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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Best Graphic Novels & Comics (2013)Following the events of "Something to Fear," Rick and the other survivors accept a new way...but not everyone agrees. Collects The Walking Dead #103-108.
136 pages, Comics
First published June 5, 2013
About the author
Robert Kirkman
2,552 books6,616 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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September 6, 2023
What happened to Michonne's humanity? Will Maggie (and Sophia) ever return to Alexandria? Wil Negan let anyone live???
Complete capitulation to Negan and The Saviors? Rick, Andrea, Jesus and Carl don't think so! This deep into a series you rarely get such a huge iconic character, well Negan is that man. When the world is heading towards an end, this is the absolute last person you want in charge... but what a treat for the readers! A character so good that whole paragraphs word-for-word were lifted for the TV show. Anyways as Alexandria bends the knee to Negan; in the deep background the plotting begins, hang on a minute, where's Carl???
8.5 out of 12 --> Four Star Read.
2019, 2017 and 2013 read
Complete capitulation to Negan and The Saviors? Rick, Andrea, Jesus and Carl don't think so! This deep into a series you rarely get such a huge iconic character, well Negan is that man. When the world is heading towards an end, this is the absolute last person you want in charge... but what a treat for the readers! A character so good that whole paragraphs word-for-word were lifted for the TV show. Anyways as Alexandria bends the knee to Negan; in the deep background the plotting begins, hang on a minute, where's Carl???
8.5 out of 12 --> Four Star Read.
2019, 2017 and 2013 read
May 10, 2018
Negan is here to stay!
This is the eighteen volume of “The Walking Dead", collecting the comic book issues from #103 to #108.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Eighteen
WHAT COMES AFTER
Let me put this to you as clearly as I can. I’m not in charge anymore. Negan is.
Rick doesn’t know too much about Negan and his Saviors’ army and without knowledge would be reckless to engage against them, so Rick will have to do one of the most difficult things to do…
…kneel before Negan.
Enter: Ezekiel…
…the eccentric leader of The Kingdom (oh, and he has a tiger… really, I’m not kiddin’!).
Rick’s world is getting larger and larger. First, Rick’s group settled in Alexandria, then they knew about The Hilltop, later came the Saviors and their secret headquarters “The Sanctuary”, and now there was The Kingdom.
The Kingdom is yet another community (with certain offbeat customs) under the extortion of Negan.
However, while Rick is aware of how larger his world has become, he is aware of something else.
Each time, there are more other communities in the area…
…and only one community loyal to Negan.
And something more important, if The Hilltop has a Jesus, it seems that The Sanctuary has a “Judas”.
This is the eighteen volume of “The Walking Dead", collecting the comic book issues from #103 to #108.
Creative Team:
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Illustrators: Charlie Adlard
Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff Rathburn
Chapter Eighteen
WHAT COMES AFTER
Let me put this to you as clearly as I can. I’m not in charge anymore. Negan is.
Rick doesn’t know too much about Negan and his Saviors’ army and without knowledge would be reckless to engage against them, so Rick will have to do one of the most difficult things to do…
…kneel before Negan.
Enter: Ezekiel…
…the eccentric leader of The Kingdom (oh, and he has a tiger… really, I’m not kiddin’!).
Rick’s world is getting larger and larger. First, Rick’s group settled in Alexandria, then they knew about The Hilltop, later came the Saviors and their secret headquarters “The Sanctuary”, and now there was The Kingdom.
The Kingdom is yet another community (with certain offbeat customs) under the extortion of Negan.
However, while Rick is aware of how larger his world has become, he is aware of something else.
Each time, there are more other communities in the area…
…and only one community loyal to Negan.
And something more important, if The Hilltop has a Jesus, it seems that The Sanctuary has a “Judas”.
April 28, 2014
It’s pretty telling that for a long time I was snatching up new Walking Dead collections as soon as they came out, but I read Vol. 17 over a year ago and didn’t get around to picking this one up until now.
I used to think that the on-going nature of the comics which enabled it to be an endless fall into the depths of despair was one of the selling points for this series. The idea that things could always get worse and then did made it unique. I thought the format really let them explore just how hopeless a zombie apocalypse could be.
