The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain (The Walking Dead #9)

by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn

4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 · rating details · 6,993 ratings · 259 reviews

In the last volume we learned that no one is safe. Now, after the staggering losses they've sustained, Rick and Carl are left to pick up the pieces and carry on, knowing that they could join their fallen friends and family at any moment. This volume collects The Walking Dead issues #49-54. Reprint Edition

Paperback, 136 pages

Published January 20th 2009 by Image Comics (first published May 2008)

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Jun 13, 2013 Fizzgig76 rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Reprints The Walking Dead #49-54 (May 2008-November 2008). Rick and Carl try to recover from the attack on the prison and the deaths of Lori and Judy, but Rick finds himself fighting for his life. Carl tries to survive on his own and the fate of the survivors who left the prison is revealed.

After The Walking Dead 8: Made to Suffer, Robert Kirkman pretty much recreated his comic again. The big prison arc of the series is over and a new storyline is introduced in this series. With the prison gone,...more Reprints The Walking Dead #49-54 (May 2008-November 2008). Rick and Carl try to recover from the attack on the prison and the deaths of Lori and Judy, but Rick finds himself fighting for his life. Carl tries to survive on his own and the fate of the survivors who left the prison is revealed.

After The Walking Dead 8: Made to Suffer, Robert Kirkman pretty much recreated his comic again. The big prison arc of the series is over and a new storyline is introduced in this series. With the prison gone, The Walking Dead hit the road again.

With this new direction, the series has a new feel. Rick throughout the series has been burdened with responsibility, now he's burden with guilt. Rick becomes a bit of liability at this point in the series, and he's handicapped emotionally and physically. With Rick in this situation, Carl is forced to grow up and takes the starring role in the first half of this collection.

With no base of operation, The Walking Dead feels dangerous again. The comic book feel of the Governor and Michonne is over and that is a real plus in the series. The story is back to a gritty realism and that is what distinguished The Walking Dead from a regular zombie story. The Walking Dead has the opportunity show what happens after a disaster like what occurred at the prison.

The second half of the collection deals with what happens when Rick, Michonne, and Carl after they reunite with the other survivors at Hershel's farm. They learn new secrets about what could be the cause of the plague and learn that no home may be safe when it comes to the voracity of the zombies quest for food. The whole concept of herding seems like something that should have been noticed before by the survivors, especially since they were based in the prison for so long. They should have encountered or witnessed a herd at that point.

The Walking Dead is in a good swing right now. I can't imagine how the TV show would handle the last two books or if they'd even attempt it. There are still a ton of untouched issues (the zombies can freeze in the cold, but can they starve without food?), and Kirkman has a wide range for experimentation since the book has no threats of cancellation. The Walking Dead 9: Here We Remain is followed by The Walking Dead 10: What We Become.(less)

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Jan 04, 2013 Go Flash Go! rated it 4 of 5 stars

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*** NOTE: This review contains major spoilers from Volume 8***

After Rick's family was ripped apart in the attack on the prison in volume 8, he and Carl set out alone. The other few survivors have scattered in other directions, and so father and son must cope on their own. They hunker down in an abandoned house in (relative) safety. Carl struggles with a young boy's need and desire to be protected and his anger at his father for failing to keep the family safe. He is also taking his first steps t...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Nicholas Karpuk rated it 3 of 5 stars

I stopped reading The Walking Dead for a while after Volume 8. It's not that it became a bad read, Kirkman has an oddly consistent track record, it's just that the level of misery became so great that I felt I needed to take a break from the series.

This collection was the wind down and reset that the series needed. There's no major revelation, just characters coping with the most tremendous loss they've suffered. It's far more compelling than it would seem as a summary.

There's a bit involving R...more

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May 30, 2012 T.W. Brown rated it 4 of 5 stars

After the gut-wrenching conclusion of volume eight, Made to Suffer, you might be a bit reluctant to crack open volume nine, Here We Remain. If Robert Kirkman has done anything, he’s proven that he is a fearless storyteller. He refuses to coddle the reader. The series up to now has been harsh, gritty, and real.

Here We Remain feels like a chance to catch your breath. Unlike volume seven, The Calm Before, where you are actually warned that there are bad things happening so take a moment to find yo...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Yolanda Sfetsos rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 29, 2012 Andy rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I think this might be the turning point for me. The last few volumes took things in a violent and shocking direction and this takes us away from all that, resulting in a much quieter and contemplative story. Rick and Carl move on and pick up what lives they have left and we meet a few new characters who also introduce a few new plot teasers to keep us intrigued. It might not be enough though.

