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So I have the first 5 Trades which collect issues 1-30. I started buying the monthlies with issue 34. I decided to forego buying the 6th trade and try to track down issues 31-33. My CBS had 31 in the back-ish bin tonight, yay! Also got the new issue. So I'll be completely caught up but for 2 issues (though I already know what happens anyway, having read issues 34 to present already).
Runaway fave: Michonne! She RAWKS!
WEIRD PLACE TWD IS GIVEN PROPS DEPT
I was having lunch at one of outreach clinics, absentmindedly flipping through a SOAP OPERA DIGEST mag. I don't watch soaps but do like to look at cute guys. Anyhoo, this one actor guy was listing his fact-sheet or whatever-- have no idea what soap he's on, he was handsome and African-American... And he lists TWD as a must-read for him...
I rather enjoyed the flashback, I think it was necessary. Of course it has only prolonged the agony of having to wait until the carnage begins!
And the upcoming covers for the NO ONE IS SAFE arc have me VERY scared... I mean, who needs zombies when the HUMANS want to kill each other?
I can't thank (curse) Scott enough for getting me to read (addicted to) TWD! It's fast entered my personal top 5, now that I have read (nearly) all the story!
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Update: I recently won an eBay lot for TWD Vols. 1 & 2 tpbs for $15 including shipping. Not too bad of a deal and slightly better than the In-stock Trades link Pov shot me. Unfortunately, it was a no Paypal auction, so I had to mail a money order to Hawaii and probably won't see the items for a couple weeks.
They'd better be worth it guys!
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Officially hooked on TWD now, by the way. Got the eBay lot of the first to TPBs (after a loooong wait--first Hawaii-originated auction I won, see above post).
Anyhoo, after I read the first two, I went to In-Stock Trades (thanks, Pov!) and ordered all the other trades already in existence! Got 'em Thursday and have read Vol. 3 so far. Wow! All the deaths in that story ("Safety Behind Bars") were murders by other humans!! I'll be curious to see who of the core cast is left standing after Volume 7--no spoilers, please!
The only negative so far is that the male characters seem more interesting and three-dimensional than the females. I especially like Tyreese, Carl (his interaction with Sophie is priceless!), Glenn and Rick, of course. Andrea shows potential, though. Lori just whines too much.
LOVE the black and white art! It's perfect for this series. And Charlie Adlard is an absolute revelation here--I've never liked his stuff much before, but this kind of story and mood suits him so well!
Methinks, the "walking dead" in the title refers more to our protagonists than the zombies, especially after the brutal events at the prison. I'm sure things won't get much brighter any time soon...
Thanks, Scott--and consider me enlisted in your army!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
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Actually, I would like one little spoiler...does Rick ever (to date) run into the father and son again who were the first living people he encountered after leaving the hospital after waking from the coma?
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Image is announcing a 1-in-25 "Larsen&Ottley Superhero Variant" for TWD#50.
Kirkman originally planned for the variant cover to run at 1-in-100, but lowered the ratio to give Scooter a chance at owning iterrr... placate retailers and collectors.
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From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by CJ Taylor: Okay, I'm a trade reader, so a little behind.
I read trade #8, collecting issues 43-48. It came out today and it's always my first read.
whoa
just... whoa
Aaah, the "No One is Safe" arc... the feces hit the fan there, huh?
(I know most/all of you but for me read TWD in trades and I get craZZZZy not being able to post about the monthly issues!
I just received and read the latest TWD trade (Vol. 8) today, and...wow! I lost one character who was one of my absolute favorites halfway thru and saw two others die in one of the most gut-wrenching scenes ever published. Devastating stuff!
While waiting nearly two weeks for this trade to reach me, I decided to pick up 49 & 50 at my local CBS (I have one now!!!). I decided, during that wait, that I will now buy each issue as they come out, as the wait between Vols. 7 & 8 was just TOO LONG! I read 49 & 50 immediately after reading the trade.
Thanks guys, for making me part of the Army!
And just when, exactly, is it okay to talk about plot developments here?!?!?!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
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