First published 2013
Rick Grimes has survived walkers, tyrants, and the collapse of civilization, but the threat in front of him now is different. Negan controls the Saviors, and his stranglehold over Alexandria, the Hilltop, and the Kingdom has pushed three communities to the edge of open revolt. Rick moves between leaders, working to align Ezekiel of the Kingdom and Gregory of the Hilltop into something that looks like a unified front. Ezekiel is cautious but willing. Gregory is slippery. Negan is watching. The tension is not just political. Every conversation carries the weight of people who will die if the plan falls apart. Rick knows that once the fighting starts, there is no taking it back. This volume covers issues 109 through 114 and sets the stage for All Out War, the conflict that reshapes the entire series. The closer Rick gets to launching the attack, the more he understands what he is asking everyone around him to risk. That awareness sits at the center of every page.
Genres: fiction, war, graphic-novels, horror, thriller, post-apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, gritty, morally-complex, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: alliance-building, escalating-conflict, found-family, moral-dilemma
Setting: Alexandria, Hilltop, Kingdom
136 pages · Comics · Image Comics
Content warnings: death, gore, violence, war