Comic Book Questions & Discussion

Originally posted by 8swords
never really watched the series or the comics

Read the comics.

Watch the show.

Thank me later.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Read the comics.

Watch the show.

Thank me later.

Reading the comics and then watching the show is like reading off of wikipedia before watching the season. He'd get bored really fast knowing what's going to happen - especially since some parts are really slow.

Originally posted by 8swords
oohh i actually forgot about that..

never really watched the series or the comics, but negan radiates bad ass aura, and as tough as he is, he's coming at them with a bat? the girl does have a gun right?

The TV show arguably is worse then the comic. Fear the Walking Dead spinoff is completely missable.

Comic is ok, if overrated. Goes downhill post Negan arc, ending was disappointing. And

Spoiler:
we never do find out what caused the outbreak.

Originally posted by Philosophía
I think maybe he should watch the show first and then read the comics.

Reading the comics and then watching the show is like reading off of wikipedia before watching the season. He'd get bored really fast knowing what's going to happen - especially since some parts are really slow.

But the show also makes quite a few change ups, has original characters, and even does entirely original deviations.

Andrea for example. Her character is 100% different from comic to show. Rick romances her in comic, in show platonic relationship. Not nearly as close friendship wise either. And she isn't as central to the plots.

Originally posted by Philosophía
I think maybe he should watch the show first and then read the comics.

Reading the comics and then watching the show is like reading off of wikipedia before watching the season. He'd get bored really fast knowing what's going to happen - especially since some parts are really slow.

Good point, show before comic.

Not a good point at all, is his opinion.

Probably better off alternating. Maybe start with a show arc, follow up on the comic, that way they'll be fresh in mind to compare and you won't get too bored of one over the other.

Originally posted by cdtm
Not a good point at all, is his opinion.

Probably better off alternating. Maybe start with a show arc, follow up on the comic, that way they'll be fresh in mind to compare and you won't get too bored of one over the other.

You're a phucking idiot though so nothing you say matters.

😂

Originally posted by Sin I AM
You're a phucking idiot though so nothing you say matters.

Oh piss off you used up whore.

Originally posted by Philosophía
😂

Superfag.

Originally posted by Philosophía
I think maybe he should watch the show first and then read the comics.

Reading the comics and then watching the show is like reading off of wikipedia before watching the season. He'd get bored really fast knowing what's going to happen - especially since some parts are really slow.

Yeah, but it's pretty much the same if you first watch the show, then get into comics...

Either one "spoils" you and ruins the experience.

No way of having a cake and eating it too.

Originally posted by cdtm
The TV show arguably is worse then the comic.

There is no "arguably". It is worse.

Originally posted by cdtm
And

Spoiler:
we never do find out what caused the outbreak.

Which makes perfect sense, considering how Kirkman stated hundreds of times in the letter columns how he tries his best to stay true to the father of the zombie genre, George A. Romero.

Revealing the source is a recipe for bad zombie flicks. Some things better remain a mystery.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Yeah, but it's pretty much the same if you first watch the show, then get into comics...

Either one "spoils" you and ruins the experience.

No way of having a cake and eating it too.

Watch the episodes at 2x speed, that way you'll only lost 75 hours.

I've watched season 2 at 4x and it still was too slow.

^ ^^ 😂

Originally posted by Philosophía
Yeah, they both spoil the other. But reading 2-3 hours of comics spoils like 150 hours of show, while watching 150 hours of show spoils only 3 hours of comics. I'd rather not watch 150 hours where I know what's going to happen.

I see the point you're making here, sure, but let's not kid ourselves --- fans of the source material almost always end up watching the adaptations, no matter how long or how lacking in quality they might be.

The other way round? Not so often, unfortunately.

Yeah, if we look at who goes comics -> show rather than show -> comics it's really unbalanced.

Funnily enough even as a comics reader I still watched the show first. I did give up watching consistently right around the end of the Governor, though.

Originally posted by Philosophía
Yeah, if we look at who goes comics -> show rather than show -> comics it's really unbalanced.

👆

Exactly.

Same with books and movies...

Originally posted by Philosophía
Funnily enough even as a comics reader I still watched the show first. I did give up right around the end of the Governor, though, and I just watched random scenes on youtube with Negan.

😂

And I gave up on the show sometime after Negan was introduced.

I'd say that Comics Negan... or, rather, the whole arc in general, is much superior in the books - poor Galan just had a heart attack because of your post, "I just watched random scenes on youtube with Negan", send him your thoughts & prayers on fb or he's not gonna make it 🙁

I edited it out.

Galan's health is my top priority. And sexual pleasure.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
If I didn't see Cates name on the cover, I would swear it was Aaron 😂

This makes me so happy.

Can't wait for Banner of War.

the story is not over yet, i see thor redeeming himself very soon