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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them
At long last, the survivors of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival adventure find the hope they've longed look for. Can a town not yet ravaged by the horrors unleashed on Earth possibly be all it's hoped for? Is there a far more sinister secret behind their newfound safe haven?
148 pages, Comics
First published July 21, 2010
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Robert Kirkman
2,746 books6,937 followersRobert 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 that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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July 2, 2023
After the shocking way Rick and co. dealt with the rogue group in the last volume, and the way Carl made a unilateral decision on another young life, the last thing that the group are ready for is normality! The Community to all intents and purposes is living the way people lived before, and it's something that many of Rick's group struggle with. The forever intriguing relationship between Rick and Carl is further detailed, likewise Glenn and Maggie, but this volume is very much conventional story with a whole new cast of characters needing introduction and a detailed look at the myriad responses to normalcy from our crew. 8 out of 12
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April 25, 2017
Now who should be afraid of who?!
This is the twelfth volume of The Walking Dead, collecting the comic book issue from #115 to #120.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Twelve
LIFE AMONG THEM
I’m really good good with a gun… …Very goddamn good. It’s kind of ridiculous.
Welcome to Alexandria.
Rick’s group is now in a whole new situation...
...living in a civilized community.
And this can be ironically as unsettled and volatile as living on the road facing zombies.
Since Rick's group has been to used to be out there, in the wild, fighting for their lives, every single day.
You can’t be living out there, sleeping with one opened eye, watching your teammates dying without notice, killing zombies, killing…
...men...
...without losing an irrecoverable piece of your soul, and certainly getting back to live in society can’t be the same anymore.
So, now the question is from whom do you have to be really afraid now?
This is the twelfth volume of The Walking Dead, collecting the comic book issue from #115 to #120.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Twelve
LIFE AMONG THEM
I’m really good good with a gun… …Very goddamn good. It’s kind of ridiculous.
Welcome to Alexandria.
Rick’s group is now in a whole new situation...
...living in a civilized community.
And this can be ironically as unsettled and volatile as living on the road facing zombies.
Since Rick's group has been to used to be out there, in the wild, fighting for their lives, every single day.
You can’t be living out there, sleeping with one opened eye, watching your teammates dying without notice, killing zombies, killing…
...men...
...without losing an irrecoverable piece of your soul, and certainly getting back to live in society can’t be the same anymore.
So, now the question is from whom do you have to be really afraid now?
May 7, 2017
It always amazes me how these idiots managed to survive for so long. The original inhabitants of Alexandria don’t even have so much as a look-out. All their weapons are safely locked away, and the people walk round care free. It’s like it isn’t even a zombie apocalypse. It’s a little ridiculous. Certainly, you could argue that they’ve had good luck, but that can only go so far. For me, it felt like sloppy storytelling.
Surely they would have encountered some enemies by now? They quickly turn up in huge numbers after Rick and his group settle in, strange really. Rick means business even if these guys don’t. He will soon have them in fighting shape. It’s sort of obvious that as soon as Rick entered through the main gates that he would eventually be taking over this group. They have no backbone, and the leadership has very little in the way of presence or authority. Not much to stop Rick really.
I’m hoping the series begins to pick up again soon, as I’m starting to get a little bored with it.
Surely they would have encountered some enemies by now? They quickly turn up in huge numbers after Rick and his group settle in, strange really. Rick means business even if these guys don’t. He will soon have them in fighting shape. It’s sort of obvious that as soon as Rick entered through the main gates that he would eventually be taking over this group. They have no backbone, and the leadership has very little in the way of presence or authority. Not much to stop Rick really.
I’m hoping the series begins to pick up again soon, as I’m starting to get a little bored with it.
August 26, 2010
I gotta be honest. I’m absolutely terrified about the upcoming AMC series based on these Walking Dead comics.
I’m not scared of the zombies. It’s the idea that Frank Darabont is doing the show. Sure, to most people he’s the guy who had Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman get busy livin’ instead of gettin’ busy dying in Shawshank Redemption. Or he’s the guy who directed Tom Hanks getting choked up as he was about to roll on two in The Green Mile. But to me, Darabont is the twisted bastard who came up with that shattering conclusion to yet another Stephen King adaptation, The Mist. (I’ve read that King told Darabont that he wouldn’t have had the balls to write that ending even if he would have thought of it.)
So I shudder to think what’s going to happen when Darabont teams up with another guy who is more than willing to do the unthinkable in his stories, Robert Kirkman. Seriously, I think the two of them may be able to create a vortex of soul-crushing horror that will cause every single person on the planet to lose their will to live.
But it’ll probably be a great show.
