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The Walking Dead — Comics timeline

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Atlanta and the prison

issues #1–12
The Walking Dead Vols. 1–2: Days Gone Bye & Miles Behind UsRick wakes from a coma into a world overrun by the dead and searches for his family; collects issues #1–12
issues #13–24
The Walking Dead Vols. 3–4: Safety Behind Bars & The Heart's DesireThe group tries to turn a prison into a home, and Michonne enters the story; collects issues #13–24
issues #25–36
The Walking Dead Vols. 5–6: The Best Defense & This Sorrowful LifeAn outing leads the group to Woodbury and the Governor, the series' harshest early arc; collects issues #25–36
issues #37–48
The Walking Dead Vols. 7–8: The Calm Before & Made to SufferPrison life seems to settle down until the Woodbury threat returns; collects issues #37–48

The road

issues #49–60
The Walking Dead Vols. 9–10: Here We Remain & What We BecomeBack on the road, the survivors take on a mission to Washington; collects issues #49–60
issues #61–72
The Walking Dead Vols. 11–12: Fear the Hunters & Life Among ThemHunters on the road, then a chance to live behind the walls of Alexandria; collects issues #61–72

Alexandria and the Saviors

issues #73–84
The Walking Dead Vols. 13–14: Too Far Gone & No Way OutRick clashes with Alexandria's rules, and the town faces its biggest test; collects issues #73–84
issues #85–96
The Walking Dead Vols. 15–16: We Find Ourselves & A Larger WorldTime to rebuild, and the world grows with Jesus and the Hilltop; collects issues #85–96
issues #97–108
The Walking Dead Vols. 17–18: Something to Fear & What Comes AfterThe Saviors arrive, and with them issue #100, the series' most famous; collects issues #97–108
issues #109–120
The Walking Dead Vols. 19–20: March to War & All Out War Part OneThe communities unite and All Out War against the Saviors begins; collects issues #109–120
issues #121–132
The Walking Dead Vols. 21–22: All Out War Part Two & A New BeginningThe end of the war and a time jump that shifts the series' tone; collects issues #121–132

The Whisperers

issues #133–144
The Walking Dead Vols. 23–24: Whispers into Screams & Life and DeathThe Whisperers, who walk disguised among the dead, take the stage; collects issues #133–144
issues #145–156
The Walking Dead Vols. 25–26: No Turning Back & Call to ArmsGrief, unrest in Alexandria and the communities taking up arms; collects issues #145–156
issues #157–168
The Walking Dead Vols. 27–28: The Whisperer War & A Certain DoomThe war with the Whisperers and a massive herd; collects issues #157–168

The Commonwealth

issues #169–180
The Walking Dead Vols. 29–30: Lines We Cross & New World OrderA trip chasing a voice on the radio leads to the Commonwealth, a full-blown society; collects issues #169–180
issues #181–193
The Walking Dead Vols. 31–32: The Rotten Core & Rest in PeaceThe Commonwealth crisis and the series finale; collects issues #181–193

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