many of the original cast of characters are dead, missing or otherwise no longer living. The few survivors are struggling to keep their sanity (Rick!) and children are growing up too fast and too soon, taking on more responsibility than they should as the adults fall apart.
Towards the middle there are some new characters introduced, new tensions built, and a new leader taking shape. Where this will go from here is anyone's guess (who hasn't read Book 6 yet).
I found...more
Towards the middle there are some new characters introduced, new tensions built, and a new leader taking shape. Where this will go from here is anyone's guess (who hasn't read Book 6 yet).
I found...more
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Well, everyone is starting to go a little crazy. Even Dale, who I've always considered the most stable of everyone, is starting to slip. This book starts out a lot like The Road, and I was eager for them to try and find the other survivors again because I didn't want this book to be a repeat of that, but with zombies. Thankfully it wasn't.
We also learn how the zombie mind works a little more, which is neat. And the sickness of some people isn't left out either... poor Carl.
Overall I can say that...more
We also learn how the zombie mind works a little more, which is neat. And the sickness of some people isn't left out either... poor Carl.
Overall I can say that...more
I'll keep this review short, to avoid spoiling. Book Five picks up in the aftermath of the unbelieveable final stand in Book Four, with Rick and Carl picking up the pieces and trying to find the remaining members of their group. Taking a break from the fast-paced action of books Three and Four, this instead shows the group as they grieve and cope with the enormous tragedy of what happened at the prison, and how their relationships strengthen (or in some places, crumble).
This was a tough read, ju...more
This was a tough read, ju...more
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After the fall of the prison Rick and Carl deal with the aftermath of Ricks wounds, both physical and mental and Carl tries to convince himself he can make it alone. This volume is, more than the others, about the effects of the zombie apocalypse on the characters, how it has changed them and made them do. How much do these people trust each other and even themselves in the face of so much loss? Rick and Carl meet back up with the rest of the survivors of the prison group as well as some new cha...more
I gave this book 3 stars instead of 2 for a few reasons, the first is that we are introduced to a new character that I actually enjoy, Abraham. Sencondly, we get more Carl, possibly the only other character that interrests me. Thirdly, we go back to Rick's home town and find out what happened to Morgan and his son. Lastly, we see Rick slipping into crazy a few times and that is always interesting.
The idea for these comics is so great that I am deeply saddened by the poor writting in which the au...more
The idea for these comics is so great that I am deeply saddened by the poor writting in which the au...more
Book Five of Kirkman’s tale of zombie survival begins immediately after the disastrous battle at the prison, with Rick and Carl on the run and the rest of their group scattered or dead. Rick’s hold on his sanity becomes increasingly tenuous as he and Carl are forced to begin anew. Some old characters return, and three new characters both reveal shocking new information and dramatically alter the course our protagonists had been taking. After the momentous events of Chapter 8/Book 4, this had to...more
So, when you kill off most of your characters, you have to add more if the narrative is going to move forward in any interesting way. That seems to be what the issues in this volume are all about...rebuilding the group so that the series can continue. This was good for me as a reader because I really like Abraham, who seems the closest thing to a Daryl character so far, and Eugene, who is the first character to really question the zombie phenomenon in any intelligent and interesting way. Rosita...more
I enjoyed this one quite a bit because we get to know a lot more about Rick's son Carl. In the bast he has mostly been a background characters whose main purpose was to act as a motivator for Rick. Now, he is fleshed out quite a bit more into a real character. I am enjoying the father/son aspect of the story (think The Road). I also like meeting the new characters, although I am really sad that my favorite (and most steadfast) character seems to be losing it a bit after holding it together so lo...more
After the huge, emotional events that closed out the previous volume, this one starts quietly with Rick and Carl trying to find a way to survive on their own. Carl shows how he has adapted to life constantly threatened by zombies, Rick meets up with and forms a bond with a man just as scarred as himself, Rick finds a unique way to get over what happened to Lori and Judith via telephone, Michonne's seemingly crazy way of talking to herself is explained, and more about the cause of the zombie epid...more
This book starts out with just Rick and Carl who are on their own after the devastating attack on this prison. Rick has been shot and it becomes apparent that he may not make. While it is interesting to see Carl try to make it on his own, I'm glad that Rick pulls through. They end up back with the remainder of the old group (the smart ones who left the prison) and meet up with new people who convince them that DC is the place to be.
