oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!

[HokieGeek]

Any of you gents read graphic novels?

The Walking Dead is a great, great series drawn in beautiful black and white about a group of people dealing with a world plagued by zombies. Yeah, that's righ: Zombies. Problem with that? It really is a good story of survival and human relationships. It's much less about killing monsters than it is about living in a truly unpredictable world where the real monsters might just be the humans trying to survive.

AMC optioned it for a series. It's currently in production and is set to air in October. Here's the first full cast still. Exactly as the book!

I'm really excited about this, and thought I would share!

 

[HokieGeek]

 

[Confuzius]

Haven't read the graphics, but I've been following this a bit, looks cool. I'll have to pick up the books first.

 

[gaseousclay]

the best part is that it's by Frank Darabont, whom I thought did a fantastic job with Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption and The Mist.

sadly, I don't have cable so can't watch it. at least i'll have something to look forward to when it gets released on dvd

 

[HokieGeek]

Haven't read the graphics, but I've been following this a bit, looks cool. I'll have to pick up the books first.

It was my first graphic novel series. You won't be disappointed

the best part is that it's by Frank Darabont, whom I thought did a fantastic job with Stephen King's Shawshank Redemption and The Mist.

sadly, I don't have cable so can't watch it. at least i'll have something to look forward to when it gets released on dvd

Never saw The Mist, but I did enjoy shawshank quite a lot as well as The Green Mile. I think this series has a lot of potential. There hasn't been much lately that I've been excited about.

 

[Amer]

Man that first shot is just perfect. They really casted well to match the characters.

I'm a little nervous with where the novel is heading, not sure I'm buyin' what Rick is sellin' right now.

 

[The Knize]

Graphic novels at their best are great. A wonderful modern development in literature!

 

[KarthVader]

OMG!!!!!!!


Love this series!!!!! Can't wait!!!

AMC has been winning my heart so far!

 

[HokieGeek]

Man that first shot is just perfect. They really casted well to match the characters.

I'm a little nervous with where the novel is heading, not sure I'm buyin' what Rick is sellin' right now.

They seem to have casted perfectly as far as looks are concerned! If you're doing monthlies, no spoilers! I've just been reading trades. But yeah, the great thing about this book is that it always turns something on its head every 2 or 3 trades. I really want to know how they're going to pull that off with the series. I mean, every character in this book is a red shirt, basically. Would they do that in a TV show?

Graphic novels at their best are great. A wonderful modern development in literature!

I couldn't agree with you more. Some of the best fiction I'm currently reading is in graphic novels. Can I hear a 'hells yeah' for Fables?

OMG!!!!!!!


Love this series!!!!! Can't wait!!!

AMC has been winning my heart so far!

I know! They seem to really know that they have a product that works quite well the way it is and don't seem too interested in mucking around with it. Very exciting!