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The Commonwealth · issues #169–180

The Walking Dead Vols. 29–30: Lines We Cross & New World Order

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A trip chasing a voice on the radio leads to the Commonwealth, a full-blown society; collects issues #169–180

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Quick recap

The communities rebuild. Rick lets Negan go off to live alone. Eugene sets out with Michonne, Yumiko, Magna and Siddiq to find Stephanie, the voice on the radio, and on the way they meet Princess, who'd been living alone in a city. The destination is the Commonwealth in Ohio: a huge society with armored troopers, bureaucracy and a governor, Pamela Milton. Michonne reunites with her daughter, Elodie. Rick goes there, impressed and wary at once, since the Commonwealth's order keeps the rich on one side and workers on the other. The volume ends with Rick's communities and the Commonwealth starting to draw closer, amid promises and mistrust.

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  1. ReferenceThe voice on the radio

    Contact with the Commonwealth starts with Eugene building a long-range radio after a satellite crashes.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe Commonwealth came early

    Kirkman said the Commonwealth arrived earlier than planned, which made him worry he wouldn't have enough story to reach issue #300.

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  3. Behind the scenesNegan Lives!

    In 2020, the 36-page one-shot Negan Lives! showed what Negan did after issue #174.

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