How does the genre (comics) affect the pacing and development of this story?
Think about how the comic is drawn--what choices do the authors make, and how do these choices affect your experience of the story? How does this take on zombies compare
with the filmic treatments we have explored during class
(Night and
Dawn)
? Think about both similarities and differences and pose at least one question that you think could help draw connections between
The Walking Dead and other, similar, works.
This genre of comics affects the pace of the story in many different ways. For one, the story jumps right into the thick of things, not forcing the reader to read through a bunch of filler. The author shows a quick scene of Rick being shot and shortly after slipping into a coma. Immediately after Rick wakes he realizes that all hell had broken lose and there is a zombie apocalypse on his hands. The pace of this graphic novel makes it much more exciting and easy to read. I feel that in this story the zombies seem to be much more threatening and intimidating. This is because there is a much larger quantity of them and we do not know what happened to Rick's family until the middle of the story. Another difference is the time period they take place in, as well as the area. This happens near a large city (Atlanta), not a small rural form or suburban mall. Another difference is that nobody ever barricades themselves in a location. They are located in a field outside the city and are in no immediate danger, not to mention the amount of weapons they have. Some similarities include that all three involved a zombie apocalypse and instill some panic. Another similarity is that the zombies all feed on humans, and definitely out number them. My question that I pose is, all three stories involve different time periods, settings, and reasons that caused the apocalypse. Does this have an impact on the type of zombie or quantity?
ReplyDeleteI agree that the comic was more interesting to read than the films because the comic got right to the main point of the story without starting with filler. I like the fact that you mentioned that in the comic the characters were not barricaded in a location and they were not in any immediate danger. They had to wait for the zombies to find them before they had to worry about fighting them off. However, once the zombies found them, the humans had a better chance of defeating the zombies because of their large supply of weapons and the fact that they each knew how to correctly use the weapons.
DeleteI agree with everything you posted in your blog post. I agree with you in how the comic is must more enjoyable to read because of how the comic gets right into the thick of things and also the pace of the comic which makes it easier and more enjoyable to read. I also agree with how the time period of the comic is different than the two films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. The zombie epidemic is still at the same level with the two films Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead because there aren't many surviors left.
DeleteThe genre affects the development of the story by getting to the main point of the story quicker. The story flowed more smoothly from scene to scene and the pictures emphasized greater impact on the details of the story. The pace of the story makes it more exciting than the films. The author emphasizes facial expressions and the injuries of characters when they were attacked by zombies. This helps you better understand what the characters are thinking and how they are feeling throughout the story. In both the comic and the films the zombies did a lot of moaning and they fed on the humans. Additionally, the zombies greatly outnumbered the humans. The comic however was more graphic regarding the killing of the zombies. In the comic you can see the humans hacking off the zombies’ heads and the effects of shooting the zombies. In the films you only see the zombies die, not necessarily all the gory details involved in their death. In the comic, the humans had access to many more weapons than they did in the films, so therefore the characters in the comic were able to better protect themselves. Another major difference was the setting of the stories. The films took place in a rural town and a mall; the comic took place in a major city, Atlanta. The question I pose is does the difference in the setting of the films and the comic have any effect on the way the zombies act?
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned the visuals provided in the comic when it come to killing them. There is much more detail provided and you see that guns just attract more zombies, as a result, they use a hatchet instead. I like the similarities and differences you posted, thus i do agree that we get a better sense of how the zombies think in the comic. One other difference I would have mentioned, is that in the comic Rick disguises himself as a zombie by spreading blood on his body to hide his scent. I do like your question as well, I feel that the setting and timer period both affect the way zombies act. These zombies are definitely do not like guns, and this is clearly shown in the comic.
DeleteI agree with your input for this blod. The comic does make the story go by smoother and quiker. This keeps the reader's attention. I also like how you said how the author emphasized on the facial expressions. I agree that it gives you a better understanding of what is going on. I did not notice, but I like that you pointed out that in the comic the humans had access to many more weapons. This was a good observation. I feel like setting was the biggest difference betweeen the the three zombie stories. I personally think it made a big difference.
