Woodbury, Georgia (Comic Series)

Woodbury, Georgia is a town 52 miles away from Atlanta, Georgia, and 30 miles from Fayetteville, with a pre-apocalypse population of 1,102. In the novel, The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, it is mentioned there are "about sixty" members of the town. In "Walk With Me", it is said that there are 73 people. The town has a McDonald's, Wal-Mart, and an Arena where they held fights for entertainment.

The town was first discovered by the survivors in Issue 27 of the comics after Glenn, Rick Grimes, and Michonne explore a helicopter crash; they follow the footprints and find that the passengers have been taken to Woodbury.

Woodbury appears in Season 3 of AMC's The Walking Dead where Michonne and Andrea are taken by The Governor and other Woodbury survivors in the episode "Walk With Me".

Capture Of The Prison Group
Rick Grimes, Glenn, and Michonne stumble upon Woodbury after tracing footprints from a crashed helicopter back to the town. A gate guard, Wes, greeted them alongside many other Woodbury guards. Caesar Martinez orders Rick, Glenn and Michonne's weapons to confiscated. He then escorts the group to The Governor, who pretends to be nice and leads them to the arena, where he reveals his true colors. He demands the group's home base location. Rick refuses and The Governor orders Bruce Cooper to hold him down. He then takes out a butcher's knife and cuts off Rick's right hand, Rick faints, and Michonne leaps onto The Governor. She proceeds to bite part of his ear off, but before she can do anymore damage she is restrained by Gabe and Bruce.

After being examined by Doctor Stevens, The Governor heads off to an undisclosed location. When he arrives, it is revealed that he has had Michonne's arms tied up and his men have beat her. Refusing to give up the Prison's location, The Governor resorts to violently raping Michonne, while having Glenn listen in from the next room.

Rick awakens to the sight of his stump, Stevens informs him about the injury and tells him about The Governor's and Woodbury's history. He and his assistant Alice resume to treating his injuries, until they are interrupted by the two arena fighters Eugene Cooney and Harold Abernathy. They barge in arguing about Eugene's loss and when Harold tells Eugene to calm down, he slits Harold's throat in anger. Stevens and Alice try to help him and Martinez comes to their aid, restraining Harold.

After raping Michonne for a second time and beating Glenn, The Governor pays Rick a visit. He lies to him saying that he let Glenn go and that he has his men following him back to the Prison. Though Rick doesn't say anything, his shocked reaction is enough to tell the Governor his suspicions were correct. After the Governor leaves, Martinez approaches Rick and tells him that he plans to help them escape.

Escape
Rick, Martinez, Stevens and Alice all get their supplies and begin their escape attempt. They dispatch the guard outside the clinic door and head for where Glenn and Michonne are being held. Martinez pretends to relieve the guard on duty there and they quickly free both Glenn and Michonne.

After doing this, the group make there way to an unguarded spot in the wall and begin to slip over, Michonne tells the group to go and she will catch up. Rick attempts to stop her but she insists that he go. After slipping over, Stevens is bitten by a lurker and he tells the group to go on without him.

It is revealed that Michonne has gone to confront The Governor. She bursts into his room and they struggle for her katana, Michonne gains the upper hand when she kicks The Governor in the stomach and proceeds to knock him out, He awakens to find himself stripped naked and tied up, Michonne shows him variety of tools she intends to use to torture him and proceeds to use a drill to pierce his right shoulder. She then uses a blowtorch on the open wound and then cuts most of his right arm off with her katana. After doing so she injures The Governor's groin and gouges his left eye out with a spoon. She quickly leaves him a bloody mess on the floor and escapes Woodbury, rushing back to the Prison.

Preparing For War
Bruce and Gabe find The Governor and are about to kill his zombified niece, Penny, until he tells them not to and passes out again. Bruce quickly rushes to the town drunk Bob, who he tells that they need him now more than ever. Bruce brings him to The Governor's mutilated body and tells him to help, it is revealed that Bob used to be an army medic, but Bob says he never has treated wounds like this. Bruce and Gabe force him to try and he manages to succeed in healing him.

After a few months of searching, The Governor locates Martinez's body, who is revealed to have been working for The Governor all along. He cuts Martinez's head off and shows it the people of Woodbury, using his injury and Martinez's death as a rallying point for attacking the Prison group, much to The Governor's liking. After a few more searches, The Governor is informed by Gabe that he has found the Prison and they are ready for war on his command.

