Sorry this is late, as I was busy with school all week and didn't have time to post this review. Also, this issue was released on Wednesday, April 10.
So the television series has been so good that I almost totally forgot about the comic book series, which has also been awesome.
SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ISSUE 109 OR ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO READ THIS! THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING!
Just to recap what has been going on up to this point, we met Negan, the leader of the Saviors, in Issue 100 when he killed Glenn. Afterwards, Rick became submissive with his group and understood that there are limitations to whom he can pick a fight with, and Negan, at that point in time, was not someone he wanted to mess with. Now, Rick is beginning to find out that there are more groups close to the Alexandria Safe-Zone that Negan has bullied into giving him half of their supplies.
However, Rick knows that this can't last forever because as time goes on, finding supplies becomes more and more rare. That being said, he knows that he has no other choice but to fight back against Negan, although the Saviors do have about 50 to 60 fighters. That may sound like a lot of men/women, but Negan's group does have weaknesses, such as their lack of guns and ammunition.
So Issue 109 starts off with Maggie and Sophia at the Hilltop. I like the development with Maggie's pregnancy and Dr. Harlan Carson is checking on her when Gregory, the one who got stabbed by one of the Saviors, walks in and introduces himself to Maggie. We find out that he's kind of a creepy womanizer, or at least tries to be, to no avail.
We then find Jesus, who talks with Gregory about Ezekial. After that, we finally get to meet Kal, who was seen in previous issues, but now we find out who he is and all that good stuff. Now, when Jesus was telling Kal, Gregory and Maggie about the plan to take down Negan, I immediately thought that he was telling too many people. You have Rick telling Michonne, Andrea and Carl, but we know they're not going to tell anyone else. We don't really know Kal all that well and we don't really know the relationship between Kal and Jesus.
At the end of the issue, it came to back to bite Jesus in the butt, as Kal has gone off an a run, but we know that's not the case. Kal obviously has gone off to tell Negan about their plan and has betrayed Jesus.
It's safe to say that once Negan finds out about the plan, he's going to attack. I don't know how strong the resistance will be against Negan because Rick has a few people, we don't know how many fighters Ezekial has, and the Hilltop residents are absolutely terrified of Negan, except for about five to ten people. It makes sense that Kal did what he did because he's so scared of Negan and he's not sure that the plan to take him down is going to work. There could be a chance that Jesus is wrong about the entire situation and Kal has gone on a supply run, but I think those chances are slim.
Back at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Michonne is pissed at Rick for lying about Negan, but I think she's still loyal to Rick. She let Rick know that she was angry instead of hiding it like Kal hid what he was going to do from Jesus. Obviously, Michonne is not a traitor, she won't screw him over or tattle on him or anything like that.
Just to look ahead, the Issue 111 cover features Negan smiling with a knife in his hands. I think somebody is going to pay for this mutiny against them. I think there will be a couple of major deaths over the next couple of issues. I think Jesus could potentially be killed by Negan because he was the one who told Kal about the plan.
Overall, I liked the issue a lot and I liked the plot and character development. I think it's very interesting to see what is happening with the mutiny versus Negan, the characters involved and possible snitches and rats, like Kal.
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