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scarletwolf1500's review against another edition
4.0
The first one was fabulous, but this one was a bit slow. I still think all the differences from the show are a bit strange
lauraeydmann82's review against another edition
I'm really enjoying this series, although I'm finding it hard to keep track of both stories when watching it with the TV series as well. In this volume, the group move on from Shane's death, and find Hershel's farm, where they briefly find some shelter.
As usual, the story is brilliant, lots of tense moments, people finding solace in each other and then falling apart, terrible things happening, and characters desperately trying to survive in a hostile world. Life has become very different for the characters, and they struggle to get through the events that unfold.
The artwork in these books is amazing, I love the style, and spent a long time poring over the pictures and imagery as well as the story. Can't wait for the next instalment.
As usual, the story is brilliant, lots of tense moments, people finding solace in each other and then falling apart, terrible things happening, and characters desperately trying to survive in a hostile world. Life has become very different for the characters, and they struggle to get through the events that unfold.
The artwork in these books is amazing, I love the style, and spent a long time poring over the pictures and imagery as well as the story. Can't wait for the next instalment.
sylviaafayee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ihateprozac's review against another edition
3.0
As I did with the first trade paperback, I'll start by recapping each issue and then offer my actual thoughts on the novel as a whole. I read and reviewed the first trade paperback before I'd seen the series, so I'll do some comparisons between the comic and TV series in this review.
Issue #7: Following Shane's death, our band of survivors decide it's not safe and they need to move camp. On the way they run into another group of survivors and form a bigger group. We learn Lori is pregnant, presumably with Shane's baby.
Issue #8: Our band of survivors stumble upon a gated community and take shelter in one of the houses, where old man Dale bangs Andrea. In the morning the snow melts to reveal a message scrawled at the entrance to the gated community: 'All dead do not enter'.
Issue #9: The crew go to scope out the other houses, when all the zombies suddenly emerge and nom on Donna's face. The crew escape without their supplies and food, and Rick, Carl and Dale are sent on a hunting trip. Carl is suddenly shot, and the random shooter stumbles out of the forest.
Issue #10 Otis the shooter leads the crew to the farm where he's been staying, which just so happens to be owned by a vet, Hershel. He patches up Carl and the crew stay with them while Carl heals. Tyreese confronts his daughter Julie and her boyfriend, warning them not to make with the sexytime and get pregnant. Glenn is being emo over Carol shacking up with Tyreese, so some girl from the farm agrees to bang him. Hershel warns Rick to stay out of the barn, as that's where they keep their dead.
Issue #11: Hershel reveals that he's not keeping the deceased in his barn, he's keeping zombies! Specifically his zombie son and neighbors, and he's keeping them in the hopes that they can be cured one day. A lone zombie stumbles onto the property and when they try to herd it into the barn, all the zombies get out and kill a couple of Hershel's kids. Hershel finally kills his zombie son Shawn, and the rest that he'd been keeping locked up.
Issue #12:Rick is an insensitive douche and asks to stay in Hershel's dead kids' room less than a day after they died. Hershel loses it, threatens to kill Rick and then kicks them all out. Glenn stays behind with Maggie, claiming they're ~in love. The crew soon stumble onto an abandoned zombie filled prison and decide to take shelter there.
Good god, Rick is annoying the ever loving SHIT out of me! He thinks he knows everything and that he can tell people what to do since he's a cop, and nobody else's opinion matters. Never mind that every time he makes the crew move, he ends up getting 5 people killed. Shane might have turned into a serious wanker at the end of his life, but he kept the camp safe before Rick came along. I'm waiting for the crew to just rebel and stage a coup a la Zarek and Felix vs. Adama in Battlestar Galactica.
I wanted to throw my goddamn iPad across the room when Rick asked Hershel to move into his dead kids' room less than a day after they'd been killed. Then he has the audacity to be incensed when Hershel tells them to fuck off and that their stay was only ever supposed to be temporary?! I have to wonder whether the authors write Rick as a self-righteous douche with his head up his arse, or whether they think he's a fantastic leader. I've only just finished watching season 1 of the tv show, and if TV!Rick ever gets that annoying, I may have to put my fist through my tv screen.
Speaking of the tv show, I suppose I should review these comics in comparison to that, huh? Well I have to say that the storyline is very faithful, and I'm very impressed! Lori is just as annoying as in the comics, and the actress who plays her even resembles how she's depicted in the comics! They've made Shane less of a douche and kept him around longer in the show, but he's still a jealous twat. I think Dale is just as adorable as in the books, though in the show they've significantly downplayed the May-December polyamory vibe. Conversely, Lori and Shane don't just have a one night stand in the show, it's developed into a full-blown relationship.
Jim and Amy meet the same ends in the show and comics, though in the show we get a touching insight into Amy and Andrea's relationship before she carks it. We also get a heartbreaking look into what became of Morgan's wife in the TV show, and hear a little more about how Jim escaped the zombie hordes. Thankfully they did away with nasty bitchy Donna in the TV show, but they replaced her and Allen with a truly despicable husband that beats his wife. In the show we're treated to a a horrible-but-kind-of-badass hillbilly nut bag called Merle, but thus far there's no sign of him in the comics. We also haven't seen Hershel Greene in the show so far (though I know he's in later episodes) and conversely, we haven't seen Dr Edwin Jenner or the CDC in the comics yet either.
