The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us (Nov 2004) Published by: Image Comics Creator, Writer, Letterer: Robert Kirkman Penciler, Inker: Charlie Adlard Gray Tones: Cliff Rathburn BLM Rating 7 / 10 Acquired at: Melbourne City Library [Read all BLM Walking Dead reviews here]
The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye (June 2004) Published by: Image Comics Creator, Writer, Letterer: Robert Kirkman Penciler, Inker, Gray Tones: Tony Moore Additional Gray Tones: Cliff Rathburn BLM Rating 6 / 10
I have always been of the opinion that I do not like zombie movies, or books,
The other day I picked up Walking Dead -my first comic book since my school days and posted a picture on Facebook. My friend Vinay – a comic book aficionado – was delighted and suggested I also check out Y the Last Man and Ex-Machina, which I have now put on my list. For all our other readers out there, read Vinay’s review of Ex-Machina below. This now HAS to be the next series I pick up.
“If you follow any story to its real conclusion, you always get the same thing. Regret. Pain. Loss. Except for superhero books with their perpetual second acts ” – Mitchell Hundred, ex-mayor of NYC
With the number of movies and TV shows being based on comic books these days, it is quite impossible to ignore the genre. I don't think I have read comic books since I was in school (except Fun Home of course) - always thinking of them as something for kids. To venture into the world of "adult" comics, I have chosen this book: