A lot of good things happened in this volume—Judith was born, Dale was saved, Glenn and Maggie got married. It was the calm before the storm that is the Governor...

It's the calm before the storm? Will Woodbury find the prison? Will Martinez make it back to Woodbury? Will Carl get a sister? This relatively quiet time gives time for relationships to harden, Rick to reevaluate what he can offer and Michonne to maybe heal? As we're talking more about relationships Adlard's facial and body language pencils are phenomenal. The more times I read this, the more I see that this just wouldn't have worked so well in colour! Behind the prison walls life is beginning t...

This volume is FULL of suspense. There isn't a lot of killing/main characters dying in this volume but throughout the comic you can sense that something big is coming and oh yes, something very big came at the end! It definitely matched it's title. It was very predictable but I was still like "ooooh shittt!". Volume 8 is going to be absolutely crazy (I hope!). (view spoiler)[ I am devastated that Carol died! I knew it was coming but I just really wish she didn't die because although she couldn't...

Kind of an in-between volume, as the title implies. Still, drama continues in the form of a new baby, sneaking suspicions, and suicide.

Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! This volume was amazing! I love how this volume started with a flashback of Lori and Shane. It was nice to see what actually happened with them when Rick was still in a coma. Glenn and Maggie finally have their wedding! It's the cutest shit ever, with Hershel as their pastor and what not. I just love Glenn and Maggie so much. I really enjoyed the scenes with Tyreese, Glenn, Maggie and Michonne going to the National Guard place and taking out all the Woodbury men...

This was a simply set up. Nothing more, nothing less. These issues exist to usher in the conclusion of the first compendium. It’s filler material, appropriate filler material, though it’s still a little dull. It’s a foreshadowing of the climax. The group arm themselves and set up the prison’s defences. An attack in the next volume is only appropriate. But this was a little dry. Carol’s fate was aloes quite random. I mean we all knew it was coming. She’s been degrading for a while, but to throw h...

**SPOILER HEAVY**Nothing particularly wrong with it, but it didn't keep me as gripped this time around. The group are really settled at the prison and then just when they feel safe and secure, the Governor turns up at the end shouting to his crew to kill them all for a nice little cliffhanger ending. Lori finally gives birth to her daughter Judith, and it's actually nice to see her and Rick being happy for once. They always just seem to be pissed off at each other before this issue. I suppose th...

I know that the title is pretty indicative of the pace of this volume, but I found myself really appreciating the lull in all of the extreme violence. Something in the relentless killing and torture scenes in the last few volumes has begun to wear a little thin, and I usually find myself numb to all the death and pain by the end, which is unusual for me.The Calm Before sort of re-introduced me to the characters I had stopped caring about, and for this reason certain moments (view spoiler)[ like

First Read: March 8th 2016 Re-read: May 29th 2019 I like where the story has progressed to at this stage all the characters have changed over the course of two months living in peace at the prison. Everyone is starting to find some what of a normal life at the prison, but things do surely take a bad turn as things can never stay good for a long period of time for the group. Lori's pregnancy has finally come to an end and she has now given birth to a baby girl, meanwhile Dale has his leg cut of

Okay, I get it, I’m hooked

Oh Carol, I'm so happy the tv series took you in an entirely different direction.

We need to prepare for a possible attack on the prison... plenty of action, but also quieter moments than in the previous two volumes. Remember Allen and his leg? Yes, well...The quiet moments are well done. Grown ups having realistic relationships, as far as that is possible during the Zombie apocalypse. It‘s the small moments...Feels a little like a bridge story, waiting for that attack to come. Fitting title in that respect. Quite the cliffhanger at the end, although it was not unexpected. In...

Another good one I enjoyed

" THE CALM BEFORE " this title was so so true , there is a big crazy storm coming xD this volume was good , not alot of walking deads and fire shouting but it was like they said calm calm calm . i was gonna give 2 stars for this volume coz it was boring alittle so yeah finally maggice and glenn officially married and that was really good and sweet , lori has her baby without any problems not like what i expected but it was okay great annoying LORI still alive , i feel sad for carol but she wasn'...

A disturbing calm. This is the seventh volume of the softcover editions of "The Walking Dead", collecting the comic book issues from #37 to #42.Creative Team:Writer: Robert KirkmanIllustrators: Charlie Adlard Additional gray tones to inking: Cliff RathburnChapter Seven THE CALM BEFORE I just don’t need to hear you say it. I can’t hear you say it. Rick’s group is reunited again and they remained in the prison.However, Woodbury’s people is out there, preparing themselves for an invasion to

Volume Seven is continuing the face-off between Woodbury and the prison. While Lori becomes more pregnant, Rick and the group focus on building up their armory. Buuuut this pretty much where the similarities between the show and the book stop. Read on to find the spoilers listing the differences. Or don't. It's your call. Don't say I didn't warn you. •I officially can't stand Book Carol. She's an insufferable brat. For me to dislike Book Carol more than I dislike Show Carol is saying something.

Oh my word, what a whiplash. The writing just plummeted AGAIN.This is playing hard with my heart. Why are all the girls so stupid and/or just wanting to get it on? None of this makes plausible sense. The only thing I loved about the woman is that Lori gave no cares about nursing in front of her son because "it's natural" and that was beautiful.Like, CAROL WAY TO MAKE US ALL LOOK BAD. Or should I say, way'da go writers for making all the women look bad and/or unrealistic?Prove me wrong here....An...

WHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT???Well that was definitely unexpected. I totally thought that dude was zombie-food. Huh. Welcome back to the story, guy! Let's see where this goes. Anyway... I'm kinda glad to see one of the losses from this volume. Chickadee was getting on my damn nerves. If Bill Maher was living with these folks, he'd be all like, "NEW RULE: If you can't cope with life, GTFO." It took longer than I expected, but FINALLY. Toodles, stupid. Otherwise, this one was a little sl...

The group prepares for an inevitable attack from Woodbury, training up everyone who can hold a gun while a small unit sets off to find the National Guard Station to stock up on guns, ammo and gas. Meanwhile, Maggie and Glenn tie the knot and Lori finally gives birth but still more death and tragedy befalls the small group. I thought after the craziness of Woodbury and the Governor that this volume would be much less interesting as it’s more or less a return to the status quo but it’s still chock...

The title is fitting and this volume was chock full of Kirkman character development goodness. So much happens! Really I think this, aside from the first volume, is the best so far at individual development of characters. After the Woodbury incident and story arc everyone realizes they need to restock on ammunition and supplies if they are to survive any possible attack by Woodbury which seems imminent now. Rick comes to terms that with his new disability he can't do everything and be the hero/l...