Set Description:
My TWD triplicates.
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Walking Dead 100 Convention Edition |
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Walking Dead 100 Modern |
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CGC |
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0320114002
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Owner Comments
First appearance of Negan and Lucille.
Death of Glenn Rhee.
Something to Fear - Part 4.
San Diego Comic Convention edition, 2012.
CGC census 2/2019: 723. 77 @9.6. 589 higher (585 @9.8 and 4 @9.9).
TWD issue #100 (July 2012) shipped with this and a total of 19 further/future variant covers and had a total order of 379,000 copies. This made it the largest selling single comic of this decade as well as the #2 highest ordered comic of the 21st Century and the #1 comic of the century for Image Comics. A special chromium cover priced at $9.99 each had 31,000 copies out of the large total order. This was the peak of The Walking Dead fever before Season 3 of the TV show debuted.
Story summary: The three Saviors seen in issue 99 are complaining about the plan to attack the Alexandria Safe-Zone at dawn. One of them says that he is going to head for an unknown man by the name of Paul, who's group is farthest away. The Safe-Zone citizens are seen praying for their lives. Spencer approaches Andrea while she is keeping watch on top of the wall. Andrea is reluctant to talk to him when he starts to mention her and Rick, possibly thinking he's going to act jealous, but he instead reveals that he's happy for her and Rick.
Eugene is seen mourning over Abraham's grave, while Father Gabriel is in the church praying. Aaron and Eric prepare for The Saviors, taking an inventory of the Safe-Zone's guns and ammunition.
While on the road, Michonne says that the group will not make it to the Hilltop community in time. Glenn is still optimistic about it but they stop the van for the night. As Michonne takes first watch, Rick thanks her for everything, and says they'll have to be on the road by dawn. Rick says goodbye to Glenn, and states that he is happy for him. Later, as Michonne kills a few roamers, Rick takes over her shift.
Rick sits on top of the van, barely awake, when suddenly a man catcher is put around his neck and he is pulled off the van. The perpetrator turns out to be the Savior that Rick spared on the road earlier to deliver a message to Negan. He taunts Rick, before ordering one of the three Saviors accompanying him to signal the rest. The Savior fires his gun in the air. The survivors rush out of the van only to find Rick being held hostage. Before they can even get their bearings, a truck pulls up carrying a massive group of Saviors. A man carrying a modified baseball bat asks for the leader, so the Savior that captured Rick identifies him as such. The man introduces himself as Negan.
The Saviors line up the survivors from the van (Rick, Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Sophia, Michonne and Heath) on their knees. Negan informs the group that he wants revenge for the dead Saviors that Rick and his people killed. Negan then dictates the terms for the group's survival; everything in the Alexandria Safe-Zone now belongs to the Saviors. Negan further states that there is a new world order and that Rick and his people now follow Negan or they will die.
Negan then tells Rick that he is going to kill one of the group to show Rick's people that he is in charge. Negan introduces his weapon of choice for the execution: Lucille - a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. After a long narrative from Negan about who should be killed with Lucille, Negan randomly picks Glenn as his victim by playing a game of "eeny, meeny, miny, moe". Maggie panics as Glenn begs Negan not to kill him. Rick tries to intervene, but Negan snaps at Rick, telling him that there are fifty men surrounding them and they will all die if they try to stop Glenn's execution. Rick and the others remain silent and watch in horror and cry with bowed heads as Negan smashes Glenn's head in with Lucille. The first blow fractures Glenn's skull and pops out an eye (consistent with the TV show 7.01). Everyone cries, looking horrified and angry at Negan. Negan then taunts the still conscious and now brain-damaged Glenn, who reaches out and calls for Maggie. Negan then repeatedly and brutally smashes Lucille into Glenn's head, leaving a mass of broken bone, smashed brains, and spattered blood.
Still crying for his friend, Rick angrily tells Negan "I'm going to kill you. (...) Not today, not tomorrow... but I WILL kill you.". Negan gleefully tells him that he won't, as his best chance is right now. He challenges Rick to do so, though ensuring him that as soon as he does, the Saviors will kill the survivors on the spot. He also threatens to have his men gang rape Carl if Rick continues to act defiantly. After slapping Rick around, Negan once again reiterates that he's the one in charge now. He informs Rick and his group that The Saviors will be back in one week to collect half of everything in their community. He turns around, leaving the survivors with Glenn's mangled corpse.
Robert Kirkman - creator and write
Charlie Adlard - cover and interior art. (32)
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Walking Dead 109 Sketch Edition |
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Walking Dead 109 Signature |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1189520001
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Owner Comments
Signed and sketch of Rick by Sina Grace on 7 May 2014.
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Charlie Adlard - interior art
Sina Grace - hand-drawn and hand-signed cover art. (44)
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Walking Dead 150 Retailer Appreciation Edition |
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Walking Dead 150 Signature |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1424881001
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Owner Comments
This is my third copy of the limited edition, Retailer Appreciation edition of TWD #100. This book is signed by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman and slabbed as a part of the CGC Signature Series.
