The World We Knew Is Gone The World Of Commerce And Frivolous Necessity Has Been Replaced By A World Of Survival And Responsibility An Epidemic Of Apocalyptic Proportions Has Swept The Globe, Causing The Dead To Rise And Feed On The Living In A Matter Of Months Society Has Crumbled: No Government, No Grocery Stores, No Mail Delivery, No Cable Tv In A World Ruled By The Dead, The Survivors Are Forced To Finally Start Living Out On Their Own, Danger Lurking Around Every Corner, Our Ragged Band Of Survivors Tries To Live Long Enough To Reach Washington Dc Collects The Walking Dead #55-60 Reprint Edition