Comments on: The Walking Dead: A Practical Guide

By: James

James — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:46:12 +0000

^^^^^^

Assholes.

By: zack genz

zack genz — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:06:20 +0000

i like these show

By: zack genz

zack genz — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:05:41 +0000

cool

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:13:05 +0000

@blue

1600 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. That’s the address of the CDC’s headquarters. That is a fact, Kirkman did not know and did not care. The thought of where the CDC headquarters was located was of no concern to him, but people who live in Atlanta would know it was there and it would be logical for them to go there. That is the problem with the comic, Kirkman’s myopic vision, he has decided the tone for the comic and decided how people would react to the situation but in the end it is only his, a single person’s perspective. All the comic fans buy in to his singular vision but some people read the comic and think some of the character’s actions and thoughts are ridiculous.

Just because Kirkman seemingly does zero research for his comic and has no ability to objectively analyze his character’s behaviors and thought processes doesn’t mean the television viewers of America will blindly join lockstep with the comic reads and buy into his vision.

Its pretty clear from reading the comics Kirkman doesn’t bounce any of his ideas off anyone else. There are numerous instances in the comics where the thoughts and actions of the characters lack any sort of reason or believability. Reading the comic up to fiftieth issue ended up feeling like a waste of time.

So far I like the show better than the comic simply for the fact that a lot of the little things have been handled better than the comic. An example is the TV version of Glen is far superior to the comic version of Glen at the same point in the storyline. Comic fans perceptions are skewed by the knowledge they have of all the issues they have read. At the same point in the storyline between the TV show and the comic you just feel the TV show has done a better job exploring other characters and the comic was basically the Rick Grimes comic.

By: blue

blue — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:27:37 +0000

I agree with the fan above. Just because we have high standards does not make us assholes. The comic was one of the best things that I have ever had the pleasure of reading and they’ve already succeeded in not only ruining the writer’s original vision(I don’t care if he’s involved in the television show), but making the entire plot seem ridiculous. They’ve changed almost everything that made the plot of the comics so gripping and within the first season. It’s happened before. Writers get the chance to transition their work into film or television and they see it as a chance to fix their mistakes and close off plotholes, but they’re toying with things that should have been left well alone. Their motivations for leaving the camp for example. Deciding to traverse a zombie-ridden wasteland because of an unbearably harsh winter and a lack of food seems much more believable than a trek to the source of an ambiguous cure for one bitten redneck in their group. The CDC sounds like an arc in the plot that would have stopped me from continuing past issue 6 in the comics and I won’t hesitate to stop watching the show if they keep up with this drivel. The source of a cure and the scientific center of the United States just happens to be located 15 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia? And where, oh where, is Carl’s gun? The fan above hit it right on the money. Carl should be a main focus of the show, but they haven’t even touched character development for him. They’ve been too focused on the trite love triangle between Rick, Lori and Shane to develop the characters that are actually going to matter in the long run. I’ll be finishing out this season, because I have(had) a lot of respect for the author. But, I’ll thank you kindly not to call devoted fans assholes for expecting something great out of one of the most epic, heart and gut-wrenching series that I’ve ever read in my entire life. It was and it will never be a comic about zombies. It will always be a look into the darkest parts of human nature.

By: fan

fan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:16:29 +0000

look i am not an asshole, well i am but not over this comic>show its just carl is one of the best thig to ever come out of a zombie out break. and what really makes him that is being the badass that gets things done like when he first gets a gun and saves daddy, that is something that should not be changed cuz if they hold that out then so much more will be. and then you have an under developed kid who should not be there. other then things like that i do love the show.

By: Sean O'Connell

Sean O'Connell — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:27:51 +0000

As a big fan of the comic I have no problems with the plots changing around. I don’t see any reason to whine about it since it benefits me as a viewer to NOT know everything that is going to happen. I feel that the story is great and the production is doing a good job so far. I do wonder about the different levels of zombie intelligence but I’m just going to look at it as a plot point to be explored later.

By: John Carmichael

John Carmichael — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:07:13 +0000

Great write-up! My hope for the show is to get something akin to what I personally got out of Battlestar Galactica. For me that show was a well written character-driven drama that would occasionally remind me that they were in space facing a mass of seemingly unstoppable robots. The zombie situation in The Walking Dead is much the same as the Cylons in BSG. The zombies serve to set up the inescapable and desolate situation. I think the real reason to watch is to become connected to these characters and ride along with them and their decisions of how to or how not to survive in this bleak new world. My hope is that AMC doesn’t pull punches and really takes you for the full ride with these characters. It has the potential to be extremely powerful.

By: Bryan White

Bryan White — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:36:07 +0000

@John. It won’t. I don’t think any of the AMC stuff streams. They ran the first episode on their website for a while but the rest of it is offline.

By: pax romano

pax romano — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:55:14 +0000

I read several of the comics a few years back, can barely recall them now – great to see a recap of the stories / characters here. I am loving the TV Show.