Contains discussion of sexual violence.

Image Comics' The Walking Dead has achieved great success due to its commentary on the dangerous capabilities of humanity when faced with dreadful circumstances. Throughout the 193-issue series, co-creator Robert Kirkman and artists Charlie Adlard and Tony Moore put lead protagonist Rick Grimes and his group of survivors through the wringer that is the zombie apocalypse. However, it's only when faced with a pair of foes who threaten everything he holds dear that Rick ultimately reaches a moment where he's indistinguishable form the zombie horde.

In issue #57 - running low on food and supplies - Rick prepares to venture back to his old hometown of Cynthiana, Kentucky with his son Carl and new group member Sgt. Abraham Ford. During a brief evening pause at a rest stop, Rick, Abraham, and Carl are taken unaware and ambushed by a trio of armed bandits. The bandits initially...