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
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 5 OUT OF 5
The
origin of Negan begins as a foul-mouth gym teacher and his wife Lucille who has
cancer. As his wife passed away the zombie apocalypse erupted and the virus
turned her into a walker. The hospital is soon overrun by walkers and Negan helps
a teenager who is in trouble. However a short time later the teenager is
consumed by another walker. Soon Negan joins a group of survivors who were also
later eaten by walkers. This is the first time Negan gets the bat. 