I'm starting to find the character work a little superficial and while the dialogue is markedly reduced,...more

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Feb 19, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really liked this volume. (view spoiler)...more

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Sep 08, 2011 Joseph R. rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The story picks up right where Volume 8 left off, with Rick Grimes and his son Carl fleeing the massacre at the prison. Most everyone seems to have died, including Rick's wife and the dreadful Governor character. I realized with him dead, maybe there will be a reprieve in the extreme and unnecessary gore and horror. Nothing in this trade paperback made me want to get it erased from my mind a la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I am grateful.

The book starts by revealing that Michonne is sti...more The story picks up right where Volume 8 left off, with Rick Grimes and his son Carl fleeing the massacre at the prison. Most everyone seems to have died, including Rick's wife and the dreadful Governor character. I realized with him dead, maybe there will be a reprieve in the extreme and unnecessary gore and horror. Nothing in this trade paperback made me want to get it erased from my mind a la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I am grateful.

The book starts by revealing that Michonne is still alive and is following the trail of clues from the prison massacre. Eventually she winds up with Rick and Carl, who go through many trials and issues as they are forced to be on their own. They find a mysterious phone that's actually connected to another group of people who Rick decides not to join. Eventually they return to Hershel's farm to meet up with other familiar survivors and some new wandering humans on their way to Washington, DC.

The storytelling is a lot more visual, especially in the first two-thirds of the book. Many pages go by without any dialogue or very minimal dialogue. The reader gets to focus on the drawings and how they advance the story, which is great for a comic to do. Towards the end, lots of dialogue including massive chunks of exposition make up for the unwordiness of the first part.

The most interesting part to me is the issue of dealing with loved ones who have died. Many different characters try in many different ways to come to accept their losses or deny them. On the positive side of dealing with the loss, and this is a MASSIVE SPOILER, so you may want to skip on to the next paragraph, we find out who Michonne's invisible friend is. She's been talking to someone who isn't there almost from the first moment that we meet her. I assumed this was the one crazy flaw in an otherwise sane, sober, deadly ninja/ronin type character. Finally, she tells Rick that it's her dead boyfriend who has been helping her deal with the horrors she has to face. She can hear him clear as day. Rick doesn't think this is so strange, since he discovered a ringing telephone in one of the houses along the way. After talking to the woman on the other end for a while, he discovers it's his dead wife. He unplugs the phone and can still talk to her. He brings the phone with him. It's a touching moment and shows how the dead can still be a comfort or even a help to those still alive. A cynic might chalk it up to madness; a Christian to Providence. Maybe hope still exists here.

On the negative side, a lot of characters either want to forget or just never talk about their lost families and friends. They deal with the loss by denying the loss, which seems like despair to me. The people just decide to keep moving forward and dealing with what comes their way. Is that really much different from what the zombies do?

The character development is really great in this issue and I will definitely be reading Volume 10.

My zombie blog!(less)

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Feb 23, 2011 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Aug 18, 2009 Craig rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. ** spoiler alert ** I'm just going to write the review for volumes 7,8, and 9 together - since -- due to some sweet Border's coupons -- I scored all3 for nearly the price of one. And, as an aside, I say that not as a Border's advertisement, since if I had to choose corporations, I would go with Barnes and Noble...

Regardless... Anyone who follows my reviews knows what I think of this series so far. Much of that doesn't change in these last 3 volumes.

But...

The narrative, the...more I'm just goi...more

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Dec 08, 2010 jacky rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jan 19, 2012 Eslam Daoud rated it 5 of 5 stars

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حقا لا أصدق ما أراه بعينى من وصول الرسوم الكاريكاترية إلى هذا المستوى
كم هى رائعة بما تحتوى من تفاصيل مذهلة تشعرك وكأنك داخل المشهد
بالإضافة أنه يروق لى أسلوب الحوار بين الأشخاص بشدة

قصة ذلك العمل تدور حول انتشار أحد الأوبئة التى جعلت البشر أشبه بالزومبى من آكلى لحوم البشر ويستعرض محاولات بعض الناجين البقاء على ظهر الأرض فى ظل عدم وجود أدنى أمل فى استمرار الحياة بقيادة الشرطى ريك

بالاستمرار فى القراءة أشعر بروعة متابعة الأحداث ، فالقصة مشوقة حقا
لا عجب حين تكون الصورة الأصل مبهرة هكذا ، فتكون ال...more

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Jun 19, 2011 Stephanie W rated it 3 of 5 stars

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After the emotional roller coaster of book 8, it was nice to take a breather with book 9. It was nice to have a slight lull in the action and go back to Rick and Carl's storyline as they try to find their footing after losing everything they thought was certain in their lives.

