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The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics; 32871st edition (February 19, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1582406723
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582406725
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 10 inches

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First and foremost a comic creator, Kirkman has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time and is the #1 show on television among the coveted 18-49 demo. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success.
Kirkman also serves as consulting producer of The Talking Dead, the popular talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that deep dives into each week’s episode of both The Walking Dead and its companion series Fear the Walking Dead. Kirkman is co-creator, writer and producer of The Walking Dead’s companion series, Fear the Walking Dead.
He is also executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year. Kirkman’s popular demonic-exorcism comic, Outcast, was adapted, produced and airs on Cinemax.
For the big screen, Kirkman will produce Invincible based on his long-running popular comic book. The project will be written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Universal Pictures. Other credits include AIR featuring Norman Reedus and Academy Award nominee, Djimon Hounsou.
Additional Kirkman comics include Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf-Man, and Thief of Thieves.
Robert is also the Chairman of Skybound Entertainment. Robert, an advocate for creator rights, co-founded Skybound alongside his longtime business and producing partner David Alpert in an effort to ensure creators are able to maintain their intellectual property rights and creative control.
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Michael Anthony "Tony" Moore (born 1978) is an American comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators. Moore was raised in the small town of Cynthiana, KY, and studied Fine Art at the University of Louisville. His illustration is a mix of grit and horror, with emotive cartooning and humor. His work on The Walking Dead was nominated twice for one the comics industry's highest honors, The Eisner Award, for Best New Series in 2004, and Best Cover Artist in 2005.
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It came today and I couldn't be happier! It was in perfect condition so I immediately ordered the next volumes. I cannot believe I bought this book for a buck. 10/10 recommend 👌

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I can't believe I bought this book for a buck!! It was in perfect condition. I already went ahead and ordered the next volumes.

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surprisingly, pretty good 😊

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Though this is a retelling of the classic walking dead series, with slight variations, I am pleasantly surprised that it is quite entertaining. I am hooked. I gave this a four star rating because of the lack of color but the story line is pretty good can’t wait to read more.

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Reading due to show

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I'm almost finished with the show and want to see the differences between the two medias while its still fresh

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Amazing

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Great story and drawings!

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Love the series

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Robert Kirkman sets the bar for what a comic book series and zombie franchise ought to be! I am reding it the second time.

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Post Apocalyptic Fun!!

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What happens when the world we know is gone, possibly forever, and every day is a constant struggle for survival? Would we still fall in love, write poetry, decorate things, take time to read a book, or make plans for the future? How would a world gone mad affect the contemporary family unit or a religious organization? These are the types of things looked at in detail in "Days Gone Bye", the first volume in the Walking Dead series of graphic novels. Most contemporary media dealing with the subject of the apocalypse focuses on what occurs immediately before or after the great event that ends civilization (in this case, an infestation of zombies taking over the planet). The Walking Dead, however, is more of a long term project, focusing mostly on characterization. While there is certainly both action and horror present, these things are a vehicle to display the characters and how they react to the situations they find themselves in.

The artwork is very good, and a welcome change in a genre that is mostly saturated with Japanese Anime style art. The main artist, Toni Moore, has gotten facial expression down to a science. It is readily apparent when any given character is sad, or joyful, or full of fear. An absolutely priceless facial expression is on the first page, in which an enraged (and probably drunk) escaped convict is screaming about never going back to prison. He has a very "I'm a crazy country bumpkin, don't mess with me or I'll chainsaw you" look about him. My one gripe is really about all graphic novels in general, although it definitely applies here. The use of emphasis on words is always completely off in comics. Either too many words, or the completely wrong words, are bolded (indicating emphasis on that word), which throws off the flow of the dialog.

The story revolves around Rick, a police officer who awakens in a hospital after being shot on duty. The world has somehow become zombie infested, and he's all alone. This chapter of the saga is about Rick's search for his family, and his decisions on what to do next once he does actually find other living people. Several subplots pop up, mostly having to do with the backgrounds of the various minor characters, and hopefully they are explored further later on in the series, as these are all characters you can imagine actually being people you know and care about.

If the first installment is any indication, this series is just going to keep getting better. Highly recommended to fans of zombie mayhem and standard drama fare.

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Still pretty good after all these years.

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This is a re-read for me. I’m more impressed by the art than I was even the first time I read it. While the narrative is well-known by now, it was at the time incredibly different than the majority of zombie fiction. As Kirkman says, it’s not about the Zombie Apocalypse, it’s about everything after.

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I'm a big fan of the tv show, The Walking Dead, so I was curious to see how the comics are. So far, from reading this first comic, the show stays pretty close to it. This first installment ends with Shane's death and if I remember correctly, that was how season 2 of the tv show ended. There's a few characters in the comic that aren't in the tv series, but from what I see the show pretty much follows the comic. So far, anyway because I have heard the two are different.

