For anyone familiar with the Walking Dead graphic novels

[Duer 157099]

Can someone briefly educate me on 1) how many there are and 2) how they correlate with the TV series.

I see there are 2 compendiums on Amazon. Are there more? Where does the end of the 2nd one go through to? Has the TV show gotten that far yet?

If not a 3rd, how many loose volumes are there aside from those 2?

Thanks

[ZombieHorde]

1. I have not seen tonight's episode yet, but I have seen the others,

and I have read many of the comics.

I won't go into too much detail in order to avoid spoilers.

The series begins very similar to the comic, but changes about half way through the first season. Things start to get back on track when they go to the farm.

The comic is more brutal. The main characters are more disturbed, and the death rate is higher. The comic has a higher main character turn over rate, but Rick and his son are constants. Good and evil are more blurred in the comic.

Morality is a larger theme in the comic than the TV show.

Rick only has one hand in the comic. He begins with two hands, but looses one fairly quickly.

Guns are used more often in the TV show.

The show and comic have some different characters. For example, Daryl and his brother is not in the comic. The group in the comic often travels with more children.

Some of the relationships are different, for example, Michonne is trusted a lot quicker in the comic. She is less stubborn, and tells them what is going on. She's also a little bit crazy.

Some of the events go down differently, such as the conflict between Michonne and the Governor.

Hope that helps. I don't want to give too much away.

[Duer 157099]

2. Thanks. I've ordered the first compendium

I was just wondering how far it goes, relative to the TV show. Although, since they don't really parallel, maybe it is moot.

Do they go to the prison in the books? Are they there by the end of the first compendium?

[ZombieHorde]

3. The prison in the comics.

The comics are released in three different forms, at least. The regular, thin, floppy comic style; thicker, bound style, which is several comics, and then an even thicker, book style, which is a bunch of comics.

It's all the same stuff, just in different formats, I believe. I buy the medium style. I just got some money, perhaps I should go to my comic-book store and get some more. Hmmm....

[Duer 157099]

4. From wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_%28comic_book%29#Collected_editions

The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye 1-58240-358-9 May 12, 2004 The Walking Dead #1–6 October 2003 – March 2004
The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us 1-58240-413-5 November 24, 2004 The Walking Dead #7–12 April – September 2004
The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars 1-58240-487-9 May 18, 2005 The Walking Dead #13–18 October 2004 – April 2005
The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire 1-58240-530-1 November 30, 2005 The Walking Dead #19–24 June – November 2005
The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense 1-58240-612-X September 27, 2006 The Walking Dead #25–30 January – August 2006
The Walking Dead Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life 1-58240-684-7 April 11, 2007 The Walking Dead #31–36 September 2006 – March 2007
The Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before 1-58240-828-9 September 26, 2007 The Walking Dead #37–42 May – September 2007
The Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made To Suffer 1-58240-883-1 June 25, 2008 The Walking Dead #43–48 October 2007 – April 2008
The Walking Dead Vol. 9: Here We Remain 1-60706-022-1 January 21, 2009 The Walking Dead #49–54 May – November 2008
The Walking Dead Vol. 10: What We Become 1-60706-075-2 August 12, 2009 The Walking Dead #55–60 January – April 2009
The Walking Dead Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters 1-60706-122-8 January 6, 2010 The Walking Dead #61–66 May – October 2009
The Walking Dead Vol. 12: Life Among Them 1-60706-254-2 August 3, 2010 The Walking Dead #67–72 November 2009 – May 2010
The Walking Dead Vol. 13: Too Far Gone 1-60706-329-8 November 23, 2010 The Walking Dead #73–78 June – October 2010
The Walking Dead Vol. 14: No Way Out 1-60706-392-1 June 22, 2011 The Walking Dead #79–84 November 2010 – June 2011
The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide 1-60706-458-8 November 1, 2011 The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide #1–4 April – July 2011
The Walking Dead Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves 1-60706-440-5 December 27, 2011 The Walking Dead #85–90 May – October 2011
The Walking Dead Vol. 16: A Larger World 1-60706-559-2 June 6, 2012 The Walking Dead #91–96 November 2011 – April 2012
The Walking Dead Vol. 17: Something To Fear 1-60706-615-7 November 21, 2012 The Walking Dead #97–102 May – September 2012
The Walking Dead Vol. 18: Abandon All Hope 1-60706-687-4 June 11, 2013 The Walking Dead #103–108 October 2012 – March

The Walking Dead: Book One 1-58240-619-7 July 19, 2006 The Walking Dead #1–12 Rick
The Walking Dead: Book Two 1-58240-698-7 March 7, 2007 The Walking Dead #13–24 Michonne
The Walking Dead: Book Three 1-58240-825-4 December 19, 2007 The Walking Dead #25–36 The Governor
The Walking Dead: Book Four 1-60706-000-0 October 29, 2008 The Walking Dead #37–48 Lori and Judith
The Walking Dead: Book Five 1-60706-171-6 May 5, 2010 The Walking Dead #49–60 Abraham
The Walking Dead: The Covers, Vol. 1 1-60706-002-7 October 19, 2010 The Walking Dead #1–50 (covers) N/A
The Walking Dead: Book Six 1-60706-327-1 October 26, 2010 The Walking Dead #61–72 Carl
The Walking Dead: Book Seven 1-60706-439-1 October 18, 2011 The Walking Dead #73–84 Rick
The Walking Dead: Book Eight 1-60706-593-2 October 9, 2012 The Walking Dead #85–96 Andrea
The Walking Dead: The Covers, Vol. 2 1-60706-595-9 July 9, 2013 The Walking Dead #51–100 (covers) N/A
The Walking Dead: Cutting-Room Floor 1-60706-520-7 July 9, 2013 N/A N/A

The Walking Dead: Volume 1 Deluxe HC 1-58240-511-5 December 14, 2005 Collects #1–24
The Walking Dead: Volume 2 Deluxe HC 1-60706-029-9 February 17, 2009 Collects #25–48
The Walking Dead: Volume 3 Deluxe HC 1-60706-330-1 February 2, 2011 Collects #49–72
The Walking Dead: Volume 4 Deluxe HC 1-60706-616-5 December 18, 2012 Collects #73-96

The Walking Dead: Compendium One 9781607060765 May 6, 2009 Collects #1–48 and the 6 page story from the Image Comics Holiday Special 2005
The Walking Dead: Compendium Two 9781607065968 October 3, 2012 Collects #49–9

[ZombieHorde]

5. Awesome. Very handy list. Thanks! nt

[ZombieHorde]

6. I just looked at my comics.

Compendium One should take you slightly past the prison disaster, which is farther in the story than the TV show.