The Walking Dead Issue 111 (Comic Book Series) Review

I apologize that this review is late.  I've been sick all of this week and didn't get a chance to read the new issue until last night.  As always, this review will contain spoilers, so for anyone who hasn't read the new issue yet, you may not want to keep reading this.

So based on the cover of this issue, we knew we would see at least one character death.  However, there are instances where you have a cover which may not exactly depict what is going to happen in the issue.  That was not the case in this issue.  I was going back and forth between Dwight and Rick for who Negan would kill.  I never once thought that it would be Spencer.

I never thought that Negan would go to Alexandria to get supplies while Rick was out with the others at the Kingdom getting ready to attack. That's a pretty interesting angle and completely different from what I thought was going to happen.  It's also a very interesting way of introducing the upcoming war between Rick's group and Negan's group.

So we start off with Carl trying to sneak off during the night to play with Ezekiel's tiger, but he gets caught by Rick.  That was a pretty funny moment and Rick then tells Carl that he can play with it tomorrow.  Next was a quick, little scene with Michonne where she takes her sword and actually sleeps with it next to her.

Then we have Jesus arguing with Gregory at the Hilltop and gathering his troops to head over to the Kingdom.  Gregory isn't really in on this war, so he's more likely to stay out of the whole situation.  So Jesus has about twenty men, Ezekiel has about forty people and Rick has his small group of tough fighters.  They also have Dwight on their side, but either way, this war is definitely going to be a blood bath, especially since Rick's group doesn't know that Negan is at Alexandria.  Then we see Andrea putting together a group of snipers and Michonne doing a little sword training with Ezekiel and his men. 

The rest of the issue is basically Negan showing up at Alexandria, banging on the gate and eventually being let in.  We have Spencer wanting to talk to Negan and being all polite with his shirt tucked into his jeans and all that good stuff.  I really liked the ending to the issue because at first, I thought Spencer knew what Rick was up to and was going to tell Negan everything.  But then Spencer actually wanted Negan to kill Rick and then Negan says,

"You wanted to take over... why not just kill Rick and take the f--k over? You know why? BECAUSE YOU GOT NO GUTS."

Then he just takes his knife and cuts Spencer's stomach open and all of his guts spill everywhere.  Negan's next lines are why he is the greatest villain in The Walking Dead by far.  He said,

"Oh, how embarrassing!  They were inside you the whole time.  You did have guts.  I've never been so wrong before in my life!  Clean this up before a kid sees it... and find out where this a--h--- lived.  I want to play some pool."

That's Negan in a nutshell.

Overall, I really enjoyed this issue a lot.  I think it's interesting to see Negan in Alexandria and I never thought that Spencer would be the one to die in this issue.  As always, I'm really excited to see what happens next and how the whole Negan situation will resolve itself.  I think we will see a ton of deaths on both sides in the upcoming war and I think it could last anywhere from 10-20 issues, so we should see a lot more Negan.  Now who doesn't love that?

The Walking Dead Issue 110 (Comic Book Series) Review

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.

The Walking Dead Issue 109 (Comic Book Series) Review

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.