However, after watching the show which seems to be loop of frustration occasionally redeemed by a great episode or ‘Holy shit!’ moment, and the last volume which featured an incredibly brutal and graphic death of a major character, Walking Dead finally popped the fuse controlling my taste for exploring just how bad things can get. At this point the on-going nature has started to work against it for me since I saw no end to the carnage and someday it would be just the last two living people on earth fighting over a can of beans right before being eaten by zombies.
So this storyline featuring Negan and his group of Saviors seemed like we’d just be repeating the whole Governor/prison thing, and I wasn’t that interested. However, this collection does a fair job of trying to establish Negan a bit beyond just another crazy war lord of the zombie apocalypse, and the way that Rick is working on a plan that involves other survivor communities seems like it could offer a bit of hope that the characters of Walking Dead are at long last trying to claw their way out of their daily nightmare instead of just surviving it.
I used to think that the on-going nature of the comics which enabled it to be an endless fall into the depths of despair was one of the selling points for this series. The idea that things could always get worse and then did made it unique. I thought the format really let them explore just how hopeless a zombie apocalypse could be.
However, after watching the show which seems to be loop of frustration occasionally redeemed by a great episode or ‘Holy shit!’ moment, and the last volume which featured an incredibly brutal and graphic death of a major character, Walking Dead finally popped the fuse controlling my taste for exploring just how bad things can get. At this point the on-going nature has started to work against it for me since I saw no end to the carnage and someday it would be just the last two living people on earth fighting over a can of beans right before being eaten by zombies.
So this storyline featuring Negan and his group of Saviors seemed like we’d just be repeating the whole Governor/prison thing, and I wasn’t that interested. However, this collection does a fair job of trying to establish Negan a bit beyond just another crazy war lord of the zombie apocalypse, and the way that Rick is working on a plan that involves other survivor communities seems like it could offer a bit of hope that the characters of Walking Dead are at long last trying to claw their way out of their daily nightmare instead of just surviving it.
January 28, 2014
Politicians today are mostly a greedy, corrupt and lazy bunch. But just wait for the zombie apocalypse. It’s where every lunatic has the opportunity to become leader, governor, king or whatever title he can confer on himself. Yowsah! Emperor Jeff! It has a nice ring to it. Tuesdays would be Tuna Casserole and Finger Puppet night.
And I’m not leaving Rick out of this either. Remember, as in the TV show, the good sheriff likes to talk to dead people on the phone.
Oh, and Carl, you are one bad-ass twelve year old!
And I’m not leaving Rick out of this either. Remember, as in the TV show, the good sheriff likes to talk to dead people on the phone.
Oh, and Carl, you are one bad-ass twelve year old!
October 28, 2016
This volume picks up right after we first meet Negan, or where Season 7 of the show starts. It highlights what type of villain Negan is, shows what's next for old characters, and introduces new characters. I really liked a passing comment about how Negan's style of leadership looks a lot like how the world used to be (or our current world). Things are getting interesting and I'm really excited to see where the story goes from here!
January 4, 2016
Hmm... Well I THOUGHT this was gonna be a deathfest, especially after the events of the last volume, but we're still working up to that, I see.
Carl needs a leash. Maybe one of those little monkey backpacks with the retractable cord leash. That would be fitting. His little rebel ass is going to cause some major shit to go down, and he makes me nervous.
Otherwise, this was a bit boring. I want the death and destruction to rain down upon certain people so I can laugh maniacally and feel morally superior. Karma or something.
I really hope that happens soon.
Carl needs a leash. Maybe one of those little monkey backpacks with the retractable cord leash. That would be fitting. His little rebel ass is going to cause some major shit to go down, and he makes me nervous.
Otherwise, this was a bit boring. I want the death and destruction to rain down upon certain people so I can laugh maniacally and feel morally superior. Karma or something.
I really hope that happens soon.
June 6, 2017
What comes after Mafia? A war of course! But do our heroes have any luck at winning? Will they find any allies? And what is Negan able to do? How dangerous might he be?
November 10, 2019
First Read: May 28th 2016
Re-read: November 10th 2019
this issue picks up right after the events of the previous issue where we lost two of the main core group at the hands of Negan and his Saviours. I feel this issue is starting things for something bigger that is coming and when it does it will change every character within this universe forever.
