The Walking Dead Deluxe #78

A young, freckled sniper crouches in an elevated position — bolt-action rifle in hand, eyes sharp and steady — against a warm amber sky in this striking 2023 installment of The Walking Dead Deluxe. David Finch's cover linework gives the figure a coiled, watchful intensity, suggesting someone who has learned to survive by keeping threats at a distance. Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Dave McCaig's post-apocalyptic saga continues to find compelling human drama in its characters, and this issue's cover makes a quiet, confident case for exactly that.