STOP.
This review won't give away this big surprise in this book - but it will spoil your enjoyment if you read on. You have been warned.
***MAJOR SPOILER ALERT***
I'm going to cut straight to the chase. This book reminds me why I read comic books, and what a powerful, wonderful, stunningly fantastic medium they are.
There is one moment in my life that I remember very clearly. Aged 12 - I lay in bed, reading Ben Elton's Gridlock. Not a comic book, just a regular book. Up until this night I had been laughing my little arse off over the misfortunes of the main character, and utterly loving the story. It couldn't get any funnier.
Ben Elton, midway through the book took the decision to kill the main character. This decision rocked me to the core. The character didn't die in a heroic manner, fighting off evil - he died running for his life, shot from behind.
I was so stunned by the power of this moment, that I couldn't read past the page for six months. It felt to me as though I had met and lost a wonderful friend in the space of a week - a memory, coupled with an emotion, that I will never forget.
Now, I have another moment I will never forget.
Robert Kirkman (in my humble opinion) is truly one of the great comic writers. Charlie Adlard (who I was fortunate enough to meet last year) is also, in my opinion, one of the most understated artists of his time.
The combination of these two, coming together in unison on The Walking Dead, is something we should savour - as it's far too good to last very long.
Those of you who have been reading The Walking Dead, will, over the past few months, have seen the deaths of many minor (or not so minor) loved characters within Kirkman's world.
This issue will surprise you, and if you a fan, rock you to your very core.
If I say any more than that - I'm ruining it for you.
Pete's Score: 5 out of 5
(this book will be remembered for a long time to come - and I have no doubt that the fallout will be felt for years within the book)
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