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 The world of commerce & frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival & responsibility.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 numbered 49-54. It is a reprint edition.