Tete dasa THE WALKING ROBERT KIRKMAN Creator, Writer CHARLIE ADLARD Penciller, Cover STEFANO GAUDIANO Inker CLIFF RATHBURN RUS WOOTON %" Tones Letterer DAVE STEWART SEAN MACKIEWICZ over Colors Editor Previously: The first shots of Rick’s war have been fired. Though Rick's attack left the. Saviors trapped in their base, pinned in by walkers, Holly sacrificed herself to ensure victory, and has been taken prisoner by Negan. For Skybound Bopert Kirkman Helen telah Entertainment Shawn Ki J.J. Didde ae iszy iverson, Win rend Brian Huntington Sean Mackiewicz ‘eterna vere www.skybound.com etapherasr’ ‘Jaemie Dudas For Image Comics = fon Richards Tyler Shaintine @. Fovert.Kirkman sonniter de Guzman avid Brothers Kat Salazar Jonathan chan Jeremy Sulivan Todd MeFartane 2m ronswrg Sconteter Erik Larsen ‘Meredith Wallace Mare Silvestr : Monica Gar Mare Sivestri mito. Bautista denna een, Wingert Ren enya ranvom slaglestone Jenne, Savege an Male Sree on Sone ‘Adsison Duke Eri hail peace os rah ae vwewerimegecomics.com THE WALKNG DEAD #117. November 2019. Published by Image Comics, Inc. Offlee of pustoation 2001 Centor St. eth Flaoe, Borkeloy, CA O470%. Copyr@ht cy 2018 Robert Kireman, LLG- All ghto fovervod. THE WALKING BEAD™ (inGludng all prominont cheractore featured heroin), ts logo ed Sil choractorlixencases are tredemerks of Robert Kisuman, LLG, cnloss otharwioe noted nega Comicss ard its logos are registered trecermarks anc Copyrights of image comics, Ine. evened. No part bt thie pubication may bo reproduced or wrenernittod m ery forty ot ky any rights means (except for short excerpts for review purposes) without the express written permission fictional. Intent, is coincidental oF mage Comics, Inc. All names, characters, events and locales in this publication are entiroly Any resemblance to actual persons (living and/or dead), events or places, without satiric ‘DIGITAL EDITION.yOu Fuck With THAT VAGINA. YOU CAN CRUSH "A MAN'SWE CRUSH THIS MAN'S EEE THIS WHOLE WAR HEART--WE REALLY B, TITwon J atte Pyou a 4 \ i Irn B wonT'arrecr \ ROR NOT URE YOU | WANT AND IPD ae | GOOD TO SEE ABRAHAM AGAIN tj SENN AGAN T/T)ANOREA GOT THE BEAT OUT OF HE!xe WTB STIS SSS ELD POS \ PSE. Mtns Sa AO Lok RN ms 9 1 Sk] S Ne = Ss SHAS chWHEN YOURE SIT Ot NEXT ONE.FEELS WRONG, WE'RE HERE WITH OUR BEEP STEW AND CREAMED CORN, LIVING IT UP ‘AS MUCH AS YOU CAN THESE DAYS, WHILE HOLLY IS.CLOSE THE TWANT A TEAM OUT THERE WMI’ GET OUR SMART FUCKERS TOGETHER, EVERY TWO FUCKING HOURS. THER TAB EA WAY TO THN 5 OUT FI FUCKING FUCK FUCKERS/PATCHEDWHAT THE YW FOR FUCK’S SAKE DON'T FUCK ARE WE ANSWER THAT EITHER, DOING HERE? = THERE'S NO PLUCKING WAY THS WAR, WHATARE YOU HAVE A GODDAMN HOWEVER. WE TRYNG TO CLUE WHAT THE BIGGER LONG IT LASTS. ACHIEVE? FUCKING PICTURE Is. AMEANS TO AN END. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES AND WE'VE WON... ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE! WE WANT A COMMUNITY THAT CAN “ACCOMPLISH IF WE HAVE SUNK TO sucH IN-FLICKING- HUMAN, ~ pS we Dov7 Rape DAVID... THS Is UNACCEPTABLE, RAPE |S, AGANST THE RULES HERE. YOU REMEMBER THE RULES, DON'TWE'RE NOT \ MONSTERS.) JCan you imagine the Governor ever doing something like THAT? Me either, haters. Me either. I’m 50 far ahead on writing this book at this point 1 had to ‘stop to remind myself exactly how this fssue ended, Charlle and T are already working on 121... and by the time you're reading this... we'll probably be on 122. crazy! Let's get into some letters. Bobby Kirkman, Yo dawg, what it do? I have meant to write several times to complain about the decrease In paper quality for the covers ‘Of bath The Walking Dead and Invincible for @ while now, But never really got around to it. Short end of that, if you need to charge more money per issie, that's fine. I just dan't wane the ink te run off in my hands. ‘That's not why I'm writing now, though! I'm writing now to ‘35k that you cease these character special sues you've been publishing. The Governor special had