The Walking Dead has reached a mighty impressive milestone this week. Readers are no doubt expecting big things from this issue, whether that involves the death of a major character or three or a huge status quo upheaval akin to the violent debut of Negan in issue #100. But while this issue certainly has its dramatic moments, never is there the sense that Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard are treating this as anything other than another chapter of their ongoing saga of survival.
Instead, issue #150 serves as the momentum boost The Walking Dead needed. Since the dramatic events of issue #141, too much time has been devoted to characters mourning and squabbling about how to respond to the threat of the Whisperers. The series needed something to give it a kick in the pants, and the events of this issue serve nicely. This is yet another chapter of the book that reminds readers that the living, not the dead, are the greatest threat to mankind's survival. Moreover, it cements what has become the central conflict of the series since the end of the "All Out War" storyline. Humanity is balanced on a razor's edge right now. The return of civilization is possible, but it's just as likely that chaos and in-fighting will undo all the hard work Rick and his allies have put in.
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Instead, issue #150 serves as the momentum boost The Walking Dead needed. Since the dramatic events of issue #141, too much time has been devoted to characters mourning and squabbling about how to respond to the threat of the Whisperers. The series needed something to give it a kick in the pants, and the events of this issue serve nicely. This is yet another chapter of the book that reminds readers that the living, not the dead, are the greatest threat to mankind's survival. Moreover, it cements what has become the central conflict of the series since the end of the "All Out War" storyline. Humanity is balanced on a razor's edge right now. The return of civilization is possible, but it's just as likely that chaos and in-fighting will undo all the hard work Rick and his allies have put in.
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