Walking Dead

KittenMittens

I haven't even started the series but i keep hearing that i would extremely disappointed if i started. I am reading on Volume 12 out of the .. what?, 26 that is out but seems to me i will not be starting it anytime soon. I am completely hooked on the graphic novels and looks like that is will my head will stay. But saying that, how often is it when the movie/series is better than the book/comic? ...... The first Kick-*** movie maybe, the second one was crap.

Jordo!

My only serious gripe with the comic series is that the original artwork was more stylized, and in my view, much better. But that was only the first few issues... the current artist is ok.

Also, the writer is a reasonably good story teller, but all the characters kind of have the same "voice" and foibles, so his range in characterization isn't very deep, but it really doesn't interfere with the story.

Now, not all storylines in the comic land, as with any series, but the comic is MUCH better at showing you how people lose their humanity without getting melodramatic, heavy handed, or corny about it. I'd highly recommend getting the first omnibus collection and seeing what you think.

Also, the Telltale Walking Dead game is generally quite good -- and, sad to say, usually better written than the AMC show.

Other gripes with the TV show: AMC is avoiding any really controversial scenes -- the rape of Michonne, her revenge on the Governor (all of which makes much more sense in the comic), the degree to which Rick slowly collapses into a leader of survivors, the murder of Rick's wife and baby.

However, credit where credit is due: AMC made the Governor much more complex and interesting than the comic did and somehow managed to find a an actor who could make Michonne feel believable rather than forced (she is a VERY "superhero-y" character if you think about it...). Can't wait to see how they handle Ezekiel...

And Abraham looks like a dude doing WD cosplay for a comic con...

All the goofy stuff (the tearful sending off of Carol, for example) is not part of the comic story. That's all just extra stuff AMC added in to ramp up the melodrama. Then there was a whole season devoted to dying from the flu. And another about being lost in the woods and finding oneself... say, while eating a tub of pudding on a rooftop or burning down a house to symbolize shared disgust with class differences... oookaaayy... pretty sappy.

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