very litle original material, and now Ive picked up the Tyreese special with similar results. Trealize it's my own choice to purchase these, But dont like having to tell my comic guy “yeah, Taidn’t really want this... thing. You shouldn't have pulled It for me." It’s Not that I don’t enjoy the couple of pages of original materia But you could just put those at the end of monthly Issues. TRE variants (that T inexplicably NEED to collect) are enough of a drain on my wallet. Come on, man. EN? Ehhnh.? ‘Those specials are timed for new seasons of The Walking Dead show, geared more towards fans new to the comic, looking for more insight on who the new characters on. the show are. We're very clear about content when we Solicit... and really, it’s your choice to buy it, right? Yeah, YEAH! ‘That said, I don't want this letter to be all bitching, Invincible and The Walking Dead have been at the top of my list for years ow, and T don't see that changing anytime soon. Especially Tately, The Walking Dead has had me hooked like a mofo. You clearly know how to write compelling stories and are privileged ‘enough to work with some incredibly skilled artists. Ottley ang ‘dlard are both the bee's knees. There's nat much you could {do now to make me stop buying your comics. The Governor and ‘Tyrese specials have both just Kinda irked me. If you wanna print this, that'd be fine, but I'd also understand why you would choose not to. Trepeat that Tam a huge fan-= ot just of yours, but of what Image has become Your Friend in Time, Preston Davis Friends appreciate honesty, so thanks, Preston! Wait, does that mean you DID like the Michonne special? Or did you MiSs It! All Joking aside, I certainly don't expect long time readers to be buying these reprints, And they are FAR from a shady cash grab. They really are intended to be cheap entry points for fans of the TV Show that are thinking of trying the comic but haven't committed to a $15 dollar TPB. I try to be as fair as possible, we even gave away the original stories for these specials on Free Comic Book Day this year... so you wouldn't have had to buy any of them if you'd gotten that free comic. But seriously, just don’t buy it if you don’t want it. PURPA PN .o ence kte “Humpty Dumpty was a big fat egg. He was playing on the wall and he broke his leg.” Just this past week my daughter asked me if realized that Humpty Dumpty wasn't an egg Just as Jordan from Vancouver Posed the same question in Issue #115. 1 did a little diggin’ Into the matter and it turne out one theory is the nursery thyme was originally a riddle with the answer being an egg. My fest response to my daughter was, “But that's not what the Beastie Boys said...” Love the book, it's the reason I read comics, Bob Wilkinson’ West "by God” virginia Well, who are we to disagree with the Beasties?... Not Daniel Parsons, clearh Hey gang. love the book these days, It's one of the only things left on my pull list That is very sad to hear, actually. Have you tried... deep breath* Saga, East of West, Manhattan Projects, Velvet, Fatale, Lazarus, Sex Criminals, Satellite Sam, Pretty Deadly, Chew, Three, Sex, Prophet, The Great Pacinc, Invincible, Thief of Thieves, Clone, Ghosted, or Nowhere Men? I mean... it seems like there's gotta be 2 book in there you'll lovel ‘Try more comics! There are even a few good ones out there that aren't published by Image. 1 saw the first letter in issue 115 and am writing to you with a break from zomble praise. Humpty Dumpty, In the original meaning of the name, was Used to describe an overweight gentleman in Téth certury France. The original nursery rhyme was in reference to a cannon that sat guard on a wall - the cannon was refereed to 3s Humpty Dumpty because of its size and mass. Lewis Carroll was the frst to decide that the Humpty Dumpty character was an egg he wrote this into ‘Through the Looking Glass" Thank you! Daniel Parsons Whoever said you can't learn anything from the Walkin Dead ts full of shit. 4 2 