Charlie Adlard’s wraparound cover for “The Walking Dead” #106, his hundredth issue on the series.

 I don’t know whats going on, but I don’t see Carl in the pic… does this mean he dies in a previous issue?

Charlie Adlard has said that there is something horrible and sick happening in issue 103…. I guess we will have to wait and find out!

Agent Burgos, SPOILERS! The Walking Dead #106 Wrap Around Cover Revealed!

After a season with ups and downs, which included shocking events, The Walking Dead season two has reached an end, with a surprising appearance and great conflicts. SPOILERS Ahead!

The episode already starts explaining where those walkers we saw heading to Hershel farm came from, and to tell you the truth, it’s kind of a disappointing thing. They were still eating Rick’s horse from the first episode, and because of that helicopter, they headed to the exact same spot the group was heading to(At least, now we know where that horde of walkers that appeared on the highway at the first episode came from).

Ok moving on, the episode sets up a good scenario with the walkers attacking the Hershel farm and everyone trying to escape, after all, we had a slow pacing season, which had the group mostly going after Sophia, and sitting around the farm just talking. Some characters died, like Patricia and Jimmy, but well, it was necessary killing somebody, so the best to do was killing off two characters who were not bringing up too much for the story, specially Patricia, who after the death of Otis was just there helping the other women with domestic duties.

It is definitely the best episode of the season, as it gives the chance to each character to have their moment of glory, specially Carol, who after losing her child and suffering a lot, still verbally attacked Rick after everything he has done to save Sophia, saying every bad thing she could, and acting thankless, but well, she had her moment, which was needed after a long time without any chances.

We also saw how important Hershel became to the group, being like the second voice of reason there (Dale was and always will be the first guys) after losing his faith with god post barn incident with the Walkers, he mostly said the exactly good and smart words for Rick at the end of the episode.

With all this going on, there was still time to see a beloved character from the comics making her debut on the show, that’s right my friends, the badass Michonne made her appearance in the last ten minutes of the episode, saving Andrea from a walker in the woods.

It was not only totally unexpected, despite the rumors that were around the internet months ago suggesting her debut, but also was better writen and thought then in the comics, where she comes from nowhere during the middle of the Prison Arc (by the way, nice touch introducing the Prison in the last seconds AMC, really got me pumped).

Taking all that, and now giving final considerations, “Beside the Dying Fire” is the best episode of the second season of AMC The Walking Dead, it gives time to all the characters to shine, have great conflicts between them, and introduces one of the best characters from the mythology into the series, now we have to wait until the fall of this year to see what happens next.

Lucas Silva M., REVIEW: THE WALKING DEAD S2E13: Beside the Dying Fire [SPOILERS]

So we all know what happened last episode, if you follow the comic books is not a really a shocker, but for those who are not familiar with the comics it is.

Well the cat is out of the bag, Shane Walsh finally died. I really liked Jon Bernthal‘s portrayal of Shane, he is a great actor and he will be missed in the show. I know a lot of you guys hated him, but come on he was a survivor.

Ok, lets get some spoilers.

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CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Shot opens in Atlanta: a group of walkers are feasting on what looks like Rick‘s horse, or what’s left of it, when they’re startled by the sound of a helicopter flying overhead. The horde migrates over several days, weeks, a great distance, and eventually comes to a fence. The fence bows and breaks under the relentless forward motion of the walkers. The herd presses on. Wandering aimlessly in the forest, the walkers turn as a gunshot goes off like a beacon, leading them to dinner. Soon they are closing in on Rick and Carl, as they leave the scene of Shane’s murder.

Daryl and Glenn arrive back at the farmhouse. They explain that they heard a gunshot, and share their confounding findings about Randall.

As they walk back to the house, Carl asks Rick about what happened to Shane. Soon after, they notice the walkers bearing down on them, and it’s not long before they are overtaken and have to make a run for the barn. Back at the house, the rest of the survivors are just figuring out that Carl is missing and walkers are approaching. Lori is panicking. Hershel passes out the guns.

