Walking Dead Issue 97#
I couldn’t be bothered to go get the new avengers vs xmen
today so I decided to review the latest walking dead. As you may know this
series has been running for many years and made Robert Kirkman, very very
famous and quite rich, so good for him.
Overview if you have been under a rock since the release of
walking dead, including the tv show: Zombies have appeared, and they did what
they do best, eat everyone, forever spawning more zombies (it’s a big planet
remember) causing a lot of mess for everyone who are still alive.
It follows a band of survivors led by Rick Grimes, who woke
up in hospital after the outbreak of the virus, so it’s like 28 days later in
that aspect, but since waking up and finding his family he has gone over a 97
issue adventure where a lot has happened. Seriously a lot, sometimes even I don’t
remember it fully. Rick’s group has gained and lost so many members, you may lose count, but you will always remember the
important ones who were lost, including Rick’s Wife and Baby, which is quite
ballsy of the writers I thought and sort of heart-breaking, considering it’s a comic
book.
The premise is quite simple, “oh we think we’re safe” than
the manure hits the proverbial fan and you lose some people, but you never know
who! It also adds a slight twist on the zombie story, as it is more about character
development from lazy couch potatoes to full blown survivors. As well as people
are mostly the more evil threat than the brain-munching zombies. The governor
springs to mind here, who will appearing in Walking Deads 3rd tv
season at the end of quarter four.
This issue could be seen as semi-special as it begins the
latest arc which will lead up to the 100th issue where I’m sure
something spectacular and earth shattering will happen, this is what makes the
series so great stuff will always happen that forever changes the storyline and
the characters within it. For example Rick’s son carl was at first care-free
and acted his age, naievity and stuff like that, until all the events have
slowly changed him, turning him into a little bad-ass you wouldn’t want to
cross.
This new arc is called “Something To Fear” which follows “A
Larger World” story chapter, Rick has became allies with a new community which
outnumbers his own by a helluva lot, but they are all weaker than his little
group of rag-tag survivours. However this community has resources which Rick
needs, which brings in a weird “barter” system right about now because for a
constant supply of… supplies…. Rick will take care of a group called the “Saviours”
which is reallllyyyyy unoriginal.
Still don’t get his readiness to take on a group of unknown
size but it’s what he wants to do. This issue is more about introducing the
saviours and Rick telling the group that they have to take out this unknown
group.
The saviours turn out to be a motorcycle gang, led by a character called "Neegan" who seemed to
have transformed this group into some sort of cult or sect, but a heavily armed one,. Rick
and co, easily take them on, but of course there is more to come, but your
given the idea that they’re possible walking into a situation they cannot deal
with.
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| Person in Picture is not neegan. |
And so ends the issue, the story as always is brilliant, but
there is one thing that will constantly bother me. The art. It was great in the
first 5 issues or so, but since hten it has gradually dropped and got worse to
the point where it’s only good at death scenes, and everything else is just as
a possible standard to make out who is who.
But im pretty sure Kirkman and co wont fail to deliver an
epic for their 100th issue extravaganza
Assorted Geekery Time!
My Initial reaction : “XD XD, XD, XD, XD”
Damn this is some good drawing! Or Painting or however this
was created. Not many things can pull fighting Nazis whilst on a gigantor
squirrel, but Chewbacca. He truly “Nails it!” the artist does a great job at
pulling this off.
Wonder how long till someone frames this and its put in
their house?
State of chaos
No idea how old this is but I sort of just stumbled upon it
and gave it ago. All you do is enter your name and street address and it
creates a short clip of said street being blown to smitherines by a random tai
fighter on legs.
Its hella cheesey, much like that app where your record
something then it blows up relased for “Ghost Protocal”. Its not that long but
its mix of google earth pictures and images makes it kind of believable. My
house doesn’t have a mailbox though… technically it was my Mums house.....
So you can either enter in your address or
your arch nemesis’ but either way, go blow something up!
Until next time…KABOOM!
