The Walking Dead #44

9.6

Critic Reviews

2 Reviews
9.5

User Reviews

17 Reviews
Writer Robert Kirkman
Artist Charlie Adlard

Everything is changing ? starting now! It's all been leading up to this, folks! Nobody is safe. Nothing will ever be the same. The biggest, most explosive story-arc in the history of this series starts right here, in this issue.

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  • 10

    The Weekly Crisis - Kirk Warren

    Nov 21, 2007

    Nonstop action with unexpected twists and turns that delivered on everything Kirkman promised. To think, this storyline is just getting started! The only thing I can complain about with this issue is how painful the wait for the next issue will be. Read Full Review

  • 9.2

    IGN - Dan Phillips

    Nov 21, 2007

    With most of the issue being taken up by the battle, there are few story developments or character interactions to comment on. Kirkman does however throw in his trademark cliffhanger, and this issue's particularly suspenseful end might be one of the best we've seen from this series. All in all, this showdown was well worth the wait, and Kirkman is paying off the last, relatively uneventful arc in spades. It's a good time to be a Walking Dead fan, but the same can't be said of the main characters in this book. It looks like more than a few of them will be meeting a grisly end when the Governor's through unleashing hell on the prison. Read Full Review

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  • 10

    Fulcrum

    Mar 18, 2019

    Team Prison: 1 Team Woodbury: Zilch! After a very intense and action-packed showdown, Rick's group not only comes out on top, but they do not lose a single casualty! So how did this miraculous deliverance from the Governor's forces come about? On paper it should not have worked. The Governor had a TANK! He had a makeshift army comprised of much greater numbers. He had the element of surprise. So why then did his offensive campaign against the prison fail so spectacularly? And why did Rick's group succeed? There are several factors to analyze when it comes to answering these inquiries. Rick's group (while much smaller than the Woodbury forces) has endured many horrors throughout the duration of the zombie apocalypse so far. They ha more

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    Oct 29, 2016

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    Ultimate Goblin

    May 13, 2021

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    mrethandunne

    Aug 09, 2021

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    MJ999

    Jul 15, 2024

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    Cheesecheese

    Jul 15, 2024

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    chardorangutang

    Nov 27, 2025

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    Gio

    Jan 17, 2026

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    comicgeniuz

    Dec 20, 2016

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    Josecab79

    Apr 30, 2019

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    Mar 31, 2023

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    Aug 29, 2025

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    Ardash

    Oct 05, 2021

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    Nov 03, 2021

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    Mister Bungle

    Mar 02, 2016

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