The horde is making quick work of the barn. Rick dumps gasoline everywhere, busts open the door to lure the zombies inside, and climbs up to the loft with Carl. Carl drops a lighter into the gasoline-soaked hay, igniting everything in sight. Meanwhile, the men and Andrea shoot from their cars in a futile attempt to corral the herd and buy time.

Finally, Daryl figures out that Rick and Carl must be in the barn, and instructs Jimmy to drive the RV to the barn to rescue them. Rick and Carl manage to barely escape, while Jimmy is devoured inside the RV. Blood is everywhere, coating the windshield.

The survivors are starting to run out of ammo. The horde is too large.The women hold hands and make a run for it as Hershel makes a last stand for the farmhouse. They are just about clear when Patricia is attacked from the side and is devoured while Beth is still holding onto her.

Carol is headed off by a few walkers and backed into a corner with nothing but a plank of wood to defend herself. Andrea saves her but is attacked from behind and gets pinned under a walker. T-dog pulls his car around, but quickly has to leave the scene with Beth and Lori before the car is overtaken.

Glenn tells Maggie that the farm is lost; they have to get off the farm, now. Hershel comes to the same realization, almost too late, as a walker sneaks up from behind. Rick saves Herschel and they along with Carl head out in their own direction. Glenn and Maggie take off as well. Daryl finds Carol about to collapse from running, and they speed off together on Daryl’s motorcycle. Andrea is abandoned. The barn collapses into the flames. And we’re not even halfway done.

The group is now scattered. Glenn and Maggie switch places in the car as Maggie breaks down and can’t continue driving. Glenn says they need to make their way to the highway, but Maggie protests that the herd came from that direction. Glenn finally tells Maggie that he loves her.

Rick, Carl, and Hershel arrive at the highway, where they left the care package for Sophia, hoping that the others will think to rendezvous here. Hershel is ready to part ways, but Rick wants to stick together.

Lori and T-Dog argue over where to drive. T-Dog wants to head to the coast, but Lori threatens to jump out of the car if he doesn’t turn around and go back to the highway.

A walker appears on the highway. Rick is about to give up on waiting any longer, but… in the nick of time, the other survivors arrive. Time for a head count:

Shane – dead
Andrea – missing
Patricia – taken by the walkers
Jimmy – splattered all over the RV

Meanwhile, Andrea is running for her life in the woods, but the walkers pursue her tirelessly. She can’t keep this up for long. Walkers are emerging from the trees in random directions as Andrea shoots to clear a path.

The survivors leave the highway, pushing onward, but soon run out of gas. Several people start to panic and are on the verge of giving up. Rick tries to pull everyone together. The conversation turns to Randall and Shane. Rick has to come clean. He reveals that the secret Jenner whispered to him at the CDC was that everyone is a carrier of the infection. The group is not happy that Rick has kept this from them.

Lori and Rick talk privately. Rick tells her what went down with Shane, and confesses that it wasn’t just self-defense… he wanted Shane dead, he was tired of Shane dogging him and acting like Rick stole Lori and Carl from him. Lori freaks out when she finds out Carl’s role in Shane’s death and withdraws from Rick, refusing to let him touch her.

Andrea is exhausted. This is the end of the line. She can’t carry her gun-bag any longer, her pistol is out of ammo — she bashes in a walker’s head with it — now she’s down to knives, another walker practically on top of her… enter Michonne to save Andrea at the last minute, towing two armless walkers in chains, samurai sword in hand.

The rest of the survivors set up camp in the middle of nowhere. They may have found each other again amid the chaos, but the group is still broken. Many are ready to run off into the dark and leave Rick behind, fend for themselves. They are on the verge of splitting up again, when Rick takes back control… he says they’re not going anywhere; he killed his best friend for them. This isn’t a democracy anymore.

The camera pans up… in the distance looms a prison facility.

End of Season 2.

Agent Burgos, The Walking Dead Season Finale SPOILERS!!