The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out TP [Paperback]

Robert Kirkman (Author), Charlie Adlard (Author)

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Publication Date: June 21, 2011 | Series: The Walking Dead (Book 14)

As the Eisner Award-winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls!

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As the Eisner Award-winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls!

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (June 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1607063921
• ISBN-13: 978-1607063926
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Horror
  • #10 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Image Comics

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Robert Kirkman is a New York Times bestselling author known for being the cultural zeitgeist of the comic book industry. He maintains one prerogative in every undertaking: quality. It is Kirkman's belief that good people who produce good writing and good ideas make comics people love. Kirkman was recently made partner at Image Comics, and continues to revive the industry with refreshing new characters. AMC is adapting his bestselling series, The Walking Dead, into a TV series (set to debut in October 2010), and his books are among the most popular on the iPhone and iPad's "Comics" app.

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Storm After The Calm--All Heck Breaks Loose In The Newest Installment Of A Zombie Epic, June 29, 2011

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K. Harris "Film aficionado" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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When I heard that AMC was going to produce a television series based on the zombie epic "The Walking Dead," I was both concerned and delighted. A bona fide classic in undead lore, "The Walking Dead" graphic novels are brutal and surprising--not really what I would picture for a basic cable TV show. The first season ran with 6 episodes, and the ratings were stellar for AMC (a network known for terrific and prestigious shows like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad"). With Frank Darabont of "Shawshank Redemption" fame as the creative force behind the show and Robert Kirkman's (the comic's creator) involvement as a writer, we have a winner gearing up for a second season--so check it out today on DVD if you haven't already!

But picking up with the graphic novels, Kirkman hits us with "Volume 14: No Way Out." Now, I have heard some disappointment about recent installments of this terrifically well-rounded series. For those looking for general mayhem and violence, the story has been producing some of the more subdued chapters of late. I have to say that initially I agreed. With Rick and clan installed in a new community, there were dozens of new characters sharing center stage. I found this off-putting at first. But what happened in "Volume 13: Too Far Gone" was far more important than just another attack. Rick's growth and character development were a highlight and how he, and the others, started to acclimatize to their new surroundings had surprising emotional resonance. The characters faced the crossroads where they were allowed to start feeling human again and started to face the moral repercussions of the things they've done and will have to continue to do in order to survive. I ended up really feeling connected with "Too Far Gone" in a surprising way. If you're open to seeing "The Walking Dead" as a fully rounded epic, these moments of introspection are entirely crucial!

"No Way Out," however, should satisfy those begging for a return to bloodlust and monster mayhem. While early sections of the story are spread among far too many characters (we need to thin the pack!), this is the chapter in which we really see Rick reclaim his leadership role making both good and bad decisions. The entire focus of the tale is taken over by a zombie horde that has discovered our little community. Things may not be as secure as our heroes had hoped and when safety is compromised--nothing will be the same again. Mutilated corpses and surprising new victims populate this episode which is an absolute game changer. But amidst all the carnage and loss, Rick has a remarkable epiphany near the end that makes one of the most powerful soliloquies the series has yet produced. Good stuff. KGHarris, 6/11.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best volume yet..., June 22, 2011

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T. Fitzpatrick (Dallas , TX) - See all my reviews
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I'd been thinking the last volume of The Walking Dead were starting to get a little boring. I just plowed through this one and found myself shocked, amazed, and shouting out expletives more than a few times... and again, a cliff-hanger ending...

This is freaking great stuff... the only drawback is waiting another 6 months to find out what happens. Sure, I could get the single issue comics, but I like the trade paperback too much.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walking dead volume 14, August 16, 2011

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D. Mendoza "mattewsdad" (texas) - See all my reviews
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i have read all the collected volumes. some people complain about how the story starts to lag in some of the volumes, and those people are silly. the story is great and those moments where the story slows down, is what makes it even more interesting. i used to read marvel comics and it seemed like all those mutant characters barely had time to use the bathroom and eat lunch. the stories moved to fast and they were going from one battle the next. they never got a break. even as a kid i wondered, how the heck do they keep going? with the walking dead, it feels real when things get quiet and slow. it gives you time to understand the characters.