I will call this issue Negan's issue were we get an insight to who the saviours are and how they operate within their walls. They live in some factory with Negan of course living on the top floor in a 'Penthouse' type room with his 5 wives i repeat 5 wives that he has for himself. I don't like negan he gives of that presence of fear to everyone who comes into his path, but he does have this charisma about him that makes you want to love to hate him. Negan is brutal in the way he punishes people in his community melting someones flesh. It was also interesting to see how Negan and Carl interacted with each other in this issue, its like they had a little bonding moment.
It looks like Maggie and Sophia moved on to the Hilltop community to begin their lives but it feels weird having two of the core group away from the rest of the group. Ezekiel and the Kingdom is introduced in this issue, my first impression was they live with a sort of medieval/older type feel as they don't use cars but horses instead. i LOVED Ezekiel's pet tiger how cool is that the tiger actually listen's to him at all, but i would like to find out how and when Ezekiel got the tiger.
War is coming which communities will come out on top, who will die in the fight and who will live, so many questions and possibilities i can't wait to find out!
Re-read: November 10th 2019
this issue picks up right after the events of the previous issue where we lost two of the main core group at the hands of Negan and his Saviours. I feel this issue is starting things for something bigger that is coming and when it does it will change every character within this universe forever.
I will call this issue Negan's issue were we get an insight to who the saviours are and how they operate within their walls. They live in some factory with Negan of course living on the top floor in a 'Penthouse' type room with his 5 wives i repeat 5 wives that he has for himself. I don't like negan he gives of that presence of fear to everyone who comes into his path, but he does have this charisma about him that makes you want to love to hate him. Negan is brutal in the way he punishes people in his community melting someones flesh. It was also interesting to see how Negan and Carl interacted with each other in this issue, its like they had a little bonding moment.
It looks like Maggie and Sophia moved on to the Hilltop community to begin their lives but it feels weird having two of the core group away from the rest of the group. Ezekiel and the Kingdom is introduced in this issue, my first impression was they live with a sort of medieval/older type feel as they don't use cars but horses instead. i LOVED Ezekiel's pet tiger how cool is that the tiger actually listen's to him at all, but i would like to find out how and when Ezekiel got the tiger.
War is coming which communities will come out on top, who will die in the fight and who will live, so many questions and possibilities i can't wait to find out!
July 20, 2024
Finally! This is The Walking Dead I love. Get rid of the soap opera, who's-sleeping-with-who junk. We're back to survival and grit and larger-than-life characters. And Negan is one of those villains you love. to. hate. Stop reading if you don't want spoilers. I'm about to do a side-by-side comparison of the show and this volume.
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So because Carol was killed off in one of the first few volumes (can I get an amen) rather than surviving for the unforeseen future in the show (can I get a boo for the threat of that alternate universe), that changed up some dynamics in the books. Also, Daryl isn't a book character, so that changed some things as well.
-Carl hides in the back of the truck and ends up blasting his way through about half a dozen of Negan's men before they stop him. Negan then proceeds to put the fear of God in him. Not much different from the show in that respect. Negan does voluntarily try to return Carl, and Negan and Rick end up in a fist-fight. I think this may have been a bit different than the show, if I remember correctly.
-Eugene didn't go to the Saviors' headquarters like he did in the show.
-Since there's no Daryl, he wasn't kept prisoner. No one was.
-Andrea and Rick are still a thing.
-Michonne propositions herself to Heath who shoots her down because he and Denise are a thing. So I guess there's still a bit of soap opera. What can you do?
-Negan drops the F-bomb...like...a lot. Like, if it were on TV and needed to be bleeped out, it would sound like someone just went into asystole on an ER show. One long, flat line of "beep." Like...It's a bit and a half of F-bombs. And other stuff. But largely F-bombs. Which explains, again, some of his creative dialogue on TV (where they wouldn't be able to use his original book lines to save the show's ratings).
-Also, Negan revealed in this volume that he does have a no-rape rule (which is subjective depending on your view of his "wives" situation). Wasn't sure about that in the last volume, but it's there so *thumbs-up.* Good guy, that Negan.
