Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Masters Theses Graduate Research and Creative Practice 8-2019 “We Are The alW king Dead”: Morality in Robert Kirkman’s Comics Series Amy L. Jacobs Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses Part of the English Language and Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons ScholarWorks Citation Jacobs, Amy L., "“We Are The alW king Dead”: Morality in Robert Kirkman’s Comics Series" (2019). Masters Theses. 951. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/951 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research and Creative Practice at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. “We Are The Walking Dead”: Morality in Robert Kirkman’s Comics Series Amy Lynne Jacobs A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts English August 2019 Dedication In dedication to Dave Jacobs and Karol Jacobs. I love you both so very much, and my identity, humanity, and morality define themselves by the examples you set. 3 Acknowledgments Completion of this thesis would not have been possible without the help and support of three people in the English department at Grand Valley State University. Professor Robert Rozema’s endless patience, constant attention to what felt like endless drafts, and continued efforts to push me to completion served as the most important sources of academic encouragement.