Issue 109

Issue 109 is the one-hundred-ninth issue of The Walking Dead and part one of Volume 19.

Plot Synopsis
Maggie is at Glenn's grave. A woman, Brianna, appears and tells her story, how she lost most of her family eight months ago. Brianna welcomes Maggie to have dinner with her and her 12-year-old son.

Dr. Carson is checking Maggie Greene's unborn baby, when Gregory arrives and introduces himself to Maggie.

Sophia states that she doesn't like being at Hilltop. Jesus arrives and informs Maggie they need to talk.

Gregory and Jesus talk about Ezekiel. Gregory says he does not like him, but Jesus argues that they need him to defeat Negan. Jesus meets up with Kal and tells his plan of defeating Negan.

Meanwhile, Rick tells Andrea his plan to take defeat Negan, while Carl listens. Carl feels he will not be allowed to get involved with the battle. Rick disagrees, and says Carl's all grown up now, and wants him by his side. After hearing this, Carl smiles.

Michonne feels frustrated when she finds out Rick was lying the entire time about Negan.

Rick and Olivia discuss the available supplies. Rick says that he will go on a supplies run with a larger group. Spencer walks in and thinks Rick is a weak leader who is afraid of Negan.

Maggie and Jesus meet Earl, a blacksmith. Jesus asks Earl to make Maggie a knife, and says he is meeting with Kal. Earl replies that Kal is not at the Hilltop, and that he was going for a perimeter check, and will be back before dark.

Jesus replies, "How could I be so stupid..." indicating he knows Kal has betrayed him, or seems to have betrayed him.

Credits

 * Rick Grimes
 * Carl Grimes
 * Andrea
 * Michonne
 * Maggie Greene
 * Sophia
 * Spencer Monroe
 * Olivia
 * Paul Monroe
 * Gregory
 * Kal
 * Dr. Harlan Carson
 * Brianna
 * Earl Sutton
 * Hilltop Colony Residents

Deaths

 * None

Trivia

 * Earl Sutton and Brianna are finally introduced in this issue.
 * Earl appeared in the background in Issue 95, and was mentioned in Issue 101, his name and characteristics were confirmed in this issue.
 * Brianna was also seen in Issue 95, along with her son. Her name and characteristics were confirmed in this issue.
 * Dr. Carson's first name is revealed to be Harlan, as mentioned by Gregory.
 * Maggie confirms her age to be 21.
 * Maggie also says Sophia is 10, which is different from the script book where she was 6 since the apocalypse began.
 * The ending for this issue is also similar to the ending of Issue 35 where Rick realizes that he too has been betrayed by someone he believed was an ally.
 * In this issue Rick says to Carl, "no more kid stuff".  This line is similar to when Rick says it to Carl in the episode, "Better Angels".