Thread:Mygeto/@comment-1753748-20141020211339/@comment-2039751-20141119202134

I still recommend reading the comics for a few reasons:
 * 1) The show diverges from the comics enough that it doesn't really take much away from the show. Things like Shane's extended life, Daryl and Beth's existence, the CDC, the hospital, Terminus (sort of) are all exclusive to the show.
 * 2) The stuff that does originate from the comics is way better. Save for Maggie and Carol, all the characters in the comic are way better written and more fleshed out. In the comic, they don't spend a century on the farm. The prison arch ends right when it's supposed to. There is no Ghost Lori. And the stuff that isn't as great is still pretty good.
 * 3) The comics don't have the basic cable restrictions that AMC has, so anything goes in terms of cursing, gore, violence, etc.
 * 4) The characters are not paid actors, and are therefore not safe. No one is (save for Rick and Carl).

You can read every issue so far here. Or you can go out and buy them. I own the first two compendiums (#1-#48, then #49-#96) and I'll probably buy the third one when it comes out in a year or so. Point is, read the comics. -w-