mrhan

I finally got around to finishing this arc. It wasn't all that and it felt like a retread of their time at the prison. Negan seemed like the same guy they fought with then except this time he was cussing a lot. They were pretty much interchangeable. I think it's time to stop reading this and wait a year to catch up. Hopefully, it isn't more of the same BS.

Jacoby Ellsbury

It was a little weird figuring out what was going on at first.

Josh-da-man

Yeah, that was a really good issue. Interested to see where it goes from here. Methinks it won't be all peaceful and pastoral for long.

I really liked the device that Kirkman used where

Anyone else know immediately who Karl was talking to?

Quack

I kinda had a feeling since I was getting to the end and we haven't seen or heard anything from him yet. Just have a feeling it'll come back to bite Rick in the ass somehow.

madcougar

I'd grown bored with the last arc way before it ended. However, this plot device got me pumped.

fumanstan

If the end of issue 129 alludes to what I think will happen, i'm going right back to being annoyed!

madcougar

Agreed.

Quack

Interesting turn in #132....anyone else caught up?

madcougar

davidh777

I just read TPB 22, which goes through issue 22.

(I appreciate how people use spoiler tags in this thread since floppy/trade reading rates can vary wildly.)

fumanstan

I'm caught up as well.

Quack

Any thoughts on the last few issues? I'm liking the few side stories they've given us.

DaveNinja

just finished 138. last page = blah

Neil M.

I buy the hardcovers so I'm only up to #132. I actually think this would be a good end for the series.... showing them living post-Negan and then introducing a new group of people who do not trust them. They could leave things open for future movies if they wanted to go that route.

fumanstan

Holy shit, this last issue #144 was probably the first shocking moment for me in a long time.

Josh-da-man

Yeah, #144 was a big old fat HOLY SHIT!

This one's going to haunt me. No build-up, and that shit just came right out of nowhere. The split-screen "reveals" were also well done. And you're just dreading turning the page because you don't know who...

Fuck.


Prediction:

davidh777

Holy crap, there's been a threadbump after I finished TPB 23 (through issue 138) and read this thread last night and decided not to post on my phone 'cause I couldn't multi-quote. Again, thanks to folks for using spoiler tags!

Agreed.

Sometimes I hate being right. I guess I'll see what they make of it, though. But issues 133-138

bluetoast

Yeah 144 was definitely one of the bigger shockers.

Neil M.

Dammit. I need to avoid those spoilers until the next hardcover comes out.

Josh-da-man

Re: Walking Dead #156.

Shit, I did not see that coming.

madcougar

GatorDeb

Just started on them as I'm watching the show How big and unwieldy (if at all) are the compendiums? The library has all three and it'd be great to get through all those comics for free. Doing the Comixology trial and I read the first two issues.

Josh-da-man

The compendiums are comic-sized, about 7"x10" and around 3" thick, so they're big.

Unless you have arthritis or carpal tunnel, they shouldn't be too unwieldy too read.

They are the cheapest way to read the series, each book costing around $60 retail and containing 48 issues, but the downside to these is that they only come out every four years and the sheer thickness of the books makes it seem to me that they might fall apart due to the weight on the glued spine. If you're checking them out from a library, the latter shouldn't be a concern.

GatorDeb

Well the library also carries the individual volumes but I figured this way I only have to get 3 items. I'd be sitting down reading them.

jjcool

I initially got the first compendium to start reading the series. I tried it, but it was too unwieldy so I switched to the hardcovers. 12 issues at about $25 in a hardcover version was the way to go for me. Looks good on the shelf too, and they come out every year or so, so there isnt as long a wait to get the new one as opposed to the compendiums. Of course, if you're getting them from the library none of that should matter.