Fate
After The Governor and most his men go to the Prison for an assault and die, the town is presumed to be a ghost town overun by walkers.

Inhabitants

 * Brian Blake - The leader of Woodbury going under the name of his late brother Philip Blake. More commonly known as The Governor. Dr. Stevens mentions his name to be Philip, which was his brother's name. A ruthless dictator, he is the one responsible for the deaths of most people of Rick's group. Shot in the head by Lilly during the Prison assault.
 * Caesar Martinez - A wall guard in Woodbury. Killed by Rick upon his escape from the Prison.
 * Bruce Allan Cooper - The Governor's right hand man. Shot by Andrea.
 * Gabe - The Governor's right hand man. Shot by Andrea.
 * Dr. Stevens - A doctor in Woodbury who tried to escape Woodbury.
 * Alice - Dr. Stevens' assistant. Shot during the Prison Assault.
 * Penny Blake - Zombified niece of Brian and daughter of Philip Blake. Brian feeds her with "strangers".
 * Philip Blake - Brian's brother who traveled to Woodbury with his family and Nick Parsons.
 * Nick Parsons - A religious man who traveled with the Blake Family to Woodbury.
 * Major Gene Gavin - Ruthless former Woodbury leader before Brian took charge.
 * Bob Stookey - Local town drunk. Patched The Governor up.
 * Lilly Caul - Woodbury soldier, who shot and killed Lori Grimes, Judith Grimes and The Governor.
 * Harold Abernathy - Woodbury arena fighter.
 * Eugene Cooney - Woodbury arena fighter.
 * Wes - Woodbury survivor who took Rick's, Glenn's and Michonne's weapons away.
 * Miss Williams - Woodbury citizen whose child is sick.
 * Matthew Williams - Miss Williams' sick child.
 * Jim Bridges - Woodbury soldier killed by Tyreese. Had a daughter who was accidentally killed by Nick Parsons. The last name isn't completely sure.
 * Eric - Woodbury soldier killed by Michonne.
 * Sam - Woodbury soldier killed by Andrea.
 * Daniel - Woodbury soldier killed by both Michonne and Tyreese.
 * Jared - A tank driver from Woodbury.
 * Matthew - A soldier from Woodbury who briefly took Michonne's sword. Killed by Michonne.
 * Guard - A guard that stood on the Woodbury catwalks.
 * Guard - A guard that stood on the Woodbury catwalks.
 * Soldier - A soldier who was killed by Michonne.
 * Citizen - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Trey Barker - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Former Companion to Major Gavin.
 * Manning - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Former Companion to Major Gavin.
 * Charlie - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Detroit - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Killed by Major Gavin.
 * Stinson - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Sam the Butcher - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Tommy Zorn - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Johnson - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Greely - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Travis - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Duane - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Calvin Deets - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Yellow Mike - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Killed by Walkers.
 * Haynes - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Stevie - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Broyles - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Taggert - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Swede - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Dean Gorman - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Johnny Pruitt - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Davy - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Scott Moon - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Killed by Brian Blake.
 * Megan Lafferty - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Committed suicide.
 * Josh Lee Hamilton - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * David Stern - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Barbara Stern - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Austin Ballard - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Miller - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Saul - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * 15 unnamed residents.

Deaths

 * Penny Blake - Wasn't killed after reanimation. Brian feeds her with "strangers".
 * Yellow Mike - Resident who lived in Woodbury. Killed by Walkers.
 * Bridge's Daughter - Killed by Nick Parsons.
 * Philip Blake - Killed by Nick Parsons when Philip tried to rape a girl.
 * Nick Parsons - Killed by Brian Blake when Nick killed Brian's brother, Philip.
 * Detroit - Killed by Gene Gavin.
 * Major Gene Gavin - Former Woodbury leader. Killed by Brian.
 * Johnson - Fed to Penny by The Governor.
 * Greely - Fed to Penny by The Governor.
 * Trey Barker - Killed by Brian Blake.
 * Scott Moon - Killed by Brian Blake.
 * Josh Lee Hamilton - Killed by Sam the Butcher.
 * Sam the Butcher - Killed by Stinson in the Arena battle.
 * Stinson - Fed to Walkers by The Governor.
 * Tommy Zorn - Feed to Penny or killed in the Arena.
 * Manning - Fed to Penny or killed in the Arena.
 * Megan Lafferty - Suicide. Shot by Bob before reanimation.
 * Stevie - Killed by Walkers.
 * Swede - Shot by Bruce Cooper.
 * Broyles - Killed by Walkers.
 * Taggert - Killed by Walkers.
 * Christina - Chocked to death by The Governor.
 * Harold Abernathy - Killed by Eugene at infirmary.
 * Eugene Cooney - Killed by Michonne during arena battle.
 * Dr. Stevens - Bitten by a Walker while escaping Woodbury.
 * Caesar Martinez - Killed by Rick after trying to tell Brian Blake where the prison is.
 * Bruce Allan Cooper - Killed by Andrea.
 * Sam - Killed by Andrea.
 * Jim Bridges - Killed by Tyreese.
 * Eric - Killed by Michonne.
 * Daniel - Killed by both Michonne and Tyreese.
 * Matthew - Killed by Michonne.
 * Gabe - Killed by Andrea.
 * Alice - Killed during the Prison Assault.
 * Brian Blake - Killed by Lilly Caul during the Prison assault.
 * Many Unnamed Citizens.

