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Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ #111
Negan’s insane sense of morality takes center stage in Kirkman’s new chapter of his zombie epic, and to great effect. Every character is pushed to the brink of conflict, as things get more interesting in “The Walking Dead”. Kirkman is the master of a looming sense of dread. The inevitable battle with Negan is just around the corner. Rick and a small group leave the settlement to get “supplies.” Although it is not clear what exactly they are doing. As Rick and company leave, Negan arrives. He’s come early to collect his tribute.
WRITTEN BY: Robert Kirkman
ART BY: Charlie Adlard
PUBLISHER: Image
PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE: June 12, 2013
With Ezekiel’s forces, Rick feels strong. There is a discussion about Negan’s forces, and nobody is entirely sure what kind of army The Saviors have. Rick says it himself “I’m no strategist.” Without Abraham around anymore, nobody can really plan a battle with any accuracy. The impending sense of doom is at an all time high.
The final moments with Negan allow the issue to shine. Negan is hated by almost everyone who comes into contact with him. He is vile and disgusting to them. He’s also ready to make a home among them. He settles down in anticipation of Rick’s return. Spencer approaches him, and we learn just what kind of guy Negan is.
It’s here where Kirkman takes a character who is morally vile, and makes them interesting. The resulting pages show Negan with a warped but respectable moral code, one that if followed would perhaps lead to a peaceful coexistence with Rick. Rick is on a collision course. Both of these men will come head to head, and one will die. Above all else though, this issue shows us that Rick may in fact be just as vile as Negan. Kirkman has no fear in showing us the darkest side of ourselves. He shows us people who are more monstrous and unpredictable than the atrocities that surround them.
Adlard’s art continues its constant upswing. The cover is a total treat, as it pays off by the end of the issue. The last three pages are sadistic and filled with tormented facial expressions. Adlard allows you to see right into Negan’s haunted eyes as the man makes some interesting choices.
Adlard’s art lingers on gore for the right amount of time. The final moments are delivered viscerally with a quick progression of intimate panels to larger splash panels. It helps convey the madness of the scene with relative ease, and compels you to turn the pages.
The Walking Dead #111 is another solid entry in the epic. The book is particularly hard to review on a monthly basis as Kirkman shines in the collected format. The pacing may be an problem for some, but overall it’s just another issue (pun intended) of The Walking Dead.
The characters are progressing in interesting ways, and the inevitable conflict looms closer than ever on the horizon. I only hope, with all this buildup that Negan and Rick’s confrontation is as glorious as these last few pages. Let’s kill some characters and lets throw things under the bus again, it’s about that time isn’t it Kirkman?
3.5/5 Skulls
Reviewed by – Jimbus_Christ
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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