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The Walking Dead #7
Winter has come and the decision is made to move the camp to a safer area. With such harsh weather conditions, Rick and company realize the zombies all around them are the least of their worries. As a bad situation somehow gets worse, Rick and his family find themselves wondering, "What next?" What next, indeed...
32 pages
First published April 1, 2004
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Robert Kirkman
2,737 books6,933 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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January 20, 2023
After several attacks it is time to move on - but where do you go when you have zombies closing in from all sides? Rick has taken over as leader of the group, but he is not sure what the next step is. One of the things I really appreciate about TWD is the amount of time spent 'fleshing' out characters - nice jucy fleshing out...sorry! My inner zombie got carried away there for a second!
January 4, 2020
Yeah... no wonder fans hated Lori... shes just annoying as fk
June 8, 2024
While dealing with yet another loss, Rick is now put in charge of the camp and decide to move the camp; it’s too risky to stay where they are. On the road, they meet new people and a shocking twist creeps up.
I am thrilled to see how much the comics and tv show lines up with each other (it has been a few years since I watched the show so bear with me). Onto the next volume!
Happy reading!♥️
I am thrilled to see how much the comics and tv show lines up with each other (it has been a few years since I watched the show so bear with me). Onto the next volume!
Happy reading!♥️
February 12, 2016
Interesting....Very Interestinggg.....
April 5, 2024
Oh my gosh what's happening I cannot believe it fr it's fucking crazy you know.
Nada, que estoy esperando aquí a que mi amable novia termine de hacerse su primer tatuaje y sólo tengo a gente alrededor hablando en idiomas inferiores al español.
Voy a leerme el 8, con suerte llego al 100 y terminan.
Sincerely yours.
Nada, que estoy esperando aquí a que mi amable novia termine de hacerse su primer tatuaje y sólo tengo a gente alrededor hablando en idiomas inferiores al español.
Voy a leerme el 8, con suerte llego al 100 y terminan.
Sincerely yours.
March 4, 2018
Madre mía, eso no me lo esperaba. Darme un Rick,lo amo.
February 19, 2024
Dios, siento como si viese un resumen de la serie, es el cap 7 y cosas que pasan aquí, pasa en la Temporada 3 de la serie....
July 8, 2020
Being a huge fan of the show, I wanted to see how the original writing started and how the show writers followed and deviated from the comics. My dislikes were that the comics are much more crude, crass, and unnecessarily violent. I did like the change in relationships and how people worked together differently, and the comics have a different creepiness feel than you get watching it on TV. Overall, I prefer the show, and probably will not finish out the comic book series.
November 19, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
***
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Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
***
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January 9, 2013
Love the pacing.
March 9, 2015
I didn't like the "good news".
July 21, 2015
Really Good! The differences between the TV Series and the comics are driving my crazy. Carol and Tyreese?!?!
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October 27, 2016The first reference to Little Ass Kicker! <3
September 5, 2018
Well this issue was all kinda awesome. My girl Carol getting her flirt on was my highlight to be honest. I was shocked to see Tyreese, the TV series had him introduced at the Prison, well the wooded area outside the prison, but here he is, minus Sasha, plus his daughter Julie helping Rick & Co. taking a couple of zombies down in the snow outside the RV. I'm really interested to see how the TV show & comics go in different directions.
Oh and Lori's preggo.
Also I'm not 100% if I like the new art style of the comics, I think they got new illustrators in, it seems less detailed, but I'll go with the flow.
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Oh and Lori's preggo.
Also I'm not 100% if I like the new art style of the comics, I think they got new illustrators in, it seems less detailed, but I'll go with the flow.
x
December 14, 2024
In the beginning of the series, I thought it was a satirical theme that the women would be nothing without men in an apocalyptic world, but after this one, I’m actually thinking they’re serious… All the times the men in the comic say things to other men like “we would be nothing without you!” and “if you hadn’t come along we wouldn’t have made it!” while the women are made to do the laundry and their only compliments are like “you’re doing great sweetie”… I wasn’t expecting this super feminist world because of course, misogyny doesn’t end because the world does, but DANG they treat the women like extra baggage instead of people…
March 14, 2023
Setelah dirasa lokasi pengungsian sebelumnya sudah tidak aman, Rick pun merealisasikan rencananya supaya mereka segera pindah. Di tengah perjalanan, mereka bertemu dengan Tyreese dkk. Awalnya, Tyreese dkk. sempat ingin ditolak karena dianggap orang asing. Namun, karena ia memiliki kekuatan untuk membasmi zombie, mereka pun diterima. Selain itu, tiba-tiba saja berita mengejutkan muncul ketika Lori berkata kepada Rick bahwa ia hamil. Sempat diragukan apakah itu anak Rick atau Shane terapi Rick tidak ingin ambil pusing di tengah situasi wabah zombie yang lebih mengerikan.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 7, 2025
This was easily the most gruesome, fast-paced, jaw-dropping, blood-soaked collection yet — and I loved it. The writing is fantastic. The philosophic parallels being drawn between living and dead, monster and hero, are just fascinating to think on.
