Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Walking Dead #97
Image Comics
Kirkman, Adlard & Rathburn

Walking Dead has a pattern and it has been this way for quite some time. The characters find a level of comfort before they get blindsided with confrontation and death. Then the book picks up the pieces and slowly builds to the next crisis. This issue does something we have not seen within that cycle before because for once, the main group, are the ones that appear to be causing the trouble. That's making a lot of assumptions in the early stages of the arc, but it at least provides the general setup for this particular issue and storyline. It's a very good issue because Kirkman toys with the reader with this reversal concept, all the while still managing to show the reader that all is not what it appears to be stacked up to be. It's as solid a read as ever and provides an excellent jump-on point for a newer reader.

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Walking Dead #96
Image Comics
Kirkman, Adlard & Rathburn

The Walking Dead rolls on with another issue that deals with some fallout of the previous issue while it builds to something much bigger on the horizon. Basically, we find out this new community is involved with the zombie-land version of the mafia and Rick aims to set things right. The book is a terrific book because it lets you into the mind of Rick and what he thinks and how he processes events that are unfolding. Month in and month out this is the best book on the stands.

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Media Release -- No need to ask if you are dreaming… The two bad asses from The Walking Dead Comic Series 1 figure line are back this May 2012 in a new bloody black & white 2-pack, offered as the next awesome PX Previews Exclusive from Diamond Comic Distributors.

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This weekend, comiXology — the world's largest digital comics platform available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and the Web with over 60 million comic and graphic novel downloads to date — returns to McCormick Place, Chicago for the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo 2012 (C2E2) giving away free digital comic codes for The Walking Dead Vol. 1 at their booth (#522) during this year's C2E2 taking place from April 13th - 15th.

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Media Release -- FACTS is very proud to announce zombie-artist extra-ordinair Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead, Rock Bottom) as the first guest to the best Belgium venue there is!

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Media Release -- On April first at Emerald City Comicon, Robert Kirkman and Chris Giarusso revealed a new project: THE WALKING DEAD for Kids. A panel-by-panel recreation of the original issues using Kirkman's scripts, THE WALKING DEAD for Kids would be drawn in an art style with kid appeal by G-MAN creator Giarusso.

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Walking Dead #95
Image Comics
Kirkman, Adlard & Rathburn

Rick and friends show up at the new civilization with their new found savior, Jesus. As you may guess, the issue is high on tension. Trust is thin and visions of the Governor cutting off Rick's hand shortly after meeting him dance through long-time reader's heads. On the other hand, the nice and calm meeting of Douglas, the last community leader that Rick met, makes the reader unsure of what is going to happen next. And that is the beauty of this book: you never know what's coming. This issue is slow and has some fairly standard drama surrounding trust until the very end when Kirkman pulls the rug out from under the readers. This is a good read.

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Media Release -- Following the unprecedented demand for the free Walking Dead Vol.1 giveaway at WonderCon '12 earlier this month, comiXology – the world's largest digital comics platform available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and the Web- will be at Emerald City Comicon'12 doing it again! So make sure you visit comiXology (booth #308) during Emerald City Comicon at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington from March 30th-April 1st to get one of 2,500 free digital comic giveaway codes for The Walking Dead Vol.1.

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