DeleteI like how you pointed out the different pace the comic gives to the story versus the films. I also like how you talked about the expressions being exaggerated along with the injuries. In the films it was quick, in the comic they show the hacking and blood spatter throughout the page. It gave a different view on the level of violence taken upon the zombies.
DeleteThis genre of comics is an important element when it comes to the pace of the story. Instead of dragging on the story and making the pace very slow, the comic allows the pace to be quicker. The author gets right to the point and does not have any useless information in there. Because the pace is quicker, it makes the story more interesting and fun to read. Because there are pictures this makes it easier to see the characters reactions. Since we can see their reactions, we can get a better understanding of the characters thoughts and feelings. As a reader I do not want to be reading a long, slow, and boring story. I want a story that will get right to the action without prolonging it. This differs from Dawn of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead because it seems like it is a lot more dramatic and graphic. There are multiple zombies in all three but in the comic, the population of zombies is way more which makes it more of a horror situation. Also, the settings differ. Instead of a small town, the apocalypse took place in a large city, Atlanta. Some similarities however, were the enormous zombie population taking over and the zombies eating the human flesh. Do the different time period in which they were made have anything to do with the different presentation on the zombie apocalypse?
ReplyDeleteJust pondering your question...I believe that the time period in which these materials were made has to do with how the humans react to the so-called apocalypse. A past apocalypse decision seems to be surrounded by media and how the government wants the public to react, but a present apocalypse would be based upon personal decisions. For example Rick makes a personal decision on where he thinks the crew should go while Shane has other ideas. In either time period there is always an argument between the humans, but the media plays a bigger roll in the past.
DeleteThe genre of comics allows the pacing and development of this story to be straightforward. This story is all dialogue, so when someone speaks they typically speak their mind without filtering it. With using just dialogue, it allows the reader to avoid useless fillers. Sometimes watching a film on zombies takes a while for the audience to figure out what their purpose is, but a few pages into “The Walking Dead” is all it took to discover they are eating machines. The artist working on this comic also helps the audience understand what the characters intentions are. They used descriptive body language and even snap shots of a so-called “scary scene.” The zombies within “The Walking Dead” are somewhat simpler to fool versus the zombies in the Night and Dawn movies. Within the comic the zombies were easily fooled by their scent, where as in the movies there was no fooling the zombies, they would run after anything with a beating heart. Although the zombies from this comic were less intelligent, they share the characteristic with the movie zombies as being man-eaters. Does intelligence of each individual zombie matter considering the amount of them?
ReplyDeleteThe pacing and development of the comic is crucial to keeping the interest of the readers. The author does a good job of using various dialogues, along with graphic images, to portray the characters within the story. It did seem evident that the zombies from the comic were less intelligent; however, they performed the same ruthless actions as the zombies in the films. I feel that the intelligence of each individual zombie is not vital. Zombies are not independent. In a sense, they work together to obtain the flesh needed for survival. There is never just one zombie, rather a multitude of zombies. This offsets their intelligence because they do not need to be cunning. Their sheer numbers enable them to accomplish their goals.
DeleteThe comic genre in “Walking Dead” allows certain scenes to naturally flow quickly. Others are of a moderate pace because of the authors focus on dialog; however, the author seems to understand when to stop and allow the illustrations to tell the story. The story focuses on the character Rick as he journeys to Atlanta to reunite with his family. He faces challenges and zombie encounters the entire trip. Once he finds the camp, he attempts to bring order, along with others, back to society.
ReplyDeleteI feel this comic’s take on zombies is more laid back and not so scary or frightening; however, it does accomplish its purpose of displaying the harsh reality of zombies. In the films, (Night and Dawn), the zombies are more realistic and give the viewer a “real” sense of fear. The large, slow-moving hordes of zombies terrorize the viewers and cause much anticipation. When the “actors” kill the zombies, it is fairly quick and subdued. There was very little bloodshed and the zombies just sunk to the floor. On the other hand, the comic is a more typical 21st century action movie. This comic shows the slashing and beheading of multiple zombies. The characters have access to a multitude of weapons and use them to their advantage. Overall, the comic provided a different perspective to viewing zombies as compared to the films. Do the “characters” or “actors” react differently to the zombie situation depending on their location (farmhouse, mall, city) and what does this have to say about human nature in the threat of danger?
