Review of
The
Walking Dead: Volume 7 The Calm Before, by Robert Kirkman et.
al. ISBN 9781582408286
Five out of five stars
The subtitle of
this volume is very appropriately chosen, it is a time of safe living inside
the former prison as Rick’s wife gives birth and others begin considering
having babies. Yet it closes with what is clearly the greatest danger ever
approaching their compound.
An expedition
is launched to acquire more and better weapons and food and it is extremely
successful, although not without a conflict with another armed band of the
living. With the new weapons and plenty of ammunition, the group can conduct
drills to practice for what they consider the inevitable day of conflict. The
large garden is now producing food, so there is no danger of starvation.
Yet, there is
still an emotional toll on the people of the band led by Rick and even in the
best possible circumstances there is attrition and severe mental problems. It
is hard to retain one’s sanity when living through all of the turmoil and
destruction of what was the safe and stable environment of the economic rat
race. While the rats now move much slower, they are ubiquitous, relentless and
deadly.
It is a story
that is hard to put down and I eagerly await the arrival of the next volume
that I just ordered.
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