This just might have cracked my top 10 “best series” list.
This just might have cracked my top 10 “best series” list.
March 9, 2015
We find out Lori slept with Shane when he was helping her get to Atlanta and they bury Shane next to Amy. They all pack and get ready to move them all away from the city. Using Dale's RV they head down the road where it is slow going die to the debris on the road.
As they attempt to move a car in the road during night fall they are met by a group of people who are almost mistaken for undead and shot. The group is made up of a middle aged Black man named Tyreese, traveling with his daughter Julie and her boyfriend Chris. Rick gives them some food and invites them to stay in the RV overnight with them. Tyreese declines and sleeps in his car. Lori is annoyed with Rick for trusting the group so quickly and the next day Tyreese explains that is the reason he had declined Rick's offer.
Tyreese tells Rick a story about what happen after the dead awoke, he said an old man he knew from his town attempted to rape Julie and Tyreese had killed him and was worried that something had changed him because he did not feel bad about doing it.
As they sit around the fire Lori walks a little ways off and as Rick comes to check on her she tells him she is pregnant.
I'm sitting here looking back at this issue, trying to remind myself of the events that took place and I'm realizing more and more, yes, the covers do pertain to the issue but sometimes, they don't fit to whats going on to me. Like this issue is a good cover. There is a lot about the cold and winter coming and how they handle that but then there are other covers that I wonder what made them pick it. I guess as I go I'll mention it if I cover is weird to me. Moving on....
So I'm going to try and do these a bit different. I'm going to try and do a "the best", "the worst", "the differences" and a "those remembered" if someone dies. I've been listening to a lot of The Walker Stalkers podcasts here recently and like the segments they do and thought it may make doing so many blogs about The Walking Dead comics go faster and smoother. Here's trying it out...
The Best. When Dale and Rick are talking about how Lori is doing after Shane's death, making Rick the "leader" of the group, and moving the camp, Dale tells Rick that Andrea has been keeping track of the days and thinking that the next day is Christmas. So far, hands down, the best lines in these comics so far. "Don't tell anyone! Do you hear me? Don't want anyone to know. I don't want to have to explain to my son that on top of all this other shit.. Santa can't find him." I love it. And the look on Dale's face!
The Worst. Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn do an amazing job with the art work and gray tones. I can't express how much I love the detail the whole team puts into these comics, but sometimes there are a few things that kind of stick out to me and make me lose focus or raise an eyebrow and what they were trying to accomplish. For instance, when Rick is about to lay down in the tent after giving Dale the epic speech about Christmas, Carl looks so much older than he really is in those few frames. I don't know if it was just the play on him going from sleeping to wide awake, but it seems that turned Carl into a teenager in the matter of secs! The other thing that bothered me in this issue was how quickly Tyreese and Carol seem to go from flirting to being a couple.
The Differences. There are a few this time around. Of course, Shane having died in the previous issue happened way sooner than what happened in the TV series. The decision to move the camp wasn't due to the cold, as much as, it was for safety and trying to find answers and help for Jim, who didn't ask to be left to reunite with him family in Atlanta. The most surprising differences was actually with Tyreese and his group. In the TV series, Tyreese doesn't show up with his group for quite sometime. He also is accompanied by his sister, Sasha and two others, a father, Allen and his son, Ben. And last but not least of the differences, Lori waits until they have settled into a semi-permanent place before she tells Rick she is pregnant.
Those Remembered. Since I didn't think to have segments with each issue, I will rehash some of those the group has lost before now.
Amy, Andrea's sister, who was bite by a walker and was shot by Andrea before turning into a walker.
Jim, the last remaining member of his family, who was bite by a walker and asked to be left near Atlanta so that he may reunite with his family inside the city.
Shane, Rick's co-worker/partner and best friend, who was shot by Carl after threatening to shot Rick with a shotgun.
And many, many walkers!
As always, Robert Kirkman's team for The Walking Dead do an amazing job with every issue. I can only hope, should any members change, that the ladder to greatness just keeps getting higher and higher, because from where I'm reading at currently, I am starting to become a fan of gray tones, which I would never have thought possible.
I recommend for anyone who is a fan of The Walking Dead Universe, zombies, or drama filled horror, you will have your hands full with any issue from The Walking Dead.
Originally posted: http://tiffanyfoxbooks.blogspot.com/2...
As they attempt to move a car in the road during night fall they are met by a group of people who are almost mistaken for undead and shot. The group is made up of a middle aged Black man named Tyreese, traveling with his daughter Julie and her boyfriend Chris. Rick gives them some food and invites them to stay in the RV overnight with them. Tyreese declines and sleeps in his car. Lori is annoyed with Rick for trusting the group so quickly and the next day Tyreese explains that is the reason he had declined Rick's offer.
