Gifts for Fans of The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore & Charlie Adlard 
The first volume of The Walking Dead Compendium is the ultimate introduction to the series, beginning with police officer Rick Grimes waking from a coma and into a whole new nightmare, alone in a hospital crawling with zombies. Wandering in a mental fog, Rick meets more survivors clinging to their last shreds of sanity—they are sometimes more monstrous than the undead. The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1 collects issues #1-48, displaying the artistic talents of Tony Moore and soon-to-be series mainstay Charlie Adlard.

The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2, by Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2 collects eight volumes’ worth of zombie-gauging, brain-splattering stories from issues #49-96, continuing the story of Rick’s search for safety. The long overdue death of a hated enemy in the previous volume provides a fleeting moment of comfort, though being forced to evacuate a potential refuge—an abandoned prison facility—after a zombie attack leaves everyone physically and emotionally vulnerable yet again.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part One, by Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
The ragtag survivors encounter demons with angelic pretenses in The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part One. Slaying zombies in exchange for unquestioned authority, the Saviors control numerous communities via intimidation. The group’s tyrannical leader, Negan, clashes with Rick, and their feud erupts into a deadly conflict.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part Two, by Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
Threats, bullets, and diatribes continue to fly in The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part Two. The tide of battle is turning toward Rick and the people of the Hilltop community, but Negan and his Saviors are determined to reclaim control. Shooting Rick in the leg with an arrow and leaving him in critical condition, Negan strikes a heavy blow to the Hilltop resistance’s morale.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning, by Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
The war against the Saviors is over. As retribution, Negan is confined to a prison cell, serving a life sentence for his litany of brutal killings. The dust having settled, Rick and the rest of his survival group travel onward toward the future and, hopefully, some form of peace. The stage is set for an all-new era in The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning.

The Walking Dead: Cutting-Room Floor, by Robert Kirkman
Any The Walking Dead comic you hold in your hands is the product of tireless editing and rewriting. Sadly, many character concepts and plots are rejected during this process, but The Walking Dead: Cutting Room Floor presents all of series creator Robert Kirkman’s original hand-written outlines, as well as commentary, providing a hint of what might have been. Anyone who’s already read the earlier stories will appreciate this never-before-seen material even more.

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The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga 
These stories, penned by Robert Kirkman and horror novelist Jay Bonansinga, expand on the series’ post-apocalyptic world, with Rise of the Governor pulling back the curtain on the eponymous despot’s origins. You loved to hate him before; now fall in love-hate (hate-love?) all over again!

The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury, by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga 
Continuing where Rise of the Governor left off, The Walking Dead: Road to Woodbury tells the story from inside the short-fused lunatic’s derelict citadel in Woodbury, Georgia. Drifting from one encampment to the next,Lilly Caul believes she’s at last found sanctuary behind the Governor’s walls, but little by little she discovers the cracks in the idyllic veneer. When a revolution comes, she learns more grisly secrets than she and her followers can bear.

The Walking Dead: Fall of the Governor: Parts One and Two, by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga 
Lilly’s counterstrike reaches new heights as revelations surrounding Woodbury’s mad leader threaten to loosen his stranglehold. With Rick and his followers joining the fight, the Governor’s reign of terror comes to a bitter end, detailed in a way unseen in the comics or TV series.

The Walking Dead: Descent, by Robert Kirkman & Jay Bonansinga
With the recent struggle now a memory, Lilly and the newly liberated people of Woodbury begin rebuilding the Governor’s dictatorship into a democratic society—made all the more complicated when a stampede of ravenous zombies close in on their location. Desperate for peace and unity, Lilly’s group joins forces with a traveling religious sect. Her new allies—led by a preacher named Jeremiah—help repel the undead, but are they even more dangerous than the zombies? The Walking Dead: Descent is the last book in this series, bringing the storyline to an amazing conclusion.