A Comic Book Reading Order Guide For Beginners & Fans
One of the best things about The Walking Dead on AMC from day one was the decision to make the show a true comic book adaptation.
Despite the fact that this show stems from Robert Kirkman’s highly enjoyable Image Comics run, it has never treated Kirkman’s comics like a Bible. That’s never been more true than the conclusion of last night’s season three finale. *Spoilers Follow!* [Read more…] about Monday Morning Comic Rack: Walking Dead Season 3 Finale Kills Comic Book Continuity
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ALERT! – The following contains spoilers for Sunday (2/17/13) night’s Downton Abbey and The Walking Dead. Only read if you’re all caught up, or just don’t give a hoot. [Read more…] about The Downton Dead: The Difference Between Credible and Contrived TV Deaths
AMC TV has built a pretty darn impressive reputation over the course of the last four or five years. Shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad have transformed the network from HBO rerun/National Lampoon’s Vacation specialist, to the premiere source of high-quality cable television. One constant with the success has been an admirable resolve to avoid running for the sake of a surge in adrenaline. Instead, AMC has won its share of critical acclaim with a cocksure walk.
The Walking Dead, quite naturally, has taken precisely the same approach. It’s an approach I appreciate. And it’s also going to be the death of this show. [Read more…] about Walking To Prison: Life Lessons From The Walking Dead Season 2 Finale
They say it with a smirk. A knowing snarl of snark masked behind a smile. “Oh, you were ‘reading’ were you? Your little comic book?” And you look up, with your full beard and your receding hairline, and you know they’re laughing at a perceived childishness. A perceived inferiority. Most of the time it’s tossed aside as charming innocence, but a lot of the time it’s also condemned as weird. Just freaking weird. You’re in your twenties? Reading comic books? Do you still sleep in the same bed as your mother? (That’s really beside the point here).
This is the plight of the comic book fan. The upward struggle against the unceasing, relentless label of “low-minded freak-baggery.” It’s why the plight of mainstream – really, genuinely mainstream – comics has always failed (or at least a non-pricing/access reason why).
And guess what? This might be the most important year ever for ending the reign of casual dismissal against comic book nerds. As I’ve discussed, some of that has to do with the ultimate summer of comic book movies. And some of it has to do with DC’s own new 52 initiatives.
What I realized last night, though, is a lot of it also has to do with a newfound comic book tag team on AMC: The Walking Dead and Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men