In the first volume of The Walking Dead, Kirkman wrote an introduction where he explained that he wanted to do a comic about zombies because whenever he saw a movie about a zombie apocalypse, he always wanted to see what happened next after the credits rolled. He explained that the comics would be a chance to do an almost endless series of post-apocalyptic zombie stories.
While he’s gotten his wish and done a brilliant job, he’s also tapped into something else. Usually, a horror story ends after a single book, film or a show. Yes, there could be sequels, but by and large, even in the really dark stuff, there’s always an END to it. Even if all the stupid teenagers get chainsaw massacred, they were dead and the movie is over.
With the comics, Kirkman’s writing makes you really care about the characters. His willingness to go to the really dark places and subject the characters you like to a variety of physical and psychological horrors gives the comics their dark and gritty flavor.
But it’s because there isn’t an ending that The Walking Dead really gets under your skin after a while. Because after all the evil shit that’s happened to the survivors, it just keeps getting worse. By surviving, they have to endure. And enduring means waking up in the same horror show day after day. What Kirkman has done is to bring an overwhelming feeling of dread into these comics because at this point, no matter how shitty things are, we know that it can always get worse. Which is exactly what it will be like when the zombies have taken over.
It’s hard to read in a black-and-white comic. I don’t know if I’m going to handle seeing what another guy who has shown he’s willing to push at the same limits will be able to do in live action color. And oh, yeah. It’s going to premiere on Halloween night.
Eek!
I’m not scared of the zombies. It’s the idea that Frank Darabont is doing the show. Sure, to most people he’s the guy who had Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman get busy livin’ instead of gettin’ busy dying in Shawshank Redemption. Or he’s the guy who directed Tom Hanks getting choked up as he was about to roll on two in The Green Mile. But to me, Darabont is the twisted bastard who came up with that shattering conclusion to yet another Stephen King adaptation, The Mist. (I’ve read that King told Darabont that he wouldn’t have had the balls to write that ending even if he would have thought of it.)
So I shudder to think what’s going to happen when Darabont teams up with another guy who is more than willing to do the unthinkable in his stories, Robert Kirkman. Seriously, I think the two of them may be able to create a vortex of soul-crushing horror that will cause every single person on the planet to lose their will to live.
But it’ll probably be a great show.
In the first volume of The Walking Dead, Kirkman wrote an introduction where he explained that he wanted to do a comic about zombies because whenever he saw a movie about a zombie apocalypse, he always wanted to see what happened next after the credits rolled. He explained that the comics would be a chance to do an almost endless series of post-apocalyptic zombie stories.
While he’s gotten his wish and done a brilliant job, he’s also tapped into something else. Usually, a horror story ends after a single book, film or a show. Yes, there could be sequels, but by and large, even in the really dark stuff, there’s always an END to it. Even if all the stupid teenagers get chainsaw massacred, they were dead and the movie is over.
With the comics, Kirkman’s writing makes you really care about the characters. His willingness to go to the really dark places and subject the characters you like to a variety of physical and psychological horrors gives the comics their dark and gritty flavor.
But it’s because there isn’t an ending that The Walking Dead really gets under your skin after a while. Because after all the evil shit that’s happened to the survivors, it just keeps getting worse. By surviving, they have to endure. And enduring means waking up in the same horror show day after day. What Kirkman has done is to bring an overwhelming feeling of dread into these comics because at this point, no matter how shitty things are, we know that it can always get worse. Which is exactly what it will be like when the zombies have taken over.
It’s hard to read in a black-and-white comic. I don’t know if I’m going to handle seeing what another guy who has shown he’s willing to push at the same limits will be able to do in live action color. And oh, yeah. It’s going to premiere on Halloween night.
Eek!
December 9, 2025
I do things... a lot of bad things, to help you and all the other people in our group. When we do these things and we're good people... they're still bad things. And as you grow up, you'll probably have to do that too. That's the world we live in now... but Carl, you need to never forget... You can never lose sight of that. If these things start becoming easy that's when it's all over. That's when we become bad people.
Eugene also says that he did what he 'had to do', I start to wonder if the lines between truth and lie blend together now. When does one know if it was necessary to do something to protect themselves/others or just to survive and when is it unnecessary and just an excuse?
The new story arc (I think so at least) is so exciting and fresh compared to the last couple of volumes. Getting to know people like Aaron and their whole community thing is so interesting. Moving from sadness to a sense of belonging (perhaps?) is something I needed after all these sob stories.
[...]Children... They're helpless... They can't defend themselves. They rely on us for that, their parents. That's what we're there for. Hurting your own child... it's such a betrayal. [...]
No, I prefer Rick with beard. Give him his beard back!
I understand what Carl means when he says that the new place where they live doesn't feel real, like play pretend. But I have to object, 'cause it gives enough safety to be able to play pretend like the world is still as normal as before. Doesn't this make it feel wholesome even if just for a short time period? I at least really like the atmosphere this new place gives off.
