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1st question: Will they ever do an issue in color? This question popped up in the letters columns at some point and Kirkman said the book will always be in B&W. Kirkman also said in one of the recent letter columns that we'll be finding out more of the nature of the zombies over the upcoming months. Stuff like why some of the zombies appear really weak will be explained. I'd love to hear more about the "symptoms" of the zombies like this but hope he sticks to his guns and never gives a proper explanation of why the zombie outbreak happened. My question is will we ever see characters pontificating on why the zombie outbreak happened. I could see some cults forming around certain ideas and it could be fun to see the characters guessing about the nature of the world, kind of like how lots of people have different theories about life in the real world but not everything is explained. And damn, that four page ad spread is fricking sweet! -Bob

The covers have been a bit since big head 49. Something about 58 stuck with me and I really dig it. The threat of the zombies is expressed really well with only two outstretched hands and knowing the history between 'Ham and Rick you're left wondering whether he's being saved from or fed to the zombies. The last issue was alright. It seems like they alternate between a slow paced talky and a fast moving action issue. Not a problem though as I love reading the book month to month and it's smooth sailing when re-reading in trade form. That two page splash was killer too! -Bob

Oh man, issue 60 looks awesome! http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19142 Return of Ultra -Bob

Start with 0. It's mostly silliness but a few of the major plotlines are set up there. It's also worth it to see how Powell's art evolves. (thumbs u -Bob

Kudos to jonjesper for some fantastic Mahnke art! I've never even read this stuff but the art's really nice. Maybe I should check out some DCs now -Bob

I have a couple pages featuring the introduction of the Shapesmith (my favorite side character in the book). Here's the splash: -Bob

Kudos to JiveTurkeyMoFo for quickly shipping a trade and some floppies -Bob

Kudos to Mr. Diggler for some great modern runs including Fables, Animal Man, Dark Empire, Hellboy and more delivered quickly in the most intoxicating packaging -Bob

Kudos to thanos_oftitan for a set of Fear Agent trades and a Hulk Masterworks hardcover. Delivered quickly and packaged great! Thanks again! - Bob

Thanks for the link Sterling! Adlard is perfect for this book! Bob

A very cool interview with Robert Kirkman all about TWD on Comic Book Resources here He talks about the creative process and tells about some things he had planned on happening in the book but changed as the writing dictated. A couple notes on the future: Bob

Just picked up this really cool piece of production art to Conan the Barbarian issue 22 page 2 from 1973 by Barry Windsor-Smith and Dan Adkins. For those unfamiliar with the story, half the original art to the story intended for publication in Conan 22 was lost in the mail and the editors chose to reprint the first issue in 22. They took high quality photostats of issue 1 and placed them on Marvel art board to use as the final pages. This happens to be a reprint of the very first Conan story page! I may be the only one terribly excited by this, but it's as close as I'll ever come to a BWS original and having it be the first story page is extra special for me -Bob

Kudos to some great sellers over the past couple months: pirate for some fairly priced trades and hardcovers... especially for the Robert Kirkman zombie sketch johnenock for introducing me to new levels of comic deprevaty through a nicely priced run of The Exerminators and Fear Agent. comicdey for a nicely graded run of early GI Joes at a killer price and other odds and ends. Bomb proof packaging and fast shipping to boot! joeypost for finding some Transformers related comics for me at a very nice price! and a big, long overdue shout out for: DoubleCovaBrotha for going the extra mile on getting me a copy of Absolute Sandman Vol. 2. When the first copy had some misfortune at the post office, he went out of his way to order a new one for me and wouldn't accept extra payment for the effort. Great guy! Thanks all, -Bob

We're not going to be able to Splashpage read this new issue are we

The white feels more "open" somehow but I feel more drawn into the details of the piece (like the mouse's ear) with the black frame. I'll be the dissenting opinion and vote black Nice page btw! -Bob