Seven years ago, Image Comics released the first issue of “The Walking Dead”. Written by Robert Kirkman and drawn by Charlie Adlard, this long standing comic goes where it seems most zombie stories are afraid to go, long term survival. During an interview, Kirkman stated he wanted to write “the zombie movie that never ends,” and now that he has recently released issue #75, it seems he is doing just that and succeeding.
This Eisner Award winning comic series follows Rick Grimes, a sheriff from a small town who wakes from a coma to find the world he once knew completely different. Zombies have taken over and his family is nowhere to be found. He goes on a mission to find them but, as opposed to most zombie stories, the story doesn't stop when that story arc ends. He finds his wife, Lori, and son, Carl camping out on the outskirts of Atlanta with a small group of survivors. Since then they have traveled through Georgia, losing and gaining members, trying to find shelter, food and general safety.
“The Walking Dead” breaks away even further from the norm when eventually the zombies become more of a backdrop to the characters and how they adjust to their surroundings. Kirkman and Adlard successfully convey every sort of reaction anyone could have in this situation, ranging from suicidal tendencies to violent desensitization. It is both an amazing zombie apocalypse story as well as a fantastic examination of human response to horrible circumstances.
AMC will be premiering the first episode of the television adaptation, with Kirkman as an executive producer, on October 31st.
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