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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I really like this one and it was better than the last! I can’t wait to continue on with these novels!!
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Yeah.... this was not my favorite edition. I am very thankful that there are co-writers on the show because the women in this ARE AWFUL. And the men form their own committee and the women are not included? WTF?
This is definitely very different than the tv show, and I'm bummed that I had to start with volume 4. This was interesting, though, and I liked getting to see the characters in an almost completely different context.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've liked the ideas about the problem of finding a leader. Good, but not exciting.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5
Upon reread I do think I enjoyed this more. But I didn’t really remember anything about it. I think I was just bored reading this because nothing really happened. I also really don’t like Rick in this like why are you fighting someone when someone else tired to kill themselves like it wasn’t his fault. Like I get everyone is going crazy but come on.
Upon reread I do think I enjoyed this more. But I didn’t really remember anything about it. I think I was just bored reading this because nothing really happened. I also really don’t like Rick in this like why are you fighting someone when someone else tired to kill themselves like it wasn’t his fault. Like I get everyone is going crazy but come on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt
Still a good serie, always amazing and surprising. A lot of action!
So what can I say about Vol. 4… I will start with it being a little shocking. Not as in bad, but as in I didn’t see some of the relationship changes coming. I am pretty much a traditionalist at heart once I get an idea of a couple in my head it is very hard to change that. I will try not to go into too much detail, I do so hate spoilers, but I will talk about which characters shocked me. Firstly Rick, how ‘cray cray’ is his character going to go…. They touched on this insane descent in the TV show but it was never anything like this. I’m even at times finding it hard to like his character, that doesn’t mean I don’t get why he is doing what he is doing but it’s just hard to take the image of Andrew Lincolns portrayal of the character out of my head. However I can see these characters getting more removed from each other as I progress.
The other character that is shocking me in the graphic novel is Carol, she seems to have no backbone and is constantly on the edge of no return. I guess the emotions in this series are just so extreme. I’m finding it compelling but also a frightening how the human mind seems to breakdown. It would be impossible not to mention Michonne in the character shocking review. I love her character in the TV show, I liked her instantly and love what she brings to the group. But right now in the graphic novel I really don’t like her. There is something off about her and what she does, it would be a shame not to like her in the actual graphic novel series but I will have to see how things develop.
Talking about how the characters differ, I think I actually prefer Hershel in the graphic novels. He loses his optimism sooner and goes pretty scary after losing two of his daughters in the previous volume. This seems more realistic and credible. I also love this evil eye look he seems to always have going when someone does or says something to annoy him. It is so easier to read though these volumes and I can’t imagine it will take me long to get through them now I’ve got started.
The other character that is shocking me in the graphic novel is Carol, she seems to have no backbone and is constantly on the edge of no return. I guess the emotions in this series are just so extreme. I’m finding it compelling but also a frightening how the human mind seems to breakdown. It would be impossible not to mention Michonne in the character shocking review. I love her character in the TV show, I liked her instantly and love what she brings to the group. But right now in the graphic novel I really don’t like her. There is something off about her and what she does, it would be a shame not to like her in the actual graphic novel series but I will have to see how things develop.
Talking about how the characters differ, I think I actually prefer Hershel in the graphic novels. He loses his optimism sooner and goes pretty scary after losing two of his daughters in the previous volume. This seems more realistic and credible. I also love this evil eye look he seems to always have going when someone does or says something to annoy him. It is so easier to read though these volumes and I can’t imagine it will take me long to get through them now I’ve got started.
This is less a review of volume 4 than it is a review of the series as a whole, as I'm probably done rereading it unless I find a compelling reason to continue.
I'm finding these comics less enthralling the second time around. The dialogue, especially when Rick and company are planning, is incredibly dry, and it's made worse by the fact that Kirkman seems obsessed with the gritty details of survival but isn't actually very good at writing about survival. Conceptually, Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" (like other recent zombie media such as "The Last of Us") owes much to the Western film and the survival/adventure/naturalist novel (think Jack London), but Kirkman unfortunately borrows lacks the panache and the gripping drama for which these forms are famed.
Kirkman's work is more juvenile than I remember. If I read "The Walking Dead" without knowing who the author was, I would guess that it was written by a 20-something white guy. As one-dimensional as the men in these comics are, the women are even less complex. They are primarily concerned with nagging or fucking their male significant others, and less concerned with the dead people trying to eat them alive. They are either too naive to survive (Patricia) or irreparably broken (Andrea). The bizarrely fetishistic treatment of Carol (abused woman desperate for companionship attempts suicide and, immediately afterwards, seeks a polyamorous relationship with the primary protagonist and his wife) seems implausible as a depiction of the way somebody would actually act in this situation. The panel featuring the reanimated heads of two decapitated girls seems to revel in the mutilation of their bodies.
Michonne's hypersexualized depiction is a disappointingly typical portrayal of a black woman. Her first human interaction is a blowjob. Dexter and Andrew would not be out of place in Klan propaganda. Their "prison gay" situation was both threadbare and entirely pointless. Tyreese and Dexter are both clearly drawn from the "large, intimidating black man" stereotype. Enough has been written about the depiction of black people in the comics and the show, I don't think it's necessary to rehash it at length here.
"The Walking Dead" lacks a distinctive or compelling writing or art style. The story, the characters, and the premise are hackneyed. I'm not really sure why it became popular, but I'm glad it did, because I enjoy the other "Walking Dead" media projects. The TV show, at its best, is some of the best television ever made. At its worst, it is an absolute slog. The Telltale games are excellent. I recommend them both over the comic series.
I'm finding these comics less enthralling the second time around. The dialogue, especially when Rick and company are planning, is incredibly dry, and it's made worse by the fact that Kirkman seems obsessed with the gritty details of survival but isn't actually very good at writing about survival. Conceptually, Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" (like other recent zombie media such as "The Last of Us") owes much to the Western film and the survival/adventure/naturalist novel (think Jack London), but Kirkman unfortunately borrows lacks the panache and the gripping drama for which these forms are famed.
Kirkman's work is more juvenile than I remember. If I read "The Walking Dead" without knowing who the author was, I would guess that it was written by a 20-something white guy. As one-dimensional as the men in these comics are, the women are even less complex. They are primarily concerned with nagging or fucking their male significant others, and less concerned with the dead people trying to eat them alive. They are either too naive to survive (Patricia) or irreparably broken (Andrea). The bizarrely fetishistic treatment of Carol (abused woman desperate for companionship attempts suicide and, immediately afterwards, seeks a polyamorous relationship with the primary protagonist and his wife) seems implausible as a depiction of the way somebody would actually act in this situation. The panel featuring the reanimated heads of two decapitated girls seems to revel in the mutilation of their bodies.
Michonne's hypersexualized depiction is a disappointingly typical portrayal of a black woman. Her first human interaction is a blowjob. Dexter and Andrew would not be out of place in Klan propaganda. Their "prison gay" situation was both threadbare and entirely pointless. Tyreese and Dexter are both clearly drawn from the "large, intimidating black man" stereotype. Enough has been written about the depiction of black people in the comics and the show, I don't think it's necessary to rehash it at length here.
"The Walking Dead" lacks a distinctive or compelling writing or art style. The story, the characters, and the premise are hackneyed. I'm not really sure why it became popular, but I'm glad it did, because I enjoy the other "Walking Dead" media projects. The TV show, at its best, is some of the best television ever made. At its worst, it is an absolute slog. The Telltale games are excellent. I recommend them both over the comic series.