Walking Dead, Book Eight

The Walking Dead, Book Eight is a hardcover collection that reprints issues #85-96 of the survival horror comic book series The Walking Dead, published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment. All stories were written by Robert Kirkman with artwork by Charlie Adlard, and grey coloring highlights by Cliff Rathburn. The original stories were edited by Sina Grace. Reprinted material from this volume comprises the "We Find Ourselves" and "A Larger World" storylines. The volume was released in September, 2012 and carries a cover price of $34.99 (US).

"We Find Ourselves"

 * The Walking Dead #85
 * The Walking Dead #86
 * The Walking Dead #87
 * The Walking Dead #88
 * The Walking Dead #89
 * The Walking Dead #90

"A Larger World"

 * The Walking Dead #91
 * The Walking Dead #92
 * The Walking Dead #93
 * The Walking Dead #94
 * The Walking Dead #95
 * The Walking Dead #96

Featured characters

 * Rick Grimes
 * Aaron
 * Abraham Ford
 * Andrea
 * Glenn
 * Carl Grimes
 * Eugene Porter
 * Maggie Greene
 * Michonne

Supporting characters

 * Denise Cloyd
 * Gabriel Stokes
 * Gregory
 * Heath
 * Holly
 * Nicholas
 * Olivia
 * Paul Monroe
 * Ron Anderson
 * Rosita Espinosa
 * Sophia
 * Spencer Monroe
 * Tobin

Antagonists

 * Ethan
 * Roamers

Minor characters

 * Barbara
 * Brianna
 * Douglas
 * Eduardo
 * Eric
 * Harlan Carson
 * Jessie Anderson
 * Johnny
 * Kal
 * Wesley

Races

 * Humans
 * Zombies

Locations

 * Virginia
 * Alexandria
 * Alexandria Safe-Zone


 * Hilltop Colony
 * Washington, D.C.

Items

 * Colt Python
 * Katana

Notes & Trivia

 * Issues from this volume have also been reprinted in the Walking Dead, Volume 15: We Find Ourselves and Walking Dead, Volume 16: A Larger World trade paperback collections, as well as the Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 4 hardcover collection.


 * UPC barcode: 9781607065937 53499.


 * "A Larger World" introduces the Hilltop Colony and all of its residents, which plays a major role in future stories.


 * Notable deaths seen in this volume include Jessie Anderson (85), and Ethan (95).


 * Notable introductions include Paul Monroe (92), Gregory, Eduardo, Kal, Harlan Carson, Brianna, Wesley, Johnny, Earl Sutton (95), and Samuel (96).


 * Negan is referenced for the first time in the "A Larger World" story-arc.