Of course, SPOILERS ahead...
After the devastation of the last volume this one serves as both an epilogue for what's past, and a prologue for what's to come. And what it does really well is it sets up unlimited possibilities for the series.
After The Governor, more or less, destroyed their prison homestead and killed a good chunk of our beloved cast, the survivors are scattered and struggling. They manage to find one another and are greeted by a new group of survivors - and given a proposal to start a new mission.
So although this volume was a bit of a hallway, linking two different arcs, it was so much more. Watching Rick and Carl deal with their loss is really quite heartbreaking and wonderful. Carl becomes ready to go off on his own, but the kid inside him reminds him that he can't quite do it. There's a moment where he gives up hope and you just want to reach inside of the pages and hug him and tell him that everything's going to be all right. But luckily he has Rick for his father who, wisely, lets Carl know that everything isn't going to be alright. They are always going to be in danger, they will never be safe. And Carl has to keep that in mind. It's bizarre advice, but in this world, it's the best that Rick could give his child.
I look forward to where this series is going to head, it's almost a fresh start. But danger lurks around every corner and the zombies are starting to become a force of fear again.
So. Damn. Good.
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