Written by Robert Kirkman Art by Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn Variant Cover G by Ryan Ottley
'SOMETHING TO FEAR' CONTINUES! This extra-sized chapter contains one of the darkest moments in Rick Grimes' life, and one of the most violent and brutal things to happen within the pages of this series. 100 issues later, this series remains just as relentless as the debut issue. Do not miss the monumental 100th issue of THE WALKING DEAD!
Date Available: 07/11/2012
BONUS REVIEW by John 'Doc' Schaefer
Let's pretend for a second that I have never even flipped through a copy of The Walking Dead comic before (Almost true, flipped through a few pages of the first collected volume before allowing my oldest son to buy it. ) Let's also pretend that I never watched the AMC television adaptation of The Walking Dead (Almost true sat and watched 5 minutes of the first episode with my oldest son). Let also pretend that I listen to all the hype and joy as fans of the series as then try to convince me that this is the greatest read since sliced bread. So why pick up an issue now? Mainly the #100. Any book that reaches #100 catches my interest as it must have something going for it. And so I read.
Kirkman's writing captures the human condition well and Adlard's black and white art add to the idea of a world after a zombie plague. As an outsider, I find only 2 problems with this book. First, the story seems to move at less than a breakneck pace. The obvious tragedy set up for this milestone issue (no spoilers) loses some of it's impact due to the moment being dragged out way too long. Secondly, this is the same formulaic Russian roulette formula that has been exploited by television soap operas for decades. Bad situation, group of main/favorite characters, who lives-who dies? And although I love a realistic storyline, this is really depressing. I mean REALLY depressing. And the walking dead (the zombies) hardly appear in the book. From reading this special edition 100 issue extravaganza, I have come away with the overwhelming thought that the worst in mankind will always triumph and maybe it's better off being a zombie.
