{"id":24575,"date":"2014-05-19T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T02:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=24575"},"modified":"2017-03-05T22:56:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T03:56:09","slug":"the-walking-dead-127","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/the-walking-dead-127\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Dead #127"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Did the show affect the comic book, or did the comic book affect the show? That\u2019s something I\u2019d love to know down the line, since Robert Kirkman didn\u2019t just help reboot the series after the season four finale of \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d TV show, but he rebooted the entire damn series, period, in issue 127 of \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d! Not only does it have a brand new scheme and has been set on a whole new course, but damn it, it\u2019s set two years in to the future, and even has a new logo. A new logo!<\/p>\n

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Being a big damn fan boy for \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d I love what Kirkman and co have paved for future issues. Kirkman sets the new issue after the humongous life changing confrontation with nomadic monster Negan and his army of survivors. After beating him in combat, Rick decides not to mutilate or kill him, and instead imprisons him forever. If you pictured it something like the end of the Tex Avery cave man cartoon where the criminal is locked in a makeshift prison for eternity with long hair and a beard, you\u2019d be correct, sir! And similar to the opener of season four, the small village that Rick took leadership of has become a massive town with farms, housing, and a slew of villagers. Rick is still the leader, commanding a slew of nomads and warriors to take on the wilderness and look for ways to continue expanding their town in to a bonafide city.<\/p>\n

And things have changed massively, as promised. Jesus is a horse riding samurai, Andrea holds great power as the matriarch of the village, and Rick has undergone a radical new look. His hair is now gone in to a buzz cut, he dons a large beard, a prosthetic hook hand, and his leg injury from his battle with Negan has made him reliant on a cane. What\u2019s even more interesting is that Maggie now runs the opposite village on the other side of the country that is competing with Rick and his civilization for new residents and upcoming festivities. Sadly, the walker problem is as horrible as ever with a massive herd of them becoming the problem for a scavenging party as well as a brand new group of characters.<\/p>\n

The conflict arises though when Carl requests to be allowed to live in Maggie\u2019s village working as a blacksmith, but Rick is scared to let him leave since he\u2019ll not only be far away, but without much contact or help should raiders or walkers storm them. Carl is much older and wiser, with a lot more awareness of what the world holds around him, and he seeks constant advice from an unlikely person, revealed in the final pages. There\u2019s sure to be a new difficult presence introduced soon, but for now I\u2019m interested to see if Kirkman will focus on the politics and upkeep of the both villages and how they interact in this evolving world. I\u2019d also love to find out what happened to Michonne, Maggie, and the baby she had with Glenn. \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d is definitely aimed in a new direction and I can\u2019t wait to see what progresses.<\/p>\n