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In the first volume of the series we follow a cop named Rick who falls in a month long coma after getting shot in the line of duty. After he wakes up he sees that almost everyone has turned into zombies (in the comic they don’t call them zombies tho, because they weren’t a part of their pop culture). He quickly learns that most people have moved into the big cities, so he does that as well, in order to find his wife and kid. When he arrives in the big city tho he sees that everyone has turned into zombies there as well, but with the help of another survivor he finds outside of the city a small camp with more survivors, two of which are his wife and son. Another one of the members of the camp is his cop partner who has feelings for Rick’s wife. All together try to survive against the zombies in this apocalypse.
This was much better than I expected and I can clearly see why this whole series was and still is vastly successful. It’s very well written, with great character moments, but also great action. It’s very sweet and also action packed and captivating. I think that this combination is what makes it so easy to read and love. This volume is certainly centered around the characters and their relationships. It’s very interesting how this group of mostly strangers tries to survive from the zombies and also the daily interactions with one another. This situation has affected almost everyone for the worse and it’s understandable that they are all on edge. They try to come up with plans to survive, but because everyone is nervous and everything is a life or death situation they frequently fight for said plans. Something else that I liked a lot in this first volume is that main characters start dying, something that indicates that the reader shouldn’t get very attached to the characters, because Robert Kirkman clearly has no problem killing them.
The artwork is really beautiful. It’s not very realistic, so the violence isn’t very gory nor the zombies are disgusting and while that might sound like it doesn’t fit with a story like that, in my opinion it works perfectly, because it let’s the reader focus on things other than the violence. Anyone can still “enjoy” said violence, but he/she can also appreciate that this comic is much more than just a zombie apocalypse horror story and it’s mostly about the characters, their reactions and their relationships.
Overall I think that this was a really great start to the series that introduces the world, the characters and the basic plot very well and sets the mood for what’s to come.
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