Overall: I can't really offer too many thoughts on this trade paperback, because I just don't have many! I hate Rick, I still hate Lori, Glenn fell in love way too fast, and I want our band of survivors to catch a break. In the grand scheme of things the story didn't progress terribly far in this edition, it was basically douches being douches and our survivors moving camp once again. It wasn't bad, but I hope the next one contains a bit more substance.
Issue #7: Following Shane's death, our band of survivors decide it's not safe and they need to move camp. On the way they run into another group of survivors and form a bigger group. We learn Lori is pregnant, presumably with Shane's baby.
Issue #8: Our band of survivors stumble upon a gated community and take shelter in one of the houses, where old man Dale bangs Andrea. In the morning the snow melts to reveal a message scrawled at the entrance to the gated community: 'All dead do not enter'.
Issue #9: The crew go to scope out the other houses, when all the zombies suddenly emerge and nom on Donna's face. The crew escape without their supplies and food, and Rick, Carl and Dale are sent on a hunting trip. Carl is suddenly shot, and the random shooter stumbles out of the forest.
Issue #10 Otis the shooter leads the crew to the farm where he's been staying, which just so happens to be owned by a vet, Hershel. He patches up Carl and the crew stay with them while Carl heals. Tyreese confronts his daughter Julie and her boyfriend, warning them not to make with the sexytime and get pregnant. Glenn is being emo over Carol shacking up with Tyreese, so some girl from the farm agrees to bang him. Hershel warns Rick to stay out of the barn, as that's where they keep their dead.
Issue #11: Hershel reveals that he's not keeping the deceased in his barn, he's keeping zombies! Specifically his zombie son and neighbors, and he's keeping them in the hopes that they can be cured one day. A lone zombie stumbles onto the property and when they try to herd it into the barn, all the zombies get out and kill a couple of Hershel's kids. Hershel finally kills his zombie son Shawn, and the rest that he'd been keeping locked up.
Issue #12:Rick is an insensitive douche and asks to stay in Hershel's dead kids' room less than a day after they died. Hershel loses it, threatens to kill Rick and then kicks them all out. Glenn stays behind with Maggie, claiming they're ~in love. The crew soon stumble onto an abandoned zombie filled prison and decide to take shelter there.
Good god, Rick is annoying the ever loving SHIT out of me! He thinks he knows everything and that he can tell people what to do since he's a cop, and nobody else's opinion matters. Never mind that every time he makes the crew move, he ends up getting 5 people killed. Shane might have turned into a serious wanker at the end of his life, but he kept the camp safe before Rick came along. I'm waiting for the crew to just rebel and stage a coup a la Zarek and Felix vs. Adama in Battlestar Galactica.
I wanted to throw my goddamn iPad across the room when Rick asked Hershel to move into his dead kids' room less than a day after they'd been killed. Then he has the audacity to be incensed when Hershel tells them to fuck off and that their stay was only ever supposed to be temporary?! I have to wonder whether the authors write Rick as a self-righteous douche with his head up his arse, or whether they think he's a fantastic leader. I've only just finished watching season 1 of the tv show, and if TV!Rick ever gets that annoying, I may have to put my fist through my tv screen.
Speaking of the tv show, I suppose I should review these comics in comparison to that, huh? Well I have to say that the storyline is very faithful, and I'm very impressed! Lori is just as annoying as in the comics, and the actress who plays her even resembles how she's depicted in the comics! They've made Shane less of a douche and kept him around longer in the show, but he's still a jealous twat. I think Dale is just as adorable as in the books, though in the show they've significantly downplayed the May-December polyamory vibe. Conversely, Lori and Shane don't just have a one night stand in the show, it's developed into a full-blown relationship.
Jim and Amy meet the same ends in the show and comics, though in the show we get a touching insight into Amy and Andrea's relationship before she carks it. We also get a heartbreaking look into what became of Morgan's wife in the TV show, and hear a little more about how Jim escaped the zombie hordes. Thankfully they did away with nasty bitchy Donna in the TV show, but they replaced her and Allen with a truly despicable husband that beats his wife. In the show we're treated to a a horrible-but-kind-of-badass hillbilly nut bag called Merle, but thus far there's no sign of him in the comics. We also haven't seen Hershel Greene in the show so far (though I know he's in later episodes) and conversely, we haven't seen Dr Edwin Jenner or the CDC in the comics yet either.
Overall: I can't really offer too many thoughts on this trade paperback, because I just don't have many! I hate Rick, I still hate Lori, Glenn fell in love way too fast, and I want our band of survivors to catch a break. In the grand scheme of things the story didn't progress terribly far in this edition, it was basically douches being douches and our survivors moving camp once again. It wasn't bad, but I hope the next one contains a bit more substance.
jennc's review against another edition
5.0
More zombie fun! Hershel was a wee bit kookier in the comic as opposed to the TV show, imo. I'm interested to see how some of the differences from the TV show carry out in the next book...
leysoular's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
dijflickinger's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sianw1992's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a massive fan of the TV series, and have read the first of The Walking Dead graphic novels, so I'm going in with a lot of preconceptions.
