What Does The Walking Dead Mean To You?
#1
26 July 2012 - 05:48 PM
for the past couple of years i have suffered from depression (wont go into details) but since christmas ive found the comics to be a fairly big help when it comes to keeping my mind busy and off of the more negative things in my life for periods of time while i read.
i actually emailed Charlie Adlard about this so i'll just put what i said to him:
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I have contacted you before about an autograph but that is not what this email is about.
I just wanted to say thank you for being a part of what has become one of my favorite media outlets. I've never really been into comics/graphic novels until my friend bought me the first walking dead compendium for Christmas last year. Ever since i have been hooked.
As someone who suffers from depression i've found the walking dead to be an unexpected way to cheer myself up and take my mind off things going on in my life. I want to thank you and everyone else involved with the comic for giving me that way to relax. The comics have had a fairly big impact on me; to the point where in a few weeks i will actually be getting a walking dead tattoo done to remind me of how the comics cheer me up!
So once again i would just like to say thank you. Keep up the amazing work. Your artwork is incredible.
All the best for the future.
Joshua Hammond
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its weird how something as silly and as small as a comic about zombies has had as big an impact on me as it has. its still the only magazine/book i have read where i have genuinely cared about what happened to the characters as well.
anyway, just thought if anyone else on here has been impacted upon by the comics in any way
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#2
26 July 2012 - 05:51 PM
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26 July 2012 - 05:57 PM
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26 July 2012 - 06:20 PM
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26 July 2012 - 06:38 PM
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26 July 2012 - 06:58 PM
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26 July 2012 - 10:32 PM
The dead rising and walking around, eating people and all of that, well. Every single last one of us knows it'll never for real happen but it does allow for an outlet of sorts and in a way trains our minds to be in a survival mindset should any disaster occur in our lives.
It's a great escapism like Anderlation says.
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26 July 2012 - 10:56 PM
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26 July 2012 - 11:26 PM
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26 July 2012 - 11:52 PM
"(When/If) You come at the King, you best not miss"- Omar Little
#11
27 July 2012 - 03:41 AM
Whew
#12
27 July 2012 - 03:47 AM
Escapism is the best treatment I have found. TWD gives me that outlet, as does Game of Thrones and Dexter. This forum is usually the last thing I do before I go to bed. You just have to be sure to keep your worlds where they belong.
When things get overwhelming just remember, we have it so much better than these characters do.
#13
27 July 2012 - 09:15 PM
Yelnots: I am a recovering alcoholic (Sober 5.5 years and 2 years off cigs and have lost 157 lbs.) and I am prone to clinical depression. I know exactly where you are coming from. That is exactly why TWD appeals to people like me IMO. I see it as about triumph in the face of incredibly horrible odds and adversity. It's about hope.
"(When/If) You come at the King, you best not miss"- Omar Little
#14
31 July 2012 - 02:59 PM
apologies for the poor picture quality. this was taken just after it was finished
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31 July 2012 - 03:05 PM
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01 August 2012 - 06:38 PM
of course, now the temptation is to turn my one walking dead tat into a half sleeve with loads of different characters. i already know what pics of andrea and michonne i want, but its difficult finding full pics of other characters. it may end up looking like some kind of movie poster with some close up and some far away pics, but in my head it looks awesome
i like having the walking dead comics/books as a break from reality. now i can remember i have that ability to get away from my problems by reading everywhere i go
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#21
04 August 2012 - 04:01 AM
Yelnots: I am a recovering alcoholic (Sober 5.5 years and 2 years off cigs and have lost 157 lbs.) and I am prone to clinical depression. I know exactly where you are coming from. That is exactly why TWD appeals to people like me IMO. I see it as about triumph in the face of incredibly horrible odds and adversity. It's about hope.
The point you made (which I bolded above lol) is part of why the WD story appeals to me, and I have a feeling it's also why it appeals to so many people on and off the Internets. At a time when many Western economies are in the crapper, a lot of people have fear and nervousness about surviving in a bleak new world where holding onto what little resources we have--and each other--is of the utmost importance in life. I don't know anyone in even my own family and circle of friends and coworkers--myself and my own immediate family included--who *haven't* been affected in some way by what's going on at large in our society and economy.
This is why I think TWD and many apocalyptic-themed forms of entertainment have so much appeal right now. Not only are they a means of catharsis and blowing off steam, they are in a way about us as a people learning to appreciate who and what we have in life when "the shit gets real." Rick and his allies in TWD have to deal with an exponentially catastrophic "shit-gets-real" world, and in doing so, none of the petty crap matters. All of the arguments with coworkers, the hassles of being stuck in a cube or fighting the traffic, the stress about who's going to win on Dancing with the Stars or whether your kid's going to pass his standardized tests don't mean a hill of beans when you're fighting along with your loved ones just to survive. True things about people's characters are revealed, you learn who your real friends are, and you know who you can count on when the already-ensuing chaos escalates.
WRT TWD, I see these aspects in both the show and the comics, and IMO these themes work beautifully in both. Art imitates life and all that.
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04 August 2012 - 04:04 AM
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04 August 2012 - 11:03 PM
"(When/If) You come at the King, you best not miss"- Omar Little
#24
04 August 2012 - 11:14 PM
I triple dog dare ya to have the cover of issue 100 tattooed on your back! hehthanks guys and girls.
of course, now the temptation is to turn my one walking dead tat into a half sleeve with loads of different characters. i already know what pics of andrea and michonne i want, but its difficult finding full pics of other characters. it may end up looking like some kind of movie poster with some close up and some far away pics, but in my head it looks awesome
I've been a friend of Bill W's for going on 27 years now. Still smoke cigs but eh I'll work on that soon enough.Yelnots: I am a recovering alcoholic (Sober 5.5 years and 2 years off cigs and have lost 157 lbs.) and I am prone to clinical depression. I know exactly where you are coming from. That is exactly why TWD appeals to people like me IMO. I see it as about triumph in the face of incredibly horrible odds and adversity. It's about hope.
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#25
05 August 2012 - 08:00 AM
I triple dog dare ya to have the cover of issue 100 tattooed on your back! heh
which cover?
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