StoryGraph review
January 25, 2019
As the group travel towards Washington they come across Aaron, he promises to lead them to a safe zone.
I liked how the groups previous encounters have now constantly put them on edge, the guy does seem friendly but of course it could just be an act...
The Alexandria Safe Zone really does seem unsettling through, I guess Rick and the gang do seem like a curiosity to the residents there - but I don’t trust that Douglas.
I’ve gotten to the point in these novels where I’ve surpassed what I’ve seen in the television show, so this is all new to me.
The zone feels even more unsettling that the other locations that the group have stayed at!
I liked how they’re not fully aware of the date and just guessed that it was Halloween, I’m wondering if they would have partaken in the festivities if Rick and the group hadn’t arrived?!?
This series is so good, I’m really benefiting from reading these books as want to continue and compare the show again.
I liked how the groups previous encounters have now constantly put them on edge, the guy does seem friendly but of course it could just be an act...
The Alexandria Safe Zone really does seem unsettling through, I guess Rick and the gang do seem like a curiosity to the residents there - but I don’t trust that Douglas.
I’ve gotten to the point in these novels where I’ve surpassed what I’ve seen in the television show, so this is all new to me.
The zone feels even more unsettling that the other locations that the group have stayed at!
I liked how they’re not fully aware of the date and just guessed that it was Halloween, I’m wondering if they would have partaken in the festivities if Rick and the group hadn’t arrived?!?
This series is so good, I’m really benefiting from reading these books as want to continue and compare the show again.
January 25, 2023
lolololololololololololololol.
Seriously, seeing these people trying to be normal was hilarious. Michonne in a dress? Rick without a beard? Rosita with her hair not in pigtails? It was funny.
You meet Aaron and some other people in Alexandria. Not much different from the show besides that the girl running the place is actually a man who hits on Andrea who was dead in the show but in the comics is still mourning her recently deceased husband who was too old her for and....
well, I could run-on all day, but you get the picture. There are a lot of differences yet it is very similar.
The gang has a hard time talking about things that don't matter, sleeping in separate houses and trusting a big group of people who just want their help in the community. You can't blame them after what they went through with The Governor, you know?
I feel like this was kind of a happy yippee-ki-yay kind of filler. Rick has something up his sleeve, but I also think some super big crap is about to go down. I am super ready for it.
Seriously, seeing these people trying to be normal was hilarious. Michonne in a dress? Rick without a beard? Rosita with her hair not in pigtails? It was funny.
You meet Aaron and some other people in Alexandria. Not much different from the show besides that the girl running the place is actually a man who hits on Andrea who was dead in the show but in the comics is still mourning her recently deceased husband who was too old her for and....
well, I could run-on all day, but you get the picture. There are a lot of differences yet it is very similar.
The gang has a hard time talking about things that don't matter, sleeping in separate houses and trusting a big group of people who just want their help in the community. You can't blame them after what they went through with The Governor, you know?
I feel like this was kind of a happy yippee-ki-yay kind of filler. Rick has something up his sleeve, but I also think some super big crap is about to go down. I am super ready for it.
January 11, 2016
This comic is so addictive! Alexandria...hmmm. I don't watch the TV show but I have a few friends that do and so I know bits and bobs about what goes down in Alexandria. The comic is obviously going to be different but I have a bad feeling about these people. They seem too good to be true and I think they have a dark secret. I love Carl and Rick. Their relationship is great and so complex. I'm so excited to see what happens next because I'm so addicted to this comic!
January 4, 2016
So the folks have finally found what appears to be a safe harbor and a community of people who are not overt psychopaths... That doesn't mean they're not secret psychopaths though, so nobody is letting their guard down just yet.
I liked this volume for showing Carl's growth and the way he's relating to his dad. I know that he is only a kid, but hes been through some shit and I love the way that hes helping Rick to heal from the shit HE'S been through.
Now in this new place, they are trying to figure out how to, and even if, they belong. I won't lie either... Seems to be a bit too good to be true, so I'm wary right along with them.
We shall see where it goes. Lucky #13... Here I come!
I liked this volume for showing Carl's growth and the way he's relating to his dad. I know that he is only a kid, but hes been through some shit and I love the way that hes helping Rick to heal from the shit HE'S been through.
Now in this new place, they are trying to figure out how to, and even if, they belong. I won't lie either... Seems to be a bit too good to be true, so I'm wary right along with them.
We shall see where it goes. Lucky #13... Here I come!
May 21, 2014
As the group head towards Washington D.C., the truth about Eugene the scientist comes out, and they meet another group of seemingly friendly survivors who’re living in a walled-off community just outside the capitol – a peaceful and safe oasis in the midst of all the chaos! But as Rick and co. finally find a semblance of their old lives in the stationary houses, hot showers, clean clothes, regular meals, and no zombies, is everything as cosy as it seems? And can they adapt to a comfortable existence after going through what they have?