I enjoyed how you pointed out that the comic isn't scary but does accomplish displaying the harsh reality of a zombie apocalypse. This describes the comic so well because towards the end they begin to break apart and people like Shane begin to who true colors so to say. Also I agree with the notion that this comic displays a twenty first century action movie, because that is also the feeling that I got. Pertaining to your question, though the location most definitely effects how they must prepare for attacks, I personally believe that the characters reactions to the zombie situation would be the same any where because it is the same harsh reality.
Deletei agree with you that it flows more quickly in the comic then the movies. i also agree that the zombies seem to show i different side that zombies can be seen.
DeleteI agree with how you presented that it makes the story flow easier in comic form, you can get information out of it while not spending as much time on reading it. The way the story also presents zombies in comic form is way more laid back yet still presents a sense of fear of zombies. To your question, yes the people will prepare the same for the zombies, they are still trying to fight for freedom, but it conveys that the humans are only looking out for themselves, kind of savage like. Good question though!
DeleteWith walking dead being a presented in comic style, some scenes with speech captions and some without, you have the illusion of sped up time because comics get to the point and tend to leave out any unnecessary scenes. With that being said the comic still draws you in and it seems as though you loose little to no detail within the stories plot which is being developed much faster than a film or book. This particular strip the authors chose to drawn in black and white and what each square is focusing on seems to be drawn in much detail while the background is always a tad faded giving more attention to the foreground. I believe they did this so when something like a zombie interrupts the foreground the attack becomes much more surprising to the reader based on their lack of focus in the background. Also the authors focus on amplified facial expressions to get the emotions across to the reader. The comic takes on zombies in an overly violent manner as seen in both films but more in Dawn of the Dead than Night of the Living Dead. Also in the comic they show more of a emotional reaction from the people killing zombies especially when Rick shoots his first one in the head on the way to Atlanta. This is also shown when Morgan tells Rick not to shoot the one that is outside the fence because they only want to harm zombies that are directly trying to harm them and a little bit when Rick talks of how he can barley tell them apart from live people at a distance. Lastly I noticed that the zombies also eat animals not just humans which I did not see in either of the films. My question is do the maliciousness and level of harm the zombies pose to the humans have any correlation with how violent humans are towards them or does that just depend on the humans level of normality remaining while in crisis mode.
ReplyDeletei like how you pointed out that the comic gets to the point quickly. I liked that as well, there was less filler text, therefore it drew you into the text faster. Also the observation that the zombies also ate animals as well as people is one huge difference from the movies we have watched.
DeleteYou made many good points, especially how the characters' facial expressions add to the quality of the story. There is also definitely more of an emotional aspect than in Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead when a zombie is killed, which can allow the reader to make a sort of sympathetic connection to the characters.
DeleteThe genre affects the pacing and development of the story becuase Walking Dead has a faster pace than the movies Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. The comic got off to a quick start and was very intriguing instead of a beginning that creates build up. In the movies Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, it took a while for the story to get going. I enjoyed the comic better because of the quick start to the story and the pace of the story because it made the story a lot quicker than it could have been. I also liked how the author made detailed facial expressions for the characters. This makes the comic a lot easier to follow and we can see how the characters react to the zombies when they are battling them. A similarity between all three pieces is how society is destroyed. The zombies have taken over and there are only a few survivors left. A difference between the comic and the movies was how the zombies in the comic were a lot easier to defeat than the zombies in the two films. Another difference is the setting because the comic takes place in Atlanta, Georgia while the two films settings were a mall and a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. One question I have is how much did the zombies changed from Dawn of the Dead to the Walking Dead?
ReplyDeleteI like how you point out the fact of how detailed the faces were on the characters in the comic. It truly does create a reaction that wouldn't be the same without it being so detailed. Also I like the fact that you said the zombies in the comic were easier to kill than the ones in the film because that didn't cross my mind at all at first.
