The Walking Dead (comics)

The Walking Dead (comics)

The Walking Dead #1
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre

Post-apocalyptic

Zombies in comics
Publication date October 2003 – present
Number of issues 97
Creative team
Writer(s) Robert Kirkman
Artist(s) Tony Moore (#1–6)
Charlie Adlard (#7–)
Letterer(s) Rus Wooton
Colorist(s) Cliff Rathburn
Creator(s) Robert Kirkman
Tony Moore
Editor(s) Sina Grace

The Walking Dead is a monthly black-and-white comic book series chronicling the travels of Rick Grimes, his family, and other survivors of a zombie apocalypse.[1]

First issued in 2003 by publisher Image Comics, the comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman[2] and artist Tony Moore (who was later replaced by Charlie Adlard from issue #7 onward,[3] though Moore continued to do the covers through issue #24.)[4]

The Walking Dead received the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International. The series was adapted into the AMC television series The Walking Dead, which premiered in 2010. The television program has inspired a Kirkman-approved full length novel prologuing the comic book's timeline. The series has been translated into languages such as Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.

Plot

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Shot in the line of duty, Kentucky police officer Rick Grimes wakes from a coma in the hospital to find his town with walking corpses.[5] He travels to Atlanta, Georgia in search of his wife and seven-year-old son, and finds them in a small camp outside the ruined city, under the leadership of his partner and best friend Shane (Shane had an affair with Lori unbeknownst to him).[6] After a fatal zombie attack on the camp, Rick begins to frequently criticize Shane for his decision-making, while at the same time earning the rest of the group's trust and becoming a co-leader. They end up being at odds with what the next move for the group should be. Shane eventually is overwhelmed with his jealousy toward Rick and, following a public outburst, pulls a gun on him when the two are alone in the woods, only to be shot dead by Carl (who had secretly followed them). Now the de facto leader, Rick decides the survivors need to leave Atlanta and find a safer place to call home.[7]

Rick’s early settlement attempt is a gated condo neighborhood, where the group is joined by a middle aged former NFL player Tyreese, his daughter Julie and her nerdy boyfriend Chris. When settled in, Dale and Andrea engage in a relationship, as well as Carol and Tyreese. The settlement attempt proves disastrous however, as Allen's wife Donna is killed after the survivors realize the neighborhood is infested with zombies.[8] Following their narrow escape, they camp for a single night on the road, where Lori reveals to Rick that she is pregnant. The next morning, during a hunting expedition, Carl is shot by a redneck named Otis, they're guided to a farm, where the owner, Hershel Greeene, invites the group to stay. They take temporary refuge here, with Glenn engaging in a relationship with Hershel's daughter Maggie, and Allen struggling with the death of Donna. Peace on the farm is maintained until zombies manage to break free from the barn and kill several members of his family.[9] Hershel's tolerance of the group quickly wears thin when he hears them talking about a permanent stay, and he orders Rick at gunpoint to collect everyone and leave (which they do, except for Glenn, who is allowed to stay with the Greenes because of Maggie's insistence). The group's fortunes improve when they discover an abandoned prison with excellent security; complete with a zombie-proof fence, look out posts, as well as a large supply of ammo and riot gear inside.

Joined by four surviving inmates, Hershel and his remaining family/friends (except for Otis who volunteered to stay behind at the farm because of the livestock), the group fortifies a prison against zombies. Days after they settle in, Julie and Chris attempt a suicide pact, however Chris fires too early. Tyreese strangles him to death upon discovering Julie and later mangles his corpse. Rick becomes worried about Tyreese's unexpectedly calm and normal attitude after what had happened. Danger soon comes from within: a psychotic inmate murders Hershel’s two youngest daughters,[10] and Rick kills another inmate during an attempted coup against his group.[11]

During this time, a mysterious woman Michonne follows Otis to the prison and saves him from zombies, which earns her her keep inside of the prison. She is initially locked in one of the cells because of some remaining distrust following the situation with the prisoners, however in a matter of days, she is freed when they're convinced she is no longer a threat. No sooner does she begin to seduce Tyreese, which Carol eventually witnesses, and which leads her to attempt suicide. In the aftermath, Rick and Tyreese's friendship becomes strained and culminates in a brutal argument and fight between the two. Proven to be increasingly erratic and unhinged as he struggles to keep order, Rick is forced to step down as the group’s leader, replaced by a committee consisting of Dale, Hershel, and Tyreese.

