The Walking Dead: Compendium Two TPB [2012]

THE WALKING DEAD: COMPENDIUM TWO TRADE PAPERBACK

The second trade collects the next 8 volumes of The Walking Dead from volumes nine through sixteen. The first sixteen volumes took us to the end of Season 3 of The Walking Dead. This second trade begins with Season 4 and onwards.

VOLUME 9: HERE WE REMAIN

Rick and Carl search for shelter after leaving the prison. Rick falls into unconsciousness leaving his son alone to defend himself against the walkers. However Carl manages to take three of the out with his pistol. The phone rings and a woman is on the line claiming to be a survivor along with 14 others however it was all in Rick’s imagination. Rick and Carl hunt for food and find a man devoured by the walkers.

After leaving their shelter Rick and Carl reunites with Michonne while searching for Hershel’s farm. A short while later Glenn and Maggie show up and take Rick, Michonne, and Carl to Hershel’s farm to meet Andrea and Dale. New visitors arrive including Sergeant Abraham Ford, Rosita Espinosa, and Eugene Porter who are heading towards Washington, D.C. because they know how the walking dead started. Abraham influences the others to leave Hershel’s farm and join them to Washington, D.C.

                                                

Collects The Walking Dead #49-54

VOLUME 10: WHAT WE BECOME

Maggie hangs herself and Abraham decides to put a bullet in her before she turns into a walker. Rick and Glenn prevent it from happening as Maggie wakes up from unconsciousness. Abraham saves Rick from a walker however worries he might kill an Rick and admitted it to his companion Rosita.

Abraham, Rick, and Carl travel to their hometown police station to get supplies however run into some vagrants who try to rape Carl. Rick fights his way free and kills two while Abraham kills the one. Abraham reveals to Rick how his family died. Abraham ex-wife and daughter were raped by the people he once protected. After killing them, his family left to the fate of the walkers.

Rick encounters Morgan who reveals his son has turned into a walker. Morgan pretends to have ended his son’s life and joins Rick and Abraham. Shortly afterwards while traveling back from the police station they encounter a herd of walkers. They crash the car and fight their way to safety. They head back to the gas station and gather the others while Dale reluctantly leaves his new home.

                                                                                           

Collects The Walking Dead #55-60

VOLUME 11: FEAR THE HUNTERS

Ben kills his twin brother Billy and waits for him to turn into a walker. Carl sneaks into the night and shoots Ben. Morgan knows Carl killed Ben however has kept it quiet for now. Father Gabriel Stokes joins the group as hunters secretly follow them. He later admits to Rick that he turned away his own followers so he could survive. The hunters kidnap Dale for meat and eat his other leg while Rick and the others arrive at Father Gabriel’s church. Dale reveals to the hunters that he was bitten and they are eating his tainted meat.

Dale is delivered in front of the church and Rick, Abraham, Andrea, and Michonne prepare to retaliate against the hunters. Father Gabriel helps lead the group to their location and Rick talks to the hunters before dealing with them with extreme prejudice. The group head home and Andrea puts a bullet into a dying Dale. At the funeral Carl admits killing Ben to his father.

Collects The Walking Dead #61-66

VOLUME 12: LIFE AMONG THEM

Eugene Porter is revealed to be a high school science teacher and their trip to Washington, D.C. was a lie. Meanwhile an unarmed and unknown resident Aaron is knocked out and captured by Rick and Abraham. Aaron invites them to become members in his community to help out. While heading towards Washington, Aaron’s community members signals for help and both Rick and Abraham assist in the rescue. After the rescue Aaron promptly takes Rick and his group to the community.

Rick meets the community leader Douglas Monroe who is a former Democratic Congressman. Douglas wants Rick to be the Constable of the community. Meanwhile the community is concealing an incident involving their founder Davidson. Rick has everyone in position in his group to take the community if needed from Douglas.

