Part of The Walking Dead
First published 2007
Rick Grimes finds himself cornered in a settlement filled with dangerous people who want him dead. Every exit is blocked. Every face around him belongs to someone ready to kill. He must use his wits and whatever weapons he can find to escape this deadly trap. Miles away at the prison compound, his group faces a terrible reality. Days pass without word from their leader. Lori, Carl, and the other survivors begin to accept that Rick might not return. They make hard choices about their future without him. The community that Rick built starts to fracture as hope fades. This volume marks a crucial moment in the survivors' journey. The decisions made here will change everything that follows. Rick's absence forces each person to discover who they really are when their protector is gone. Some rise to the challenge. Others fall apart. The group that emerges from this crisis will be fundamentally different from the one that entered it.
Genres: fiction, drama, graphic-novels, horror, thriller, post-apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, emotionally-devastating, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: character-transformation, found-family, high-stakes-survival, separation-and-reunion
Setting: settlement, prison compound
136 pages · Paperback · Image Comics
Content warnings: death, gore, violence