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Introducing the first eight volumes of the fan-favorite, New York Times Best Seller series collected into one massive paperback collection! Collects The Walking Dead #1-48. This is the perfect collection for any fan of the Emmy Award-winning television series on AMC: over one thousand pages chronicling the beginning of Robert Kirkman's Eisner Award-winning continuing story of survival horror- from Rick Grimes' waking up alone in a hospital, to him and his family seeking solace on Hershel's farm, and the controversial introduction of Woodbury despot: The Governor. In a world ruled by the dead, we are finally forced to finally start living.

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The Walking Dead is all about the living, the people who struggle to retain their humanity in the face of the unspeakable. So what does that mean? What good is being human when you're no longer the dominant species on the planet? And what's really left to hold on to? The Walking Dead is an examination of all those questions and more. -- John Hogan, The Graphic Novel Reporter

My recommendation is if you are a fan of the Walking Dead tv series, and you feel you want to read the largest chunk of the collected graphic novels in the lowest price per "chunk" format... pick up this compendium! -- squidoo.com

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ROBERT KIRKMAN is best known for his work on "The Walking Dead "and "Invincible "for Image Comics, as well as "Ultimate X-Men "and "Marvel Zombies "for Marvel Comics. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics and is an executive producer and writer on "The Walking Dead "television show. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Series: The Walking Dead (Book 1)
Paperback: 1088 pages
Publisher: Image Comics; 7th edition (May 19, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1607060760
ISBN-13: 978-1607060765
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 2.1 x 10.2 inches
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- #4 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Horror
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frabjousdayTop Contributor: Pets

Great collection!

November 4, 2017

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If you're a fan of the series, make sure you read the books.

I bought the compendium so as not to have to buy each volume. While it's now packaged in one large volume, it's well..now in one large volume. Reading can be a little cumbersome due to its size but the spine is bound well and I wasn't worried about pages falling off.

The story is captivating. Beyond the TV series, each character is fleshed out even more. As a plus, story arcs go in slightly (or very) different directions as the show so you won't be able to predict everything going forward. The writing is raw and the people feel a little more rounded, their decisions that much more agonizing.

The artwork is great and captures the gruesome grotesqueness of the undead in exquisite detail.

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Keith

I don't care if you have seen the show; you must read this.

June 26, 2017

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I got the kindle version and it was hard to read the larger panels on my small phone screen. It was perfectly fine on a larger tablet.

If you are a fan of the show and haven't read this, I will warn you that there are substantial differences. It is as if a drunk person explained the plot of the comic books to the screenwriter in a loud bar, and them the screenwriter wrote the show from memory a month later. This is to say that the 'highlights' from the comics made it to the show, but it is still a different story.

People are on here trying to review this with deep literary analysis techniques, as if this were Shakespear or Proust or something. This is a comic about zombies. There are many like it, but this is the best one.

If you like the show, you will like the comics. I promise. They complement each other, but are different enough to warrant spending time on both.

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Dave A

Awesome Collector's Edition

December 22, 2015

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I get excited every year they put another one of the Omnibuses out. The artwork is phenomenal, and the inclusion of additional covers, sketches, and other drawings at the end is a welcomed finish. It is a big heavy book, so definitely designed as a collector's item. Highly recommended.

Update: anyone know if #7 is coming out? These have been perfectly timed in the past to come out around the holidays and this year, nothin.

Update: I contacted a distributor and they said while they don't have an official release date for Omnibus 7, they estimated sometime in July/August 2017

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Nick RicciTop Contributor: Pets

Best comic out!!!

January 4, 2016

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If you are considering purchasing this book, I assume you are already familiar with the Walking Dead. This hardcover collection is my favorite way to read and collect the series. It saves so much room versus buying single issues or the trade paperbacks. The beautiful hardcover protects the stores and ensures they will last for a while. Each volume contains 12 comics as well as some rare artwork and commentary from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. I love how these look on my shelf and I would recommend them to ANY Walking Dead fan, whether you are brand new to the comics, or already own single issues or trade paperbacks.....these are THE way to collect, read, and enjoy them!!

