![]() More endearing is the burial and eulogy he gives it in issue #162. It’s actually sad, in a silly sort of way. Negan’s famous baseball bat, Lucille, is unexpectedly shattered in this book. First as a prisoner, then an unlikely confidant for Rick, now a sort of comrade-in-arms. Either way, we’ve gotten to see him from a few different perspectives. But we aren’t exactly sure if that’s his true motivation, or if he’s playing some kind of long game. The most interesting aspect of this series since the time jump in issue #127 has been Negan’s quest for redemption. But the Whisperers have something at their disposal that could destroy everything Rick and the survivors have built: An army of the dead. ![]() But this time the enemy is very different, and the heroes have far more resources. More than two years after their war with the Saviors, Rick Grimes and our network of survivors are once again prepared to fight. That’s why in many ways he’s become the star of the book. But the Joker left such an impression on you in The Dark Knight that anyone else paled in comparison. Like the Joker, Negan made a very violent, vile, and personal impact on our heroes. ![]() ![]() On his own merits, Bane was pretty damn evil in The Dark Knight Rises. But the Whisperers are to The Walking Dead what Bane was to Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies. It’s hard to not be interested in a group that wears zombie flesh and rejects the idea of civilization. ![]() That’s not to say they aren’t interesting in their own way. The biggest thing I took away from The Whisperer War? That the Saviors were a tough act to follow. ![]()
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