Issue 98

Issue 98 is part 2 of Volume 17: Something to Fear.

Plot Synopsis
Soon after Issue 97, Eugene and Abraham are still seen talking about  Rosita, and Abraham talks about how he wants her to be happy with Eugene, then straight after that, Abraham is shot with an arrow through his head, killing him. In shock, Eugene screams and grabs Abraham's gun and runs back to the Alexandria Safe Zone. An arrow is shot near Eugene, but Eugene is stopped by a small group of men. The leader of this group is revealed to be a man named Dwight.

Back at the Safe-Zone, Carl opens the door on a sleeping Andrea and Rick,who are just waking up. Shots are heard by the three, and Rick tells Carl to stay in the house while Rick goes to investigate where exactly the shot came from and why.

Outside the Safe-Zone, Eugene is being held hostage by the The Saviors. Dwight is demanding Rick to let the group plus a few more saviors inside the Safe-Zone. Soon after this demand Eugene bites Dwight's crotch, sending the scarred man into pain. Dwight orders the men to shoot and kill the Alexandria Safe-Zone citizens. Right after this Rick fires off a shot to help Eugene and Andrea then orders the others to line up on the fence and pick them off. Many of The Saviors are killed. With Dwight and the other Saviors retreating from the Safe-Zone, Rick tells everyone to follow them so they don't regroup. Rick and Andrea find Abraham's dead body, and then take the body back to bury it, Holly sees Abraham's body and starts to mourn. Andrea asks Rick what they will do next. and Rick replies saying that he doesn't know.

Credits

 * Rick Grimes
 * Carl Grimes
 * Michonne
 * Andrea
 * Glenn
 * Sgt. Abraham Ford
 * Dr. Eugene Porter
 * Heath
 * Spencer Monroe
 * Holly
 * Dwight
 * The Saviors
 * Alexandria Safe-Zone citizens.

Deaths

 * Sgt. Abraham Ford
 * A few unnamed Saviors

Trivia

 * First Appearance of Dwight.
 * Last Appearance of Sgt. Abraham Ford.
 * According to an interview, Kirkman alluded that Daryl Dixon and other characters from the AMC show appear in this arc, leading the magazine author to speculate that Merle Dixon is the figure on this cover.