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Lauren Jones

I LOVE THE WALKING DEAD!!!

December 16, 2015

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I have been a fan of The Walking Dead for years now. I started watching when there were only three seasons on Netflix. So I pretty much binge watched three seasons straight, and then joined the rest of the world with watching every Sunday. Anyway, I didn't know the show was derived from comics until seeing an episode of Talking Dead. I discovered the Compendiums and I decided to buy it. I have been thoroughly entertained with these comics. I love reading them and seeing how they are the same and different from the show. I am almost finished with Compendium one, and hoping to get Compendium two for Christmas. This is a great read, just as good, if not better than the show. I am a fan of the show, and now the comics for LIFE!!!

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Jon C.

I watched the TV show first (caught up as of 3/6/2016) before reading and holy crap these are awesome

March 14, 2016

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I've purchased all volumes up to 22 and the TV show has just about caught up to wear I am in the novels. These books are friggen awesome. I don't read much and my buddy lent me VOL 1 after he knew I liked the show. Well, I burned through the first one and then just went on a tear buying 4 volumes at a time...the price is pretty good for what you get out of these. $9-$15 is the range I've paid per novel, I'm not sure why they aren't the same but anyways, I keep buying them none the less. The story was written before the TV Show and the show follows the story but there is some differences. The written story is more violent and graphic then the tv show but the tv show does a decent job of sticking with main ideas. I've noticed that certain plot things that happen in the book also happen in the show but there is a unique twist like a different character it happens to or something like that. Which makes reading these volumes great cuz I have some idea of where the story is going (after having watched all tv episodes) but there are still surprises. If you like the TV show and haven't read these, give it a try and you will get a whole new experience of the Walking Dead story. I'm putting this same review under every volume I've purchased (1-22) so people can see it. go buy these!

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Michael Kelso

How it all began

September 6, 2017

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The beginning of the show that has captured the imagination of the world. I bought this after I had watched the first two seasons of the show. It was interesting to see where they deviated from the comics and where they stayed faithful to them. Of course, the black and white style gave it a very old school, Night of the Living Dead vibe. I was surprised by how much the characters came to life in the comics. I could easily visualize them doing on the screen what they were doing on the page.
All in all, this made for interesting reading in between season breaks as I pondered on who would be the next to go and how they would meet their demise.

Michael Kelso, author of, 'One on One'.

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kelsey burrington

Five Stars

Gf loves these books.

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Michael Herman

I like the differences

I came to TWD from television first, so I’m doing it backwards. I like the story overall, and enjoy the fact the two tracks aren’t identical.

If Daryl does, we riot.Read more

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Stephen Norris

This is great for anyone that watches TWD on tv

This is great for anyone that watches TWD on tv. Nice to be able to compare the story line with the show and book.

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Jo Sanders

Five Stars

it was THE WALKING DEAD

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matt

These hard cover books are a wonderful, high quality display of one of the best ...

Robert Kirkman RULES!!! These hard cover books are a wonderful, high quality display of one of the best graphic novel series ever.

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Natalie

great story

This is great if you're trying to catch up on the comics, a great price as well.

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Dan

The Walking Political Dead

The new edition to the crew "princess" is a horribly written character, annoying and unbelievable in this universe.Read more

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screamingqueen

Great artwork and intense storylines.

Beyond the insane expense, I LOVE this series. Only started reading after watching the show and glad I did. Beautiful artwork and intense storylines.

Published 11 days ago

Bobby-Jo

Not really a coloring book

Shouldn’t be labeled as a coloring book as most of the pages are mostly blacked out. I bought it in hopes to actually color in it. Crazy right? Buying a coloring book to color???Read more

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Four Stars

A little bent but over great quality, lover this series

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