For a start, I love the characters, the idea (although not original, has been made fresh) and the story. However, I imagine a lot of that has come from the TV show. I imagine Rick in my head as Andrew Lincoln as I look at the pictures on the pages.
Miles Behind Us covers the second series of The Walking Dead, introduces us to Hershel, Maggie and Otis, and ends where they do. I won't say where in case you're catching up on the series. But for me, it's too quick a read. In the end, it always fall back on the same argument, that this would be brilliant if it was a normal book. It would also let my imagination run wild. There's no time scale in the graphic novel either, unless a character mentions that a couple of weeks have passed since a certain event.
Despite all my negativity, there are some good points. A section which revolves around a housing estate is particularly exciting, but I won't give it away. There are also relationships and characters that I wish were explored on the TV show.
This is still a brilliant, gripping book, that I read in less than an hour. You hold your breath all the time and feel for the characters and what they're going, wishing that you had this idea before Robert Kirkman. But my final note and possibly the most important as this is a graphic novel, is the illustrations. The drawings for Vol. 1 were clear, crisp and beautiful. Vol. 2 is a bit of a disappointment in comparison. Characters appear completely different and the drawings are slightly muddier and dirtier. Maybe I've been generous giving this four stars, but I can't wait to sink my teeth (in a zombie like manner) into Vol. 3.
For a start, I love the characters, the idea (although not original, has been made fresh) and the story. However, I imagine a lot of that has come from the TV show. I imagine Rick in my head as Andrew Lincoln as I look at the pictures on the pages.
Miles Behind Us covers the second series of The Walking Dead, introduces us to Hershel, Maggie and Otis, and ends where they do. I won't say where in case you're catching up on the series. But for me, it's too quick a read. In the end, it always fall back on the same argument, that this would be brilliant if it was a normal book. It would also let my imagination run wild. There's no time scale in the graphic novel either, unless a character mentions that a couple of weeks have passed since a certain event.
Despite all my negativity, there are some good points. A section which revolves around a housing estate is particularly exciting, but I won't give it away. There are also relationships and characters that I wish were explored on the TV show.
This is still a brilliant, gripping book, that I read in less than an hour. You hold your breath all the time and feel for the characters and what they're going, wishing that you had this idea before Robert Kirkman. But my final note and possibly the most important as this is a graphic novel, is the illustrations. The drawings for Vol. 1 were clear, crisp and beautiful. Vol. 2 is a bit of a disappointment in comparison. Characters appear completely different and the drawings are slightly muddier and dirtier. Maybe I've been generous giving this four stars, but I can't wait to sink my teeth (in a zombie like manner) into Vol. 3.
lilirose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
La lettura di questo secondo volume non è stata piacevole come la precedente, tanto che ho deciso di non proseguire oltre.
Non ci sono grossi motivi oggettivi anche perché l'impostazione è rimasta la stessa, con un' ottima costruzione della tensione e una buona caratterizzazione dei personaggi; le illustrazioni hanno subito un piccolo calo qualitativo e a volte i personaggi esprimono le emozioni in maniera caricaturale, ma nonostante tutto si sono mantenute su un livello accettabile.
La ragione del mio disamore va ricercata nel fatto che mentre la prima volta era tutto da scoprire, sia per i protagonisti che per me, e sono rimasta affascinata da quel mondo nuovo e selvaggio, adesso ho realizzato che la serie sarà tutta così, piena di violenza desolazione e morte: appropriato visto il tema, ma agli antipodi della mia confort zone. Inoltre andando avanti si fa sempre più evidente il conservatorismo americano alla noi-uomini-duri: anche in questo caso lo trovo coerente con le atmosfere neo-western, ma personalmente mi risulta indigesto.
Insomma non una brutta serie, ma di sicuro non adatta a me.
Non ci sono grossi motivi oggettivi anche perché l'impostazione è rimasta la stessa, con un' ottima costruzione della tensione e una buona caratterizzazione dei personaggi; le illustrazioni hanno subito un piccolo calo qualitativo e a volte i personaggi esprimono le emozioni in maniera caricaturale, ma nonostante tutto si sono mantenute su un livello accettabile.
La ragione del mio disamore va ricercata nel fatto che mentre la prima volta era tutto da scoprire, sia per i protagonisti che per me, e sono rimasta affascinata da quel mondo nuovo e selvaggio, adesso ho realizzato che la serie sarà tutta così, piena di violenza desolazione e morte: appropriato visto il tema, ma agli antipodi della mia confort zone. Inoltre andando avanti si fa sempre più evidente il conservatorismo americano alla noi-uomini-duri: anche in questo caso lo trovo coerente con le atmosfere neo-western, ma personalmente mi risulta indigesto.
Insomma non una brutta serie, ma di sicuro non adatta a me.