The Walking Dead

by Robert Kirkman

Volume 1: Days Gone Bye (Issues 1–6)

Rick Grimes, a sheriff's deputy from Kentucky, is wounded in
the line of duty and emerges from a coma to find the world
overrun by the undead. He is then led in to a small camp of
survivors; among them are Rick's wife Lori, his son Carl, and his
police partner Shane. Following a fatal zombie attack, Shane
tries to murder Rick, having had a one-night stand and become
obsessed with Lori. Carl then shoots Shane to protect his
father.[15]
Volume 2: Miles Behind Us (Issues 7–12)
Rick becomes the group's leader. The survivors leave Atlanta and travel
across hostile territory in search of a safer refuge, during which Lori is revealed to be pregnant.
After a few failed attempts, the group finds new friends, and eventually, an abandoned prison.
Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars (Issues 13–18)
Inside the prison, the survivors meet a few inmates alive. Two of the group
members commit suicide and one of the inmates is executed after going on a killing spree.
Volume 4: The Heart's Desire (Issues 19–24)
The group manages to quell the inmates' attempted rebellion. A woman
named Michonne arrives at the prison seeking refuge and causes tension among the survivors.
Rick's leadership is questioned, and the survivors form a council with four co-leaders.
Volume 5: The Best Defense (Issues 25–30)
Rick, Michonne and Glenn find a small town called Woodbury, where a well-
armed and organized group of survivors has taken refuge. Woodbury's leader, the Governor,
captures Rick's group, then interrogates and tortures them.
Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life (Issues 31–36)
Rick and his group manage to escape from Woodbury with the help of other
Woodburians. The Governor is badly mutilated by Michonne. Rick informs his group of what took
place in Woodbury and tells them to prepare for battle.
Volume 7: The Calm Before (Issues 37–42)
The group continues their lives, and Lori's baby is born, until the Governor
arrives at the prison, ready for a battle.
Volume 8: Made to Suffer (Issues 43–48)
The Governor's army attacks the prison but retreats. A few of the survivors
decide to flee the prison to avoid the Governor's expected retaliation. The Governor attacks again,
killing almost everyone inside. The guilt-ridden soldier who killed Lori and her newborn daughter
on the Governor's orders kills him. With the prison burning and in shambles, Rick and Carl escape.
Volume 9: Here We Remain (Issues 49–54)
After the prison's destruction and his band is separated, Rick and Carl search
for shelter. Rick's physical and mental state begin to unravel, while Carl grows increasingly
independent and apathetic. They eventually reunite with their other survivors. Three strangers,
Abraham, Rosita and Eugene, arrive and inform the group that they are on a mission to
Washington D.C. to cure the plague. Rick's band decides to join their journey.
Volume 10: What We Become (Issues 55–60)
Rick, Abraham, and Carl head to Rick's hometown to find weapons. They
discover Morgan, whom Rick met when he woke up from his coma, and he joins Rick's survivors.
Volume 11: Fear the Hunters (Issues 61–66)
Rick and company continue their journey to Washington and begin to
suspect they are being stalked by someone in the woods. They meet a pastor, Gabriel, and join
him at his church. Dale is kidnapped from the church during the night by a band of cannibals. Dale
is reunited with his friends before he dies. Rick's group, enraged, hunt down the cannibals and
torture them to death.
Volume 12: Life Among Them (Issues 67–72)
The group continue to Washington, during which they discover that Eugene
was lying about having a cure to stop the outbreak. They run across a friendly man named Aaron
who claims he is trustworthy and can escort them to a large, walled-off community of survivors
called the Alexandria Safe-Zone, a walled community led by a man named Douglas Monroe. Rick's
weary band finds Alexandria's stability a welcome change although they remain suspicious.
Volume 13: Too Far Gone (Issues 73–78)
Rick's group settles into the Alexandria Safe-Zone and take jobs in the
community. Rick, as constable, tries to increase safety and stability when he stops a dangerous
man inside the community. Scavengers arrive and threaten the community. Alexandria wins the
battle but alert a massive herd of hundreds of zombies to their presence. Rick takes command of
the community.
Volume 14: No Way Out (Issues 79–84)
Rick and company become community leaders despite objections from some
of its residents. Alexandria's citizens discover they have bigger problems when they discover the
zombie horde breaching Alexandria's walls and overrunning the community. During the battle,
Douglas is killed after accidentally shooting Carl in the eye. Alexandria's residents face down the
horde and save their town.
Volume 15: We Find Ourselves (Issues 85–90)
The Alexandria Safe-Zone recuperates from the horde's attack, and Rick
makes decisions that will lead to Alexandria's long-term sustainability. Carl is in a coma following
his injury; his survival is unclear. Some residents question the bold choices Rick makes for their
community and attempt to seize control of Alexandria. Rick quashes the rebellion. Carl awakens
with amnesia.
Volume 16: A Larger World (Issues 91–96)
Alexandrians encounter a man named Paul Monroe while searching the
wastes for supplies. Monroe claims he is a recruiter for a nearby band of 200 or more people
called the Hilltop Colony. Rick and others go to the Hilltop Colony and find its appearance seems