-Jesus finally introduces Rick and the Gang to King Ezekiel (and Shiva).
-I am all sorts of torn up that Jerry is not Ezekiel's right-hand-man in the books. It's some "pbbbbt" character named RiChArD. And let me tell you, RiChArD has nothing on The Great & Noble Jerry, The Man. He was a great choice to add in the show. Actually, the show added very few characters and largely stuck to the repertoire found in the books. But I'm impressed at the few choices they did make to add new characters. Daryl and Jerry are two of my favorite show characters, and they were both add-ons.
-Completely blown away by the show casting. Again, it feels like the books were written AFTER the show sometimes; the casting similarities are so striking. Ezekiel's casting choice is jaw-droppingly solid.
-Legit question: Was Book Negan African-American? The panels are all black/grey, but the one color picture of Negan on the cover of Volume 18 makes me think he may be black? In which case, that was a big departure from the novels in their casting decision. But I'm honestly not 100% sure.
I'd rate this a solid R for significant amounts of swearing, violence, disturbing images, and adult topics such as rape.
Original review posted February 6, 2020.
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So because Carol was killed off in one of the first few volumes (can I get an amen) rather than surviving for the unforeseen future in the show (can I get a boo for the threat of that alternate universe), that changed up some dynamics in the books. Also, Daryl isn't a book character, so that changed some things as well.
-Carl hides in the back of the truck and ends up blasting his way through about half a dozen of Negan's men before they stop him. Negan then proceeds to put the fear of God in him. Not much different from the show in that respect. Negan does voluntarily try to return Carl, and Negan and Rick end up in a fist-fight. I think this may have been a bit different than the show, if I remember correctly.
-Eugene didn't go to the Saviors' headquarters like he did in the show.
-Since there's no Daryl, he wasn't kept prisoner. No one was.
-Andrea and Rick are still a thing.
-Michonne propositions herself to Heath who shoots her down because he and Denise are a thing. So I guess there's still a bit of soap opera. What can you do?
-Negan drops the F-bomb...like...a lot. Like, if it were on TV and needed to be bleeped out, it would sound like someone just went into asystole on an ER show. One long, flat line of "beep." Like...It's a bit and a half of F-bombs. And other stuff. But largely F-bombs. Which explains, again, some of his creative dialogue on TV (where they wouldn't be able to use his original book lines to save the show's ratings).
-Also, Negan revealed in this volume that he does have a no-rape rule (which is subjective depending on your view of his "wives" situation). Wasn't sure about that in the last volume, but it's there so *thumbs-up.* Good guy, that Negan.
-Jesus finally introduces Rick and the Gang to King Ezekiel (and Shiva).
-I am all sorts of torn up that Jerry is not Ezekiel's right-hand-man in the books. It's some "pbbbbt" character named RiChArD. And let me tell you, RiChArD has nothing on The Great & Noble Jerry, The Man. He was a great choice to add in the show. Actually, the show added very few characters and largely stuck to the repertoire found in the books. But I'm impressed at the few choices they did make to add new characters. Daryl and Jerry are two of my favorite show characters, and they were both add-ons.
-Completely blown away by the show casting. Again, it feels like the books were written AFTER the show sometimes; the casting similarities are so striking. Ezekiel's casting choice is jaw-droppingly solid.
-Legit question: Was Book Negan African-American? The panels are all black/grey, but the one color picture of Negan on the cover of Volume 18 makes me think he may be black? In which case, that was a big departure from the novels in their casting decision. But I'm honestly not 100% sure.
I'd rate this a solid R for significant amounts of swearing, violence, disturbing images, and adult topics such as rape.
Original review posted February 6, 2020.
September 18, 2013
I was not sold on the last volume of Walking Dead. I felt like Kirkman was writing brutality for the sake of being brutal, because he feels like we expect it at this point (which, fair enough, we do, or we should) or because he simply sees no other way forward. This volume is a bit of an improvement in that regard. Sure, Negan is a terrifying, brutal character, but he's given development beyond his baseball bat. That's what this volume is really all about, giving Negan depth and, in the process, making him even more of a threat. From what I've seen here, Negan is just as much of a sociopath as he had seemed at first glance, maybe even more so. But now he's compelling, too. I wouldn't say likeable, because he certainly isn't that. But now he's a person, not just the means to an end. And it's a relief, because I had gotten to the point where I was reading Walking Dead just because I had been reading Walking Dead, more out of inertia than real enjoyment. I'm still skeptical. Kirkman needs to have an ending in mind, and I'm not convinced that he does. Dragging this on endlessly will eventually lose me.