DeleteThe genre of “The Walking Dead” makes it much easier to read compared to other pieces we have gone over. In this comic they jumped right into the meat of the story. The story develops a lot faster than a story would. The comic is drawn all in black and white, causing you to focus on the comic as a whole, rather than the colors that pop-out. Also the author uses bigger pictures as well as facial expressions on the characters face to show you what they are feeling. These choices affect my experience of the story because it gives me insight on what the character feels, rather than drawing my own conclusions. This take on zombies differs because they seem to be more graphic than in the films. The action shots in the comic are very violent compared to in the movies you never really see the killing of the zombies. A similarity in both is that the zombies have seemed to take over the cities, causing major fear. In the walking dead they are living out of an RV, and washing their clothes in the pond. This is surely not how they would want to be doing things. Also a big difference is the location of the humans. In the walking dead they are out in Atlanta which is a big city, while in the movie they were in a small rural town. One question I have is, with Rick being a police officer, does this have any effect on the other humans not wanting to go against him since he is in fact a police, while in the movies there was uncertainty of who to obey?
ReplyDeleteI like how you pointed out the comic is in black and white and how the kill shots of the zombies are much more violent. I also like how you pointed out that the people in this comic are the peoples facial expressions are very exaggerated.
DeleteThe Walking Dead being a comic is a good idea for the author because it allows for more quickly paced action and more meaningful imagery can be created than by a book or a movie. The quick sequence of pictures with small amounts of dialogue in them allows for the reader/viewer to zoom through the action, while in a movie or book the dialogue must be looked at more closely, this causes the comic to get to the main action it is setting up more quickly. The imagery in the comic is more meaningful because it is one still picture of the event s that are occurring, a book cannot use pictures, it can only describe them, while a movie does not freeze on individual images. The comic authors drawings and choices affect the novel by making it more fast paced than it already is and the drawings are used to express and exaggerate high levels of emotion, for example, when someone in the comic is crying it does not just show a couple of tears it shows large streams of water running down their face. The drawings contain few words with them so breezing through is easy to do. There appear to be even more zombies in this comic then in other zombie movies. It differs from Dawn and Night in that it does not even try to give an explanation of why the zombie apocalypse is happening, the zombies are able to smell, and they eat animals in the comic as well as humans. The zombies are the same in all three in that they outnumber the survivors, are very weak and stupid, they do not eat any of their own kind, and they are very aggressive towards humans.
ReplyDeleteThe question I have is: Why do the zombies not eat each other if they are made of the same things humans are anyway?
DeleteThe comic "The Walking Dead" was similar and also different from the movies we have seen in many ways. The genre of the comic makes for a faster paced story. Along with the dialog, the pictures make it very easy to fallow along and keep the story moving forward. The drawings are very artistic and easy to look at. The one thing that is taken away from the comic that is present in the movies is the sense of fear from the zombies. Also, in movies, background music plays a huge roll in making the film scary, pleasant, sad or whatever type of scene it is. When reading a comic book, there is obviously no music to instill fear. There are only images which can only be so frightening when looking at them on a piece of paper. Also, in the comic the zombies look more like skeletons of people rather than actual people like in the movies. Why don't the zombies eat each other?
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the aspect of music. It really does play a big part in motion pictures today and if they were to somehow have music for each page I think it would add a spookier sensation.
DeleteI guess zombies each other are the same species. I don't think animals or other living beings eat their own species. And zombies might regard humans or other warm bodies as food.Their purpose is only to seek warm food.( zombies don't have warm bodies. They are cold undead bodies and don't breath.)
DeleteThe pacing of this comic is a more drawn out process just because its inability to explain the story in depth. The development of the story is actually rather quick so that the reader does not get bored with useless information. The author starts this comic out with a shootout scene where Rick is shot at and put into a coma. Ricks partner’s face and reaction to this incident give us a sense of compassion we would have not otherwise felt if the author did not incorporate this. Another example of how the author draws the affect is when the girls are coming out of the woods after washing clothes; the scared look they all have when they realize a zombie is behind them helps the reader more connect with the characters. Both the comic and the movie portray the zombies as mindless, unaware, slow walkers. Also, both show the zombies as cannibals towards each of the other zombies, dead or alive. If such a crisis were to occur, would we be able to rely on the military or government to contain it all before it got out of control or would the people have to eventually take matters into their own hands?
