Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Tony Moore
Publisher: Image Comics
Collects: The Walking Dead #1-6Re-reading The Walking Dead from the start is no small task, and not to be made without much deliberation.
You relate so well to the characters that you genuinely feel part of their experience; part of their lives. To retrace their steps, rather than rely on faded memories, seems almost like cheating in a way. It is something that these poor people can never do.
As has been said many times about this on-going series, it defies convention. One of the most successful comic book series currently coming out, yet it is from an indie publisher, it isn't about superheroes, it's entirely in black and white, it's dialogue-heavy, released sporadically -- it should not be as popular as it is. The reasons for its miraculous success will be debated for all time and never set in stone.
With the excellent TV show's first season in the bag, I was inspired to re-embark on this incredible journey -- and I mean that both literally and metaphorically -- all the way back at the beginning, with our reluctant hero Rick Grimes.
