The current storyline in this book reminds me of the bait-and-switch tactic that was used in the movie Hostel: Part II. In that film there was an asshole and a friendly guy that were buddies. It was obvious to me that eventually the asshole would be shocked at violence and end up the wuss whereas the friendly guy would turn out to revel in the savagery. I think that writer/director Eli Roth wrote that into the script because he thought that it would be a shocking twist for the audience. 'Oh my God!' the audience would shout. 'That nice guy is fucking crazy! What an M. Night twist!' Writer Robert Kirkman might have had the same idea here. The characters from this book have murdered people, sure, but only bad guys or zombies. They've shown up at a friendly compound outside of Washington, D.C. It seemed obvious to me that the main characters, who have been the good guys, will end up fucking up the idyllic world and in turn become villainous. I was right. In this issue, Rick decides to sneak around and plot to get his guns back. It's the first step in ruination. There's also a house-warming type of party that goes on and everyone seems baffled by the regularity of things. Until the carnage arrives, this arc is wallowing in mediocrity. **
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