March 27, 2016
**4.5 stars**
**No spoilers**
It's so weird how much I like Negan lol. But it was nice to get some proof that he isn't actually all bad.
**No spoilers**
It's so weird how much I like Negan lol. But it was nice to get some proof that he isn't actually all bad.
February 3, 2023
This whole volume is that episode that Carl went after Negan in his own home and Negan basically was like “dude, this makes us bros” and adopted him.
You like that episode? You’ll love this volume.
You like that episode? You’ll love this volume.
January 18, 2023
Negan’ın kitaplarda bu kadar geç dahil olduğunu bilmiyordum. Çok iyi bir kötü karakter, okuması çok zevkli, bayağı bir renk getirdi seriye. Gidince üzüleceğim gibi. :)
April 22, 2017
Once again, zombies take a backseat to the monsters who are still alive, in this chapter of the series.
Scary whackjob, Negan, tightens his grip, while Rick wrings his hands and knuckles under...or is it all part of the plan?
Jesus puts in an appearance, along with another famous bible hero, but it's unclear just who will be the savior in the next book.
Negan has a lot of enemies, and it looks like we may be lurching toward an epic showdown. At this pace, it should arrive in, oh, say...four or five more books.
Scary whackjob, Negan, tightens his grip, while Rick wrings his hands and knuckles under...or is it all part of the plan?
Jesus puts in an appearance, along with another famous bible hero, but it's unclear just who will be the savior in the next book.
Negan has a lot of enemies, and it looks like we may be lurching toward an epic showdown. At this pace, it should arrive in, oh, say...four or five more books.
June 9, 2014
Evil Fonzie - he might be a nutjob but he’s not boring!
After the last volume, I said that Negan was the most two-dimensional of bad guys but Robert Kirkman gives his character some unexpected depth in this book. After Negan and his Saviors show up to collect tribute from Rick’s group, future serial killer Carl Grimes (Rick’s 12 year old son) stows away on one of Negan’s trucks - with one of Abraham’s giant machine guns!
When he’s inevitably caught, what does Negan do? I won’t spoil it but given his entrance into this series I was expecting much darker repercussions for young Carl than what he gets, and Negan’s explanation to Rick for how he dealt with Carl makes sense in the long term given what they’re doing.
Via Carl, we see what Negan’s compound looks like which is as depressing a place as you’d think. His stranglehold over the ordinary people living in the factory with him, along with some weird points system and warped laws, makes the whole place feel like a cult. We also find out the sad story behind Dwight - the Two Face-lookalike - and how his face became that way.
Negan’s a great element for the plot because whenever he shows up, the scene’s immediately tense as he’s totally unpredictable. Will he snap and brain someone else a la Glenn, or will he laugh horribly and move on? Also, now Rick and co. have an urgent goal - get rid of this psycho asap!
How to get rid of someone as seemingly all-powerful as Negan? Approach another colony for help. Rick and Jesus visit a new character, Ezekiel, who’s the leader of one of the colonies in the trade network Jesus spoke about, to join forces and topple Negan once and for all.
This part of the book felt a bit Game of Thrones-y, not least because Ezekiel demands everyone call him king and his guards actually dress like ye olden knights for some reason, and the divided kingdom/different colonies setup reads like the many houses in Westeros banding together to defeat the Lannisters. But hey, I’m looking forward to the conflict anyway.
18 volumes in and the series is still very readable and exciting, so full credit to Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard for sustaining it for this long. Granted there have been ebbs and flows with the quality but bringing in Negan was a great move that’s really pumped new life into the series, and it looks like a white knuckle ride from here on out with all out conflict between Rick and Negan.
