Sorry this review is late, but I did read the issue right away because I love The Walking Dead comics just like the television series. I like them equally and for different reasons. But the comic book series is just great and I can't wait for the next one to come out. At this point, this probably the most exciting the series has been in a while.
SPOILER ALERT! BUT IF YOU JUST WATCH THE TV SHOW, YOU WON'T REALLY CARE ANYWAY! BESIDES, THERE IS NOT ANY CHARACTER DEATHS AT ALL!
So in this month's issue, which was released on Wednesday, things are starting to come together for the imminent war that is going to occur between Negan and the alliance of Rick's group, a splinter part of the Hilltop colony, and the Kingdom.
This was basically a character-builder issue, as we're getting to know Ezekiel and what he's about. The cover was really interesting because you have Michonne with her sword and Ezekiel with his, so this finally brings in a match for Michonne in the comic book series, which hasn't happened since Tyreese at the prison.
This is the first time that Michonne has had somebody that she really seems to click with. She is one of the most badass chicks you could ever meet in a zombie apocalypse. She has a sword and has probably killed more zombies then any character in the entire comic book series. Ezekiel, who has a tiger by the way, basically told Michonne that she's carrying a samurai sword, but she's using it like she's fencing.
It's kind of interesting that he can break down her techniques, which makes me think that he's even better with a sword and we just haven't seen it yet. So he has a tiger and he assumingly is amazing with a sword, which probably makes him more badass then she is. We also find out a little more about Ezekiel's story, which is necessary because you need to get to know characters before you can care about them. Hopefully, we'll get to see Ezekiel in action very soon.
We also got to see how many men/people the Kingdom has and there is so many more people there then in Rick's group and even at Hilltop. They all looked pretty tough too, so this war is going to be pretty awesome. But as far as we know, there is no set number of people who will fight against Negan's group, but based on the pictures, the Kingdom has about 20-30 fighters. You also have the Hilltop group and Rick's splinter group of Andrea, Carl, Michonne, Heath, Aaron and Eugene, who didn't come to the Kingdom however.
So all in all, Negan's group would still outnumber them, unless Dwight is able to get enough people on his side against Negan. The main player in all of this may be Eugene he may able to produce those bullets. He seemed kind of hesitant towards Rick, not that he doesn't trust him, but he doesn't want to produce bullets that will be used for killing people. Eugene is going to have to realize that if he doesn't produce those bullets, everyone is going to be killed or Negan will end up taking all of the ammunition.
As for Jesus and Kal, nothing really happened other the Jesus convincing Kal not to tell Negan of their plans and to come back to Hilltop. Overall, I thought it was a great issue and I can't wait for the upcoming war, which I would assume would take up an entire volume (six issues). The next issue comes out on June 12, so we got to wait another month, but it'll be worth the wait.
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