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 The world of commerce & frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival & responsibility.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. Trapped in a town surrounded by madmen Rick must find a way out or die trying. Meanwhile back at the prison the rest of the survivors come to grips with the fact Rick may be dead & a major turning point in the series is reached. It is a reprint edition.