Story summary: Dwight leaves the Sanctuary with some residents looking on, including his former wife Sherry. He is followed by Laura, who Dwight assumes is coming to ask him to go back; however, she has decided to come with him.
Back in Alexandria, Eugene and Rick continues to talk about the formation of their new military. Eugene is pleased with Rick's idea since it will both appease the more blood-thirsty of them as well as giving the people something to rally behind, allowing them the time they'd need to figure out the best way to strike back at the Whisperers.
Leaving Eugene's house later that night, Rick is suddenly confronted and pushed to the ground by two hooded men. One of the hooded men proceeds to beat Rick and taunt him about his lacking leadership. Eventually his hood falls down, revealing him to be Morton Rose. He is soon told to stop by the other hooded man, who is revealed to be Vincent. He reminds Morton that they were only going to intimidate Rick. Morton tells him that it's to late for that now and since Rick has seen his face they have to kill him. Vincent won't have it and attacks Morton but is subdued. Morton then leans over Rick to grab his cane. Rick's head shoots up and bites into Morton's neck. Morton succumbs to blood loss and Rick falls to the ground unconscious. Vincent flees the scene in a state of panic.
At the Hilltop mansion, Andrea is walking the corridors and finds Carl fore-playing in bed with Lydia, who appears to be feeling his eye. A stunned Andrea doesn't intervene and decides to walk off.
Presumably hours later, Rick is found by Maggie who panics and takes him to Dr. Carson's house where he is surrounded by Jesus, Maggie, and Michonne. Rick tells Michonne to go find Vincent and she goes after him.
Rick walks outside to see his people, while Maggie tries to convince him to go back in and get cleaned up and recover, but he is adamant and insists they see him in his current state.
Rick speaks in-front of the gathered group of people and starts off by telling them that he was attacked last night by two of their own because he wasn't taking action fast enough. He affirms that maybe they're right and admits he's scared of going back to the way they things were before. He tells the crowd that he is sure they remember their own experiences of those earlier times as well and that he himself lost his wife, his child and so many friends he can't even remember them all. He insists they cannot return to those days and that as a leader his most important job is to make sure they move forward and not back. During this, Dwight and Laura arrive.
Rick continues by saying that his hesitance to strike back at the Whisperers with force stems from the fact that if they do so, they could be endangering everything they have managed to build and accomplished together, emphasizing that working together in a large group is what has kept them safe thus far. Finishing his speech, Rick tells them that in pursuing the safety they desired, they have made themselves weak, and he has allowed it to happen. He announces that they will be forming a joint military between the communities. A force they can send in to handle The Whisperers and any other threat that arises.
Michonne arrives with Vincent and Rick asks her to bring him up to the podium. Vincent frantically tries to apologize but Rick cuts him off and goes on to publicly forgive him for his actions. He tells Vincent that it's time for them to come together and not tear themselves apart. Turning to the crowd again, Rick proclaims that this is not the time to fight their own, that evil looms large over them all and that they must come together to silence the whisperers once and for all. Rick's speech is received overwhelmingly positive by the crowd and they all start chanting: "Rick Grimes". Down in the holding cells, Negan is seen smiling and says to himself, "'atta boy."
Cover price: None shown.
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Charlie Adlard - cover
Charlie Adlard and Stefano Gaudiano - interior art. (120)
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Walking Dead 150 Sketch Edition |
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Walking Dead 150 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1218898015
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Owner Comments
150: Betrayed.
First appearance of Paul.
Last appearance of Morton Rose.
Last appearance of Rolland (unknown fate).
Rick loses at least one tooth this issue, adding to his other physical injuries.
This is The Walking Dead issue number 150 - at the time, thought (perhaps) to be the halfway point of the 300 issues mentioned once by Robert Kirkman. There were six variant cover editions of this comic, including this partially blank cover. The issue has 30 pages of content (40 pages total), making it one of the largest issues of The Walking Dead, along with the other larger issues: 100, 127, 163, 167, 192 and 193.
I have three CGC 9.8 copies - this blank one, a 3x Signature Series signed by Aaron, Dwight and Robert Kirkman, and the third one featuring an original sketch of Princess by Charlie Adlard.
CGC census 11/2019: 516. 415 @9.8, just one higher (@9.9).
Story summary: Dwight leaves the Sanctuary with some residents looking on, including his former wife Sherry. He is followed by Laura, who Dwight assumes is coming to ask him to go back; however, she has decided to come with him.
Back in Alexandria, Eugene and Rick continues to talk about the formation of their new military. Eugene is pleased with Rick's idea since it will both appease the more blood-thirsty of them as well as giving the people something to rally behind, allowing them the time they'd need to figure out the best way to strike back at the Whisperers.
Leaving Eugene's house later that night, Rick is suddenly confronted and pushed to the ground by two hooded men. One of the hooded men proceeds to beat Rick and taunt him about his lacking leadership. Eventually his hood falls down, revealing him to be Morton Rose. He is soon told to stop by the other hooded man, who is revealed to be Vincent. He reminds Morton that they were only going to intimidate Rick. Morton tells him that it's to late for that now and since Rick has seen his face they have to kill him. Vincent won't have it and attacks Morton but is subdued. Morton then leans over Rick to grab his cane. Rick's head shoots up and bites into Morton's neck. Morton succumbs to blood loss and Rick falls to the ground unconscious. Vincent flees the scene in a state of panic.