However, I think the tv show and the actors truly bring these characters to life. Rick Grimes is one of my favorite characters, ever, and to see his character change over these four seasons has really been one of my favorite aspects of the story. Actor Andrew Lincoln is truly wonderful in this role and does an amazing job. Creator Robert Kirkman promises that we will know what happens to Rick in the end, there will be no wondering.

I think the comics are a nice complimentary reading for fans of The Walking Dead series. The illustrations are pretty neat, I like how they capture the grim reality of what is going on in this post apocalyptic world. I'm a fan of zombie stories because I feel like it's interesting to see what such a world can do to people, and how it can change them. The zombies aren't the scariest part, the people are. It's human nature to want to survive, but at what cost?

Robert Kirkman paints a dark and difficult new world here in a realistic and intriguing way. What I really want to get my hands on are the Walking Dead books, starting with the The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, also written by Kirkman.

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2016

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I won't insult you by explaining the Walking Dead to you, you know what it is about. The end of the world, hordes of zombies and survivors fighting to survive.

After watching all of the episodes on television, I thought I had better go back to where it all began and read the graphic novel series. This could be an expensive decision as I rather enjoyed volume one and I think it is on volume twenty something now.

Obviously the tv show and the novel don't always follow the same plot but it was nice to see how the characters were originally imagined. I mean when I see Rick, I see Andrew Lincoln but this volume shows me the characters in a totally different light. It also shows how well the casting of the tv show did with matching some of the characters to their on screen counterparts.

The characters feel wonderfully real, from their facial expressions to the dialogue, all illustrated brilliantly, plus with it being drawn in monochrome shades the world looks suitably bleak.

Yes I know The Walking Dead does feature a lot of blood and gore, something that does not come in shades of gray but those zoms look suitably bloody and nasty, don't worry about that.

Volume One follows Rick's awakening from his coma, his discovery that the world has gone to hell and his family are gone. Rick finds his family but he also finds new friends, fellow survivors each with their own tale to tell - Carol is not a badass at this point!

I'm still new to reading graphic novels but I have a feeling it is going to expand considerably thanks to this. Gritty and gripping, it will keep me in zombies until season 7.

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Hugh Finnegan

Fantastic Post-Apocalyptic horror

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 8, 2016

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After being a fan of the show for years I finally got around to the graphic novel and it's everything I hoped it would be! I love how all of the art is in black and white as it adds to the post-apocalyptic feel of the story and the characters are well fleshed out.

**SPOILERS FOLLOW** The show changed things up a bit by changing some characters, adding new ones or removing some completely and the most notable absence from the graphic novel is Daryl - I know the GN came first but I found myself missing him (no Meryl either). Dale seems a little older in the novel and has a weird relationship with Andrea and her sister Amy. Glenn is pretty close to his show counterpart (or vice-versa) and Shane snuffs it very early on in the GN compared to the show. Rick seems a lot friendlier and emotional early on in this GN but his conflicts with Shane harden him early on. Carol is still a bit mysterious so far as she was at the beginning of the show and Lori does quite a bit of complaining.

Overall, it is a very good start and I read all six issues in one evening. Looking forward to getting the next installment on my Kindle!

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Great Illustrations and Dynamic Characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 18, 2020

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I'm late to love The Walking Dead series and have watched the TV series prior to trying these graphic no did so I knew some characters and plot was added to the TV series not in the books. Daryl Dixon and his brother Merle don't feature here. It's been a !ing time since I read a comic book. Over 30 years but I really enjoyed this first in the series. The illustrations are great and it captures the horror of where this nightmare all began. I'll definitely reading the rest of the series and if you've not seen the TV series, it's a must. I'm officially a Walking Dead obsessed fan.

Robert Bassett

read this quickly - when the TV show starts on Halloween in the US, you'll be able to gloat

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 5, 2010

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Seriously people, you should be reading this series. These collections of the monthly comics are great. Don't be fooled by the 28 Days Later ... [DVD] [2002 ] style beginning (In the end, how many ways can you start a zombie story? Does it really matter?) this quickly builds into a unique "Zombie Apocalypse" saga. Also, even if you get hooked on the series, be patient and stick with the book versions - I started reading the individual monthly comics rather than the collections because I was "jonesing" for more of the story and the experience is less satisfying - I'm switching back to reading them in the big chunks that this format provide.

The real innovation with "Walking Dead" is that it's much more about the people than the Zombies. The writer sums it up in his intro when he says the real story of Zombies never ends - you can't just tie up loose ends and come up with a happy ending. Within a pretty short while it becomes apparent that in this world, danger comes less from animated corpses, and more from human beings, fighting amongst each other for resources and a safe haven as society breaks down.

Brilliantly written, evocatively drawn - this is a genuine masterpiece. It's going to be a TV series on the American Cable channel AMC in October and I'm pretty sure it'll be coming to the UK shortly after. The trailers look good, but they're bound to mess it up a bit, so read the source material.

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Arrived wet and ruined!

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Very disappointed!! Ordered as a gift for Christmas and it arrived ruined! Was soaking wet and pages, bent, ripped! Very upset as this was a main Christmas present and couldn't even gift the item!!

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