ReplyDeleteI don't necessarily agree that the comic styling of Kirkman and Moore made the reading a more drawn out process because of the inability to explain the story in depth. I believe the lack of explanation accompanied by a visual representation of the settings and characters actually made the storyline flow more smoothly. I do think you did a good job describing the scenes the authors drew out though. I believe that if such a crisis were to occur the government or military would be of little assistance based on how quickly the disease spreads. Eventually i think things would come down to marshall law and people would be forced to take matters into their own hands.
DeleteThe comic genre made the story flow, and easy to read compared to some of the othe authors we have read. It gives to pictures to follow along with which makes you see what the author wants and not what you want. You do not rely on your own imagination to create the story, but simply follow along. The comic is drawn in black and white with great detail put into the expressions of the characters. They show a lot when it comes to the faces of the characters along with the zombies. The reader can tell what the character is feeling and to what extent. The comic also is graphic with the violent scenes. It shows the ripping of flesh along with the blood and degradation of the zombies themselves. The comic along with Dawn of the Living Dead and Night of the Living Dead all have similar plots. There is a small group of people secluding themselves from the zombies fighting to survive. The comic is different in the way it presents its hideout. It is outside within nature compared to a mall or a basement. One question I have is, if the zombies were so slow why couldn't the military contain them?
ReplyDeleteI agree with your claim that the use of comics helped in the reading process. It made it easier to comprehend the motives of the characters. The graphic content of the comic also put a clear mental image in our minds as readers on how violent the zombies are. Furthermore, I agree with the fact the plot is similar to the movies that we have viewed.
DeleteThe pace of the comic is faster than the movie because the author has to explain what is going on in a shorter amount of time. this makes the story develop in a much faster and simpler manner. the author makes the choice to make the the comic raw to show what the character is going through.the comic do not seem to make the zombies out to be as violent as the movie does. a difference between the comic and the movies is the setting they are presented in. the comic is presented in a big city and the movie is in the middle of no where and a mall. does this play an effect on what the characters will do to survive?
ReplyDeleteKirkman and Moore’s graphic novel, The Walking Dead, uses the books stylistic approach and genre to the story’s advantage. The comic book style of the authors’ work increases the pace of the story, drawing the reader in with dramatic images and text that flow smoothly from one panel to the next. This style causes the story to develop rather quickly in that the reader isn’t bogged down by having to read descriptions of scenery or characters. We can easily follow Rick from the coma, to his home, to Atlanta, and finally to the camp without reading a single adjective because the pictures supply all of the descriptive information. By playing out the story through pictures and dialogue the reader is focused in on what the author wishes to draw attention to; such as scenes depicting the zombie’s rotting flesh surrounded by flies, or the use of bolded letters to create emphasis on certain spoken words in the text. The graphic novel style of this particular zombie story is rather similar to the filmic treatments we have previously explored, such as Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. All three works relied heavily on imagery and dialogue to tell the story they all also had similar story lines. The main difference between The Walking Dead and the two films we watched was the fact that the walking dead followed our character beyond his initial escape from the zombie apocalypse and left hope for the future. The question I choose to pose however is that if Kirkman and Moore’s original intention, as stated in the prologue, was to lead us “beyond the end” of the traditional zombie story, then why did they choose to end the story immediately after Rick’s son shot Shane. To me, this in no way was an end to the traditional zombie story because the characters still faced the threat of the zombies since the problem was in no way resolved.
ReplyDeleteI found the question you posed to be quite interesting. My theory regarding the end of The Walking Dead was that the authors want people to recognize that zombie are not the real problem. Humans are their own demise, and by allowing something as simple as where to set up camp come between Rick and Shane, their miscommunication led to the downfall of the group as a whole. Shane got caught up in the idea of the army coming to save them and refused to compromise, regardless of how many times Rick insisted that it was very unlikely to happen. Lack of compromise and cooperation within a group will cause it to implode.
DeleteI agree that the pictures by themselves can tell the story. If the dialogue was stripped away you could still follow the basic plot. The images are often detailed and sometimes gross when it shows the zombies getting their head cut off.
DeleteI really liked that you focused on the artist factor of the comic and how that adds to the story and how the readers react to the story. I don't think the comic would have been as fun to read without the artwork because the artist did a great job with how detailed the drawings are.