Who said that?! WHO! Hit was just wondering if it's too soon to start petitioning for Kane Hodder to be cast as Abraham in the show. Ifits, let ime know when I should start. If It's not too soon, seriously, MAKE THIS HAPPEN! He was made for this ole! You dont even have to give me credit for it. Just do I! ‘Thanks Joe Sorry, Joe. WAAAAY too late for casting suggestions that we don’t take seriously anyway. But the good news is that Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers, Southland) Was cast instead and well, he looks pretty damn cool. Cudiitz is awesome. You're all going to love him. Mer TRUST Holy crapt 3Ust finished reading #115 and I love the tension. This is goingto get real ualy real fast, I can't wait to see where this goes. 1 isd love the guy at the bullet press wearing shorts and Pip flops. Cause man I fove nearing shorts. Pants suck: Everybody inthe Sook wears pants. Need some shorts Charles Would you believe I'm offering a two-fer on pants related Hacks? You'd take that deal every fucking day of the week, amiright? “This is my first time writing and I would have never thought of It before, but seriously T think I Just figured out the biggest plot hole n your entre series! In fact, the biggest Pot nole m ony Undead’ universe! Why are they still wearing pant? Like seriously it’s been shown In almost every series I have seen that as tne walkers start to decay, they lose weight and become a lot skinnier. This means that at least some would indeed be pantiess. Just pointing out the inaccuracies, Josh Edmonton, Ab CANADA Well... uh... moving on. Dear Robert and thankfully not Sina (thought that would get your attention) Yl start by saying Im loving the series and stoked about all out war finally being here but T want to get printed so its time for enticism, What have we done?! How many love stories do you need? its like "awesome I get to read about zombies and the breaking point of man in extreme Situations and... nope I get to find out if'a guy who talks medieval will hook up with Michanne or not” and on that note how does Michonne even want love? don't get ime wrong if she wants to get laid she damn well ean she Is 4 bad 25s. Maybe too bad ass for love? plus it feels totally awkward to teil people Michonne Is my imaginary world glrlfriend it she Keeps hooking up with people. Way to make it weir. It'd be way worse if it were your real world girlfriend doing the same thing. Retreat inte your imaginary bubble Yeah... in your imagination, Michonne can be single! ‘well before I keep trying to think I'm funny L wil fnish by saying lite isa iitie better knowing f get a1new TWD every two weeks. Congratulation on ten years!! brag G BFC Emporium, Edmonton It’s not quite every two weeks... but we will be coming out quite rapidly, don't you worry! And thanks... I’m focused on hitting year 20 now! Dear Walking Dead Staff, ‘Thank you very much for the creation of this comic, and congrats on.a strong start for a 4th season, Tam writing to let you know that was blown away by the incredible inking of Stefano Gaudiano. Him and Mr. Adiard are doing an incredible job with the art, and Ifigured I should send this letter in support of Huh... what? The art? You're sending a letter in about the art? Okay... fine. Whatever. My question is regarding the art: When letting Mr. Adlard and how Mr. Gaudlane about new characters being introduced in the Series, how much creative freedom are they given in designing them? Do you write a description and they okay the design with you? Is the process even that rigid? It’s pretty much that, Sometimes I send photos of real people to.use as a reference point, sometimes T just. fention real people to use as a reference point. Other times T Just give a name and ethnicity and let Charlie handle the rest. It varies based on how important I deem the character initially ask this because I am an illustration major in art school who has @ nerdy curiosity about artistic processes. Thanks again! John, I