The Walking Dead Volume 8: Made To Suffer: 08 (WALKING DEAD TP)

Having read books one to seven over the last fortnight I settled down with book eight. I was expecting the usual tense ride - what I didn't expect was for Kirkman to rip my heart out of my chest and stamp on it in the dirt.Book Eight can only be described as horrific, heart breaking and depressing - despite the fact that it is so well written you'll smile at how good the writing is before sitting shell shocked at the events.Some of the events, well you KNEW they were coming but you didn't know when and how. What Kirkman does is hit you quickly then without letting you catch your breath he hits you again, and again and again.The final two issues are some of the most traumatic I have ever read and I've read comics for several decades. This title is up there with Preacher and Y - The Last Man in terms of emotional investment for the reader. Simply brutal, simply wonderful.

i will split this review into two partsNO Spoilers- Fantastic volume that kept me on the edge of my seat, really is a must read and IMO is the best volume so far. Very unpredictable and is crucial part of what the TWD is today, battle was much more exciting in this volume than in the TV IMO.**Spoilers** so many major character deaths I don't know where to start. I BEG you to only read this is you have read the comicLet's start with the death of Lori and Judy, this is was a major shock after so many deaths I thought they might be done but no.... I agree with the decision really I think the shock factor outlays anything else Lori could have given to the series and the baby would have given their position away. A brave and bold descsion from Image that payed offTo be honest, I was surprised Axel survived this long but I am so glad he did he added humour to another otherwise bleak substation. I wasn't really he sad he died just happy he survived for so longPatricia also died, she was killed quite clumsily but I didn't really mind as that was here character all over and it was time for her to go, I felt as if she redeemed herself after what she did in volume 3/4Billy and Hershel's death was very moving, I was surprised Billy lasted that long but his death was still heartbreaking and seeing Hershel choose to be with his son rather than run away with Rick, One negative of this is that he seemed to forget he also had Maggie to look after....Alice also died which I felt was a bit of a shame but I guess she served her purpose of delivery Lori's babyThe Governer died which was no surprise, however I would have liked someone else to kill him rather than Lily like Rick or even Carl. Or bothFinally I think we learnt sometimes it's okay to run and really Lori should have poirtised her child rather than her loyalty to her group seen as she added NOTHING to the fight against the Governer and should have run away with Dale , Andrea and the boys,Also I wonder if Maggie and Glenn would have stayed and fought could they have won the battle ? Anyway overall amazing volume10/10

Husband is an avid fan of the walking dead (adding to his collection)

You know when someone builds something up for you and when you get to it your kind of disappointed? Well that sadly happened for me with this. Still deserves five stars as amazing action packed issue, TWD is as harsh as always in its treatment of characters but you knew that already if up to book 8, well that does not change here & some exciting plot developments. It's just after having posted it about by numerous reviews & the Amazon page that this issue is such game changer, I maybe expected a bit more & kind of saw what for most was a big twist coming. I'd imagine if reading comics would have blown me away, but we'll seeing the front cover of the next graphic novel gave it away for me slightly so if have not seen it avoid looking. Though this could just be my over exposure to things talking am quite good at guessing twists on tv/books. Which is part of fun but at same time you can be slightly disappointed not surprised. Enjoy it, it's a stunner of an issue though.

Arrived fast and in great condition

Oh god. Walking Dead is so relentlessly grim that it's easy to get a bit complacent at times, because only terrible things ever seem to happen you sometimes feel like you know what you're going to get when you sit down to one. A whole bunch of strands come to a head here though, and when things hit the fan they hit them so hard my jaw was agape. Brilliant reading, and probably the most gripped I've been by TWD so far.

If you have read the other 7 volumes and are debating whether to buy this one - DO IT. This Volume is by far the most entertaining and tense volume there is. If you ever had your doubts about the Walking Dead comics read this one and it will change your mind. Nothing Bad to say about this volume at all!

Have bought all the volumes for my son who is a massive Walking Dead fan. We do all watch the TV programme together, but he loves these graphical novels, they are very well drawn and the story is a little different from the TV program so if you enjoy the program I think these are a great read. :)

No damage in shipping,Waiting on show to end first.

Producto nuevo y de gran calidad. Sin duda un gran vendedor. He comprado otros volúmenes y siempre han llegado en perfecto estado.

commandé pour mon fils qui m'a dit être très satisfait de ces volumes.le série TV n'est pas forcement fidèle à la BD

