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Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman7/2/2023 For the first time, though, he may be pushing things a little too far and too fast, and we start seeing a different character. His police training and ability to think on his feet during a crisis bestows the position of alpha male, and the remainder of the cast look up to him, follow his instructions and have faith in his capabilities. Rick Grimes has been established as the series’ main character. Horror and supernatural titles thrived from the 1950s to the 1980s, and at their best they created the same mood Kirkman achieves, but this was almost exclusively in anthologies, for one-off stories, not with a sustained cast. Even at this relatively early stage of the series he’s created something with very little precedent in serial comics. Kirkman throws these elements in very obviously, not attempting to conceal the possible dangers, but he does so secure in the knowledge that he’s created a mood where tensions are fostered and fester. Can they be taken at their word that they’re no longer a danger to society? And what’s really behind that door they’re reluctant to open? Will it? And once inside there are a few leftover convicts, staying where there’s warmth, protection and stockpiled food. Our happy band of refugees come across the state prison and consider it’ll be easy enough to clear out the few dozen zombies shambling around the courtyard. For all the occasional verbosity of his scripts, one element of writing that Robert Kirkman mastered early was the creation of tension.
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