The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us

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Summary: Comfortably Familiar Yet Unique and Interesting
Review: I'm not a comic guy. I owned exactly zero comics before purchasing volumes 1 and 2 of the Walking Dead. But I had to pick up The Walking Dead because I'm a huge fan of the zombie genre in film & fiction. And I have to say, I was very impressed. The setting is relatively traditional, a Romero-style zombie apocalypse. This gives it a good, comfortable familiarity to a zombie zealot like myself. The difference here, though, is on character development rather than excessive action and gore. Sometimes the conversations run long and I caught myself wondering when the next zombie would show up, but these conversations and interactions between characters are what makes this distinctive among zombie tales. Looking forward to the third volume, since I'm not inclined to buy it issue by issue.

Rating:
Summary: Great Read
Review: THis is a great book i collected all the comics seperately but missed a couple of issues so i will definately pick it up. This part is better than book one which is a great read one of the best zombie books i have read ever, the art is great, the story is awesome, i can't say enough good things about this series. Can't wait for new issues. PIck it up it is a deal at such a low price.

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Summary: TYPICAL ZOMBIE FARE BUT NOT BAD
Review: Volume Two of the Walking Dead collects issues 7 through 12 of the original comic series about a Dawn of the Dead type world where a small band of people does their best to survive in a world overrun by Zombies. They are led by an ex-police officer named Rick and as the season changes to winter the group moves south to try to scavenge for food and a warm place to take refuge. After a false, deadly start at a suburban housing development, the group is able to take up a brief residence at a nearby farm packed with its own dark secrets.

The characters are all a little too dark and react too much the same as the rest, all seemingly in shock and retreating into a shell. The dialog is also extremely stiff with stereotypical "b" movie type responses. Clearly the writers have a fondness for George Romero and clearly they don't realize that what may be ok for a 90 minute movie doesn't play so well over a 12 issue plus comic series. One would hope with a less that original plot that perhaps some original characters would be developed. The artwork has been pretty good throughout even with the change to new artist Charlie Adlard.


Not to say that The Walking Dead is bad, mind you. For what it is, it does a good job. It's just not terribly original.