Just got done reading the series all the way up to the latest issue and what a GREAT SERIES IT IS!!!
**SPOILER WARNING**
It certainly is more a character study then I am used to having mainly read superhero comics which dealt more with beating up the bad guys than anything else. The array of characters were amazing (and even more amazing is how many of them have died!) I am so glad the "Governor" got what he deserved and in the way that he did! I was actually routing for that individual_without_enough_empathy to get his! (Kinda like Shane did way back in the beginning.) I just couldn't believe that Lori AND the baby were killed. I thought they were going to make it out as a family with Rick, but no such luck. And having been a reader of more main stream books (X-Men, Spidey, etc) which pretty much never had any swear words, I couldn't believe how much cursing was done, not to mention all the sex that was going on! Definately an adult book which is another reason why I love it and will stick with it!
I agree that it feels like its almost the end for Rick and will feature Carl taking over. It felt that way ever since he was alone with his father and he had to kill three zombies all by himself. Tough little mess! Rick definately is losing it with the talking to his dead wife on the phone, just like Michone and her dead boyfriend. I thought for a minute that maybe they both were really speaking to the dead, but nobody else seems to be doing that so I guess that is not the case.
I can't wait to see what happens when the get to D.C. It was frustrating that the scientist would not give anymore info about what was going on due to it being classified, so I hope things are explained when they finally reach their destination.
Looking forward to the next issue!