Old and new characters are reintroduced into the story during this installment. A new story arc is introduced and the monstrosity of the living is brought into play over and over again. We know it's no longer the zombies th...more

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Jul 01, 2010 Crazyjamie rated it 4 of 5 stars

After the devastating events of the previous volume, Here We Remain picks up with Rick and his son moving on and rebuilding what they can of their shattered lives. New characters are introduced, old characters return, and a new threat emerges in the shape of 'herds'.

Unsurprisingly this volume moves slowly and is more akin to the seventh volume than the merciless speed of the eighth. However, unlike the seventh, this book does seem to suffer from a reduction of quality compared to the rest of th...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Larry McCloskey rated it 2 of 5 stars

The series takes another bit of a downturn here, which is unfortunate considering how strong the last two were. The previous volume shattered our little group and Rick and Carl head off to try and pick up the pieces.

Things get a little touchy feely early on and for awhile the story meanders along without going anywhere - a full page (eight panels) is actually spent showing that nothing happened for four days. Eventually, they meet up with the remaining survivors from the prison, which leads to m...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the volume that continues the story after the gargantuan Compendium ends. (SPOILER ALERT) I like how Rick and his son survived the attack on the prison, and I do find myself liking Carl more and more, even though I am waiting for his balls to drop on the show. But I know I can't like ANY of the characters because their fate is being woven upon the fragile tapestry that is life. (Oh shit,I judt got kind of deep there). But anyway, I feel for Rick as he descends partially into madness (he...more

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Oct 16, 2010 Ian rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. When I started reading this volume I thought the series might somehow be getting back on track. I was annoyed that magic-ninja Michonne was somehow still alive, but the struggle of Rick & Carl to survive was touching and kept me interested, as did the encounter with two other survivors (including Michonne) and Rick's descent into madness.

Then they met up with the people who abandoned them, the people who left them to die, the people whose support would have made all the difference at the pr...more When I started reading this volume I thought the series might somehow be getting back on track. I was annoyed that magic-ninja Michonne was somehow still alive, but the struggle of Rick & Carl to survive was touching and kept me interested, as did the encounter with two other survivors (including Michonne) and Rick's descent into madness.

Then they met up with the people who abandoned them, the people who left them to die, the people whose support would have made all the difference at the prison, and Rick...did nothing. Didn't get angry. Didn't get cold. Didn't blame them (correctly) for the death of his wife and infant daughter and friends... He just had a few warm, touching moments with the people whom he (in the previous volume) acknowledged were the reason their last stand at the prison failed. Fine if he didn't want to blame Michonne alone for it, but Dale, Maggie, etc.? Their departure was the reason everyone died at the prison. And you know what else Rick did after he met his old friends/betrayers? He blamed HIMSELF. Argh. I was incredibly annoyed at that point, but it got worse.

Towards the end of the volume, three sterotypical military people showed up, including the usual Snide Scientist with Super-classified Intel, Warm-hearted Woman, and Angry Soldier (who kept channeling Samuel L. Jackson for no discernible reason). It was like watching a made-for-tv movie on the Syfy nee Sci-Fi channel -- trite, predictable and annoying. Then came the worst part: the Scienist announced that he knew the reason for the plague of Undeath, because he was working on the Human Genome project...to weaponize genes...for racist purposes...under the auspices of the government. *SIGH*

So rather than leaving it unspoken (a far more interesting approach), or waiting until he had a better (perhaps more original) idea, Kirkman decides to needlessly throw in a lame-duck explanation for the zombies which we could have gotten had we simply played/saw something in the "Resident Evil" franchise instead. An explanation at once cliched and insulting to the readers' intelligence. An explanation that was LESS satisfying than not knowing the cause of the plague.

Unless the next volume REALLY turns things around and that Human Genome nonsense turns out to be a trick or a delusion, I think I'm going to be officially done with this series. I have one more volume that I've already purchased and based on the last four, I doubt it'll make any difference. Thank goodness I can resell all 10 of the volumes I bought on eBay. (less)

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Aug 09, 2009 Brad rated it 4 of 5 stars

After a violent, death-filled climactic battle last volume, Robert Kirkman tones it down, focusing mostly on Rick and his son Carl. Both are pretty beaten down after that big fight--Rick struggles with his resolve, his grip on reality, and his physical health while Carl tentatively dips one toe into adulthood. The two eventually run into old friends and Kirkman sets up a new path that could lead to a possible happy ending, but given the consistent beatings that Rick and co. receive, it's doubtfu...more

