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There actually was Lash. The one I know of, off hand, was from issue #18. Here are the pages printed so peruse them at your own risk if you haven't read anything prior to #18 as there is some SPOILER info.
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Hey, in all my activity of the last couple of months I never got the chance to come in here and give my verdict on 'The Walking Dead' trade that Scott sent me. Time to rectify that...
Loved it! I've since gone and bought and read and really enjoyed all the subsequent trades too. (I think the latest being 'This Sorrowful Life' right? Great title by the way!)
It's a very well written book IMO. I find it a very challenging read too though, with nearly every one of the characters alternating between being liked and hated by me. But I think I appreciate it all the more for that.
It's much more 'realistic' in that sense that even the most noble of the characters can be capable of great acts of cruelty or horror, and vice versa. I'm thinking primarily of Rick and Tyreese here, our two ostensible 'heroes' who have both committed unspeakable crimes that have really shaken my support of them, but Kirkman is not afraid of painting nearly every one of the other main characters in a darkly negative light too. So while on the one hand, I find myself disliking most of the characters to a point that I wouldn't mind seeing them die, I also find this same dark light drawing me closer to them in order to see if they rise up out of it's blackness or sink further into it as the situations around them change. I think that's good characterisation.
And I think that Kirkman is aware of this dichotomy too. As most explicity evidenced in the fight that Tyrese and Rick have in the prison and the speech Rick gives to all the survivors after recovering from the injuries he sustained in that fight (the great "We are the Walking Dead" speech.)
One thing I was slightly disappointed in after starting the second trade though was that the wonderful artwork of Tony Moore would no longer be gracing the pages. He was AMAZING on that first trade. I loved how he gave each zombie it's own character and identity - rather than the featureless monster than Adlard renders them as later on. I still really miss his art but I have gotten used to Adlard and do think he is doing a capable job.
Something else I was disappointed to see missing from the trades was that roll call page Scott posted just above, though I had been warned it wasn't included, so thanks to Scott for posting it here. I'd be supremely disappointed if that short Christmas story about Morgan and Duane doesn't get reprinted in them though. Does anyone know if that will be the case?
It'd be nice to get some more discussion about the contents of the stories here at Legion World, though I guess that might be difficult since we're all at different stages in our reading.
Anyway, count me in as a new member of the Walking Dead Army and thanks again to Scott for the recruitment.
From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Pov: Oooops. I'm not that far along yet... SPOILERS.
Sorry about that Bri. Guess I should have hidden them under the spoiler tag instead. I did change the thumb tag so they aren't legible unless clicked on.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'm glad you enjoyed it Dan! Yeah, the change in artists from Moore to Adlard took some getting used to but I think Adlard is doing a great job now. Artwork is always a big hook for me on any book but it was Kirkman's writing that got me through the change. This world he has created is just so well thought out I'd probably put up with just about any artist as long as Kirkman kept writing.
I'm not sure if the Christmas story was reprinted in trade #6, which should be the one you mentioned, This Sorrowful Life. I think that's where it should have fallen. If it wasn't included and if everyone would like to see it I can post the story here. I did once before but pulled it because it was published in the floppies.
I'm behind on my trades of the series and just ordered the first three hardcovers. Finally gave in since I can't read my giant omnibus now that it's been Kirkman-ized. The thing sells for over $300 without his sig and sketch that I got on FCBD. I could probably pay the mortgage for a month if I sold it.
And now another call for the Army. I have three copies of the first trade left. Any takers? Or do any of the Army know someone that might like it? Let me know.
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And while I'm thinking about it. I've thought about starting another wiki, this one for TWD. I'm not sure if there is enough history yet to build one though. Just thought it would be a great place to track the characters and plot lines.
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That would be a good idea. And a whole section for the ZMU since it is a Kirkman creation.
As for Simon Garth, I thought about it. But my total was over $200. With the Legion trade, Super Sons trade, the non-50% Titans Showcase #2 (that sucked), Buffy Omnibus #3, the three TWD hardbacks, two copies of the Dark Tower hardback (one for a Christmas present for one of Caroline's cousins) and five Classic Marvel mags (including the $21.75 Galactus), I had to stop. Hopefully it'll be collected.
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I was just updating my electronic copies of the series and realized that something else that hasn't been reprinted anywhere else except the omnibus is the proposal that Kirkman did in 2002. It is five illustrated (by Moore) story pages and the written proposal to Image. The pages take place prior to issue #1 and are kind of like having the story almost set in the same universe as Romero's dead movies. In fact, Kirkman said he was going to name the series Night of the Living Dead since the name is in the public domain. Some interesting reading.
Anyone interested in seeing those pages?
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