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The Walking Dead, Book 4 |  | Authors: Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
Publisher: Image Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 8440
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1607060000
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781607060000
ASIN: 1607060000
Publication Date: December 2, 2008
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Product Description
The hardcover features another 12 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues all in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long-time fans, new readers, and anyone interested in reading a zombie movie on paper that never ends.
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The End of Complacency: The Brutal Continuation of a Zombie Classic August 24, 2010
K. Harris (Las Vegas, NV)
When I heard that AMC was going to produce a television series based on the zombie epic "The Walking Dead," I was both concerned and delighted. A bona fide classic in undead lore, "The Walking Dead" graphic novels are brutal and surprising--not really what I would picture for a basic cable TV show (the first season is slated for 6 episodes, we'll see if it goes beyond that). But AMC has produced terrific and prestigious shows like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," so I'm pretty stoked to see what they do with this. Add Frank Darabont of "Shawshank Redemption" fame as the creative force behind the show, and we just might have a winner! In anticipation, I've gone back through the volumes of "The Walking Dead" to discover again the many pleasures that this series has to offer. Book Four collects the following two chapters.
"Chapter Seven: The Calm Before" is a relatively peaceful edition of "The Walking Dead" as the name might imply. A small band rounding up supplies faces down more of the "Governor's" men. Then the group, wary of being discovered by their newfound enemy, starts to become complacent when no sign is of attack comes over the next few weeks. We see normalcy start to return as Rick and Lori confront unpleasant aspects of their relationship, Lori gives birth, Maggie and Glenn consider a family, Michonne starts to thaw, the new "doctor" gets comfortable. But in this peace, one of the crew finally goes over the deep end with unpleasant consequences. Sometimes sweet, sometimes sorrowful--this edition sets up real hope and is really great in furthering the character development aspects of the story. This makes it an unexpectedly strong entry in the series! But all is shot with one heck of cliff hanger!
"Chapter Eight: Made To Suffer" reintroduces the "Governor" and what happened in the aftermath of Michonne's visit. The rest of the volume is an all out assault as the "Governor" and his crew try to break into the prison. With some of the protagonists considering departure, it leaves an even smaller band to deal with the onslaught. Non-stop action fuels this story and there are severe casualties. In a brilliant and bold move, all expectations are thwarted in the bloody confrontation. "The Walking Dead," which has already established itself as an epic in zombie literature, bravely pushes to the next level! Riveting, heartbreaking, and very surprising--nothing will ever be the same after this battle! My favorite so far--if only for its audacity and "take no prisoners" approach!
 Fun read. August 3, 2009
Mark Twain (Atlanta, Rhode Island)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am interested by this storyline because I like zombie stories/movies and this takes the idea and shows what the world would be like if those movies continued. It uses black and white illustrations and this works very well. If you have seen the other zombie graphic novels out there with color, you know how much better this series is and how great the illustrators are. Some stories are a little cliche but still, if you like zombie stories or movies, get these books and enjoy. I can't wait for the next book.
Always good, slowing slightly June 27, 2009
Sidney Shuman (San Francisco, CA)
The rapid-fire pacing of the earlier books is giving way to slower, more methodical pace as Kirkman's zombie epic marches on. Kirkman's a master at the art of hooking a reader in with constant revelations, and some of the ones in here will have you up late, flipping pages long into the night to see what happens next.
Holy @%#$ing @#$%! ...seriously April 23, 2009
G. Klingman (Phoenix, AZ)
((((((DO NOT READ THE OTHER REVIEWS UNLESS YOU WANT THE PLOT SPOILED))))) I really don't think there is a way to describe the amount of talent that goes into this book without dropping some F-bombs. but I'll try...
Speaking generally about the entire series so I don't give anything away... Lets just say that I honestly can't remember the last time words and images had this big of an impact on me. I work at a comic book store and I read everything. Honestly. My @$$ is kicked. This book has made the biggest impact on me than ANY other series I have read. YOU HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING. Kirman slows down the story from time to time but only if its necessary, and then pulls you right back in. You are in good hands. This book has EVERYTHING! If this review is the one that talks you into reading the series... your welcome =o) trust me.. you will want to thank me later.
Hardcover 4TW April 8, 2009
Ian Gunther (Milwaukee, WI USA)
I really love getting the hardcover edition of this series. I can wait till they come out, I'm patient, because I'll just forget about it for a while, and then hear about it on [...] that a new one came out. I think it's a great way to read this series because just purchasing the small soft cover books just doesn't last long enough. In this way, you sorta get your fill of the series for a couple weeks by reading it over the course of two days. This new edition to the series is fantastic, I love how well it captures what I want zombie apocalypse movies to be. And this edition does not get any less real than any of the others, some main characters die, some become disabled and there's a lot more interaction with outside forces in volume 4 that really messes things up for the main characters. Definitely a great buy.
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