@ Indie Pulp-- The Walking Dead V12: Life Among Them
Over at Indie Pulp this week, I wrote a bit about The Walking Dead V12: Life Among Them.
There have been stretches during The Walking Dead where it felt like Kirkman was only interested in physically and emotionally torturing his characters. Whole volumes have been about taking Rick and the other survivors to the darkest and most dangerous possible corners of their souls, places that most likely would destroy you and me. Some characters have been lost in those places while others have come out only to find a road leading to even darker shadows of human cruelty. Even in the moments of quiet, Kirkman always reminds us of the zombies just outside the gates. Life Among Them actually shows us some hope and peace for the characters. The last time we saw real hope was with the discovery of the prison where Rick’s group sought sanctuary and safety, but even that was overshadowed by the discovery of the dangerous convicts residing inside.