The world we knew is gone The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living In a matter of months society has crumbled no government no grocery stores no mail delivery no cable TV In a world ruled by the dead the survivors are forced to finally start livingLife in the prison starts to get interesting for Rick Grimes and the rest of our survivors Relationships heat up fizzle out and change entirely almost overnight By the end of this volume relationships between key characters are radically changed setting the stage for future events in TheWalking Dead Meet the AuthorRobert KirkmanROBERT KIRKMAN is best known for his work on The Walking Dead and Invincible for Image Comics and SKYBOUND He is one of the five partners of Image Comics and is an executive producer and writer on AMC&39;s critically acclaimed television series The Walking Dead