First of all – Robert Kirkman, you goofed me good! I really thought the Eugene storyline was for real and it was a red herring. Good one, that made me laugh! That said, volume 12 is the first Walking Dead book I found very easy to put down once I started. It’s not a terrible book but so very little happens, I found it difficult to remain excited, and usually I fly through these volumes!
Kirkman takes the group into the safe walled community and they settle in. They clean up, they sleep, they get fed – that’s pretty much it. They’ve found their new home! Or have they…? Because what makes this volume work, despite the lack of anything much happening, is the way the reader has been conditioned to think some terrible tragedy is around the corner. Rick and co. have been through so much thus far, you keep expecting the community to turn out to be psychotic torturers beneath their pleasant veneer, or they’re harbouring zombie sex slaves or something awful like that.
So all the while you’re reading this, the reader is as paranoid as Rick and the others are, which is thanks to Kirkman expertly manipulating and subverting the expectations of the book quite brilliantly. It also shows – yet again! – how changed Rick and co. are, compared to the normal people of the settlement. They can’t adjust to the normality of their former lives because their mind-sets have been warped for so long – but it almost seems like they don’t want to change. The normal lives of these people seem… boring and flat in comparison to their lives on the road.
I also really liked that Kirkman showed the settlement’s survivors as having had their own adventures while we’ve been following Rick and co. You get the impression that they’ve gone through their share of grief and references to a “Davidson” character are uttered in the same way Rick and co. might talk about the Governor.
Rick and the others may have been the focus of this story but this other group highlights that their story has been repeated hundreds, if not thousands, maybe millions, of times around the country/the world. It’s another indication of the wider world of the Walking Dead that Kirkman’s slowly revealing.
The finale is another clever spin on perspective. While Douglas, the leader of the settlement, can appear a bit sleazy, hitting on Andrea, and there’s suspicion over the idyllic community when Rick notices a boy with a black eye, this new place is seemingly wonderful and filled with good people. In contrast, Rick and the others’ actions towards the end make them look like the villains and suddenly we as readers are reading a completely different story to the one we thought we were - and it’s quite brilliant! I appreciate that Kirkman’s developing as a writer and exploring all the angles to every situation, even creating new ways of telling essentially the same story over and over again.
I may not have been as enthralled with this volume as others in the series, but Volume 12 does showcase Kirkman’s artistry in storytelling much more so than others and I have to applaud that. And I am interested in what secrets this community must have and hope that things don’t remain too idyllic for the gang for too long – a respite is fine, but the essence of drama is conflict, so let’s have at it, chaps!
First of all – Robert Kirkman, you goofed me good! I really thought the Eugene storyline was for real and it was a red herring. Good one, that made me laugh! That said, volume 12 is the first Walking Dead book I found very easy to put down once I started. It’s not a terrible book but so very little happens, I found it difficult to remain excited, and usually I fly through these volumes!
Kirkman takes the group into the safe walled community and they settle in. They clean up, they sleep, they get fed – that’s pretty much it. They’ve found their new home! Or have they…? Because what makes this volume work, despite the lack of anything much happening, is the way the reader has been conditioned to think some terrible tragedy is around the corner. Rick and co. have been through so much thus far, you keep expecting the community to turn out to be psychotic torturers beneath their pleasant veneer, or they’re harbouring zombie sex slaves or something awful like that.
So all the while you’re reading this, the reader is as paranoid as Rick and the others are, which is thanks to Kirkman expertly manipulating and subverting the expectations of the book quite brilliantly. It also shows – yet again! – how changed Rick and co. are, compared to the normal people of the settlement. They can’t adjust to the normality of their former lives because their mind-sets have been warped for so long – but it almost seems like they don’t want to change. The normal lives of these people seem… boring and flat in comparison to their lives on the road.
I also really liked that Kirkman showed the settlement’s survivors as having had their own adventures while we’ve been following Rick and co. You get the impression that they’ve gone through their share of grief and references to a “Davidson” character are uttered in the same way Rick and co. might talk about the Governor.
Rick and the others may have been the focus of this story but this other group highlights that their story has been repeated hundreds, if not thousands, maybe millions, of times around the country/the world. It’s another indication of the wider world of the Walking Dead that Kirkman’s slowly revealing.
The finale is another clever spin on perspective. While Douglas, the leader of the settlement, can appear a bit sleazy, hitting on Andrea, and there’s suspicion over the idyllic community when Rick notices a boy with a black eye, this new place is seemingly wonderful and filled with good people. In contrast, Rick and the others’ actions towards the end make them look like the villains and suddenly we as readers are reading a completely different story to the one we thought we were - and it’s quite brilliant! I appreciate that Kirkman’s developing as a writer and exploring all the angles to every situation, even creating new ways of telling essentially the same story over and over again.
