The Walking Dead vol. 1

In the Beginning of "The Walking Dead," Robert Kirkman provides and introduction, where he describes why he wrote "The Walking Dead" and what his intentions were. He puts a lot of emphasis on how "good" zombie movies were the ones that made you think instead of the flashy gore filled movies. He also emphasized change and how people react to extreme situations, such as a zombie attack. In "The Walking Dead" series Kirkman will be exploring how the characters change and adapt to their new lives after the zombie attack.

In the very beginning of the story the main character Rick Grimes gets shot. Later he wakes up alone in a hospital, very much like in the movie "28 Days Later." As the story progresses he is slowly introduced to what has been gong on around him while he was unconscious. He stumbles across a few people who help him along and he gradually realizes how drastically the world has changed.

In hopes of finding his family, Rick ventures into the city but is quickly overtaken by a zombie horde. Luckily he is saved by a mysterious man who takes him to a camp of survivors. There he is reunited with his wife and son.

This is rather unusual for a zombie story. To me one of the main themes in Zombie movies and stories is strangers coming together to cope with the distinct pain of lost loved ones. They bond over this mutual pain and share stories of their past as they try to create a new future together.

I'm sure Kirkman must have a reason to bring Rick and his family back together but it was rather unusual for this to happen. I'm sure it will have a great effect on how the rest of the story plays out and i look forward to reading the rest of "The Walking Dead" series.