The Walking Dead vol. 14: No Way Out

Oh.  So THAT’S what Robert Kirkman was talking about when he mentioned the “Carl Thing” that was going to be reprinted in this volume.  He mentioned this at a con a few months back and (thankfully) didn’t go into it because the majority of the audience were trade-waiters like me.  Anyway, the moment itself is truly shocking — even by the series’ standards — and something that will have lasting repercussions in coming volumes.  If for no reason other than the fact that it’ll leave a mark.

As for the rest of the volume, it’s another worthy entry in the series with its surprising deaths and even more surprising character and relationship developments.  Seeing the wife and son of the man Rick killed last volume move in with him was unexpected, as was how that arrangement eventually turns out.  There’s also a nod to the “guts poncho” tactic from the TV series, and we get to see our heroes take the fight to the zombies.  That last bit looks like it’ll be setting up the book’s direction for a while as Kirkman takes his cast on the offensive.  Should be interesting to see.