In Review: The Walking Dead, Vol. 4

Released: 10/29/08 304 pages
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 978-1607060000

Book 4, which covers issues 37-48 of the series, opens with the calm before the storm. Our little band of survivors are preparing for not only the arrival of a new member, but also war. It's only a matter of time and they all know it.

Complacency has set in, and a sense of happiness and normalcy, until tragedy strikes and we're reminded that although the dead are slow, and stupid, they're still dangerous. Each new affliction adds a little more darkness, as pride and envy rear their ugly heads among the group. They need eachother to continue to survive, but in the end without trust they have nothing.

The second arc is made to suffer, and in it no one is left unscathed. The governor and his men return, the survivors are devestated by their losses. The writing is at its most brilliant here, as I couldn't put this one down, and cannot wait for the next one.