Attack on Woodbury
Michonne informs Rick that Glenn and Maggie were taken to Woodbury as captives. Rick forms a search team consisting of Daryl, Oscar, Michonne, and himself to go out to rescue their friends. They sneak into Woodbury, knock out a guard and find Maggie and Glenn about to be escorted away. They are rescued and a gunfight ensues in the streets, leaving several guards dead.

Meanwhile, Michonne sneaks into The Governor's apartment and awaits him, but hears noises from his secret room. She finds the zombified Penny. Believing her to be captive, Michonne removes the hood from Penny and discovers that she is a Walker. Philip bursts in and asks Michonne to spare his daughter, but Michonne stabs her through the head, and gets into a fight with Philip. During the fight, some of the tanks are overturned, scattering water, glass, and disembodied Walker heads around the room. Philip gains the upper hand in the fight and tries to strangle Michonne. Before he can choke her to death, she stabs him in the eye with a glass shard from the broken fish tanks.

Back in the streets, Oscar helps Maggie and Glenn climb over the back gate, but is shot by a guard who Rick hallucinates as Shane. The attack ends with the group successfully escaping, though Daryl has been captured and brought to the arena where the entire town screams for his death, along with Merle's, who has been labeled as a terrorist.

Rick and Maggie return to Woodbury to rescue Daryl and get into a shoot out at the Walker Arena leading to the death of Haley and the rescue of Daryl and Merle. During the escape, several Walkers infiltrate Woodbury, causing the death of Richard Foster.

Counter-Attack
As of "The Suicide King", at least five guards were killed, along with Warren, Haley, and Richard Foster (indirectly by Walkers who entered Woodbury); Merle escapes town; and the Guard Tower shooter dies. With the arrival of Tyreese and his group in "I Ain't a Judas", and the deaths at the feed store in "This Sorrowful Life", the town's population was at 53 with a 54th on the way.

In the aftermath of the attack, many of the citizens of Woodbury wanted to leave. After Andrea talked to them, they changed their minds. After the attack, Woodbury becomes a police state and is preparing for another attack by boarding up windows, teaching its inhabitants to shoot, and building an army. Currently, The Governor's army consisted of 34 people (not including Ms. McLeod and Tyreese's group).

Rick had a meeting with The Governor to settle their war peacefully. Philip offered Rick and the Prison Group a deal that if Michonne was given as a prisoner, Woodbury would back down. After much contemplation, Rick accepted the deal on behalf of his group. Merle took Michonne to fulfill the deal; however, after a long conversation with her, he let Michonne go. He went to the meeting place and killed at least 8 Woodbury militia members before falling prey to The Governor. The Governor deliberately shot Merle below the neck to allow him to reanimate, which Merle feared more than anything else. His body was later put down by his brother, Daryl. After the attack on the feed store by Merle, the army consists of 28 people (31, counting Tyreese, Sasha, and Allen).

Woodbury Massacre
The Governor rallied up all of his remaining army once he returned from the feed store and Tyreese informs The Governor that he and Sasha will not join the fight, but offers to stay behind to guard the women and children. After a tense moment, The Governor consents. The Governor and his soldiers arrive at the prison, where they shoot up the guard towers, mow down the Walkers in the prison yard, and storm the cell block. But they find no sign of Rick's group. The Governor splits up his troops to investigate the dark prison corridors known as The Tombs. Smoke grenades go off and the prison alarm sounds. Walkers attack The Governor's men, forcing them to retreat outside where Glenn and Maggie ambush them with gunfire. The Governor's army quickly flees the prison. One teen is killed by Carl in the woods after he fled from The Prison.

