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Chip Zdarsky's avatar

That time travel FF story is in my top three all time single issues. When I realized that the cover played a part in the story I was blown away. SUPER looking forward to picking up that Artist Edition!

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Karl Kesel's avatar

It's my strong belief that THE WALKING DEAD (and all the other zombie-related movies and stories that were about to engulf American pop culture in the early 2000s) greatly benefitted form the tragedy of 9-11. Not intentionally— I'm sure Robert (like myself) simply loves zombies and wanted to do an ongoing series set in a Romero-style universe— but the timing could not have been better because zombies are the perfect analogy for terrorism.

• You cannot reason with zombies

• Zombies are single-minded and relentless

• Kill one zombie, more will take its place

• Zombies could be anyone. Your neighbor who always tells those bad jokes you love to hate? He could be a zombie tomorrow.

• Zombies look like us, but they AREN'T us. (A basic tenant to any us/them scenario.)

• Zombies will either convert you or kill you. There is no peaceful co-existence with them.

The best monsters always work on a symbolic level— as different symbols in different stories— and when terrorism became real for Americans, it's no wonder zombies suddenly became a monster to be feared. And dealt with.

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