Comments on those we left behind: Review - The Walking Dead #67 (Image, 2009)

Hi Andrew the re-emergence of Glenn, as someone w...

2009-11-17T11:20:30.750Z

Hi Andrew

the re-emergence of Glenn, as someone who actually speaks, was a nice surprise for me too. It is time we had the likes of Glenn and Michonne back in the front line. The Rick & Carl thing has been done to death lately, it is time we had more of the ensemble drama that makes this title so fresh and exciting.

Cheers

TWLB

I can't tell you how happy I am to see Glenn finna...

2009-11-17T11:12:08.513Z

I can't tell you how happy I am to see Glenn finnaly get to do something in the series besides *ehem* whine/cry/cry out/get shot. It's been such a long time since he's made any positive contribution to the plot besides being alive. He's my favorite character!!

Hi Nick that's a good way of summing it up - a fu...

2009-11-13T07:54:18.948Z

Hi Nick

that's a good way of summing it up - a funny issue. By the time I had reached the big splash page at the end I was doing a double check to make sure I had not missed any pages. I wish I had not bothered reading the 5 page preview earlier in the week, as that made the whole reading experience even quicker. Still, as you say, it was quietly efficient and was really enjoyable. Even though some of the aspects of the issue were a bit of a let down. Like the Eugene thing. Maybe you are right and this is a bluff. It is hard to tell with Kirkman - I don't know what to expect.

The Rick / Carl thing just seemed like a conversation too far - generally I thought these pieces of dialogue have been really well composed. But something about this current one just does not hold up that well. As i said in my review, I think Carl speaks like an adult in this issue. You could validate that by saying that he has had to grow up quickly, that he has had to learn a lot from his father, and therefore maybe he has even adopted his conversational tone. However, I just felt Carl sounded too grown up...

The one aspect of the issue that really pleased me was the general air of drudgery - Rick & Abraham look like more weathered than ever (and rightly so). I even thought Michonne was looking more feral, and she is usually pretty immaculate.

Nice to see Glenn get some dialogue!

Adlards art is a joy. I have been looking at some of the 'Savage' art he was doing with Pat Mills at 2000AD, and you can see how he just gets better at his craft as the years go on. He really is at his best right now, but that does not mean he will not get even better. Him & Kirkman are one of the best creative teams working in comics, up there with the likes of Wagner & Ezquerra, Mills & O'Neill, Lee & Kirby, Ennis & Robertson etc

Thanks for your thoughts. See you next time!

evening. funny issue! it was almost auto-pilot ef...

2009-11-12T22:19:38.818Z

evening.

funny issue! it was almost auto-pilot efficient; didn't mess around despite not doing very much.

mildly disappointed about eugene... lots of intrigue built-up for very little pay-off. am kind of hoping that it's a bluff i.e. that he's playing possum for some reason. not sure what to expect now.

feels like the rick/carl 'do what has to be done' plotline has been solidified. given that lots of the cast (morgan/glenn/maggie/rosita) has had little-to-no exposure in some time, i hope to see lots of character stuff soon.

dug the food problems/everyone looking wretched stuff a lot.

it looked lovely.