Issue 134

Issue 134 is the one-hundred and thirty-fourth issue of Image Comics' The Walking Dead and the second part of Volume 23. It was published on November 12, 2014.

Plot
Jesus is surprised by the attacking swarm of talking dead but manages to fight off the Whisperers and takes one of them prisoner. Darius, though severally injured, is saved by Paul.

Back at the Hilltop, Gregory confronts Maggie about the disappearance of Dante's group who have been gone for two days. He insists they send out more parties to search for them but Maggie declines. She informs him that they still don't know what's going on and until they know more, she won't risk anyone. Gregory is upset by this and states that she is being irresponsible and states that he'll step in if he needs to and go out himself to search for Dante and his men. Maggie obliges and tells him to go ahead. She then asks if he can even ride a horse before storming off.

Carl and Sophia are eating together outside reminiscing about how the undead look sad when they are attacked by two boys. One of them slams a brick in the back of Carl's head and grab Sophia. As Carl runs off, the bullies call him a coward as they start beating Sophia. Just then, one of the bullies is struck in the back of the head by Carl with a shovel. Carl then viciously beats one before turning to the other who begins to beg for his life before being struck down by Carl in the same manner. Sophia looks on in shock as Carl repeatedly beats the kid with the shovel.

Jesus soon arrives at the Hilltop and sends Darius to see Carson. Maggie looks on in disbelief at his prisoner when Carl and Sophia call out to Maggie. Maggie asks what happens as Carl helps Sophia to them when a bloody Carl tells her that two boys attacked her and that he thinks he killed them.

Credits

 * Carl Grimes
 * Sophia
 * Maggie Greene
 * Paul Monroe
 * Earl Sutton
 * Gregory
 * Oscar
 * Darius
 * Joshua
 * Hilltop Bully 1
 * Hilltop Bully 2
 * Hilltop Colony residents
 * The Whisperers

Deaths

 * Joshua
 * Several unnamed Whisperers.

Trivia

 * Last appearance of Joshua.
 * This is one of the four issues where Rick Grimes does not appear.
 * In the NYCC The Walking Dead panel, Robert Kirkman asked fans to "be on the lookout" for this issue, specifically referring to Carl Grimes' character progression. This turned out to be Carl beating two bullies, seemingly to death.
 * Sean Mackiewicz teased that this issue would feature "Jesus vs. The Whisperers."
 * In the Letter Hacks of this issue, Kirkman reveals that The Hunters didn't get infected after eating a bitten human, as well as Gareth's group.