To war, then! It’s weird how the zombies almost feel like an afterthought at this point…
After the last volume, I said that Negan was the most two-dimensional of bad guys but Robert Kirkman gives his character some unexpected depth in this book. After Negan and his Saviors show up to collect tribute from Rick’s group, future serial killer Carl Grimes (Rick’s 12 year old son) stows away on one of Negan’s trucks - with one of Abraham’s giant machine guns!
When he’s inevitably caught, what does Negan do? I won’t spoil it but given his entrance into this series I was expecting much darker repercussions for young Carl than what he gets, and Negan’s explanation to Rick for how he dealt with Carl makes sense in the long term given what they’re doing.
Via Carl, we see what Negan’s compound looks like which is as depressing a place as you’d think. His stranglehold over the ordinary people living in the factory with him, along with some weird points system and warped laws, makes the whole place feel like a cult. We also find out the sad story behind Dwight - the Two Face-lookalike - and how his face became that way.
Negan’s a great element for the plot because whenever he shows up, the scene’s immediately tense as he’s totally unpredictable. Will he snap and brain someone else a la Glenn, or will he laugh horribly and move on? Also, now Rick and co. have an urgent goal - get rid of this psycho asap!
How to get rid of someone as seemingly all-powerful as Negan? Approach another colony for help. Rick and Jesus visit a new character, Ezekiel, who’s the leader of one of the colonies in the trade network Jesus spoke about, to join forces and topple Negan once and for all.
This part of the book felt a bit Game of Thrones-y, not least because Ezekiel demands everyone call him king and his guards actually dress like ye olden knights for some reason, and the divided kingdom/different colonies setup reads like the many houses in Westeros banding together to defeat the Lannisters. But hey, I’m looking forward to the conflict anyway.
18 volumes in and the series is still very readable and exciting, so full credit to Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard for sustaining it for this long. Granted there have been ebbs and flows with the quality but bringing in Negan was a great move that’s really pumped new life into the series, and it looks like a white knuckle ride from here on out with all out conflict between Rick and Negan.
To war, then! It’s weird how the zombies almost feel like an afterthought at this point…
January 7, 2016
The Good: Negan's absolutely more vicious than the Governor, and infinitely more entertaining. He's psycho quality crazy and it's surprisingly hysterical. He's positioned himself as lord and master of his own uniquely off-kilter society, one that I couldn't get enough details about. This story arc is quite possibly Kirkman's finest.
The Bad: The most unbelievable thing in this entire series isn't the zombies or even the pet tiger introduced in this volume, it's that Carl has managed to survive past the first few days of the zombie apocalypse. He just refuses to listen to any sort of authority, refuses to stay in a relatively safe environment and refuses to use any type of common sense. Carl is no longer a child. He should absolutely know better. He should be dead fifteen times over by now. He's annoying and almost always puts others in danger when they are forced to rescue him from whatever stupid position he's put himself into. Good, smart, useful people keep dying. Why can't Carl die? We know Kirkman has no qualms about killing off kids, so why are constantly subjected to Carl's idiocy?
The Bad: The most unbelievable thing in this entire series isn't the zombies or even the pet tiger introduced in this volume, it's that Carl has managed to survive past the first few days of the zombie apocalypse. He just refuses to listen to any sort of authority, refuses to stay in a relatively safe environment and refuses to use any type of common sense. Carl is no longer a child. He should absolutely know better. He should be dead fifteen times over by now. He's annoying and almost always puts others in danger when they are forced to rescue him from whatever stupid position he's put himself into. Good, smart, useful people keep dying. Why can't Carl die? We know Kirkman has no qualms about killing off kids, so why are constantly subjected to Carl's idiocy?
February 20, 2016
Okay I have high hopes that Negan is going to make TWD series awesome again. For a while there, things were getting so monotonous, I was getting bored. Negan can really make things interesting if Kirkman does it right. I think he has a lot of potential to be insane and entertaining. If this storyline is a letdown, I'm going to be so disappointed!
April 1, 2013
I don't know why I'm still reading this.
June 29, 2016
The war that has been brewing is finally about to start and I am so excited.
April 13, 2018
TWD world keeps getting bigger, excited for massive battle that is to come!
