Walking Dead

The world as we knew it 

has disappeared

finally

I love zombies. In fact I love movies, novels, books or comic books about zombies. If I am crazy about zombies stories, it’s not about their jerky walk, rotting skin or their ferocious appetite. It’s the human reaction facing this danger constantly that I find very interesting. In fact I am fascinated when I am watching or reading something about zombie. 

There is a master of the relationship between human confronting zombies, its Robert Kirkman the creator and the writher of Walking Dead, a series of comic books, published by Images comics since 2003. 

Robert Kirkman immerses us in North America infested by the undead.  We don’t know how the undead arrived; we discover a world full of zombies. The protagonist is Rick Grimes, he wakes up alone after a long coma in a hospital and decides to looking for his family. So, we follow Rick during his adventure in a new world where survival is the priority. Fear is everywhere because every protagonist will lose their humanity, even children. 

On the artistic side, Tony Moore is the comic strip writher for the first episode and Charlie Adlard has been drawing the others. It’s a black and white drawing with a lot of emotion through character’s faces. Charlie Adlard’s landscapes are very realistic, we can really feel the end of the world atmosphere.

Now what makes Walking Dead

the cream of the crop in terms of Zombie?

First, the choice of a zombie ‘s comic books is very judicious when you want to tell a long-term story. With thirteen volumes published in France, we really can follow all the protagonists during a long period and notice how they change, react  and face all their enemies. Because in this new world we can thing that enemies are all the zombies, but in fact the first predator has still a human face. When you are losing your humanity, and when they are no more rules, a man, a woman, even a child can be a menace. 

Listen to my buddy Rick who is giving an advice to his son: “No matter how many people are close to you…Or if the area seems to be clean…no matter what other say…or what you think…You are never in a safe place…A second and it’s over for you. “

Walking Dead is a huge success, every volume received many good reviews and for several journalists Walking dead is one of the best comic books of the decade. Last year the movie director Franck Darabont adapted Walking dead on TV with the series The Walking Dead on AMC.  Even if the first episode had the biggest audience of the channel and the series received many very good reviews, I dislike it. In my opinion the first season is very weak, the story of the characters is boring.   We don’t find the atmosphere of the end of the world, the fear and the tension. I hope the next season will be better, the director and the writer Robert Kirkman engaged many new co-writers to improve the story. If you are a video game player, you will be pleased because a Walking dead game is adapting by telltale game studio. 

But before watching the series or playing on your xbox 360, I invite you to read the comic and step in a world of undead and fear. 

Sarah