Tyreese tells Rick a story about what happen after the dead awoke, he said an old man he knew from his town attempted to rape Julie and Tyreese had killed him and was worried that something had changed him because he did not feel bad about doing it.
As they sit around the fire Lori walks a little ways off and as Rick comes to check on her she tells him she is pregnant.
I'm sitting here looking back at this issue, trying to remind myself of the events that took place and I'm realizing more and more, yes, the covers do pertain to the issue but sometimes, they don't fit to whats going on to me. Like this issue is a good cover. There is a lot about the cold and winter coming and how they handle that but then there are other covers that I wonder what made them pick it. I guess as I go I'll mention it if I cover is weird to me. Moving on....
So I'm going to try and do these a bit different. I'm going to try and do a "the best", "the worst", "the differences" and a "those remembered" if someone dies. I've been listening to a lot of The Walker Stalkers podcasts here recently and like the segments they do and thought it may make doing so many blogs about The Walking Dead comics go faster and smoother. Here's trying it out...
The Best. When Dale and Rick are talking about how Lori is doing after Shane's death, making Rick the "leader" of the group, and moving the camp, Dale tells Rick that Andrea has been keeping track of the days and thinking that the next day is Christmas. So far, hands down, the best lines in these comics so far. "Don't tell anyone! Do you hear me? Don't want anyone to know. I don't want to have to explain to my son that on top of all this other shit.. Santa can't find him." I love it. And the look on Dale's face!
The Worst. Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn do an amazing job with the art work and gray tones. I can't express how much I love the detail the whole team puts into these comics, but sometimes there are a few things that kind of stick out to me and make me lose focus or raise an eyebrow and what they were trying to accomplish. For instance, when Rick is about to lay down in the tent after giving Dale the epic speech about Christmas, Carl looks so much older than he really is in those few frames. I don't know if it was just the play on him going from sleeping to wide awake, but it seems that turned Carl into a teenager in the matter of secs! The other thing that bothered me in this issue was how quickly Tyreese and Carol seem to go from flirting to being a couple.
The Differences. There are a few this time around. Of course, Shane having died in the previous issue happened way sooner than what happened in the TV series. The decision to move the camp wasn't due to the cold, as much as, it was for safety and trying to find answers and help for Jim, who didn't ask to be left to reunite with him family in Atlanta. The most surprising differences was actually with Tyreese and his group. In the TV series, Tyreese doesn't show up with his group for quite sometime. He also is accompanied by his sister, Sasha and two others, a father, Allen and his son, Ben. And last but not least of the differences, Lori waits until they have settled into a semi-permanent place before she tells Rick she is pregnant.
Those Remembered. Since I didn't think to have segments with each issue, I will rehash some of those the group has lost before now.
Amy, Andrea's sister, who was bite by a walker and was shot by Andrea before turning into a walker.
Jim, the last remaining member of his family, who was bite by a walker and asked to be left near Atlanta so that he may reunite with his family inside the city.
Shane, Rick's co-worker/partner and best friend, who was shot by Carl after threatening to shot Rick with a shotgun.
And many, many walkers!
As always, Robert Kirkman's team for The Walking Dead do an amazing job with every issue. I can only hope, should any members change, that the ladder to greatness just keeps getting higher and higher, because from where I'm reading at currently, I am starting to become a fan of gray tones, which I would never have thought possible.
I recommend for anyone who is a fan of The Walking Dead Universe, zombies, or drama filled horror, you will have your hands full with any issue from The Walking Dead.
Originally posted: http://tiffanyfoxbooks.blogspot.com/2...
January 15, 2019
In the tv series I had been waiting for winter to start. Winter is coming?!? Wrong series. :) This one was a bit slow moving but we do get to meet Tyreese, and get big news from Lori. This begins the apprehension of meeting new people.
November 24, 2017
WHAT Lori is pregnant ??
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 8, 2019
Lori was annoying on the show, and she's just as annoying here. The writing for her character was nothing if not consistent, I guess.
August 30, 2021
A perfect ending. I haven't watched the series yet. 😅
December 26, 2021
I was hooked the first couple pages, love the art and especially the zombies and the post apocalyptic setting 😻🤩🧟♂️🔥🔫
January 24, 2023
mmmm, entretenido, algunas cosas aparecen en la serie
July 20, 2023
Ya esto está empezando a ser muy diferente a la serie
March 10, 2024
wtf ese coqueteo raro entre tyrese y carol??¿???
December 31, 2024
I love Tyreese, what a character. Lori is soooo dumb omg, didn’t even have the decency to go find a plan b after cheating. Disgraceful.
February 16, 2025
The Walking Dead
Issue#07
Volume#02
Robert Kirkman
Flash back to Lori and Shane
Shane's funeral
Three Survivors joins the group
Losing sum gaining sums
And Lori is pregnant
Issue#07
Volume#02
Robert Kirkman
Flash back to Lori and Shane
Shane's funeral
Three Survivors joins the group
Losing sum gaining sums
And Lori is pregnant
April 21, 2025
i hate lowry
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