don’t care why, John. Isn‘t it enough to just have the ‘Question answered?! Kirkman and Co., J guess you folks are ving it up at NYCC as Twrite this, Ihave been enjoying this series for years and have never seen you. folks ata Con. For Shame. That will change soon, count on it ‘Anyways, Tloved the opening shot for All Out War. The pace ‘was awesome and the ert was outstanding, Oy, Stefanol Well done, the Inks were sick here. Love It Ihave to admit, I haven't felt incredibly engaged by this book fever since this filitop business began, AS I seid, Ihave read this book for a while and (like a few others, I'm'sure) 1 started to see a lot of echoes in this book when Negan was introduced. ‘This wasn't necessarily a bad thing (I love Negan naw in fact) but I couldn't help wondering if You MEANT the book and the show to parallel each other the way they did this past year. The Governor and Negan are very different of course but et's be honest. iewasn't exactly BLAZING 2 new trail. The Hunters storyline? THAT was fucking cool stuff when you dropped it (original) and off the top of my head it was the last time this Book REALLY blew me away, I've stuck around (naturally) and have watched with great interest as The Walking Dead transformed from a cool comic my sister and 1 shared to the commercial JUGGERNAUT tne Brand is now. Robert, Ym very happy for you, you do what you love and that Is AWESOME. love these type of letters because I’m always waiting for The Turn... and highly anticipate what it will Bring... ‘That being sald the overwhelming success of The Walking Dead troubles me sometimes as I began to worry that the quailty of the books would start to be affected as your focus began to shift. When Negan showed up in the book around the same lume when the Gov showed up in the show Icouldn’t help out Femember when Marvel put Peter "Back In Black” In the comics when spiderman 3 came out (or when the Xmen went all Black Leather in the books RIGHT when Xmen came out). You mentioned sell out... Twas starting to see It. ‘So now here we are on the Eve of the Dawn of Season 4 ( ‘Spinoff soon to come) and TWD Is going to step up the release schedule. Ihave had my doubts but to be honest issue 115, Puta lot of them to rest. ll Out War seems to be ready to Shake things up (and what better time to do it than Halloween ‘Season). Bring t. Enjoy the TV show, of course (I'm still In awe ‘of how crazy fast things blew up with this book) but dont forget us faithful Letter Hacks. Keep the Black and Whites fresh, this is some of the best written work of al time considering the cultural impact thus far and y'all can go for miles more. So can Happy Halloween y'all, Happy 10 Year Anniversary, here is to 30 more (and then some) cam Stylez Well, 1'm not going anywhere, and I promise, despite the show... I’m no less committed to this book. I did this book for many years while doing a lot of work at ‘Marvel Comics that was very time consuming and this Is really no different. Also, a lot of the things in the comic Currently are things I had planned well before the show ever existed, so I promise 1'd be doing this stuff ifthe Show had never happened... it’s just... less people would be reading It I'm happy the show happened, and I really do enjoy ‘all the success The Walking Dead and all involved are experiencing but I do go to great efforts to not let it CHANGE this book. T think I've succeeded thus far and I hope to continue to do so. I saw this headline today: ‘North Korea warns of ‘all-out war’ as it refuses to sign pact with us Look at what you started, Kirkman. Keenan Stacy Rootstown, Ohio ‘Something tells me that North Korea would probably be the safest place to be during a zombie apocalypse. Or at least, that’s what they'd lead us to believe... Not touching this one. Be back here in two weeks for Part 4 of All Out War. which a familiar face joins the war effort. “Sean Mackiewicz ‘Oh, man... who could it be?! WHO?! -Robert KirkmanvA) ay ‘9 LS - , Ly 4Pree