The Walking Dead #175 - New World Order Pt.1 - Holy shit... (SPOILERS)
"NEW FRIENDS. NEW ENEMIES. NEW THREATS. IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD." - Comixology
This issue was pretty eventful. We meet this new man called Lance Hornsby, who is a bit stern and direct with the group about what he's willing to do to keep his community safe (but Rick has pretty much the same approach when he meets new people). We find out more about their enormous community
- They have a platoon of armored soldiers (about 40) they go out with to apprehend new arrivals.
- 50K+ people live there (jesus)
- They're community is so vast they have a stadium they use for pre-apocalyptic entertainment. (As long as their entertainment doesn't involve people killing each other, I'm happy with that)
And finally, there is Michonne. On a wall of posted people who community members are trying to find (kinda like in 400 Days) her pre-apocalyptic self is posted there with "Have you seen my mom, Michonne?" written on it. And it asks for her to contact a person named Elodie , which @zeke10 pointed out to be her daughter.
My god.... I'm so happy for her!
The girl(s) we got to see in the Michonne series are being reintroduced into the comics, probably a bit older than how Michonne remembers them. And now, there's this huge community to explore.
These next few issues are gonna be sweet!
Comments
I enjoyed this issue, the new characters and community seem interesting and that cliffhanger makes me excited to see Michonne reunited with her family.
Elodie IS her daughter
Thanks! I'll update that
I liked this new issue. The new arc looks promising.
I can’t wait to see how this New World Order arc plays out. Hopefully it leaves a big impact on TWD as a whole like The Saviors did. Maybe The Commonwealth might have a cameo in The Final Season...who knows?
Honestly the last page was so satisfying for me, having played the Michonne series almost two years ago. I really hope Elodie (Along with Colette) are still alive and Michonne can finally have the joy of reuniting with her family again.
Yah, I hope Colette is also alive. The message from Elodie didn't say anything about her sister (which doesn't seem realistic, unless something bad has happened to her...) but I hope Kirkman is just holding off on Introducing her into the comics just to add some more suspense to the story.
Well, they have about another 5 issues to post before TFS starts. Hopefully, that'll be enough time to make a dent.
They could’ve already had the story planned out for TFS before issue 175 was released. Maybe in future episodes they can include The Commonwealth.
Holy fuck, I was certainly not expecting that. Great issue overall, especially that reveal at the end.
When I hit the reveal at the end I just felt chills run through my body. What a great issue, I really loved it!
Me too, can't wait to see Michonne happy again, she fully deserve it after all the bad things at happened to her, I just hope her other daughter made it too.
I agree, she definitely deserves it. She's had it worse than Rick at this point. Her boyfriend died and her kids went missing at the beginning of the apocalypse, had to live on her own in the woods for a while with the rotting remains of her boyfriend and his friend following her everywhere, was tortured and raped, had three of her most recent lovers die and/or turn. And somehow she hasn't gone completely insane. It is time for things to change for her.
I know I'm late, but Jesus fuck. I'm almost shaking. I had little hope of the comic ever getting back on track, because it felt like it's been dragging its feet for 30 issues or so, but man, this issue really reignited the excitement 100%. ITS GOING SOMEWHERE. For the first time since the early issues I can see the plot actually moving somewhere. God I hope Kirkman keeps this up.