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A review by annelives
The Walking Dead, Book 2 by Robert Kirkman
3.0
The writers for the TV show deserve a round of applause. They improved the story line, characters, and relationships in the graphic novels. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the comics were written because it gave the writers of the show an outline to work with. However, I feel like this is an average series with mediocre writing. Entertaining enough, but nothing special. (Although to be fair the writing was better in this volume, even if the story itself was rather boring during the latter half of the volume.)
The only reason I'm still reading this series is because I want to see how it diverges from the show. So far everything the show has done differently is just flat out better. I've preferred the characters they've added to the show over the ones they decided to leave out and preferred the added events in show to the events in the comics.
Still annoyed at how the women in the comics are pretty much just there to fulfill different adolescent schoolboy's fantasies. None of the women have an authentic voice. They seem to be mere props to move the storyline along rather than unique individuals with desires, feelings, and motives of their own. I read a lot of science fiction, so I'm used to this but it's still annoying.
The only reason I'm still reading this series is because I want to see how it diverges from the show. So far everything the show has done differently is just flat out better. I've preferred the characters they've added to the show over the ones they decided to leave out and preferred the added events in show to the events in the comics.
Still annoyed at how the women in the comics are pretty much just there to fulfill different adolescent schoolboy's fantasies. None of the women have an authentic voice. They seem to be mere props to move the storyline along rather than unique individuals with desires, feelings, and motives of their own. I read a lot of science fiction, so I'm used to this but it's still annoying.