The Walking Dead Vol.2 by Robert Kirkman - puts us miles behind all issues 7-12 in a collection . The first six numbers introduce the reader to the main character of Rick Grimes and his discovery of a world turned upside down and backwards as the legions of undead walk and roam the streets, fields and the channels . The rest of this first volume contains Rick with his wife and son and a motley group of other survivors in search of a safe place. I liked the way Kirkman used the backdrop of a world of the undead to tell a story of survival and how extreme situations can have surprising and lasting effects on those who remain.
In miles behind us, the story of Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard a new artist . Adlard 's style has a similar to the previous artist Tony Moore look, but more of a rough line finished look. When the pages and panels Moore smoother and more cinematic feel to them, Adlard to actually fit the mood and feel of the story Kirkman writing. I love the work of Moore and gory detail he put into the first numbers , but Adlard just seems to resonate with abit more about survival and doing what it takes to survive . There are some scenes in miles behind us where it is difficult to differentiate between survivors and zombies. I love this technique in the way it shows that zombies and survivors can much more in common after all in regard to the title of the story .
Kirkman introduced in this volume quite abit of new characters for the group Rick heads as they leave the campground in the Atlanta suburbs. They lost three of their numbers in the previous volume. Two of them for the predations of vampires who stumbled into their campsite and another for stress and jealousy that weighed on the mind of one of their own . Miles behind brings us into two groups of survivors. One is a father , daughter and the boyfriend of the girl. Tyrese is an interesting character from the start and notes problems with the girl and her boyfriend are gradually distributed to help bring new conflicts in group dynamics . The other group is a farmer and his children and neighbors of the road. The introduction of Herschel and his family helps to show how everyone does not react the same way to the crisis of the undead. To say that the reaction of Herschel and temporary solution to how to handle the crisis undead is a bad idea all around is an understatement. Actions Hershel aid leads to the biggest event sequence in this volume and how extensive its ramifications are . While new characters are introduced some of the people in the group fall by the wayside as Rick looking for a safe place to stay becomes increasingly dangerous and people are lost and / or nearly lost along the way .
I agree with the assertion that the Walking Dead is really not all about zombies and gore ( it helps that he has them in abundance) , but its on the effects of extreme events and situations on personality, the psyche and the behavior of those who try to survive . From Dale ( oldest) throughout Crl ( a younger ) , survivors are assigned into their bones with all that has happened. Sometimes , the result makes each individual stronger and sometimes it just leads to conflict and highlights the vile nature of man as an individual.
Miles behind us just continues to impress me in the way Kirkman took the theme of the Apocalypse zombie and run with it. This is a testament to his writing and imagination that I consider the series The Walking Dead equal to nothing Romero did. I think fans of zombies and apocalyptic stories is good praise
