![]() ![]() Kirkman proves with this first volume that he is an excellent storyteller and has created a world with many possible twists and turns that can support an ongoing book. The art by Tony Moore, however, is stellar throughout and is evidence of an artist who can create compelling human characters amid the beautifully horrific zombies and the desolate world they must all share together. At times, it can seem jarring and distract from the enjoyment of the tale. Although this concern for the characters’ well-being is sown within the story, Kirkman slips up when it comes to the dialogue. ![]() How did this epidemic of the walking dead begin and can it be stopped? These and other questions, as well as personal interactions and drama between the characters, will keep the reader intrigued as to what will transpire next. Lovers of the horror genre will appreciate the slow build-up and impending dread of a story where even the characters involved have no clue how their world got turned upside down by an infection that causes its victims to transform and regress into decaying zombies. ![]() ![]() In the first volume of “The Walking Dead”, writer and creator Robert Kirkman guides the reader through a zombie mystery that is more about the survivors than the zombies themselves. ![]()
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