Walking Dead #56

So last issue had us believing that Glenn is about to discover his wife, Maggie, hanging dead from a tree.

Well the follow through in this issue proves once again how Kirkman brings something new to the tried and true tropes of the Zombie genre.

The setup is something we’ve seen countless times before in every Zombie flick or story that came before. Our protagonists are faced with the task of having to kill a recently deceased, or dieing ,loved one before he or she reanimates and wreaks havoc on the group.

And every time we’ve seen this, the same thing happens:

1. The group argues.

2. The dead friend or loved one reanimates.

3. Someone tearfully puts a bullet in the brain of said reanimated loved one.

Well not this time. Kirkman does something that is far more interesting.

Maggie is alive and well.

But the circumstances of her near execution set in motion the character interactions that will keep me reading for many issues to come.

Glenn’s feelings of betrayal.

Maggie’s psychological state.

Rick’s return of confidence.

And the unreliability of that Mustached asshole.

I’m so ready to see how this all play out.

Another great issue.