Rick, Glenn and Michonne, later leave the prison to investigate a nearby helicopter crash, and eventually stumble upon Woodbury: a walled-off survivor town, formed together by, and under the leadership of, a maniacal tyrant called The Governor.[12] The walls have offered protection for months, however its revealed that they're slowly beginning to weaken, a matter which seemingly is hidden from the community by The Governor and his top men. It is revealed that the people in the helicopter were from a news crew, and who were killed and fed to the zombies to keep them at bay. When the three refuse to tell him the location of the prison, he imprisons and tortures them, cutting off Rick's right hand and sadistically raping Michonne while forcing Glenn to listen to her agony in the next room over.[13] The Governor eventually has one of his men, Martinez, let them go and tail them back home, pretending to help them escape. On her way out of town with the rest, Michonne tortures and mutilates the Governor while he's defenseless inside of his house.[14] Shortly after returning to to the prison, Rick catches Martinez in the act of escaping back to Woodbury and, despite the man's pleads that he was only going to gather the 'good' people, strangles him to death.

The prison dwellers prepare for a reprisal attack, but slip into complacency and distraction after weeks with no sign of Woodbury forces. Lori gives birth to a baby girl she and Rick name Judith.[15] Hershel, after a long period of distrust towards Glenn, finally gives Glenn his consent, and marries him and Maggie in the prison cafeteria. The concept of pregnancy is at the forefront of their relationship, however Glenn ultimately agree with Hershel that its best not to conceive in the new world. Carol gradually descends into insanity, constantly crying during the nights and making advances upon Rick and Lori (hoping to engage in a polygamous relationship/marriage). She seduces Hershel's eighteen-year-old son, and then commits suicide in front of the group by letting a walker devour her neck. [16]. There's a brief period of peace and relaxation following Carol's death, only to be interrupted by the sudden arrival of The Governor and his soldiers rolling up to the prison fences in their vehicles.[17]

Despite their better weapons and larger numbers, the Woodbury forces take heavy casualties and initially retreat.[18] Convinced they will return, Glenn, Maggie, Sophia, Dale, Andrea, and the two young boys of the deceased Allen and Donna all flee in the RV [19] Michonne and Tyreese are captured while attempting a preemptive commando strike on Woodbury.[20] Michonne escapes into the wasteland but the Governor executes Tyreese outside the prison gate before launching his second assault.[21] The Governor’s forces use a tank to break down the fence and massacre the prison dwellers, killing Lori, Judith, Hershel, and many others.[22] Zombies pour in through the broken fence and surround the Woodbury forces. A female soldier named Lily, disgusted by the fact that she was forced to kill a mother and baby, shoots The Governor in the head before she and the rest of the army run out of ammo and presumably perish.[23] Rick and Carl escape on their own and flee to a nearby town.

The two reunite with Michonne after several days and soon reunite with Glenn and Maggie, who guide them back to the farm, where everyone else who fled in the RV is staying.[24] Sophia during this time attempts to block her memory of Carol and pretend that Maggie and Glenn are her parents, a role they gladly embrace to fill the void of having no child of their own. Dale's distrust in Rick, which had been steadily increasing over the past days and weeks, reaches its strongest, leaving Andrea to wonder who's side she's really on. A trio headed to Washington, D.C. stumbles across them at the farm. One of them, Eugene, claims to be a government scientist in radio contact with survivors in the capital.[25]

Maggie continues to struggle to get through the depression over her family's death, and unsuccessfully attempts suicide. Her relationship with the people around her, especially Glenn, becomes strained due to her increasing self-consciousness. Rick and Abraham — a U.S. Army sergeant traveling with Eugene — bond during a supply run to Rick's hometown as they confess the killings they’ve each committed to survive. They pick up Morgan where Rick had last seen him, his son Dwayne a zombie now and himself a mental wreck, and bring him back with them to the camp. A lone reverend shows up and offers to guide them to his church. Before they move, a minor zombie attack occurs. Dale, hiding the fact that he's been bitten, sneaks into the forest to die alone, but is kidnapped by a group of cannibals, who eat his infected leg and ultimately are all found and brutally killed by Rick, Andrea, Michonne and Abraham. Dale later dies back at the church, devastating Andrea. [26][27] Rick and the other adults find, kill and mutilate the cannibals. A reverend is the only person among them appalled by their brutality.[28]

On the outskirts of Washington, Eugene admits his deceits about being a scientist and having contact with the government, a matter which greatly lessens the hope of everyone. Washington is soon revealed to be overrun like other cities, however they are approached by a recruiter for a peaceful walled-off town of about 40, named the Alexandria Safe Zone.[29]

Worried the Alexandrians have forgotten the dangers of the wasteland, Rick gradually asserts his authority. As town constable, he secretly carries a gun[30] and disobeys Alexandria's leader, Douglas, to intervene in a domestic dispute.[31] After the newcomers help defeat a bandit attack on Alexandria[32], Douglas admits Rick is a better leader and steps down.[33]

