The Walking Dead #80

The cover of issue #80 says it all: a lone, hooded survivor stands atop a rooftop surveying an enormous horde of walkers pressing against a walled community's perimeter, the sky washed in an ominous red haze. Charlie Adlard's linework captures both the overwhelming scale of the undead mass and the quiet dread of that solitary figure clutching a weapon — it's a striking visual that sets the tone for "No Way Out, Part One." Robert Kirkman and Adlard, with tones by Cliff Rathburn, deliver a 2010 chapter that feels like a turning point long in the making.