"What's a Herd?"

And so, in the quest for distraction, we turn to The Walking Dead. I've talked about this amazing comic series before, and now it's time for a recap.



Be warned; Spoilers aplenty follow:

When we last left The Walking Dead, the series had just finished a long drawn out and brutal arch - The Inhabitants of the Prison vs the people of Woodsbury. This series showed a number of things; one that people were far more dangerous than zombies, and that two; writer Robert Kirkman is messed up. By the end of the arch, 80% of the main cast of characters were decimated and gone. The prison was lost and all seemed over. I was intrigued to see where this comic could go next.

The answer? Madness, and reestablishing the threat of the zombies.

After losing his wife, baby girl and most of his friends, ever the shat upon hero Rick Grimes, now minus a hand, his family and some of his marbles, must now protect his son Carl. On foot with limited supplies and zero protection, Rick and his son must reply on their wits and ability to stay quiet.

The next few issues dealt with the fallout of the Prison massacre - Carl became introverted and through a series of encounters, more capable of looking after himself and his dad. Rick however began to (understandably) lose it. There is only so much a mind can take before it starts to crack, and for a while it looked like Rick was going to go fruitloops.

After a lull in action and a lot of dialogue heavy issues, the comic seemed to be getting dull. But recently things have picked up; Rick and Carl have finally met up with the remains of their old companions at Hershal's Farm. They stay there and regroup for a while and try to plan their next stage. Here they encounter some new survivors; A ex military solider, a scientist and a civilian, claiming to be heading to Washington and the cause of the zombie epidemic. With no real direction left, Rick and the others choose to go with them.



The new cast of characters. Odds on that most of these people will not make it to issue 70.

The comic then follows the group on their travels where they bond and argue about their situation and direction. So far they have encountered more zombies, Dwayne and Morgan from the first issue, hillbilly rapists and finally.. a herd.

I last left the series with Rick, Carl, Abraham the solider, and Morgan, on foot trying to run from hundreds of zombies, with little ammunition and method of transport. What happens next? Death and more death I expect.


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