The world we knew is gone The world of commerce & frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival & responsibility An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise & feed on the living In a matter of months society has crumbled no government no grocery stores no mail delivery no cable TV In a world ruled by the dead the survivors are forced to finally start living In the last volume we learned that no one is safe Now after the staggering losses they&ve sustained Rick & Carl are left to pick up the pieces & carry on knowing that they could join their fallen friends & family at any moment This volume collects The Walking Dead issues 49-54 Meet the Author Robert Kirkman ROBERT KIRKMAN is best known for his work on The Walking Dead & Invincible for Image Comics & SKYBOUND He is one of the five partners of Image Comics & is an executive producer & writer on AMC&s critically acclaimed television series The Walking Dead