Sunday, February 28, 2016

The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide Review

The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide. Robert Kirkman. 2011. Image Comics. 112 pages.

Rating: 3/5

A great companion to The Walking Dead comic series. This book gives an overview of all the characters that appear in the first 84 issues. The information on each character includes whether they are alive or not, when they appeared, how they left (if applicable), and any contributions they made to the story.

Obviously, some characters will have more information presented than others because of how long they are around. One element that I really liked is the background images. They are white or black depending on whether a character is still alive or not. Very simple but informative just by looking at a page. This is an encyclopedia of the characters rather than a continuation of the story.

The information is good but repetitive at times. Some of the entries could have been combined. There are definitely spoilers so avoid reading this until you are past issue 84 or don't care about spoilers. The story in the comics is different from the TV show, but they are basically the same. There are different characters around at different parts of the story, so it isn't as good for those that only watch the show.

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