At the Hilltop mansion, Andrea is walking the corridors and finds Carl fore-playing in bed with Lydia, who appears to be feeling his eye. A stunned Andrea doesn't intervene and decides to walk off.
Presumably hours later, Rick is found by Maggie who panics and takes him to Dr. Carson's house where he is surrounded by Jesus, Maggie, and Michonne. Rick tells Michonne to go find Vincent and she goes after him.
Rick walks outside to see his people, while Maggie tries to convince him to go back in and get cleaned up and recover, but he is adamant and insists they see him in his current state.
Rick speaks in-front of the gathered group of people and starts off by telling them that he was attacked last night by two of their own because he wasn't taking action fast enough. He affirms that maybe they're right and admits he's scared of going back to the way they things were before. He tells the crowd that he is sure they remember their own experiences of those earlier times as well and that he himself lost his wife, his child and so many friends he can't even remember them all. He insists they cannot return to those days and that as a leader his most important job is to make sure they move forward and not back. During this, Dwight and Laura arrive.
Rick continues by saying that his hesitance to strike back at the Whisperers with force stems from the fact that if they do so, they could be endangering everything they have managed to build and accomplished together, emphasizing that working together in a large group is what has kept them safe thus far. Finishing his speech, Rick tells them that in pursuing the safety they desired, they have made themselves weak, and he has allowed it to happen. He announces that they will be forming a joint military between the communities. A force they can send in to handle The Whisperers and any other threat that arises.
Michonne arrives with Vincent and Rick asks her to bring him up to the podium. Vincent frantically tries to apologize but Rick cuts him off and goes on to publicly forgive him for his actions. He tells Vincent that it's time for them to come together and not tear themselves apart. Turning to the crowd again, Rick proclaims that this is not the time to fight their own, that evil looms large over them all and that they must come together to silence the whisperers once and for all. Rick's speech is received overwhelmingly positive by the crowd and they all start chanting: "Rick Grimes". Down in the holding cells, Negan is seen smiling and says to himself, "'atta boy."
Reported sales: 156,166 (of the six variant covers of this issue).
Cover price: $2.99.
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Charlie Adlard and Stefano Gaudiano - interior art. (5r, and submitted to CGC for grading in my first batch).
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Walking Dead 163 |
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Walking Dead 163 Qualified SS |
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CGC |
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1578307006
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Owner Comments
163: Conquered.
Death of Paula.
Magna's 25th appearance.
Features a five-page 'Extremity' preview.
Hand-signed by cover and interior artist Charlie Adlard (witnessed) and by Alanna Masterson with "Tara" who played Tara Chambler (unwitnessed) in Seasons 4 (406)-9 (915). The comic was subsequently graded into CGC's Signature Qualified grade, with a yellow/green label.
The comic also has a hand signed sketch of Tara by London-based illustrator, Nick Gribbon.
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Charlie Adlard - hand-signed cover and interior art
Nick Gribbon - hand-signed sketch of Tara
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Walking Dead 192 Variant Cover |
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Walking Dead 192 Signature |
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CGC |
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2548612001
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Owner Comments
The death of Rick Grimes.
192. Aftermath - the penultimate issue of The Walking Dead comic book series. This is the blank, Variant cover edition. I have three 9.8SS copies of this comic.
CGC census 2/2020: 134. 127 (including 63 SS) @9.8, none higher.
This copy was beautifully signed by Cassady McClincy who plays Alpha and Frank's daughter Lydia in the TV show. On 29/2/2020, Cassady added Thank you! and Lydia. My thanks to Torrey Quella, owner at Twin Cities Comics for facilitating.
The cover of my second copy has an original, hand-drawn sketch of a gravestone by Charlie Adlard with the words R.I.P. Rick Grimes 2003-2019. The cover was also signed by Charlie in green sharpie on 16/12/2019.
The cover of my third copy was signed by series creator Robert Kirkman on 21/7/2019 and also by the TWD TV show special effects creator, a walker several times and the director of over 30 episodes in seasons 2-10, Greg Nicotero on 20/7/2019.
All three of my copies were subsequently encapsulated into CGC's prestigious Signature Series, graded at 9.8, the former with a TWD Rick label.
Cover price: $3.99
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Cassady McClincy - hand-signed and annotated cover
Charlie Adlard and Stefano Gaudiano - interior art. (110)
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Walking Dead 1 Wizard World St. Louis Edition (2013) |
| Item: |
Walking Dead 1 Signature |
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CGC |
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1282006005
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Owner Comments
Wizard World St Louis edition 2013. This is one of 14 Wizard World TWD comics produced in 2013.
Reprints TWD #1.
This is one of three copies I have of this CGC SS comic. This one is signed by cover artist Arthur Suydam.
Robert Kirkman - creator and writer
Tony Moore - co-creator and interior art
Arthur Suydam - original signed cover. (37)
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