I may not have been as enthralled with this volume as others in the series, but Volume 12 does showcase Kirkman’s artistry in storytelling much more so than others and I have to applaud that. And I am interested in what secrets this community must have and hope that things don’t remain too idyllic for the gang for too long – a respite is fine, but the essence of drama is conflict, so let’s have at it, chaps!
December 3, 2015
Alexandria! This volume was a bit slower paced and less exciting than the previous ones but I still enjoyed it a lot. I like that Rick is extremely skeptical of everybody he meets now and he doesn't trust anybody. I can't blame him after all the shit he's been through over the last year since the apocalypse started. But I really like Alexandria so far. It seems like a true sanctuary. I think it's interesting how in these comics the leader is a man named Douglas, and in the show it's run by a woman named Deanna. I actually like Douglas and I think he seems like a really nice leader. But I can see why Rick's group would be skeptical after dealing with The Governor and the hunters. Since I'm completely caught up with the show I can't help but wonder if everything that happened to the group in Alexandria in the show is going to happen in the comics. I also love the Halloween party the Alexandrian's had for the kids in the community. I thought it was so cute. I also like the fact that Rick's group doesn't want to become weak because they know nothing this great lasts forever and they want to be prepared if it gets overrun. I also think Douglas is a little naive because they didn't have a lookout keeping watch over the town. They obviously haven't encountered people as cruel as The Governor and they don't know what it's like when somebody wants everything you have. Either way I'm excited to see how this is all going to work out. (And why are all these old men so attracted to Andrea??? Lmao)
September 18, 2019
First read: May 11th 2016
Re-read: September 18th 2019
things are starting to get better now, the issue picks up with Rick and Carl looking for supplies for their group to help them get through one more night until they leave for Washington. Eugene reveals that he is in fact not a scientist and does not work for the government this makes Abraham mad and then he punches Eugene but he is stopped by Rosita and Rick before things can get worse.
We are first introduced to Aaron and Eric in this issue as they reveal to the group that they have been watching them *if that's not creepy in itself* but they tell the group they are from a sealed of community of Alexandria. we are also introduced to more Alexandria residents in this issue: Douglas Monroe, Regina Monroe, Olivia, Nicholas, Mikey, Josh, Spencer, Pete, Ron, Jesse, Dr Denise and many other ones.
I liked how Rick was the only member of the group skeptical about going to Alexandria but the rest of the group really wanted to go, but as soon as Rick settled down and had a dramatic appearance change he began to relax. Carl and Andrea both become the sceptical ones then the rest of the group followed.
I get left on another cliff hanger, but i probably know how the next issue will go because of the television show but hey it might surprise me and be different to what i'm imaging
Re-read: September 18th 2019
things are starting to get better now, the issue picks up with Rick and Carl looking for supplies for their group to help them get through one more night until they leave for Washington. Eugene reveals that he is in fact not a scientist and does not work for the government this makes Abraham mad and then he punches Eugene but he is stopped by Rosita and Rick before things can get worse.
We are first introduced to Aaron and Eric in this issue as they reveal to the group that they have been watching them *if that's not creepy in itself* but they tell the group they are from a sealed of community of Alexandria. we are also introduced to more Alexandria residents in this issue: Douglas Monroe, Regina Monroe, Olivia, Nicholas, Mikey, Josh, Spencer, Pete, Ron, Jesse, Dr Denise and many other ones.
I liked how Rick was the only member of the group skeptical about going to Alexandria but the rest of the group really wanted to go, but as soon as Rick settled down and had a dramatic appearance change he began to relax. Carl and Andrea both become the sceptical ones then the rest of the group followed.
I get left on another cliff hanger, but i probably know how the next issue will go because of the television show but hey it might surprise me and be different to what i'm imaging
May 27, 2020
Eugene is so busted! That part of the storyline was resolved with very little fuss though, which surprised me a little.
Rick and the others discover Alexandria.
Where we get treated to a story about eyeballs. Very creepy. Hand me some bleach, so I can get the images out of my head...
It was really interesting to see how our group settles into this new community and how shell-shocked they appear to be from their life outside and how much it changed them. I could really relate to them after 11 volumes of fighting zombies. Even to me Alexandria felt fake and artificial. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. Maybe in the next volume...
Rick and the others discover Alexandria.
Where we get treated to a story about eyeballs. Very creepy. Hand me some bleach, so I can get the images out of my head...
It was really interesting to see how our group settles into this new community and how shell-shocked they appear to be from their life outside and how much it changed them. I could really relate to them after 11 volumes of fighting zombies. Even to me Alexandria felt fake and artificial. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. Maybe in the next volume...