January 4, 2017
Just as I was starting to accept Negan, Kirkman introduced something so over the top ridiculous and silly, I actually laughed out loud while reading the comic. Yes, I'm talking about the Kingdom. What the actual fuck was that?! How did those idiots survive for so long, where did that guy even get the tiger, and what the what what aaaaaghhhhh. Sorry. That was too much stupid in my comic. But yeah, aside from that, again, it wasn't a bad volume, even if Kirkman seems to be running out of ideas.
March 16, 2013
Ezekiel has a tiger. I'm done.
December 13, 2018
Negan is quite the villain. He's unpredictable, his punishments for rules broken are severely harsh, he kills without mercy, but his one liners are freaking hilarious.
March 9, 2022
The last volume introduced Negan. Things have gone downhill very fast.
Do I think that Negan is a lunatic? I think he is a complete sociopath. Oh boy. And Carl is a really annoying little brat. Their scenes together go on entirely too long.
Rick obviously has issues with his people, ostensibly giving up to Negan. It‘s a hard sell.
This feels like an in-between volume again. The story is good, as little as there is. But there is too much filler. I had hoped for the action and mayhem of the previous volume to continue. Instead there is a slump, too much one-sided pointless dialogue by Negan and a slow build-up to the hopfully more exciting Volume 19.
3.5 stars, rounded down…
Do I think that Negan is a lunatic? I think he is a complete sociopath. Oh boy. And Carl is a really annoying little brat. Their scenes together go on entirely too long.
Rick obviously has issues with his people, ostensibly giving up to Negan. It‘s a hard sell.
This feels like an in-between volume again. The story is good, as little as there is. But there is too much filler. I had hoped for the action and mayhem of the previous volume to continue. Instead there is a slump, too much one-sided pointless dialogue by Negan and a slow build-up to the hopfully more exciting Volume 19.
3.5 stars, rounded down…
December 18, 2016
I stopped reading after Vol.17 because I was spoiling the T.V. show and I'm glad I took a break. The show follows parts of this volume word for word. Fun to get Negan in all his "fucking" glory here though. There are still enough differences to make it fresh and enjoyable. Discovering the differences and similarities is what's so fun for me. I will always rate these high because of my love for everything Walking Dead. Still can't get enough of this series!
February 4, 2021
This was a good volume as it focuses on Rick living under Negans threat. Some interesting development with Carl and what he does to Negan's men and he is impressed by it and we see the wild side of him, his wives, his way of life, his rules, it even scares carl but he returns him back to Rick. On the other hand we see Rick living up to his ideals and he has counterplans forming with Jesus. Elsewhere they go to "Kingdom" and meet Ezekiel and dwight is also there. Interesting things happening as the war is approaching. The series is ascending to another level.
June 23, 2021
Negan in all forms upsets my spirit 😤😤
April 27, 2013
I never read TWD in comprised volumes but in seperate chapters. I am writing this review for Volume 18 for simplicity but I actually read Chapter 105-109 today. I read 103 and 104 previously. Volume 18 comprises chapters 103-108.
I read with a little trepidation because TWD is a prolifically violent, gore-filled comic and in no way compares to the show, which I watch when not reading the comic. I actually prefer the comic because the characters make a lot more sense and they are a ton more human.
There are a few things of which to take note with this volume:
1. Carl needs a good old fashioned spanking. I won't say what he did, but suffice it to say that he is lucky to be alive. He could have gotten them ALL killed. I can not stand bad kids who do not listen. Anyone out there agree with that? On a better note, he manages to kill a handful of Negan's men in the process. Nice little bad boy.
2. My all time favorite character, Michonne, is looking very vulnerable right now. She is lonely and depressed and she has lost that fighting spirit. It's difficult to see her so vulnerable but it makes her human, so I'll take it.
3. Rick and his peeps and those of the Hilltop have decided to make a move against Negan. This is good, because Negan is a weird sick mash-up of every kind of crazy. And he killed Glenn... with that stupid barbed wire wrapped baseball bat. That deserves a harsh painful horrific death.
4. Enter a new character named Ezekiel. He is the leader of the Kingdom and he is awesome. African American, older, leader, and he has a real live TIGER!!!!!!! And he hates Negan. He's joining Rick and the Hilltop against Negan. This should be good.