DeleteThe genre of comic greatly affects the passing and development of the story mainly by speeding it up greatly. Compared to a movie or tv show, there is no real story line leading up to the zombie apocalypse. Rick is awoken from a coma only to find a deserted hospital, which unbeknownst to him at first was inhabited by zombies. This goes right into the action, drawing the reader in from beginning. The comic is drawn in vivid detail, allowing the readers to know exactly how the author imagines the zombies. These choices affect my experience of the story by showing us the certain things the author wants to see in great detail. Such as the sight of an ax going through the skull of a zombie, and a child putting a bullet through both a zombie and rick's partner. In some ways the comic is different than the movies is that in the comic there appears to be more zombies present. They may be because they were basically in a city but either way there was still more present. Another point can be made from the sentence above, in that they were in/near a city, and in the movies the survivors were in a severely less populated area. Some ways they are the same is that they all have mindless, rotting, zombies, walking around infecting the innocent. The zombies do this only because their instinct tells them they have a craving for human flesh.
ReplyDeleteMy question is what is the difference between zombies, vampires, and the creatures in the film/novel I am Legend, because the creatures in that movie appear to me to be a combination between both.
I agree with the story line, there really is no lead up to it. The zombies are just there. But I think that this is to capture the audience with the action and violence we see here. I think the amount of detail in the illustrations also helps keep the reader interested in the writing.
DeleteThe genre affects the pacing of this story in a couple ways. Having watched the TV version, I can say that the comic is much more engaging and action packed. However, I feel like the story is developed better in the TV series. In looking at how the comic is drawn, the authors do a good job of showing the expressions and moods of the characters. This makes it easy for the reader to catch the authors’ intent and adds some drama. This particular take on zombies differs from Night and Dawn in that the zombies in the comic possess in my opinion more zombie-like characteristics. These characteristics include more veins and mutilation of the body. The question that I pose is: how do the different settings of the three works affect each of the moods?
ReplyDeleteI like how you related the comic to the TV series. I have to agree with you that the TV series does a better job describing and developing the story.
Deletei agree with what you are saying that the TV series does a better job tell the story but the comic is much more action packed. The TV show doesn't show the drastic expressions the people have in the comic book. i feel like the pictures themselves could sometimes tell the story its self.
DeleteI liked your idea when you related the comic to a TV series as well. I agree that the TV series does a better job at telling the story as well, but i also agree that the comic has way more action than the TV series.
DeleteThe genre is affects the pacing and development of the story greatly by speeding it up immensely. This style causes the story to unfold quickly because of its fast pace reading and little dialogues which slows down readers. So it affects how I read the story by enjoying it more because I can analyze the pictures and not have to read long text when all I need is the dialogue to read. Also, we can see more clearly what the authors main points are, and what he really wants us to see, instead of some pointless filling dialogue. This take on zombies compares with some of the films we have viewed in class that they are still fighting zombies and looking to fight a cause of freedom and make it out alive. They also fund weapons and become a little savage as they kill zombies. The difference would be the area they are fighting in, whether its a big city or just a rural sub-town.
ReplyDeleteMy question would be does the different locations affect how the zombies act? or their intentions?
I agree with you about the story moving along faster because of the comic format. The pictures almost tell the story better than the words on the pages. I also find your question interesting. I would say that it's not so much the zombies that are affected by the location, but the human survivors. They have a lot more options to take the zombies out with in the city than they do in a rural area. I think the area greatly affects how the humans interact with the zombies.
DeleteThis genre of comics affects the pace of the story in many different ways and by getting to the main point of the story quicker. This story is all dialogue, so when someone speaks they typically speak their mind without having to watch what they say and who they say it in front of. The zombies within “The Walking Dead” are somewhat simpler to fool versus the zombies in the Night and Dawn movies. The question I pose is what has changed between the setting and characters between the two?
ReplyDeleteThe use of comics in this story helps the reader fully comprehend the motives of the characters. Comics aids in the story being able to be read and understood in a faster manner. The drawing of the comic is accurate and helps portray the emotion that the characters are experiencing. Emotion is shown by the characters facial expression or by their body movement. This version of zombies is very similar to the ones we have been studying in class. The zombies were still portrayed as mindless individuals whose main goal was to attack humans. These zombies continue to terrify the humans and challenge them to fight for survival. The question that I would pose would be why does a zombie apocalypse make humans betray ultimately each other?
