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...You just wanna keep him all to yourself, don'tcha?

So Lori was originally Carol? It's interesting to see Rick and Carl(by name only) were in the initial pitch. I'm glad Kirkman went the way he did, having Rick wake up to a world already engulfed in the "zombie apocalypse", though the pitch scenario's pretty funny... "War of the Worlds", I'd probably be leery at first, too...

Thanks, Scott!

Yeah, Robert is all mine!

Here's a combination of a couple more pages from before the proposal and after. This completes the story behind the start.

If my mathter doeth't get hith firtht volume TWD trade thoon, I'm gonna eat the thecond one...

booooookth... boooooooookth... 8op---

Bucky, getcher undead varmint @$$ away from my ADV #247!

I think zombie beavers might be more dangerous than regular zombies... Regulars'll just eat me, but zombeavers eat

The good news is zombeaver upkeep is surprisingly easy... just lock'em away in a dogcrate and keep stuffing old MILENNIUM and NEW GUARDIANS books in there.

They're surprisingly content.

Say-- It works with LADY DEATH and EVIL ERNIE titles, too! Cleans up unwanted comics AND it's nutritious! ...For zombeavers in captivity, of course.

I'm afraid to try all those early Image titles, though...

Just don't feed him any Liefeld issues. I don't know if it will "kill" him or mutate him further. Most likely the latter.

There's some serious buzz about the upcoming arc, and I won't be reading it til it's over and they've moved on. (I'm a trade reader.) I may finally convice a trio of friends to start buying the monthlies.

Okay, a minor peeve... but it's difficult reading the second HC and being able to tell where the individual issues stop and start. I wish they'd put the covers between "episodes" instead of all collected in the back.

Of course, I'm only b!tc#in' because I ended up reading what -was- labeled as Chapter Three: Safety Behind Bars all in one sitting... I didn't know where to stop 'til I reached the next chapter... what was that, six issues' worth...?

(Thanks to Scooter for filling in the issues I was missing electronically so I could finally -start- reading Vol.2, btw...

Anything to feed the Army.

I'm telling Bruce! He had a wedding planned and everything...

Last night I re-read all my TWD issues in one sitting (the first 2 trades, and issues 35-42), and began to have no trouble identifying characters. Even my gap in issues wasn't too jarring and I was able to identify (or figure out) everyone. It just needed a re-read.

And I am now more than ever ready to fill in the gaps. Gotta get the third trade next Friday!

Carol's death in 41-42 was particularly horrifying. A new way to commit suicide. Poor Sophia.

But if there's one thing we learned from the barn in the second trade, it's NEVER a good idea to keep ANY of the zombies around.

Man! The trades and HC's for Walking Dead are RED-HOT on eBay! I've recently been prospecting for TPBs there based on Scott's (and friends!) word of mouth. They've got plenty of multiple-TPB lots there, but I'm not finding the bargains I like to get. Just lost a lot for the first 4 TPBs (used) that went for $31 (including shipping). Not exactly sky-high, but I'm a little squeamish about going too high for something I've never even sampled before.

I'll keep plugging though, and possibly going higher in future auctions, but I'll need some spoiler-free reinforcement about how great the product is, okay?

BTW, what do the trades retail for? They're all six issues per? And what do the hardcovers retail for?

InStock Trades has TWD trades 1-7 @ 35% off-- vol.1@$6.47, vol.2-3@$8.42 and vol.s 4-7@ $8.44. They also have the second HC volume for $19.49.

The regular trades have six issues collected, while the hardcovers have twelve, plus the color covers.

IST offers free shipping on orders over $50.

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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...

re: TWD # 43

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!

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!

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!

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?

He doesn't Lardy but the father and son do make an appearance elsewhere.

I think this story appeared in one of the trades or other collections but here are the pages from the Image Comics Holiday Special 2005.

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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 <strike>give Scooter a chance at owning it</strike>errr... placate retailers and collectors.

Oh... And still no freakin' word on when the new printing for the TWD vol.1 HC is shipping...