Most of the folks here already know that The Walking Dead saga is a compilation of stories by Robert Kirkman that expand on the story that is well know to any zombie movie fan....The main story. The one started in earnest by George Romero in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead [and was later remade in 1990 (the  version that I prefer ) by Tom Savini (with Romero oversight)].The Walking Dead Volume 8 continues the story of former Normal-World Police Officer Rick Grimes and those that he comes in contact with in a New World...a world that has been over-run by zombies.I'd agree with you if you thought that maybe  The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before  took a major pause in the epic series to focus less on zombies and more on what happens to society, its morals, laws and standards when government is lost and the planet becomes mostly uninhabitable.You'll probably recall that previous volumes in the series showed how venturing out of the confines and security provided by the characters' home (established in  Volume 3 ) are less than safe. The new zombie-infested world is dangerous not only because of the hordes of undead, but outside the gates await unfathomable chaos and horror in the pockets of societies of other survivors (see Volumes  5  and  6 )....Especially in Volume 6 where survivors in desperate situations do the unthinkable to stay alive (or entertained).By the end of Volume 6 we thought that one of the major threats to the primary group of survivors that the series follows had been removed. But what fan of the series can forget the cliffhanger of a last page from Volume 7? Volume 7 was appropriately named "The Calm Before", because Volume 8 is indeed a storm. Volume 8 picks up right from the shocker of a final Volume 7 page and relentlessly presents a war...not between the undead and man...but between two societies of the living in a world gone mad.There's real, heartfelt emotion in The Walking Dead series combined with believable scenarios. I was never a big comic book guy prior to this series. Now I'm singing a different tune. This comic book series blows the doors off of a lot DVDs that I've wasted time with, and it's introduced me to a whole new entertainment media.Anyway, the volume releases of The Walking Dead are like reading a screenplay with storyboards of a version of Night of the Living Dead that began simultaneously, but in a different part of the country (much like George Romero's late 2007 release,  Diary of the Dead ). Yes, The Walking Dead is kind of a rip-off of a story (stories) already told, but the key is that it's done very very well. The zombies are true to the original Romero creation: slow and stupid as opposed to the fast and thinking "infected" in ( 28 Weeks Later / 28 Days Later ) or the 2004 remake of  Dawn of the Dead .Each Walking Dead volume only takes about an hour to get all the way through, and they leave you wanting more. And they seem to keep coming; I think that issues 49 - 55 will likely comprise Volume 9 (with issue 55 due in Sept '08), so unfortunately, as of this writing, only #49 - #53 are published. The wait begins.Volumes 1 - 8 are all available individually. A hard cover combination of Volumes 1 & 2 is out ( The Walking Dead Book 1 , a hard cover combination of Volumes 3 & 4 is out ( The Walking Dead, Book 2 ), and Volumes 5 & 6 are now combined in Hardcover (The Walking Dead Book 3).Anyone in need of a very well done zombie fix that you don't put into your DVD player should absolutely get down with The Walking Dead sickness. Add it to your cart, but be sure to start with Volume 1 and read them chronologically. version that I preferThe Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm BeforeVolume 356Diary of the Dead28 Weeks Later / 28 Days LaterDawn of the DeadThe Walking Dead Book 1The Walking Dead, Book 2

Nach dem siebten Band war die Reihe für mich gestorben. Über die Zeichnungen, die leider nur im ersten Band richtig gut waren, konnte ich als Fan von Zombies hinweg sehen, da Kirkman eine wirklich spannende Geschichte erzählte, die sich nicht einfach nur um die Zombies drehte, sondern um die Überlebenden und wie sich diese entwickeln und mit der Situation klar kommen. Eine Antwort darauf, wieso die Toten auferstanden sind, gibt es noch nicht, aber die fehlt öfter in solchen Geschichten und manchmal ist auch gut so.Die letzten paar Bände von Walking dead waren einfach nur langweilig und es machte keinen Spaß mehr sie zu lesen, deswegen habe ich lange gezögert mir den achten zu holen, auch wenn der siebte spannend endete. Gute Horrorcomics sind leider selten, deshalb bin ich doch wieder zurück gekehrt und habe es nicht bereut. Band 8 macht einiges wett. Endlich passiert wieder etwas und zwar eine ganze Menge. Kirkman räumt bei dem übergroßen Cast endlich auf (Auch einer der Gründe, warum ich aufgehört hab zu lesen. Ich konnte die Figuren kaum noch zuordnen) und das Gefängnis, in welchem die Überlebenden sich verschanzten, ist nicht mehr länger sicher. Mit dieser Story zeigt sich wieder, wie viel Freiheit die Autoren und Zeichner bei Image haben. Die Gewalt wäre bei Marvels Max, oder DCs Vertigo vielleicht möglich, aber die Gnadenlosigkeit, mit welcher Kirkman und seine Figuren hier zu Tate schreiten? Nur vielleicht. Ehrlich gesagt bezweifle ich es.Ich lese die Reihe nur als Paperbacks, trotz meiner Sammelleidenschaft für Comics, denn Walking dead ist oft eine etwas ruhigere Serie, die viel Wert auf ihre Charaktere legt und weniger auf Action und Splatter. So macht das lesen mehrerer Hefte in einem Rutsch mehr Spaß. Jedem, der wie ich die Serie hat fallen lassen, sei gesagt, dass es sich lohnt weiter zu lesen.