I found this set to be a little slower for me. A lot of the sam...more
I found this set to be a little slower for me. A lot of the sam...more
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A nice change of pace, after three volumes spent on the prison storyline. This installment begins with Rick and his son wondering the wasteland by themselves (a little reminiscent of "The Road"). They soon reunite with the surviving members of their gang and Kirkman introduces some new characters to join them - which helps round out the cast after the mass slaughter that concluded Book Four. By this point in the series just about everybody is fraying around the edges, with a few having more or l...more
With his wife and newborn son dead in the prison firefight, Rick takes to the woods with son Carl. Talking to his dead wife via telephone and attempting to keep his son from becoming a stone-cold zombie killer, the two guys run across familiar faces in Dale's farm camp. Things seem okay until a new group arrives with news of a possible cure in DC - and a horde of zombies sweeping towards the farm. Forced back onto the roads, humanity's survivors continue to explore how the fall of civilization h...more
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This is a continuation of an analysis of The Walking Dead comics. See the links below for it in chronological order.
Part I: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part II: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part III: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part IV: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part V: Messiah's and Madmen
When governments collapse and when normal infrastructure fails, a power vacuum emerges that inevitable needs to be filled. Anarchy can only exist for so long be...more
Part I: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part II: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part III: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part IV: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Part V: Messiah's and Madmen
When governments collapse and when normal infrastructure fails, a power vacuum emerges that inevitable needs to be filled. Anarchy can only exist for so long be...more
I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead, however, this batch of stories left me unfulfilled. Maybe it was because I read the compendium which encompassed Vol. 1-48, so any parts I didn't like got washed out in the mix of all the great action... but, while I can appreciate some of the sub-stories that happened in the HC Vol. 5, I wanted more. I liked the introduction of Abraham and Rosita, yet Eugene is one of those characters that I know I will end up hating in the end... and maybe that's a good thin...more
I absolutely love this series. The Walking Dead is one of my favorite comics of all time. The continueing saga of survival in a world were danger isn't just from the walking dead but also from the living. This continuiation in the saga was awesome. Made me want more and more. I could not wait til the next issue came out. And I still can't wait til the issues come out every month. I could read issue after issue for days and days and still love it. I've read the series up to the current issue prob...more
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Okay, so it turns out that these graphic novels are like the crack cocaine of books (actually all graphic novels in general, not just this particular series). I can't stop reading them and I keep ordering more from my library so that now I've got quite a nice stack of them right next to all the lovely classics and famous works of literature that I've bought and should be reading. But my brain is enjoying this little summer vacation, so I'll just promise myself that I'll read a really deep and in...more
Rick and his son Carl are on their own after the events that left his wife and newborn daughter dead, along with many others in the community they had formed at the prison. A few other survivors from this group remain, including Michonne, and they head back to the farm where they had left behind a small group who hadn't wanted to live at the prison. The others are wary of Rick, thinking he's lost it.
Then a truckload of new survivors arrive intent on scavenging the farm for supplies. After a sta...more
Then a truckload of new survivors arrive intent on scavenging the farm for supplies. After a sta...more
After the over-the-top violence that consumed the end of Book Four, Book Five is more a return to form of the earlier volumes. There's still a good measure of violence, and plenty of menace coming from the living as well as the dead, but the focus turns back on the way people adapt to the world around them. We also get the added thrill of "herds"--which is a pretty cool concept in terms of ratcheting up the constant danger. At the center of it all, though, is the idea of the characters' struggle...more
The story continues well, and the sensationalism has tapered off a bit. Carl is the character you see most of in this volume, and he's surprisingly engaging and will be an interesting character to watch. New travelers are introduced in Book 5, and old ones are developed further. There's a new force driving the plot in this edition, which should definitely help keep the momentum up. Excited for the next book!
This was the first comic book series I picked up to read, and I thoroughly enjoyed the comics they have written so far. I am up to date and it took a few days to get caught up but was well worth it. It differs from the show but more to the point and does not drag things out. I would recommend reading this before watching the television show.
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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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