December 27, 2015
This was a less action packed volume but the new characters are crazy! They are like the Stepford Wives living in a world full of zombies. They are delusional and I can't figure out why they have such a positive personality. I loved the foreshadow in this installment.
February 19, 2013
Oh, I love where this is all going! The Stepford-esque civilisation, the undertones of something utterly wrong... Am I noticing non-existent things, or were there another child with a black eye during the party? I'm sensing a violent undercurrent somewhere. Also, the act of pretending everything is fine is just plain creepy, not to mention stupid. I'm with Michonne on that one. The series is really revving up again, this plot line has so much potential!
March 29, 2016
To sum up i am addicted , i just cant stop reading it xD
my favorite comics ever , this volume was good actually , a little bit slow but huge events happened and finally break from some actions and blood .
i call this volume " Aaron for the rescue " coz he is really helpful , after things messed up with Andrea , same with Abraham and Eugene after they found he is laying and was not a surprise at all .
they finally reach Alexandria xD , ya they act like they live in another world but Rick and his group finally there and yea they can't trust anybody but who can :D .
Things are gonna be so interesting coz i don't think that this world done and they will be lucky and live in peace :O
my favorite comics ever , this volume was good actually , a little bit slow but huge events happened and finally break from some actions and blood .
i call this volume " Aaron for the rescue " coz he is really helpful , after things messed up with Andrea , same with Abraham and Eugene after they found he is laying and was not a surprise at all .
they finally reach Alexandria xD , ya they act like they live in another world but Rick and his group finally there and yea they can't trust anybody but who can :D .
Things are gonna be so interesting coz i don't think that this world done and they will be lucky and live in peace :O
December 26, 2023
In this episode, we find a new home in Alexandria thanks to the recruiters Aaron and Eric. We meet Madison (leader and former member of Congress) and Heath as the other members of this seemingly peaceful community. It is a respite from the gore of 11 and things will probably heat up in 13 again.
July 12, 2018
This is not a hard science, TWD got to the point where just continuing with the same is worth 3 out of five stars. Even its maybe still exceptional in some ways, just repeating this is not enough. I'm looking forward to some fours or even fives, but deep down I know this will not gonna happen. Only rarely, maybe. This one is an old good 3/5. Interesting, the story goes on, characters, talking, something new (even in larger scale here, creating a new setting) but actually still the same. It just turned to the point that it turned from a zombie apocalypse to people apocalypse.
August 31, 2014
Bullet Review:
Ah I shoulda known that Kirkman was gonna duck out of explaining how the zombies came to be!!
Not a whole lot happens, other than the gang is offered a chance to live in a commune, and they accept. Things seem to be too good to be true - but are they or is Rick paranoid?
One of the better volumes, in my opinion. These guys need to catch a break SOMETIME.
Ah I shoulda known that Kirkman was gonna duck out of explaining how the zombies came to be!!
Not a whole lot happens, other than the gang is offered a chance to live in a commune, and they accept. Things seem to be too good to be true - but are they or is Rick paranoid?
One of the better volumes, in my opinion. These guys need to catch a break SOMETIME.
December 11, 2018
This one was kinda comical in a way. The people of Alexandria seem totally unaware of the dangers outside the walls. Rick and his crew are torn between getting back to “normal” life and not allowing themselves to turn soft. It was funny to see Michone in a dress lol.
August 31, 2020
I really enjoy these graphic novels
October 13, 2019
3.5 stars. This definitely felt like a transition volume but it was still good.
July 1, 2020
I didn’t review each volume separately. This is the full review I promised upon series completion.
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Well God Damn
It’s been a ride. The thing that stands out to me the most about this series is how quickly it flew by. I’ve never flipped pages as frantically as I did with this title. The intrigue was as relentless as the violence and emotional peaks.
This really isn’t a series about zombies. It’s about everything around the zombies. The main focus is the nature of humanity stripped bare, and that’s highlighted on a micro level (individual characters and relationships) as well as a sociological macro level.
Throughout this run, we are shown the boons and pitfalls of pretty much every form of government. Egalitarian societies, extreme capitalism, tribal communities that have abandoned humanity, and everything in between.
Each time our cast encounters a new society, it changes them.
We also see people grow and wither. This book explores what matters most about us when we’ve been reduced to our most basic and primal elements.
There were parts of this story that moved me to tears. The suspense often invaded my dreams. I was so incredibly invested, and this tale remained with me even when it sat closed on my nightstand.
I really cannot recommend this series enough. The entire damn thing. It’s just too beautiful, too sincere and too real. The show is NOTHING compared to this comic. It’s not even a pale imitation. It’s simply unworthy. These pages are mighty. Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano and Cliff Rathburn and Image comics created magic here. This is literature and should be taught as a class in universities.