ReplyDeleteThe genre of comics affects the pace and development of this story by speed the storytelling up. The pictures of each scene move fast and smoothly. I think the strong sense of movement highlights an exciting visual pleasure and might relatively refuse our eyes out of the pictures so that we can pay much attention on the development of the story. For me, I really like fast paced scenes because it can let me to concentrate on what is going on in this story and be curious about the next picture instead of imagining my own pictures about this story.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead is drawn in black and white. It shows a lot of facial expressions in detail so that I can directly and clearly see how those characters react when they battle with zombies. It helps me to understand where a certain tense atmosphere is happening. There is quite much visually happening in some subtle scenes but with few words. Zombies in the Walking Dead are also slow walking zombies which are the same as Night and Dawn but besides eating humans, they also eat animals. They just want to have meat no matter whether it is human’s meat or animals’. My question is that: zombies can be incapacitated by damaging their body parts but can only be killed by shooting or destroying their head. It seems like zombies have brain nervous system. Do you think zombie is cultural body with soul?
Comics impact how quickly a story can be told because of how heavily they rely on the pictures to tell the tale rather than the dialogue. If The Walking Dead had been a novel instead of a comic, it would have taken many hours to read. By nature, novels include much more character development, background information, and dialogue that may not be relevant to the plot. At the same time, the reader misses out on some of the horror intended in the story because you would have to try and visualize the scene in the same way that the authors did when they created it. This way, the setting and plot is laid out before the reader so that they can see firsthand how everything plays out.
ReplyDeleteA similarity I found among Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and The Walking Dead was how the zombie attack impacts communication and cooperation among people. In Night of the Living Dead, the people trapped in the farmhouse can't even agree on which part of the house is the safest to take residence in, much less truly defend themselves from the zombies. The same is true for the Walking Dead, in which Rick believes the campsite should be move further away from the city of Atlanta, while Shane convinces the other survivors that the army is looking for them and should be arriving at any moment. Eventually, this causes such a rift in the group that Rick and Shane begin to fight, but Shane is shot dead by Rick's son Carl. The zombie invasion brings out the worst in them and leads to the self-destruction of the group. My question is: Are zombies themselves representative of the incommunicative and dysfunctional society in which we live, or does their presence simply enable this kind of behavior to spring forth?
Since it’s a comic book, the pace is a lot quicker than other forms of genres. The dialogue is usually short and to the point, there isn’t enough room to go into more detail. The pictures highlight the most important part of the scene and the authors do their best to make the zombies and humans distinctly different. The zombies always look rotting, foul, and just unpleasant. The pacing between The Walking Dead from Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead is similar. The story gets kicked off right away in all the stories. Night has a short scene in the graveyard, but quickly gets to the action. Dawn immediately is exciting as there is pandemonium in the news room. The Walking Dead also starts with Rick being shot and waking up in a zombie apocalypse. The main difference between them is that the comic takes place just outside Atlanta in the open, while Romero’s films both take place in closed, isolated areas. Another similarity is that in both genres society has failed and it’s up to the citizens to defend themselves. The question I have is why in most zombie films, comics, etc. do humans usually cause their own downfall?
ReplyDeleteComics as genre are much easier to read than a novel. A novel has very descriptive language that sets the scene. In a comic there is only dialogue the pictures set the scene for you. When you read a comic you don’t really have to think you just have to pay attention to the pictures and dialogue. Novels often times take a long time to develop and set up the scene and plot. In the Walking Dead it starts right with action of Rick getting shot and waking up in a zombie wasteland. Comics are more fun to read than watching film because they get right to the action and there is no down time like in some films. Comics are a lot more fast pasted they jump from scene to scene keeping the reader entertained. I like how the author puts emphasis on people facial expressions and missing body parts of the zombies. The comic seems to be more graphic with the killing of the zombies than the films. The humans in Walking had access to more weapons making it easier for then to defend themselves against the zombies. One major difference would be the settings of the films and comic. The films take place in a rural town and in a mall, while the comic book takes place in Atlanta. My question is, because of the differences in the setting do you think it is easier or harder for people to defend themselves in the rural town or in the city?
