Should I read The Walking Dead comics or watch the show?

They’re different stories. Each would be fine without the other. The comics do however give you a sense of what may be coming in the show. If you want to watch the show and take it at face value, do not read the comics first.

How many volumes of The Walking Dead comic books are there?

32 volumes
Robert Kirkman always said that he wanted to write a comic book of what happens after the zombie movie ends. These 32 volumes are that book. You don’t know what happened before, and there’s plenty that’s going to happen after, but that’s ok. The book is, as always, written and drawn well.

What order should I read The Walking Dead books in?

The Walking Dead books in order

• Rise of the Governor. by 6375.
• The Road to Woodbury. by Robert Kirkman.
• The Fall of the Governor Part One. by Robert Kirkman.
• The Fall of the Governor Part Two. by Jay Bonansinga.
• Descent. by Robert Kirkman.
• Invasion. by Robert Kirkman.
• Search and Destroy. by Jay Bonansinga.
• Return to Woodbury.

Is TWD faithful to the comics?

No. It has the walkers and the characters but they have strayed so far away from the books, it can barely be called source material.

How closely does the Walking Dead follow the comics?

The Walking Dead received the 2007 and 2010 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International. The series was adapted into the AMC television series The Walking Dead, which premiered in 2010. The television program loosely follows the storyline of the comic book.

Is Walking Dead comics finished?

Beginning in 2003 and published by Image Comics, the series ran for 193 issues, with Kirkman unexpectedly ending the series in 2019.

Is here’s Negan in the compendium?

Walking Dead Compendium 15th Anniversary Box Set This big honkin’ payload comes with Compendiums 1, 2, and 3, plus a new edition of the “Here’s Negan” paperback, including the previously uncollected origins of Michonne, Tyrese, the Governor, and Morgan. That’s more than 3,300 pages of zombie apocalypse.

How do I read The Walking Dead comics?

The fastest-growing way to read comics is online through sites like Image Comics and Comixology, which let you purchase and read the comics on your phone, tablet, laptop, or PC.

How closely does TWD follow the comics?

Why did they cut Carl from The Walking Dead?

While the rest of the group is held at gunpoint, Negan takes Rick on a short trip to convince him to submit, and on his return, demands that Rick cut off Carl’s arm as a show of agreement to the Savior’s terms, or else he will kill the entire group.

Is ‘The Walking Dead’ coming to an end?

While bringing the story of The Walking Dead to a close is certainly shocking , this is ground that the franchise has trodden before. Back in July of 2019, Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman pulled off a similar maneuver by suddenly and unexpectedly bringing his decades-long series to a conclusion with Issue #193.

What happened to Rick and Lori on The Walking Dead?

Comatose after being shot while on duty, Rick finds the world abandoned of all things living and is faced with walking undead, who attack him on sight. He returns home to find his family, son Carl and wife Lori, gone. He meets his new neighbor, who points him towards Atlanta.

What happened to The Walking Dead in issue 193?

The final issue of The Walking Dead essentially comes down to a property law dispute. While the walking dead represented a violent threat and the life as we knew it on Earth for 192 issues, they represent something far different in this 193rd and final one. The narrative jumps forward many years to a quiet farm in the countryside.