The Walking Dead Vol. 18

By Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn

Following the events of SOMETHING TO FEAR, Rick and the other survivors accept a new way of life under Negan's rule, but not everyone agrees. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #103-108

• Language: English
• Publisher: Image Comics, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781607066873

Robert Kirkman

Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer. His first creation was Battle Pope, which he co-wrote with Tony Moore, and in 2003 they began the comic book series The Walking Dead, set in a George A. Romero zombie movie-inspired world.

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Reviews for The Walking Dead Vol. 18

[clark7hallman · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rick is forced to strike a bargain with Negan, the ruthless leader of the Factory, who now will take half of the supplies from Rick's group for the foreseeable future. The situation becomes even more desperate when Rick's son Carl hides in a Factory truck and kills several of Negan's pillagers. Of course, Carl is captured and experiences how ruthless Negan can be. Rick leads a group of his citizens on a rescue mission to bring Carl back, and they are shocked by Negan's response. Rick is also visited by Jesus from the Hilltop compound, who takes him to meet Ezekiel from the Kingdom survivors group and the three consider a joint assault on the Factory. This is another excellent volume in this long running series about humanity struggling to survive hordes of hungry Zombies and human criminals.

[mstrust · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The title means "what comes after Negan beat Glenn to death". Rick and his group of Alexandrians have agreed to Negan's terms of giving up half of all the food and medicine they have. Everyone except twelve year old Carl, who takes revenge on Negan's group, not knowing that his dad Rick is only pretending to be submissive. 3.8 stars

[tonifgmamtc · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

refresh for reading the next, ready to finally see what comes next.

[othemts · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I'm not sure why I keep reading this series.  There's the curiosity of what will happen next, of course, but I feel like I'm rereading what's already happened. Negan and the Saviors have some nuances, but in the end it's the story of The Governor and Woodbury all over again.  In the post-apocalyptic world ultra-violent bullies will take control and there will be more to fear from the living than the dead, and blah, blah, blah.  Perhaps it's the influence of reading Rebecaa Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell, but I'd like to see more of how communities come together after a disaster.  The Walking Dead  - both the comics and the tv show - is at it's best when it's showing how people adapt to life in the post-apocalyptic world, the little things they do to adapt.  But all too often I find that the writers force the drama by constantly having all the survivors want to kill one another. At least Ezekiel and his tiger are making things interesting.

[bert.cielen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

After the uppercut in the previous volume, I wondered if I even wanted to read on. Because surely there would be more heartache down the road, caused by one of the many sadistic characters that inhabit this world. This volume alleviates some of the objections I've started to have with this series, but still it feels like we're stuck in some elaborate merry-go-round.

But I'm intrigued enough to continue with the series, hoping that at some point its storylines will leave more breathing room for character development.

[norabelle414 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One of the members of the group gets an up-close and personal look at how Negan's society runs. Meanwhile Rick decides to try a different tactic and returns to the Hilltop to ask for help.Not a lot of death, though we learn a TON. More set-up for further tragedy, I'm sure.

[tobinelliott · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The only reason this gets three stars is simply because it's one of the interim editions. That is, while there is a fairly self-contained story in here involving Carl, overall, this is more of a set up to the next volume.

That being said, this is still an excellent series. As long as Kirkman keeps pumping these out, I'll keep buying.

[5eva5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rick starts to put his new plan into action, Negan throws his weight around, Carl gets himself into quite a large spot of bother, and Ezekiel from The Kingdom is introduced, along with his tiger. I thought the first half, the part where Carl has his adventure, was absolutely fantastic. The part at the end that starts the Kingdom story is also interesting, but there is a part in the middle that is very much rinse-and-repeat, unfortunately. It's still a good installment in the series and I am looking forward to the next installment to see where Kirkman will take our little group of zombie-fighters.