to be even safer than that of Alexandria, although it has a dangerous enemy, The Saviors. The
Saviors demand half of the colony's food and supplies, in exchange for killing nearby walkers.
Volume 17: Something to Fear (Issues 97–102)
Rick and crew confront the Hilltop Colony's enemy, the Saviors, a brutal
gang led by a man named Negan. Rick underestimates the Saviors and dismisses their threat level
until his best friends, including Glenn and Abraham, are savagely killed. Alexandria is forced to
begin paying tribute — half of their supplies — to the Saviors. Enraged, Rick vows to kill Negan.
Volume 18: What Comes After (Issues 103–108)
Rick's band learns what living under Negan's rules really means. Rick devises
a new strategy to deal with the Saviors, but a member of his group disappears after the Saviors
collect their payment from Alexandria. Rick is forced to halt his plan. Paul takes Rick to request
help from an exotic man named Ezekiel, leader of a community called the Kingdom. The Kingdom
is based in Washington, D.C., where one of the Saviors makes an independent offer to help battle
Negan.
Volume 19: March to War (Issues 109–114)
 Rick, Paul, and Ezekiel decide to trust Dwight, a Savior, and launch their
attempt to end the Saviors' reign. The three communities ally to formulate an assault, but Negan
arrives early to collect his tribute from Alexandria. The alliance seizes the opportunity to
assassinate Negan, but Negan retreats and declares war.
Volume 20: All Out War (Part One) (Issues 115–120)
Rick leads his united army, with the Hilltop and the Kingdom, in an attack
against the Sanctuary, the Saviors' base. Rick's forces seize an early advantage and trap Negan
inside the Sanctuary, but their attack on Negan's outposts falters as many of Rick's closest friends
fall. They wonder if their initial victory was simple luck. Negan mounts an eventual counterattack
on Alexandria, and its situation goes from bad to worse.
Volume 21: All Out War (Part Two) (Issues 121–126)
With the war at its peak, Negan attacks Alexandria and the Hilltop and
destroys the former's defenses. On the brink of defeat, Rick offers Negan a truce as a trap. Negan
falls for Rick's ruse. Rick slashes Negan's throat and demands that war cease. Negan survives the
attack as Rick's prisoner.
Volume 22: A New Beginning (Issues 127–132)
Two years have passed since the war with Negan. Civilization has been
rebuilt and the communities have established a successful trade network. Carl moves to Hilltop.
A new group arrives in Alexandria, and they meet the imprisoned Negan.
Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams (Issues 133–138)
A new threat emerges as living people disguised as walkers attack, calling
themselves The Whisperers, whose leader is called Alpha. Tensions arise within Hilltop after Carl
loses his temper. Some residents question both him and their leader. Meanwhile, Paul captures a
member of the Whisperers and discovers the full implications of this new threat to Hilltop.
Volume 24: Life and Death (Issues 139–144)
Carl continues to learn more about The Whisperers, and a survivor's fate is
decided while another steps down. Blunders are made, and a deadly promise given that is all too
real. Lines are crossed that will affect everyone.
Volume 25: No Turning Back (Issues 145–150)
Rick reveals the survivors who died at the hands of Alpha and the
Whisperers. Residents of the communities demand retaliation, and some question Rick's
leadership. Rick declares war on the Whisperers and must use a former enemy as a last resort.
Volume 26: Call to Arms (Issues 151–156)
 With the conflict against the Whisperers closing in, Rick must ensure the
readiness of the community's newly formed militia while also dealing with various conflicts within
the walls of each community, including the escape of a dangerous prisoner.
Volume 27: The Whisperer War (Issues 157–162)
The militia wars with the Whisperers; both sides suffer tremendous
casualties. The Whisperers attack one of the communities and destroy its defenses. With one last
trump card, the Whisperers lead an ocean of walkers towards Alexandria.
Volume 28: A Certain Doom (Issues 163–168)
The enormous horde of walkers reaches Alexandria so Rick and his
community must survive while others try to steer the horde to the sea. The opportunistic Saviors
make their move on an overwhelmed community.
Volume 29: Lines We Cross (Issues 169–174)
Recent events have thrown Alexandria into turmoil, and now Rick, Dwight,
Eugene and Negan all have something to prove.
Volume 30: New World Order (Issues 175–180)
Eugene leads a group on a new mission to Ohio, where they encounter a
new community unlike anything they have seen before.
Volume 31: The Rotten Core (Issues 181–186)
Rick leads the Commonwealth’s Governor, Pamela Milton, on a tour of the
various communities aligned with Alexandria. Terrible things begin to happen very quickly.
Volume 32: Rest in Peace (Issues 187–193)
Tensions erupt in the Commonwealth, almost breaking out into a major war.
Rick stands in the middle of a major conflict as he attempts to defuse it. Sebastian Milton,
Pamela's arrogant son, murders Rick and is imprisoned for life. Decades later, society has been
restored, and the major portion of the apocalypse, now known as "The Trials", has ended. Walkers
are still around, but are few in numbers. Carl lives a simple countryside life with his wife Sophia
and daughter Andrea, to whom he tells the story of his father. A large statue of Rick stands in
front of the courthouse in Commonwealth One, located in Ohio.