Well done!
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Well God Damn
It’s been a ride. The thing that stands out to me the most about this series is how quickly it flew by. I’ve never flipped pages as frantically as I did with this title. The intrigue was as relentless as the violence and emotional peaks.
This really isn’t a series about zombies. It’s about everything around the zombies. The main focus is the nature of humanity stripped bare, and that’s highlighted on a micro level (individual characters and relationships) as well as a sociological macro level.
Throughout this run, we are shown the boons and pitfalls of pretty much every form of government. Egalitarian societies, extreme capitalism, tribal communities that have abandoned humanity, and everything in between.
Each time our cast encounters a new society, it changes them.
We also see people grow and wither. This book explores what matters most about us when we’ve been reduced to our most basic and primal elements.
There were parts of this story that moved me to tears. The suspense often invaded my dreams. I was so incredibly invested, and this tale remained with me even when it sat closed on my nightstand.
I really cannot recommend this series enough. The entire damn thing. It’s just too beautiful, too sincere and too real. The show is NOTHING compared to this comic. It’s not even a pale imitation. It’s simply unworthy. These pages are mighty. Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano and Cliff Rathburn and Image comics created magic here. This is literature and should be taught as a class in universities.
Well done!
December 25, 2019
The trauma is teaching them things, realistic.
September 16, 2011
The most recent installment of the graphic novel series, The Walking Dead: Life Among Them, might be one of the most layered and plot-heavy episodes in the story so far. I say might because you can never tell where Robert Kirkman may go next.
After the gut-wrenching and sad moments of episode eleven, Fear the Hunters, the story takes one of its menacing breaths. I say this based on past experience. Readers of this series know what I am saying. Kirkman is superb at the ‘calm before the storm’ tactic. I cringe at what may occur in episode thirteen.
We begin with Rick and his son Carl having a post-apocalyptic version of a father-and-son talk. Carl has once more been ‘forced’ to kill a living person and is having very human and childlike remorse. The exchange between the pair is a tiny example of foreshadowing for students of the craft of storytelling to examine. They have an interesting dialog on what differentiates Good and Evil.
Shortly after, Rick’s people meet Aaron. Aaron has a place. It is safe. Come with Aaron and you can be safe, too. Rick’s heard this somewhere before. He doesn’t buy into the claim. And really, who can blame him. They’ve met such charming folks as the Governor, and of course, we can’t forget the cannibals.
However, it turns out that Aaron is—or might possibly be—on the level. They eventually agree to accompany Aaron to his rumored community. It is real and the people seem genuine. What could possibly go wrong? There is food, homes, safety, and hot water.
Did I mention a little foreshadowing done at the start of the episode? You might do well to review that section once more. Rick’s band of survivors are inside what seems to be a well-run, well-organized compound/neighborhood. Only, they aren’t all drinking the Stepford Kool-Aid. This place is too perfect…its citizens are too nice.
In true Kirkman fashion, we are left with a cliffhanger. This episode is very heavy on humanistic behavior and character. It is light on zombies. Bravo once more to the entire team on the Walking Dead franchise—Kirkman, Adlard, Rathburn—for a wonderful example of how zombie fiction can be about “story” and have real depth. You need this episode on your shelf.
After the gut-wrenching and sad moments of episode eleven, Fear the Hunters, the story takes one of its menacing breaths. I say this based on past experience. Readers of this series know what I am saying. Kirkman is superb at the ‘calm before the storm’ tactic. I cringe at what may occur in episode thirteen.
We begin with Rick and his son Carl having a post-apocalyptic version of a father-and-son talk. Carl has once more been ‘forced’ to kill a living person and is having very human and childlike remorse. The exchange between the pair is a tiny example of foreshadowing for students of the craft of storytelling to examine. They have an interesting dialog on what differentiates Good and Evil.
Shortly after, Rick’s people meet Aaron. Aaron has a place. It is safe. Come with Aaron and you can be safe, too. Rick’s heard this somewhere before. He doesn’t buy into the claim. And really, who can blame him. They’ve met such charming folks as the Governor, and of course, we can’t forget the cannibals.
However, it turns out that Aaron is—or might possibly be—on the level. They eventually agree to accompany Aaron to his rumored community. It is real and the people seem genuine. What could possibly go wrong? There is food, homes, safety, and hot water.
Did I mention a little foreshadowing done at the start of the episode? You might do well to review that section once more. Rick’s band of survivors are inside what seems to be a well-run, well-organized compound/neighborhood. Only, they aren’t all drinking the Stepford Kool-Aid. This place is too perfect…its citizens are too nice.
