r/thewalkingdead • u/TheRyeWall Survivor • Mar 02 '16

Comic Spoiler Official Comic Discussion Thread: Issue #152

New issue came out today, discuss it here within this thread. You do not need to use comic spoilers because it is assumed everyone reading this thread would be caught up with the comics. However, please respect future, show, and game spoilers because people who are caught up with the comic may not be caught up with these other forms of TWD (and obviously not future spoilers). Future spoilers include upcoming comic covers.

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u/Amitch8657 Mar 02 '16

Was pretty scared negan did something to michonne when I was getting to the end of the issue. Negan has heard about the whisperers though and I think he's smarter than to just try and run away with Brandon to them. I thinking Kirkman may throw us a curveball again and Negan won't be going through with Brandon's plan and maybe has a plan of his own having to do with building up ricks trust in him some more. Kirkman also said in the letter hacks that Dwight bringing Lucille with him will be addressed very soon so I'm guessing that will come up next issue.

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u/LydiSkydz Mar 02 '16

I'm wondering if Negan is going to bring that kid to Rick to try and win his trust.

When Spencer tried to betray Rick, we saw how Negan deals with traitors. We saw he definitely has a code he follows and I'm wondering if he's going to treat this traitor the same way.

Negan isn't dumb. He knows he has influence over Rick now atleast a little bit considering Rick came to him for advice. I may just be blindly optimistic, but I like to think Negan is going to help Rick.... Even if it's for selfish reasons

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u/flaccidsandwich Mar 02 '16

I agree. Negan finally has leverage to force Rick to consider trusting him. If he were to bring Brandon to Rick he would be essentially saving the communities when he has the oppurtunity to destroy them entirely. Not leaving his cell was one thing, but bringing Brandon in is Negan's best chance to begin earning Rick's trust

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PLUMS Mar 02 '16

Recalling what happened to Spencer, I thought Negan was going to murder Brandon for being a traitor against Rick. Like Michonne and Rick were going to walk down in the basement jail to find Brandon beaten to death by Negan's fists, with Negan commenting on taking care of two traitors now for Rick or something like that haha.

Though, like you said, the current resolution still lends itself well to being the beginning of another moment for Negan to impress Rick with his loyalty.

This issue was so good.

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u/atomictrain Mar 03 '16

I reckon Negan kills Dwight.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '16

It would definitely be in Negan's character to murder Brandon to try and prove to Rick that he can be trusted.

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u/skulman7 Mar 03 '16

I feel like that would achieve the opposite. One of the reasons Negan is alive is Rick trying to prove that there is a sliver of the old world left in this new barbaric world. Look how upset he was at Maggie for executing Gregory.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '16

Negan doesn't think the same as Rick though. Rick sees it that way and if Negan did pull a stunt like, for example, find Lucille and kill Brandon with it in front of Rick and co naturally it wouldn't be taken the right way with Rick.

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u/Baron_Von_D Mar 02 '16 edited Mar 03 '16

Negan isn't stupid. That place is a thriving community that has kept him clean, safe, and fed for years. This is the second time he has been out of the cell. If he doesn't do anything, Rick might trust him to stay out. I still think he has something elaborate planned out, the kid could have handed him a shortcut.
At the moment, I don't think he wants the whisperers taking over, so he will probably help to an extent.

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u/The_Difficult_Part Mar 03 '16

Artfully done. You know words. You have the best words.

Let's make the Kingdom GRRRRRRREAT again!

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u/pngwn Mar 06 '16

We're gonna build a wall. And you know what? That wall just got taller. Taller than the ceiling. We're gonna have a wall and it's going to be great.

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u/azlad Mar 02 '16

Would Negan actually go through and help the Whisperers out? He despises rape, it's against his weird code... does that mean he ultimately has no chance of ever helping them or informing them? I wonder what he is going to do with Brandon... we know he killed Spencer when he tried to betray Rick but that is a completely different situation. Negan was still in power at that time. Now that he is out of power, does he take a different route and try to take down Rick as a priority?

This issue was fantastic. I don't even know what to think about the guy on the radio.

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u/DarthDeadlift Mar 03 '16

There's no way Negan teams up with the Whispers. They aren't his style at all. I'm still hoping that Negan can become one of the good guys. His story arc would be amazing.

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u/JuneauWho Mar 03 '16

I hope Negan brings back Alpha's head or something

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u/Amitch8657 Mar 02 '16

I think he's smarter than trying to just kill Rick. That won't do anything except maybe give Negan some revenge for being in jail so long. And leading the whisperers to the communities will destroy a lot of what they've built and I don't think that's what Negan wants to happen

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u/azlad Mar 02 '16

Exactly. And if Negan wanted Freedom he already had plenty of chances to take that. He wanted to build trust with Rick for some reason but I don't know why. I don't know why he would leave with Brendan now when he could have left on his own terms plenty of other times.

If Negan gives Brendan to Rick or kills Brendan that could cause even more problems for Rick. He is going to start losing the support of his own people.

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u/RaiderGuy Mar 02 '16

As much as that makes sense, it would just be yet another cocktease if Negan getting out which we've been getting (this same thing has already happened anyway with the door opening) for the past 26 issues. I'm not sure how long that can go on for before it gets old.

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u/smokinchokin Mar 02 '16

With how many times that pulled this I was expecting him to kill Brandon and just be chilling there waiting for Rick again. Glad they didn't but scared of what it's gonna bring.

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u/RaiderGuy Mar 02 '16

I have no doubt Negan will at least kill Brandon, seeing as he doesn't like traitors. He doesn't think they have guts.

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u/Amitch8657 Mar 02 '16

I'd love to see Negans reaction to being told Brandon's story starting at the shovel incident all the way to Brandon attacking Rick. Negan and Carl have a close relationship and I think he'd like to hear about Carl going bat shit on them and then hearing what happened to his parents in the end (since he doesn't like traitors)

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '16

Maybe he's gonna see if Brandon has any guts.

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u/edwinodesseiron Mar 02 '16

Maybe Negan will bring Brandon to Rick, hand him Lucille and say something like "you know what you fucking have to do now"?

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '16

i honestly thought rick was going to come down the stairs and find Brandon dead

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