THE WALKING DEAD #44
Written by Robert Kirkman
Art by Charlie Adlard
This was easily the best comic this week. If you're not reading The Walking Dead, you are really missing out on an awesome comic book. Don't let the zombie premise fool you, this is an excellent drama and character piece first, zombie story second.
If you've been following along, you know that the Governor has rallied the people of Woodbury and is literally banging at the gate of the prison an army of heavily armed soldiers and even a freaking tank. After last issue's flashback to how the Governor survived, this issue finally gives us what we've been waiting for, the full out assault on the prison.
However, looks can be deceiving. That army is completely untrained and can barely hit any of the zombies several metres in front of them, let alone anyone in the prison, and they don't have enough ammo to spare mowing down the multitude of zombies amassed outside the prison. On top of that, we learn the tank is only for show and they can barely drive it, let alone fire it.
After the initial wave of bullets, Andrea, the resident sharpshooter, rushes to her position in the prison guard tower and begins picking off the would-be attackers. They all quickly take aim on her position in the tower and, even with their horrible aim, manage to graze her in the head. She eventually recovers and, with the help of the other shooters, manages to repel their attackers. Before they can celebrate or mount a counter attack, the issue ends with Andrea collapsing from her bullet wound and, as everyone is rushing to help her, Rick doubling over, revealing he took a bullet in the stomach during the battle.
Verdict - Must Read. Non-stop action with unexpected twists and turns that delivered on everything Kirkman promised. To think, this storyline is just getting started! The only thing I can complain about with this issue is how painful the wait for the next issue will be.
If you've been following along, you know that the Governor has rallied the people of Woodbury and is literally banging at the gate of the prison an army of heavily armed soldiers and even a freaking tank. After last issue's flashback to how the Governor survived, this issue finally gives us what we've been waiting for, the full out assault on the prison.
However, looks can be deceiving. That army is completely untrained and can barely hit any of the zombies several metres in front of them, let alone anyone in the prison, and they don't have enough ammo to spare mowing down the multitude of zombies amassed outside the prison. On top of that, we learn the tank is only for show and they can barely drive it, let alone fire it.
After the initial wave of bullets, Andrea, the resident sharpshooter, rushes to her position in the prison guard tower and begins picking off the would-be attackers. They all quickly take aim on her position in the tower and, even with their horrible aim, manage to graze her in the head. She eventually recovers and, with the help of the other shooters, manages to repel their attackers. Before they can celebrate or mount a counter attack, the issue ends with Andrea collapsing from her bullet wound and, as everyone is rushing to help her, Rick doubling over, revealing he took a bullet in the stomach during the battle.
Verdict - Must Read. Non-stop action with unexpected twists and turns that delivered on everything Kirkman promised. To think, this storyline is just getting started! The only thing I can complain about with this issue is how painful the wait for the next issue will be.
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