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bojanzini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death and Vomit
pip8513's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
sophiebxox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder
olivertrumann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
corabookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.75
The first compendium is a collection of the first eight volumes of the series (which follow roughly the same plot as the first 3/4 seasons). It starts, as the show does, with Rick awaking from a coma and finding the world filled with zombies, following his adventures as he reunites with his family and they try to survive in this new world. Much of this story focuses on their survival: figuring out how to cope with death (or not), making tough decisions, learning how horrible people can be. Some parts of it were even more violent than in the show, but otherwise, it contained a lot of the same things: zombies, gore, lots of kinda pointless relationship drama. All in all, it was really interesting, and I loved getting to see more of these characters and their adventures in a slightly different story!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Vomit
readbyjana's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
somniastar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kyarabereading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
This comic book follows Rick, a small town cop who has to become the leader of a small group of people doing what they can to survive through a zombie apocalypse. It shows us all the pain, all the gore, all the struggles that come with survival. But it also shows us how important community is during dark times.
Though I’ve already see the television series, I found myself still surprised by the events that occurred in the comic book series. I never quite knew what was going to happen when I turned the page, and that - the not knowing - kept me hooked on this story until the very end.
The Walking Dead shows us how quickly people can lose their humanity and their minds when facing something like a zombie apocalypse. It shows us what people are willing to do to survive. Even the protagonists are morally gray at best, making questionable decisions just to survive.
The television series itself is already pretty dark, and yet I found this comic book series to be so much darker. And the art style worked beautifully in capturing all that darkness, all that action, all that gore.
I will admit that at times it was too much for me, and it made me grateful that so many changes were made when turning this comic book into a TV series. There are many moments in this that I think would be too much on screen, but work better in a comic book format. And without saying any spoilers, there were some parts I felt very uncomfortable with, and I think the TV show was honestly better off without them.
Despite all the painful moments, it also had a lot of happy, and even funny moments. Emotional moments. Moments that helped me connect more with the characters. Moments that helped me realize that no matter what was thrown their way, they were retaining their humanity.
I enjoyed this read, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit
yappadee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, and Vomit