Walking Dead: Film vs. Ink

            The Walking Dead has become a big player in today’s pop culture entertainment. Based off the comics by Robert Kirkman, the show has attracted viewers spanning all over the world, solidifying it a pedestal in present media. The comic was published in 2003 then several years later AMC aired the first episode the show, titling the pilot Days Gone Bye. In tangent with the comic book the show does very well illustrating many of the themes that are present in the comic. Arguably the show does it better, giving the audience better visuals to push the themes across. One example is Rick Grimes coping with this new world he has been thrust into. Because of the film medium, the audience can catch the smallest changes in Rick’s mood and expression, which the paper and ink cannot always do as well as film. Another strength of the film medium that the show uses to its advantage is the sounds. We has an audience can hear the actual sounds that the character is hearing as well, this is usually more impactful than the drawn in “Wapows!” that the comic medium utilizes for sound. Overall humans act off experience, and in comparison to comics the film medium is sensually more stimulating and immersive than it’s paper and ink counter part.

            How did the strength of reaction compare, when looking at the comic in comparison to the show?

            Did the show take any creative liberties that deviated from the comic, and impacted it in a negative way?

            How did our reactions to the characters differ from comic to show?