The gunfire during the bandit attack attracts a herd of zombies, who surround and break through Alexandria’s wall, killing several.[34] The surviving residents retreat to their houses while zombies flood the town. Rick begins a romantic relationship with Alexandria resident Jessie, however this is short-lived when Jessie is swarmed and killed by walkers after an escape attempt. [35] When Rick and Carl are surrounded by zombies, Douglas tries to help them, but accidentally shoots Carl in the eye before he is killed himself.[36] Rick carries Carl to Alexandria’s surgeon, then returns outside and — with Michonne and other residents — destroys the entire herd. The victory convinces Rick that zombies are a manageable threat, and he resolves to rebuild civilization at Alexandria.[37]

Carl wakes from a coma with memory loss and begins to piece together the past few years. [38] Rick quashes a small rebellion but forgives the transgressors.[39] Andrea confesses her love for Rick, but he is quick to spurn her advances.[40] Paul, who claims to represent a nearby community of about 200 survivors, offers to trade supplies with Alexandria, claiming he already does so with several other survivor groups in the area.[41] Fearing a trap, Rick imprisons Paul and prepares Alexandria to defend against an attack. But he soon has a change of heart and decides to trade with Paul's group.

Artists

The Walking Dead Weekly

Due to the popularity of the TV show, in October 2010 Image Comics announced The Walking Dead Weekly. Starting on January 5, 2011, the series is being reprinted in order with one issue a week being released.[42]

Reception

Creator Robert Kirkman signing a copy of the first issue at the 2011 New York Comic Con.

The series received critical acclaim, winning the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 2010[43] and prompting Eric Sunde of IGN comics to call it "one of the best monthly comics available".[44]Max Brooks told Kirkman that he read The Walking Dead and liked it.[45]

IGN ranked main protagonist Rick Grimes as the 26th Greatest Comic Book Hero of All Time in 2011, stating that Kirkman "has an endless supply of [wringers] to run Rick through."[46] IGN ranked Michonne, another protagonist, as the 86th Greatest Comic Book Hero of All Time the same year[47]. It ranked the Governor as the 86th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in 2009, describing him as "a sadistic evil that 'The Road Warrior' forgot."[48]Wizard magazine ranked The Governor as the 131st greatest comic book character of all time.[49]

Other media

Television adaptation

Main article: The Walking Dead (TV series)

AMC picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic in 2009.[50][51] It ordered a pilot episode on January 21, 2010[52] and began filming on May 15, 2010.[53] The series premiered on October 31, 2010 with high ratings.[54] On November 8, 2010, after broadcasting two episodes, AMC renewed The Walking Dead for a second season of 13 episodes,[55] which began on October 16, 2011.[citation needed]Frank Darabont wrote, directed and served as an executive producer until AMC fired him on July 25th, 2011.[citation needed] Kirkman and Charles H. Eglee are currently writers and executive producers.

AMC released an animated film of the first part of Issue #1 of the comic with animation by Juice Films, voice acting by Phil LaMarr and art by Tony Moore.[56]

Video game

Main article: The Walking Dead (video game)

On February 18, 2011, Telltale Games announced plans to create an episodic video game based on the series,[57] was scheduled to debut in fall 2011, but finally was released on April 24th 2012.[58] Kirkman has said that, unlike typical zombie games such as Left 4 Dead, it will focus more on characterization and emotion than action.[59]

Other products

Taverncraft has produced TWD pint glasses and steins, and has a license to release lighters for the series as well.[60]

Two boardgames were released in late summer of 2011. Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead The Board Game from Z-Man Games was released based on the graphic novels, while AMC The Walking Dead Board Game from Cryptozoic Entertainment was released, based on the AMC television series.

Action figures resembling the characters in the comic book were manufactured by McFarlane Toys for September 2011 release. In addition, action figures resembling characters from the TV series, including Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon and a dismemberable Walker and Biter, were set for release in November 2011.[61]

Collected editions

The series has so far been collected into the following collections:

Trade paperbacks

The trade paperbacks collect six issues each, but contain only the story and no cover art. Each paperback follows the custom of having a three-word title.