After the failed prison attack, the Woodbury survivors retreat. On the road, The Governor stops the fleeing convoy and demands they return and finish the job. When the survivors refuse, The Governor open fires on the crowd, killing almost everyone, including Paul and Allen. Karen survives by hiding under another Woodbury resident's body. The Governor, Shumpert, and Martinez drive off. After Rick and his group catches up with the convoy, they discover Karen and take her back to Woodbury where they find Andrea.

The remaining Woodbury citizens, mostly elderly and children, including Ms. McLeod, are brought to live at the prison as well as Tyreese and Sasha who rejoin the prison, and Karen.

The bus full of survivors that Tyreese drove to the Prison had formed one of the fortified gates at Woodbury, implying that the town was left to the walkers. The day after the Governor massacred his soldiers, he returns to the town in a National Guard M1070 HETS (found at the site where he killed the National Guard soldiers) and burns it to the ground. The town is left a burned out husk, overrun with walkers.

Residents

 * Philip Blake - Also known as "The Governor" of Woodbury.
 * Penny Blake - The Governor's zombified daughter. Killed by Michonne.
 * Milton Mamet - A researcher for The Governor.
 * Merle Dixon - The Governor's right-hand man and brother of Daryl Dixon. Marked a traitor, and escaped with Daryl after arena retaliation.
 * Caesar Martinez - The Governor's other right-hand man and a defender living in Woodbury.
 * Andrea - Newly found member of Woodbury, Also the ex-lover of The Governor.
 * Dr. Stevens - A doctor living in Woodbury.
 * Shumpert - A skilled archer defender living in Woodbury.
 * Pete - An unseen defender living in Woodbury.
 * Rowan - One of The Governor's lovers.
 * Eileen - A pregnant resident of Woodbury and is almost ready to give birth to her child.
 * Robbie - Unseen food distributor of Woodbury.
 * Paul - A resident of Woodbury. Killed in the Woodbury Massacre.
 * Tyreese - Newly found member of Woodbury.
 * Sasha - Newly found member of Woodbury.
 * Allen - Newly found member of Woodbury, member of the Woodbury Army.
 * Ben - Newly found member of Woodbury, member of the Woodbury Army.
 * Karen - A former resident of Woodbury, now living in the prison.
 * Noah - A teenage boy living in Woodbury. He has asthma.
 * Ms. McLeod - An elderly woman whom formerly lived in Woodbury, now living in the prison.
 * Crowley - One of The Governor's close men. Killed by Michonne in woods outside of town.
 * Tim - One of The Governor's close men. Killed by Michonne in woods outside of town.
 * Gargulio - A defender-in-training who was murdered by Merle outside of Woodbury in the woods while searching for Michonne.
 * Jeanette - Resident of Woodbury, brought to prison.
 * Greg - Resident of Woodbury, brought to prison.
 * Mr. Jacobson - Resident of Woodbury, brought to prison.
 * Michael Coleman - An elderly resident of Woodbury who was suffering from prostate cancer. He donated his body to Milton's experiments and was killed by Andrea after reanimation.
 * Warren - A defender living in Woodbury. Stabbed in the neck by Maggie.
 * Haley - One of the few female defenders. Shot down by Maggie.
 * Richard Foster - A resident. Bitten by Walkers, and shot in the head by The Governor before reanimation.
 * Jody - Resident of Woodbury killed by Carl.
 * Eisenberg - A defender by killed by Rick's group (unseen)
 * Bob Adams - A defender by killed by Rick's group (unseen)
 * At least 38 unnamed residents
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 1 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Merle.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 2 - A defender living in Woodbury.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 3 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by The Governor.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 4 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 5 - A defender living in Woodbury.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 6 - A defender living in Woodbury.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 7 - A defender living in Woodbury.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 8 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 9 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 10 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 11 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 12 - A defender living in Woodbury.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 13 - A defender living in Woodbury. Killed by Maggie.