In true Kirkman fashion, we are left with a cliffhanger. This episode is very heavy on humanistic behavior and character. It is light on zombies. Bravo once more to the entire team on the Walking Dead franchise—Kirkman, Adlard, Rathburn—for a wonderful example of how zombie fiction can be about “story” and have real depth. You need this episode on your shelf.
June 21, 2020
Eugene gets busted...with surprisingly little fallout.
The gang arrives in Alexandria and realises that they are now the wolves among the sheep. How the heck the people in Alexandria have survived to this point is a complete mystery. Oh well. Rick & Co. have arrived to shake things up.
Carl has the right of it though; spending too long with these people will rub the edges off them quick, and make it harder survive when they need those skills the most.
The gang arrives in Alexandria and realises that they are now the wolves among the sheep. How the heck the people in Alexandria have survived to this point is a complete mystery. Oh well. Rick & Co. have arrived to shake things up.
Carl has the right of it though; spending too long with these people will rub the edges off them quick, and make it harder survive when they need those skills the most.
November 30, 2012
Everything about this storyline has the hairs on the back of my neck standing up - a peaceful community, want to invite us to audition, going to rescue some of theirs, everything too good,to be true? Kirkman plays a dangerous game with this book - playing to his strengths of sincere dialogue and characters who don't feel all that well developed yet, with an underlying subtle plot line that keeps us on the edge of our seats.
He's actually doing an admirable job of keeping the reader unsure whether this situation is stable or not, whether the townspeople (and leader) can be trusted or not. "When it looks too good to be true, it probably is." How can we *not* be haunted by herds, rapists and cannibals?
Satisfying to see out gang operating with a little more of an "edge" and suspicion than I'm used to. I got so tired of them being straight arrows - this is actually kind of fun. A little like a "caper" story.
Adlard's art is really top-notch. I'm immersed in the story through his great shadow work and camera angles.
He's actually doing an admirable job of keeping the reader unsure whether this situation is stable or not, whether the townspeople (and leader) can be trusted or not. "When it looks too good to be true, it probably is." How can we *not* be haunted by herds, rapists and cannibals?
Satisfying to see out gang operating with a little more of an "edge" and suspicion than I'm used to. I got so tired of them being straight arrows - this is actually kind of fun. A little like a "caper" story.
Adlard's art is really top-notch. I'm immersed in the story through his great shadow work and camera angles.
August 14, 2013
Loved this!! I wasn't expecting the comic to take this turn and I wonder if the TV series will go in this direction as well. It seems like they blended this storyline and woodbury together in the TV series, but I am really curious to see what happens with this town. The "governor" of this town seems a bit creepy but definitely not even close to how crazy and creepy the governor from Woodbury was.
Also have I mentioned how much I love Michonne? The scene with the "housewives" was so perfect.
And why did they have to make Andrea such an awful person in the TV series? I love her in the comic...she doesn't fall in love with the governor as quickly as she did in the TV series which I respect after what happened with Dale.
Also have I mentioned how much I love Michonne? The scene with the "housewives" was so perfect.
And why did they have to make Andrea such an awful person in the TV series? I love her in the comic...she doesn't fall in love with the governor as quickly as she did in the TV series which I respect after what happened with Dale.
November 21, 2014
So in this issue we find out Eugene was lying about the mission. Well that lying bastard! But that was a damn good lie and it kept him alive. So who can blame him.
Now what happens in the comics does not necessarily happen on the tv show. We have some of the same characters and some of the same scenes. But most of what is in the comics does not end up on the tv show. Which I like cause I feel like I am not spoiling the show on tv.
This is actually my first time ever reading comics. And LOVE them! Highly recommend them to everyone especially if you are obsessed with the walking dead.
Now what happens in the comics does not necessarily happen on the tv show. We have some of the same characters and some of the same scenes. But most of what is in the comics does not end up on the tv show. Which I like cause I feel like I am not spoiling the show on tv.
This is actually my first time ever reading comics. And LOVE them! Highly recommend them to everyone especially if you are obsessed with the walking dead.
February 15, 2018
Eugene gets exposed. Abraham is pissed off. Turns out, there's nothing in DC.
In the midst of it all, enter Aaron. Another random characters appearing out of nowhere.
Aaron takes Rick's group to Alexandria, which seems like an OK community despite having past secrets of its own. At this point in a new messed up world, who hasn't?
I loved the way Rick and his people chose not to let their guard down after all they've gone through. Excellent decision. If things go south, Rick already has an agenda!
In the midst of it all, enter Aaron. Another random characters appearing out of nowhere.
Aaron takes Rick's group to Alexandria, which seems like an OK community despite having past secrets of its own. At this point in a new messed up world, who hasn't?
I loved the way Rick and his people chose not to let their guard down after all they've gone through. Excellent decision. If things go south, Rick already has an agenda!
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