The Walking Dead #117 (Image Comics 2013) Charlie Adlard Regular Cover

This is Issue #117 of The Walking Dead from Image Comics (2013), marking a structural shift in the “All Out War” campaign and detailing Ezekiel’s immediate struggle to survive alone after the fall of Sanctuary. Written by Robert Kirkman, with pencils by Charlie Adlard, inks by Stefano Gaudiano, and gray tones by Cliff Rathburn, the story removes familiar safety nets to test tactical endurance under sustained threat.

Limited to twenty-eight pages, the issue prioritizes tight pacing and spatial awareness across its grayscale layout. The absence of traditional color plates amplifies Adlard’s intricate cross-hatching and shadow rendering, delivering the stark, kinetic visual style that defined the series’ middle-run era. Distributed as Charlie Adlard’s regular cover version, the package pairs the outer sketch with Dave Stewart’s interior color assignment.

Functioning as Chapter 3 of a twelve-part arc, this chapter operates as both a crucial stepping stone in the larger conflict and a self-contained episode that clarifies post-battle logistics, enemy positioning, and resource scarcity. Originally timed around the franchise’s tenth anniversary, it remains a frequently collected entry for fans tracing character origins ahead of subsequent adaptations. The content carries a Rated-M classification, matching the established tone of unvarnished combat and physical consequences. This printing reproduces the exact page count, editorial grid, and $2.99 cover label from the 2013 distribution run.