The Walking Dead #106 Review

In #105 we were left wondering what was going to happen to Carl in this coming issue. At the end of this issue it is still not much clearer,  but you feel like you have learned a lot more about some of the minor characters current frame of minds; which surround the deal with Negan that the group had to make. This is an issue full of dialogue, but if you have been reading TWD for a while, then you know that this is not a bad thing at all.

Due to a lot of the recent focus being on Carl and Negan, it was nice to go back and see the others in the camp. There seems to be a bit of uncertainty about what to do at the minute, especially with Eric who seems desperate to leave with his partner.
It is also becoming more apparent that maybe it was not Rick's plan to send Carl into Negan's lair; which is something that I thought was a major possibility until this issue. It is clear just how stressed this whole situation has made him, as he and a team seem to be going out everyday to try to find his son. What I thought was really realistic about this was the way that Rick was behaving. He was not shouting and screaming erratically, which he would of done when he first found out that his son was missing. However, this seems to be a few days after so he seems a lot more focused on the task at hand, as well as seeming like he is thinking clearly.

There was also a hint of a tease in this issue of Spencer possibly becoming a bad guy within the group. This is something that I first thought might happen once Andrea starting to see Rick. This could be a really interesting development which I believe would benefit from a really slow burn build up. I guess we will have to wait and see.

The end of this issue saw Rick and the gang on their way to Negan's place, and happening to bump into the man himself on the way there. There were a few words exchanged along with a cliffhanger of a last page which makes me think really bad thoughts. I am hoping what was said was just a bluff, but with Negan you can never be sure.

This was yet another very solid installment in this monster of a series. It was also Charlie Adlards' 100th issue on art duties, and as usual he did not disappoint. His art style is unbelievably unique, and the thought of anyone else drawing this book just seems ridiculous.


Rating: 9 / 10