5. Jesus made a mistake and talked to the wrong person about their plans to go up against Negan... NO! Now another monkey wrench to get things off on the wrong foot. And it ends there, which means I will have to wait another month or so to find out how that is going to complicate their plans.
*sigh*
I read with a little trepidation because TWD is a prolifically violent, gore-filled comic and in no way compares to the show, which I watch when not reading the comic. I actually prefer the comic because the characters make a lot more sense and they are a ton more human.
There are a few things of which to take note with this volume:
1. Carl needs a good old fashioned spanking. I won't say what he did, but suffice it to say that he is lucky to be alive. He could have gotten them ALL killed. I can not stand bad kids who do not listen. Anyone out there agree with that? On a better note, he manages to kill a handful of Negan's men in the process. Nice little bad boy.
2. My all time favorite character, Michonne, is looking very vulnerable right now. She is lonely and depressed and she has lost that fighting spirit. It's difficult to see her so vulnerable but it makes her human, so I'll take it.
3. Rick and his peeps and those of the Hilltop have decided to make a move against Negan. This is good, because Negan is a weird sick mash-up of every kind of crazy. And he killed Glenn... with that stupid barbed wire wrapped baseball bat. That deserves a harsh painful horrific death.
4. Enter a new character named Ezekiel. He is the leader of the Kingdom and he is awesome. African American, older, leader, and he has a real live TIGER!!!!!!! And he hates Negan. He's joining Rick and the Hilltop against Negan. This should be good.
5. Jesus made a mistake and talked to the wrong person about their plans to go up against Negan... NO! Now another monkey wrench to get things off on the wrong foot. And it ends there, which means I will have to wait another month or so to find out how that is going to complicate their plans.
*sigh*
August 22, 2014
Bullet Review:
No more deaths, just a crazy-@$$ insane sociopath. And coming from the series that had the atrocity of the Governor, that's saying A LOT.
Carl continues to astound, not only because he survives with an enormous hole in his head, but because everyone around him seems totally OK with raising him to be the next sociopath/serial killer. I would very much like to strangle that kid - after, of course, doing that to Rick "Marty Stu" Grimes for being a dictator. Of course, he is God at this point, so of course he knows better than anyone else how to totally screw themselves over - I MEAN! - lead the colony.
King Ezekiel may be the best damn thing that's happened to this series in a LONG time. If Kirkman kills him, I'm going to pout. Loudly.
No more deaths, just a crazy-@$$ insane sociopath. And coming from the series that had the atrocity of the Governor, that's saying A LOT.
Carl continues to astound, not only because he survives with an enormous hole in his head, but because everyone around him seems totally OK with raising him to be the next sociopath/serial killer. I would very much like to strangle that kid - after, of course, doing that to Rick "Marty Stu" Grimes for being a dictator. Of course, he is God at this point, so of course he knows better than anyone else how to totally screw themselves over - I MEAN! - lead the colony.
King Ezekiel may be the best damn thing that's happened to this series in a LONG time. If Kirkman kills him, I'm going to pout. Loudly.
October 16, 2016
Zur Einstimmung auf die 7. Staffel von TWD habe ich mich dazu entschieden endlich mal den nächsten Comic zu lesen und ich wurde wie immer nicht enttäuscht.
Die Überlebenden machen sich gegenseitig das Leben schwer, was ich grundsätzlich gut finde, jedoch fehlt mir die ganze Zombie-Action schon ein bisschen. Das Auftreten der beiden neuen Gruppen wird der Geschichte sicherlich gut tun, doch hoffe ich trotzdem, dass man sich auch mal wieder ein bisschen mehr auf die Gefahren durch den 'eigentlichen Feind' konzentriert.
Die Überlebenden machen sich gegenseitig das Leben schwer, was ich grundsätzlich gut finde, jedoch fehlt mir die ganze Zombie-Action schon ein bisschen. Das Auftreten der beiden neuen Gruppen wird der Geschichte sicherlich gut tun, doch hoffe ich trotzdem, dass man sich auch mal wieder ein bisschen mehr auf die Gefahren durch den 'eigentlichen Feind' konzentriert.
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