ReplyDeleteI think the question you ask could also include something about the social relationships affecting the ability of the survivors to withstand the zombies. This also seems to be affected by the environment that the zombie apocalypse takes place in.
DeleteIn most of the Zombie films I have watched, things usually take a while to develop. There are usually quite a few things going on that try to make the film more interesting. Sometimes these things end up making the film harder to watch by distracting the viewer from the main story line though. In The Walking Dead comic however, things move much faster and there aren't a lot of extra things going on to distract you from the main plot. I can't say that I ever got bored while reading this comic. The artwork was very expressive and I could really understand how the characters were feeling. Not just by their words, but their facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteThe zombies in both the films and the comic are slow moving, flesh-eating monsters. The only possible way to kill them is to destroy their heads. I have always found this interesting. Why is that the only way to kill them? If it is their brains that allow them to stay animated, shouldn't they be able to think on a higher level than the books and movies have lead us to believe?
The genre of comics/graphic novels is meant to be read fast and to keep the readers attention with getting to the point without so much filter unlike movies. You still get to know and start to care for the characters just like a movie or a book you just get the best of both worlds. I like this zombie story more then any movie I have seen because it goes beyond a typical zombie horror story and takes you into the mind of survivor. Also the artwork is fantastic. I believe this story takes you deeper into a persons experience during a zombie apocalypse then most zombie movies. I read the part before the comic started and I think what really makes the story is how dedicated the authors/artist are about the subject and that makes the readers more interested in it too.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that confused me was how long was Rick in a coma from getting shot in the side? I didn't think that would require so much recovery time. Also how was he not eaten in the hospital?
When I think of the word comics, I think of light hearted stories in the Sunday newspaper. Comics have never been a scary thing to me, and this is the first non funny comic I think I have ever read. I think when people see the word comic, they instantly think of a colorful, funny, and lighthearted story that is enjoyable to read. The illustrations in this comic are very detailed. I think the author was set on trying to show the true emotion on what was going on in the story. I did not see one undefined picture, and I even noticed some characters crying in some of the scenes. I think that since we can’t actually hear what is going on, the author wanted to make the comic as real and life like as possible. I think that this comic has the exact same storyline as Night and Dawn. There is a group of people, hiding from what’s left of civilization, waiting for the government to fix the zombie problem. The group tries to fight off as many zombies as possible, but in the end not all characters come out alive. I think that this comic, could be Night or Dawn, just in comic form.
ReplyDeleteThis comic is very detailed and intricate compared to most comics that we think of. I thought that it was very easy to read and follow. I like the way that the story is told with the emotions and fears that are depicted. The illustrator took time to put a great amount of detail into the drawings. This helped the reader easily understand what was happening in the comic. The zombies in this comic were depicted differently than in the films we have watched. They seemed to be more flesh and bones than actual humans. I think that this was an interesting way to draw them but it made it obvious who was and wasn't a zombie. The films we have watched depicted zombies as slow and not very smart. I think that this comic does so in a similar way. The zombies are not very fast from what I can tell in the drawings and they seem to be just wandering like in the films. However, the people in this comic seem to be able to handle the zombies because the character brings a lot of weapons to fight them off. It is the same idea as in the movies where they are all gathered together in one spot in order to be safe from the monsters. I thought it was a very interesting comic and overall it was realistic.
ReplyDeleteThe graphic comic genre is able to provide the reader with illustrations used to describe the zombie apocalypse rather than using descriptive language itself. This format puts more emphasis on the dialogue between characters and allows the story to develop at a faster pace. The Walking Dead comic is unique to other zombie horror stories because it takes place in the urban environment of downtown Atlanta. This setting seems to cause increased tension among the characters and plays an uncanny role in making the graphic novel feel more dramatic. After looking at many different representations of a zombie apocalypse it is easy to notice that the sanity of the surviving humans plays a major role in staying alive. I pose then as a question whether or not the environment of a zombie apocalypse has deteriorating effects on a humans ability to stay sane.
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