Books like The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams

4.5 starsOooooh! Interesting new chapter in TWD!Also, there will be SPOILERS. Still...So, not much of Rick in this one. And that's fine! He's been replaced by the equally interesting Carl & Maggie. Plus a bit of Jesus...There can NEVER be too much Jesus.Ok, so Jesus runs into these Whisperers, and brings one back for questioning. shudder After he peels off the grody zombie skin they were using to blend in with the walkers, he finds out his captive is a teenage girl.A cute teenage girl.A cute teenage girl that Carl befriends.And by befriends, I mean she teaches him about the birds and bees.{insert 70's porn music here}But how do they end up becoming so close?Well, Carl ended up next to her in a cell for several hours, due to an altercation with some boys who were trying to hurt Sophie. <--These were the same boys that got their asses kicked by Sophie in the last volume, for trying to beat up/bully another kid.Yeah, so these little assholes were out for blood. Carl ran off, and poor Sophie thought she was done for...But...CARL.FUCK YEAH! CARL!In retrospect, he may have gone a bit overboard. Nah.No. No, you didn't kill them, Carl. But you did beat the ever-lovn' shit out of them, and their hillbilly parents are kinda pissed.Whatever, Mama June. Maggie doesn't give a shit what you and your trailer trash cronies think about the boy who saved her daughter's life.BUT. Maggie does think Carl went too far, and maybe needs some therapy or something. In the meantime, she needs to keep him safe from those two redneck families.Annnnnd...now we're to the part where Carl is in the cell next to Lolita Lydia.Prison Pals are forever!<--I take no responsibility for the accuracy of that website.Also...no. Just don't.Anyway, Carl & Lydia become friends, bond over scars, and fall into a Romeo and Juliet sort of love. Which, historically, always turns out well!(view spoiler)[\ Hahahahahaha! Ahahahhahaha! Ha! Hee-heee! snortsnortcoughsnort Bwahahahahahahahaha! wipes tear Heh...\ (hide spoiler)]