- How is The Walking Dead similar to other zombie stories (novels, movies, etc.) you know? What sets it apart?
- Imagine The Walking Dead as a non-graphic (as in comic, not violence) novel. How would it be different? Do you think it would be as popular or compelling in text-only form?
- What do you think of Rick as the protagonist? How would the story be different if it followed another character?
- Break out your literature glossary. Are the characters round or flat? Are they static or dynamic? How does Kirkman develop his characters through dialogue? Action?
- You've seen the show, right? (That's not the million-dollar question.) What's different between this chapter and the show? Why do you think Robert Kirkman, who's also involved in the show, made the changes he did?
- Are you personally more of a vampire or zombie? How about Rick?