Walking Dead 14

"Yeah -- I think I'm ready. Let's do it."

- Julie

Issue #14 of The Walking Dead is an untitled story from the series and is the second chapter in the "Safety Behind Bars" story-arc. It was written by Robert Kirkman with interior artwork by Charlie Adlard and grey-tone color highlights by Cliff Rathburn. The cover art illustration was provided by Tony Moore. The story was lettered by Robert Kirkman. The issue was published by Image Comics and shipped with a November, 2004 cover date. It carries a cover price of $2.95 per copy (US).

Featured characters

 * Dexter
 * Glenn
 * Rick Grimes
 * Lori Grimes

Supporting characters

 * Allen
 * Andrew
 * Axel
 * Carol
 * Chris
 * Hershel Greene
 * Julie
 * Thomas Richards
 * Tyreese

Antagonists

 * None

Minor characters

 * Andrea
 * Ben
 * Billy
 * Billy Greene
 * Maggie Greene
 * Otis
 * Sophia

Organizations

 * None

Races

 * Chickens
 * Humans
 * Zombies

Locations

 * Georgia
 * Greene farm
 * The Prison

Items

 * Handgun

Vehicles

 * Buses
 * School buses


 * Dale's RV
 * Police car

Miscellaneous

 * Assisted suicide
 * Female topless nudity
 * Gunshot victims
 * Male partial nudity
 * Mild profanity
 * Prison

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.


 * This issue is intended for mature readers and has a 17+ readership age rating.


 * This issue is reprinted in the Walking Dead, Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars trade paperback, the Walking Dead, Book Two hardcover collection, the Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 1 trade paperback collection, and the Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection.


 * This issue establishes that all deceased humans will become a zombie regardless of the manner in which they died.


 * This is the final appearance of Julie as a living person. She is shot and killed by Chris in this issue and reanimates as a zombie.


 * Julie is the first character in the series to reanimate without having been bitten first.


 * It is unclear exactly how far along Lori Grimes is with her pregnancy, but she is visibly showing by the time the group moves into the prison.