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. 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.

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 be 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 Bruce.

After being examined by 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 tries to save him but he dies anyway.

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.

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.

Ready 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 to 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.

Aftermath of The Prison Assault and Lilly's Leadership
Lilly returns with only five remaining survivors from the assault, revealing to everyone The Governor's true nature. She then takes over leadership of the town, making it a true sanctuary for all survivors.

In the fourth novel, Lilly continues to lead the town of about 30 people. Later on, she accepts fourteen people in, led by a religious man named Jeremiah James Garlitz. He plans on killing everyone in a suicide pact as he wants to lead all of them to Heaven. While Lilly and Bob find out what is going on, Church Group opens fire and leads so called "superherd" inside, killing most of Woodburians and Church Group members.

Woodbury is then infested with walkers, including the houses. The surviving Woodburians inhabited a tunnel nearby.

Bryce's attack on Woodbury
Over a year after Jeremiah's death, Woodbury was restored and the people work on a railroad connecting Woodbury to Atlanta. However, Woodbury is attacked by a group of soldiers led by Theodore Bryce, who kill almost every adult and kidnap the children and Barbara.

Current Status
Woodbury remains secured from walkers, but has essentially become a ghost town; Lilly, the children, and the other remaining Woodburians have moved into Sixteenth Street, a large department store. The town's sole remaining inhabitant as of The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy is David Stern.

Notable Locations

 * Arena
 * Courthouse
 * Governor's Apartment building
 * Tent Survivor's apartment building

Inhabitants
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Survivors

 * Lilly Caul - Woodbury leader who killed the Governor.
 * Brian Blake - Former Woodbury leader, killed by Lilly
 * Gabriel Harris - One of the Governor's right-hand men.
 * Bruce Allan Cooper - One of the Governor's right-hand men.
 * Caesar Ramon Martinez - A guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Wes - Guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Denny - Guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Lou - Guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Gloria Pyne - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Bob Stookey - The town drunk. Later became the town doctor.
 * Scott Moon - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Megan Lafferty - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Marianne Williams - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Matthew Williams - Mrs. Williams' sick child.
 * Robbie - Child who lived in Woodbury.
 * Nathan - Child who lived in Woodbury.
 * Alyssa - Child who lived in Woodbury.
 * Johnny Pruitt - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Johnny - Guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Jim Bridges - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Jim Bridge's Daughter - Jim's Daughter who was killed by Nick.
 * Johnny Aldridge - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Arlo Simmons - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Tommy Zorn - National Guard solider.
 * Johnson - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Greely - National Guard Solider.
 * Gene Gavin - Former Woodbury Leader before Brian took charge.
 * Manning - National Guard solider.
 * Stinson - National Guard solider.
 * Trey Barker - National Guard solider.
 * Sam The Butcher - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Joshua Lee Hamilton - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Penny Blake - The Governor's zombified niece.
 * Philip Blake - The Governor's brother.
 * Nick Parsons - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Swede - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Broyles - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Taggert - Mechanic who lived in Woodbury.
 * Dean Gorman - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Teddy Grainger - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Jameson - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Ben Buchholz - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Matthew Hennesey - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Wilkins - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Austin Ballard - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Eric - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Albert - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Earl - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * George - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Eugene Cooney - Woodbury cage fighter.
 * Harold Abernathy - Woodbury cage fighter.
 * Daniel - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Evan - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Jared - Tank driver who lived in Woodbury.
 * Hap Abernathy - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * David Stern - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Barbara Stern - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Elizabeth Sizemore - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Lydia Blackman - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Smitty - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Red - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Tom Blanchford - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Saul - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Miller - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Haynes - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Sam - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Curtis - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Don Horgan - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Charlie Banes - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Bart - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Raymond Hilliard - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * James Lee Steagal - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Yellow Mike - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Charlie - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Stevens - Former doctor.
 * Alice Warren - Stevens' assistant.
 * Andy - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Alex - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Rudy Warburton - Guard who lived in Woodbury.
 * Jake - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Ronnie - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Gus Strunk - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Davy - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Detroit - Mechanic who lived in Woodbury.
 * Slocum - Child who lived in Woodbury.
 * Mr. Slocum - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Mrs. Slocum - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Travis - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Duane - Resident who lived in Woodbury.
 * Harold Benjamin Stauback - A former member of the Pentacoastal People of God.
 * Several unnamed residents.}}

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.
 * In its last appearance, Woodbury remains fully functional as a safe-haven open for all survivors, led by new leader Lilly Caul. In contrast, Woodbury in the TV Series remains abandoned and destroyed after the Governor burned it down. In addition to this, all of the remaining Woodbury residents have been killed as of the prison attack in Season 4's "Too Far Gone". However in the fourth novel Woodbury suffers a similar fate to the TV Series counterpart being abandoned and overrun by walkers, with most of the inhabitants dying.
 * Downtown Woodbury, the Woodbury Fight Arena, and the Woodbury Hospital are buyable properties in The Walking Dead Monopoly.
 * Woodbury is also a territory in The Walking Dead Risk.