Collects The Walking Dead #67-72

VOLUME 13: TOO FAR GONE

Rick and Glenn manage to grab some guns from the community armory. Abraham takes over the construction crew after saving fellow community member Holly. Father Gabriel tells Douglas all the horrible things Rick and his group have done. Rick confronts Douglas on a child abusing father Pete who is the doctor of the community. Afterwards Rick confronts Pete then points a gun at Douglas before being knocked out by Michonne.

Douglas reveals the founder of the community Alexander Davidson to Rick. Carl catches his father Rick talking to his imagination “Lori.” Heath and Glenn head toward Washington, D.C. to find medical supplies for their community member Scott who was previously rescued. However Scott succumbs to his wounds and is buried.

Pete returns to confront Rick who humiliated him and blames him for taking his family. Pete accidentally kills Douglas’ wife Regina and Rick with Douglas’s permission kills him. The shot that killed him also gave the whereabouts of the community to several gang members. The gang members attack and fail however the gunfire draws the attention of the walkers of Washington, D.C. Douglas steps down as leader and offers it to Rick.

Collects The Walking Dead #73-78

VOLUME 14: NO WAY OUT

After the attack of the gang bangers, the community finds itself surrounded by a herd of walkers. The residents share their homes with one another as the perimeter is checked for weak points. Andrea is stuck at the tower watching helplessly as the walkers surround the community. Glenn, Heath, and Spencer attempt to reach Andrea to provide her with supplies. The wall falls and the walkers are inside the community and Morgan is bitten however Michonne arrives to cut off his arm.

Rick suggests abandoning the community with a small group of people. Maggie and Sophia stay behind fearing they will never make it out alive. Morgan succumbs to his injuries while Jessie and her son Ron perish in a herd of walkers. Rick had to cut off Jessie’s hand so she will let go of Carl’s. Douglas shoots randomly into the crowd of walkers hitting Carl in the right eye. Rick takes Carl and rushes him over to Denise and begs her to save his life.

The residents of the community emerge from their homes to support Rick and Michonne who are taking out the walkers. Rick feels hope for the first time and sees the walkers as a manageable threat. 

Collects The Walking Dead #79-84

VOLUME 15: WE FIND OURSELVES

The community buries their dead and prepares their community for what’s next. Rosita leaves Abraham after discovering he has been having an affair with Holly and moves in with Eugene. Carl wakes up from his coma and asks for his mother Lori.

Andrea tells Spencer off after he wanted to abandon the community during the walkers attack. Nicholas is planning to remove Rick as leader of the community with the help of Spencer and Olivia however Glenn overhears the conversation. Glenn runs home and Nicholas follows only be confronted by Rick, Andrea, Michonne, and Abraham.

After dealing with the incident with Nicholas, Holly mentions to Abraham that he would make a better leader for the community. Rick goes home and tells Andrea he is dead inside which leads them both to kiss. 

Collects The Walking Dead #85-90

VOLUME 16: A LARGER WORLD

Rick has been sending out larger groups for longer period of time to gather resources and prepares the group for farming in the future. Meanwhile an armed man surveys the walls of the community who happens to be Paul Monroe. Paul wants to establish a trade route between various communities around them.

Rick captures Paul and prepares the community for a possible attack from another community. Rick takes both Michonne and Abraham outside the walls as bait while Andrea watches from above. Meanwhile Carl sneaks into the cell to talk to Paul. Later Jesus takes Rick to the Hilltop where the group meets Gregory.

Ethan returns to the Hilltop alone and was told to kill Gregory or Crystal will not return to them. Rick wrestles him down and kills Gregory using his own blade against him. Paul tells Rick and his group about Negan who is from a rival community called the Saviors. Half of the supplies and resources goes to the Saviors.

Rick offers his services of taking care of Negan in exchange for the Hilltop’s supplies and resources for his community. Rick attempts to convince Glenn, Andrea, and Michonne of helping the Hilltop to deal with Negan and the Saviors.

Collects The Walking Dead #91-96

This paperback collects

The Walking Dead #49-96

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