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Rick Grimes drives his police car to Atlanta where he hopes to find his wife and son. He was told that the government had setup safe zones in large cities after the dead came to life and starting killing. On the way the police car runs out of gas causing Rick to search for a new ride which he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Rick Grimes drives his police car to Atlanta where he hopes to find his wife and son. He was told that the government had setup safe zones in large cities after the dead came to life and starting killing. On the way the police car runs out of gas causing Rick to search for a new ride which he finds in a nearby farm. Now on horseback Rick continues to Atlanta and upon getting there finds himself surrounded by undead. While fighting a losing battle that had already killed the horse Rick is saved by a young man who leads him outside of the city. The young man tells Rick that the government failed to protect the people in the cities and most of the people were now undead. Rick discovers his wife and son at the camp the young man had taken him to.

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  • Rick Grimes: Rick Grimes was formerly a police officer in the small, peaceful town of Cynthiana, Kentucky. After waking up from a coma, he has become a reluctant figurehead of a group fighting to survive a world where the dead no longer stay dead.
  • Shane: Initially Rick Grimes' partner and friend. Whilst Rick is in a coma after being injured during a shootout, Shane is compelled to help his parter's wife but instead falls in love with her.
  • Lori Grimes: Abandoning her comatose husband, Lori Grimes escapes the horror engulfing her town along her her son, Carl, and her huband's partner, Officer Shane.
  • Carl Grimes: Son of Rick and Lori Grimes.
  • Glenn: Glenn was the camp scavenger when the group was camped outside of Atlanta. He is married to Maggie Greene.
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This is book 2 of 121 in The Walking Dead. (standard series)

Preceded by The Walking Dead #1, and followed by The Walking Dead #3.

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  1. Robert Kirkman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Image Comics
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 978-1582407753
Page Count: 22

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  • The Walking Dead #1

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