The Walking Dead (Volume 27) The Whisper War by Robert Kirkman

"The Whisperer War takes place, though when Dwight tells Rick how many they fought off, he panics, knowing that the horde Alpha showed him was nowhere near that small. This is only the beginning."

4 Stars.

Pros: We learn a bit more about Lucille/Dwight, Negan etc become a bit more fleshed out as characters.

Cons: Again, good group has good thing, other group wants what good group has, will do everything in their power to get it. Zombies.

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Alexandria and the Hilltop try to prepare for an attack from the Whisperers, since that's what they've been training for. Negan, for his part, beings back Alpha's head as a sign of trust to Rick. Rick says he'll give him an outpost with water and food but that he'll be alone and that's the best offer he's going to get. He will never let Negan live in the walls of Alexandria. He then sends Negan to the front lines to fight.

Two people have gone to the Kingdom and the Sanctuary to try and gather more men but neither community wants to help. The fight with the Whisperers happens and Dwight and his people do well. They think they've fought them all off. During the fight, Negan, beats Beta, Alpha's second in command, badly, with Lucille. But she breaks and the Whisperers manage to rescue Beta while Negan is stunned at the loss of his beloved weapon.

At the Hilltop, Aaron is healing and Carl has stayed behind to help guard the place in case trouble comes. And it does, in a wave of Whisperers with flaming arrows. The Hilltop burns down but Maggie et al manages to survive and Carl explains to Lydia that this is just a hiccup, that they'll rebuild, they always do.

Dwight and his crew return to Alexandria and say that it's done but when Dwight tells Rick how many they fought off, he panics. He says that there's no way Dwight and his team could have fought off all of the Whisperers and the horde of Zombies they were controlling. He knows this isn't the end.

Meanwhile, at the Kingdom, William, who's the leader now, seems to be more amenable to the idea of helping Rick and the people of Alexandria. While at the Sanctuary, Sherry, Dwight and Negan's ex wife, says that they'll let the Whisperers destroy Rick and his group and then they'll pick up the pieces afterwards. So not everything is as love, peace, chicken grease within all the communities that Rick would hope.

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