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Dec 02, 2012 Kasey Jane rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I'm returning to The Walking Dead after a long hiatus. Issue #48 was just so dark that I had to emotionally distance myself before I picked it up again.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 9 is a welcome change from the horror of Volume 8. It wasn't refreshing exactly -- nothing in this bleak series is refreshing -- but there is a little slack in the tension. Carl and Rick's relationship is as healthy as it can be, given the severe emotional damage they're both suffering. The pair's reunion with the other sur...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Ingrid added it

This volume follows Rick and Carl as they come to grips that they may be the only survivors from the prison seige. When Rick becomes gravely ill, Carl must survive on his own and discovers that while he can take care of himself, he is not yet ready to be an orphan. Once Rick recovers they decided to head to Herschel's farm and along the way they begin to find others from their original group. It's a bittersweet reunion as they realize just how many of thier group they have lost. But by the end o...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Mike rated it 4 of 5 stars

Less dialogue means more enjoyable storytelling. Rick and Carl on their own, coming to terms with their life now, and Rick starting to show serious cracks as the enormity of his life comes crashing on his head.

New characters means the usually superficial dialogue doesn't stand out too much, so this feels like we're starting over in away. Not a bad thing, and this deep in it may help my flagging interest. But for the love of god, if we're going too indulge Kirkman's penchant for long winding dia...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Meagan rated it 3 of 5 stars

This whole volume merely comes off as transitional. It is necessary, but I figure the TV series could tackle this in an episode, if that gives you an idea. Time passes, but in the way of events, not a lot happens. We have some internal conflicts with Rick and Carl concerning their losses. Michonne seems to begin the route back to normal (for real this time) and the scattered survivors of the war regroup and meet some new character ready to take them on the next leg of their journey.

The biggest...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Ana rated it 3 of 5 stars

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After the events of volume 8, it was expected that this one would be a little more calm, give the characters time to cope with all that happened. It was good to see how all the characters reacted, and Carl's reactions seemed very realistic, but Rick's just seemed way too far-fetched and seeing as it was the same reactions aos Mischone, it just didn't sound 'right'.

All in all it was an interesting developmente, even if some events just seemed...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Bruce M rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This volume teeters very closely on 4 stars. The middle of it, where Rick deals with his guilt, is annoying and frustrating. If anyone, Dale is (IMO) clearly at fault for what happened at the prison, and when Rick pours his heart out saying he no longer wants to make decisions, I really feel that the Dale that had been portrayed thus far would have apologized, or at least shown some kind of regret.

The beginning, where Carl steps up for himself, and the end, when we're introduced to a handful of...more

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Jan 20, 2011 RØB rated it 5 of 5 stars

Yeah the titles of these WALKING DEAD volumes offer, like, no insight as to what actually happens within. That's okay by me, though. HERE WE REMAIN! This seems like an ironic title because I think this was the issue where they left the prison? Or maybe this was in between the two meet-ups with "The Governor" so our heroes were still in the prison? Don't worry, I don't think anything too much is really being "spoiler"'d by my terrible memory here. This appears to have been the last thing I read b...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Issam rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This is a great follow-up to the season-finale-like volume we left off at last time. I seriously love how far Carl has progressed in this series! This little kid is my new favourite character, and the first couple of issues in this volume were some of his best moments,... and some of the most haunting.

I also really liked the father/son dynamic between him and Rick here. I think they're my favourite moments in this series so far. Anyone who is looking for something similar should definitely chec...more

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Mar 28, 2009 Charis rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is an ongoing comic series about a zombie takeover. The series follows Rick, his family and some other survivors as they seek out some sense of a normal life...Honestly, I don't like this series but I just can't stop reading it! I am invested in the characters by this point in the series, but they CONSTANTLY get screwed over. Nothing good ever happens to them, and I have learned if it does, it will soon be followed by something awful. Way too much death, misery, grief, destruction, defeat,...more

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Apr 20, 2011 Caroline rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Sep 29, 2010 logankstewart rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This is probably my least favorite addition to the series so far. After everything they've went through, Rick and Carl are forced once again to return to the land outside of their prison fences. They've lost everyone they loved and cared for, and the grief from those deaths take up the entire arc. That's not to say that this is a bad collection, but it lacks the excitement all the previous volumes had.

Some of the dialog seemed cheesy and unrealistic as well. I have to keep in mind that Carl is 7...more

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Aug 25, 2011 Kaethe rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I'm so invested now. Kirkman's got me really caring about everyone, and worried for them.

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