Title ISBN Release Date Collected Material Issues Published
The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye 1-58240-358-9 May 12, 2004 The Walking Dead #1–6 October 2003 – March 2004
The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us 1-58240-413-5 November 24, 2004 The Walking Dead #7–12 April – September 2004
The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars 1-58240-487-9 May 18, 2005 The Walking Dead #13–18 October 2004 – April 2005
The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire 1-58240-530-1 November 30, 2005 The Walking Dead #19–24 June – November 2005
The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense 1-58240-612-X September 27, 2006 The Walking Dead #25–30 January – August 2006
The Walking Dead Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life 1-58240-684-7 April 11, 2007 The Walking Dead #31–36 September 2006 – March 2007
The Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before 1-58240-828-9 September 26, 2007 The Walking Dead #37–42 May – September 2007
The Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made To Suffer 1-58240-883-1 June 25, 2008 The Walking Dead #43–48 October 2007 – April 2008
The Walking Dead Vol. 9: Here We Remain 1-60706-022-1 January 21, 2009 The Walking Dead #49–54 May – November 2008
The Walking Dead Vol. 10: What We Become 1-60706-075-2 August 12, 2009 The Walking Dead #55–60 January – April 2009
The Walking Dead Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters 1-60706-122-8 January 6, 2010 The Walking Dead #61–66 May – October 2009
The Walking Dead Vol. 12: Life Among Them 1-60706-254-2 August 3, 2010 The Walking Dead #67–72 November 2009 – May 2010
The Walking Dead Vol. 13: Too Far Gone 1-60706-329-8 November 23, 2010 The Walking Dead #73–78 June – October 2010
The Walking Dead Vol. 14: No Way Out 1-60706-392-1 June 22, 2011 The Walking Dead #79–84 November 2010 – June 2011
The Walking Dead Survivors Guide 1-60706-458-8 November 1, 2011 The Walking Dead Survivors Guide #1–4 April – July 2011
The Walking Dead Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves 1-60706-440-5 December 27, 2011 The Walking Dead #85–90 May – October 2011
The Walking Dead Vol. 16: A Larger World 1-60706-559-2 June 19, 2012 The Walking Dead #91–96 November 2011 – April 2012

Hardcovers

All hardcovers contain the contents of the comics, including the covers, and in some cases bonus material. The books' trim size is larger than the paperbacks. Each hardcover contains two story arcs from the series. Signed versions of the books are available, each limited to 310 pieces.

Title ISBN Release Date Collected Material Cover Character
The Walking Dead: Book One 1-58240-619-7 July 19, 2006 The Walking Dead #1–12 Rick
The Walking Dead: Book Two 1-58240-698-7 March 7, 2007 The Walking Dead #13–24 Michonne
The Walking Dead: Book Three 1-58240-825-4 December 19, 2007 The Walking Dead #25–36 The Governor
The Walking Dead: Book Four 1-60706-000-0 October 29, 2008 The Walking Dead #37–48 Lori and Judith
The Walking Dead: Book Five 1-60706-171-6 May 5, 2010 The Walking Dead #49–60 Abraham
The Walking Dead: The Covers 1-60706-002-7 October 19, 2010 The Walking Dead #1–50 (covers) N/A
The Walking Dead: Book Six 1-60706-327-1 October 26, 2010 The Walking Dead #61–72 Carl
The Walking Dead: Book Seven 1-60706-439-1 October 18, 2011 The Walking Dead #73–84 Rick
The Walking Dead: Cutting-Room Floor 1-60706-520-7 June 12, 2012 N/A N/A
The Walking Dead: Book Eight N/A TBA The Walking Dead #85–96 Unknown

Omnibus editions

Limited omnibus editions collect 24 issues in a slipcase with several extras. The first volume is autographed by Kirkman and Adlard, with 300 pieces available. Subsequent volumes were released with 3000 pieces each. There is also a deluxe limited edition (signed by Kirkman/Adlard) with 300 pieces available.

The Walking Dead Volume 1 Deluxe HC
Title ISBN Release Date Collected Material
The Walking Dead: Volume 1 Deluxe HC 1-58240-511-5 December 14, 2005 Collects #1–24
The Walking Dead: Volume 2 Deluxe HC 1-60706-029-9 February 17, 2009 Collects #25–48
The Walking Dead: Volume 3 Deluxe HC 1-60706-330-1 February 2, 2011 Collects #49–72

The Limited Edition Retailer Giveaway is a limited hardcover of the softcover Volume 1, with black faux-leather cover and red foil highlights.

Compendium editions

These are 48-issue softcover editions. The massive volume contains over a thousand pages but includes no cover art. Compendium One was also released as a limited edition hardcover in 2012 at the Emerald City Comicon and San Diego Comicon with 1000 pieces available.

Title ISBN Release Date Collected Material
The Walking Dead: Compendium One 9781607060765 May 6, 2009 Collects #1–48
The Walking Dead: Compendium Two[62] Fall 2012 Collects #49–96

Novels

Title ISBN Release Date Authors
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor 9780312547738 October 11, 2011 Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga
The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury 9780312547745 October 16, 2012 Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

See also

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