Deaths

 * Lieutenant Welles - A National Guard officer captured after the helicopter crash and killed under the orders of The Governor.
 * Michael Coleman - An elderly resident of Woodbury suffering from prostate cancer. He donated his body to Milton's experiments and was killed by Andrea after reanimation.
 * Warren - A defender living in Woodbury. Stabbed in the neck by Maggie.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 9 - Killed by Rick's group.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 8 - Killed by Daryl.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 10 - Killed by Rick.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 4 - Killed by Daryl.
 * Eisenberg - A defender by Rick's group (one of the unnamed killed 5 below)
 * Oscar - Killed by a Woodbury guard when trying to escape Woodbury. Shot by Maggie before reanimation.
 * Unnamed Woodbury Survivor 11 - Killed by Rick.
 * Bob Adams - A defender by Rick's group (one of the unnamed killed 5 below)
 * Penny Blake - The Governor's zombified daughter. Killed by Michonne.
 * Haley - One of the few female defenders. Killed by Maggie.
 * Richard Foster - A resident. Bitten by Walkers, and shot in the head by The Governor before reanimation.
 * Noah - Killed by The Governor off-screen.
 * Milton Mamet - Killed by The Governor (Alive), Killed by Andrea (Zombified).
 * Andrea - Bit by Milton Mamet, shot herself to prevent reanimation.
 * At least 20 unnamed Woodbury residents, killed by The Governor after the failed prison assault.

Remaining survivors
After the massacre, at least a dozen people are left from the town and now living in the prison.


 * Confirmed alive
 * Philip Blake - Also known as "The Governor" of Woodbury.
 * Caesar Martinez - 2nd in charge of Woodbury, with Philip Blake.
 * Shumpert - A skilled archer, with Philip Blake.
 * Ms. McLeod - An elderly woman now living in the Prison.
 * At least a dozen unnamed elderly, children, and other residents.


 * Unknown
 * Dr. Stevens - A doctor living in Woodbury.
 * Pete - An unseen defender living in Woodbury.
 * Rowan - One of The Governor's lovers.
 * Eileen - A pregnant resident of Woodbury and is almost ready to give birth to her child.
 * Robbie - Unseen food distributor of Woodbury.
 * Betty Coleman - Michael Coleman's wife.
 * Michael Coleman Jr. - Betty and Michael Coleman's son.

Trivia

 * In the TV Series, the town of Woodbury is powered by solar panels.
 * Also, unlike in the comic series, it grows food and has hot showers.
 * It is revealed by Merle in "I Ain't a Judas" that Woodbury also has a large library.
 * In reality:
 * Woodbury does not have a Wal-Mart, the nearest Wal-Mart is 15 miles away in Thomaston, Georgia.
 * In Issue 38, the survivors are searching for the National Guard Station. Andrea mentions Barnes Mill Road. The nearest Barnes Mill Road is 28 miles away in Hamilton, Georgia.
 * The nearest National Guard station is three miles from Woodbury in the book. In reality, the nearest National Guard is an armory 25 miles away in LaGrange, Georgia.
 * The Governor's assistants mention searching for the prison, and that the prison maybe on Mcauster Lane. Mcauster Lane does not exist.
 * The scenes set in Woodbury were actually filmed in Senoia, Georgia, which is located in Coweta County, adjacent to Meriweather County, where the real Woodbury is located.
 * Woodbury no longer has any survivors in the TV series.
 * Andrea was originally told there were 73 members with a baby on the way to make it 74. (excluding herself, Tyreese, Sasha, Allen and Ben, which would make it 79). However, Michonne killed Crowley and Tim, while Merle killed Gargulio; Michael Coleman died during Milton's experiment; Rick, Daryl, Oscar, and Maggie killed about 3 unknowns, plus Warren, Eisenberg, Bob Adams and Haley; Philip put Richard Foster out of his misery; Maggie killed a gunman during the Prison attack; Merle killed 7 plus Ben before being killed by Phillip; Phillip killed Milton; Carl killed Jody; Phillip shot and killed 22 of his people plus Paul and Allen, and Andrea shot herself.  This means only (about) 49 have died. Philip, Martinez and, Shumpert ran away and about 12 Woodbury survivors moved to the prison with Tyreese, Sasha and Karen, meaning 9 other survivors were either still at Woodbury or joined Rick's Group, or even died off-screen altogether. Woodbury is now a ghost town overrun with walkers.
 * In its last appearance in the comics, Woodbury was still functional, while in the TV Series, it was evacuated to The Prison, and Philip, in a fit of rage, burned down the whole town after seeing it was deserted.