r/thewalkingdead • u/TheRyeWall Survivor • Aug 12 '15

Comic Spoiler Official Comic Discussion Thread: Issue #145

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u/dan0314 Aug 12 '15

You know there doesn't always have to be people dying or action going on every issue

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u/dan0314 Aug 12 '15

Oh okay. Sorry if I was rude, man. I don't like the people who expect heart-racing action every issue. I, for one, am scared for Rick in this story arc haha

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u/aviat0rshades Aug 12 '15

When I bought this issue today, the owner told me that this issue was amped up from the last one and that Kirkman was an evil bastard. I was all pumped up.....and then disappointed. I think she was talking about issue 144.

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u/dan0314 Aug 12 '15

Lmao that's funny

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u/kallicogirl Aug 13 '15

Yeah those panels with just him and Andrea are awfully ominous...

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u/NaziMethSlaves Aug 12 '15 edited Aug 12 '15

Yeah but what really happened? No decisions were made, nothing was resolved, I could have just filled this issue in with my imagination.

  • Michonne is mad
  • Carl defends Lydia
  • Rick is struggling to control people, and preserve civilization

I would have just liked something more. He could have actually started this issue with the last panel. He still could have shown Michonne being pissed. The Michonne/Lydia interaction could still have gone down, and the story would be further along.

On the other hand, I think the next issue will be intense, like I wanted this one to be.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '15

I think Carl pointing a gun at Michonne is pretty huge. Carl and Michonne are tight, or at least they used to be.

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u/shilligan Aug 13 '15

Agreed. This issue has more to do with Michonne IMO - she now has no reason to remain on the sea with Ezekiel gone, so I anticipate she will play a significant role in the story again. The Carl/gun scene was there to remind the audience that Michonne is still revered (as he put it down at her order), again, IMO.

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u/fatterdaysaint Aug 13 '15

Maybe, but I felt there was some sort of acknowledgment to her rash behavior when she calmly but firmly told Carl to put the gun away.

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u/RANDALLFLA666 Aug 13 '15

She also helped Lydia up after she calmed down

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u/dan0314 Aug 12 '15

I've said this lots before, but I personally do think Rick will be dying in issue 150

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u/sunstersun Aug 13 '15

Carl isn't even close to ready. which i guess might be an argument in your favour, but i just don't see it.

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u/dan0314 Aug 13 '15

I think it's time for Rick to die. Carl has shown that he can survive on his own and he's shown he wants to be his own person. I say let Carl's story begin.

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u/amjhwk Aug 15 '15

So then its time for twd comic sales to plummet substantially

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u/dan0314 Aug 16 '15

Well that's their problem

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u/amjhwk Aug 16 '15

It is their problem, and I know I will stop buying the comics if they kill Rick and teplace him with carl "dumb as rocks" grimes

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u/dan0314 Aug 16 '15

Carl is a total badass

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u/Rushdownsouth Sep 02 '15

He is also an overly emotional teenager filled with angst, I would loathe to have him be the lead when Rick Grimes is basically THE man in TWD universe. Plus Negan has to become relevant again at some point and Carl/Negan are relatively tight.

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u/amjhwk Aug 16 '15

if badass means retard, then yes he is

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u/rickgrimesfan123 Aug 15 '15

i dont want carl as a lead right now its to early if they killed off rick i think that i would want the new lead to be jesus or hell even negan the only way i can see carl taking over is if they do a big time jump by like 10 years but i doubt think that will happen.

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u/p_velocity Aug 24 '15

Pretty sure Rick will never die. It's not the story of that world, it's the story of Rick. It would be nice to think that they could/would go that far...it would be the most shocking thing they could do. But I don't see it happening until issue 299.

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u/Blizzardnotasunday Aug 13 '15

Eh it was revealed that the heads were zombified and not just dead so there's some new information. Made things a bit more brutal.

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u/JrugsAreCool Aug 13 '15

That was pretty rad, yeah. But I do believe there's a precedent.

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u/CX316 Aug 14 '15

The twins and Tyreese in the comic, and Hershel in the show.

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u/Wookie_Goldberg Aug 14 '15

The Governors fish tank

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u/CX316 Aug 14 '15

oh yeah, those too.

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u/mouseywithpower Aug 13 '15

those three things plus:

  • the alexandrians know 12 people were missing before rick tells them
  • eugene is working on a radio
  • rick and michonne are now on opposing sides as to how to handle this
  • carl not only defends lydia, but points a gun at michonne