The Walking Dead #82

Written by Robert Kirkman
Art by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn

Well, here's another perfect example of why The Walking Dead is one of the two or three best comics being published on a monthly basis right now.

The wall protecting the community where Rick and company have been living for the last pile of issues has come down in one section, and walkers are starting to pour in.  Morgan's been bit, the small group of people trying to protect the neighbourhood are quickly overrun.  Like we see on the cover, Rick and the others are left to hide out inside their houses and give over the town to the roamers.

This leaves Kirkman plenty of room to explore some of the characters, as Morgan, having had his arm cut off by Michonne, has a heart-to-heart with Carl (who is only 8?  That's a little too young....), and Rick starts to make plans to get the people he's hiding with out of the situation.  I sometimes forget how mercenary he can be when Carl is threatened...

Also of interest is the way the group that had left the area yesterday to rescue Andrea react to what's going on.  Kirkman writes some very strong female characters, and Michonne and Andrea both get some great moments in this issue.  I'm constantly in awe of the level of emotion that Kirkman can squeeze out of me in this comic.