Part of The Walking Dead
First published 2005
Rick Grimes leads his band of survivors to what seems like salvation: an empty prison with thick walls and secure cells. The undead roam outside while the group works to clear the facility and make it their permanent home. Inside these concrete barriers, they believe they've found safety at last. But as the survivors settle into their new fortress, tensions rise between group members. The stress of their situation pushes relationships to the breaking point. Some won't survive the conflicts that emerge. Rick and his people discover that the greatest threat doesn't shamble outside the gates. The real danger walks among them, breathing and thinking. In a world where civilization has collapsed and the dead feast on the living, the survivors must confront a harsh truth about human nature.
Genres: fiction, drama, survival, horror, thriller, post-apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, gritty, psychological, suspenseful, tense
Tropes: found-family, internal-conflict, moral-ambiguity, siege-mentality
Setting: Prison
136 pages · Paperback · Image Comics
Content warnings: death, gore, graphic-violence, violence