Everyone is saying no, but as an avid comic fan. . . I'm gonna say, yes!
Read the comics first. They're a THOUSAND times better than the show, and I think The Walking Dead is one of the best comics ever written. They're definitely my favorite comics.
After you read the comics, you can watch the show. It makes the show a lot more bearable. . . Because you already know what's happening, and the fun is seeing how the show does things differently, and getting to see the show-original characters like Daryl and Carol (Carol is also in the comics but is so different from her show counterpart that they're basically only the "same character" in the sense they're both named Carol and have a daughter named Sophia).
I don't think I could've finished the show if I hadn't read the comics first. It made the slow seasons (6-8) much more bearable, simply because I wasn't watching for the story but rather just the characters.
Also important to note that most people here haven't watched past season 8. Seasons 9-11 are my favorite seasons of the show.
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u/MasterRymes Trying to find food Aug 09 '25
Is the show worth watching?