The Walking Dead #116 (Image Comics 2013) Charlie Adlard Regular Cover

Track the opening engagements of Rick Grimes’ faction against the King County Militia in issue #116, the second chapter of The Walking Dead’s All Out War storyline published by Image Comics in 2013. This twenty-eight-page paperback continues the two-army conflict with a strict black-and-white aesthetic enhanced by gray tones. Pencils are handled by Charlie Adlard, with additional inking responsibilities by Stefano Gaudiano and tone placement managed by Cliff Rathburn. Series creator Robert Kirkman drives the script forward, maintaining the tactical brutality established in the previous chapter. Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart execute the regular cover, delivering a high-contrast design that anchors the print edition.

The issue carries a Rated M (Mature) classification, reflecting explicit combat imagery and survival themes consistent with the decade-long run. Collectors and readers tracking the arc will find this single essential for monitoring supply line collapses, shift-command decisions, and the mounting casualties that redefine territory control. It functions as a narrative bridge to earlier skirmishes while setting up the logistical failures and ideological fractures in later chapters. Purchase this targeted print run to maintain sequence fidelity within the larger war sequence, ensuring your collection preserves the original grayscale art direction and chapter numbering that maps directly to Robert Kirkman’s serialized blueprint.