I'm not sure I've ever read a trade paperback collection more appropriately named than this volume of Walking Dead.After the perverse and intense tone of the past two volumes this one is downright slow. But don't take that as a bad thing. Lots of important character and story development takes place. Robert Kirkman and Co. continue to explore humanity's more base emotions and what it takes to survive in a world that no longer works they way your used to.
Oh and there are plenty of zombies still running amok.
Some plot lines are brought to a head; Lori's pregnancy, Carol's feelings of isolation and betrayal, Dale's jealousy over Andrea and Tyreese's new friendship and hey, there is even a wedding. Not to mention a project the new doctor has in mind.
The series still manages to surprise better than most recent horror flicks and this one actually has some real depth to it. Robert Kirkman's study of society continues to turn in frighteningly realistic ways. The sense of foreboding in this volume is excellent, just as the group starts to feel comfortable the shit hits the fan on the last page to lead us right into the next volume, due to be released in April. I really don't want to wait that long.
In a world overrun with zombies the line between who are really the monsters continues to be blurred.
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