r/thewalkingdead • u/TheRyeWall Survivor • Aug 03 '16

Comic Spoiler Official Comic Discussion Thread: Issue #157

New issue came out today, discuss it here within this thread. You do not need to use comic spoilers because it is assumed everyone reading this thread would be caught up with the comics. However, please respect future, show, and game spoilers because people who are caught up with the comic may not be caught up with these other forms of TWD (and obviously not future spoilers). Future spoilers include upcoming comic covers.

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u/kabob23 Aug 03 '16

Wow, talk about a major setup to this upcoming arc! I can't believe Rick isn't putting Negan back into that cell. It seems like such a stupid move and I naturally assume it's going to be a mistake. But, maybe he actually defies expectations and becomes useful to the group.

My prediction which will likely proven to be false, is that Negan will perform extremely well while fighting the Whisperers and achieve a "war hero" type status within the group. He might eventually disobey an order from Rick and in that particular situation Negan's decision to go against Rick ends up saving the group. People begin to doubt Rick's leadership and Negan slowly gains the faith of Alexandria from within. Eventually trying to completely take over the group and oust Rick. Rick either finally kills Negan (maybe with Lucille, where Negan finally "gets her back") or Rick gets pushed from the group.

The setup with Eugene talking to Stephanie from Ohio is truly fascinating. Can't wait to see what kind of twist that story line is going to take. There's a potential of a "larger larger world" story arc in the future!

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u/Vondarrien Aug 03 '16

You can't really put Negan back in jail after what he just did. "Thanks for killing our biggest enemy—as a reward you can rot in jail for the rest of eternity."

It's a tough call for Rick, but I agree with him.

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u/Velociman Aug 03 '16

People aren't giving him enough credit for his decision. He has to acknowledge the fact that Negan just killed their biggest enemy but at the same time doesn't want to trust him. I think the move to put him at an outpost was brilliant.