The comic version of Rick Grimes is the new cover..

Rick wakes up and has dinner with Morgan and Duane. Morgan explains to Rick the nature of the outbreak, explaining it had started just over a month ago. Rick finds out that, before the media shut down, the government told everyone to relocate to major cities in an effort to protect them.

Morgan then states that he thought he would be safer away from large cities. Rick decides that Lori would have taken Carl to Atlanta where her parents live. Rick, Morgan, and Duane go to the Cynthiana Police Department in order to get supplies. Rick gives Morgan and Duane some guns and a police car while changing into a police uniform, he himself grabbing a M1911, instead of the Colt Python from from the show.

Morgan and Duane decide to stay behind while Rick plans to go search for his family in Atlanta. Morgan thanks Rick for his generosity, while Rick advises Morgan to make sure he uses his police equipment sparingly in order to return it in good condition when the outbreak is dealt with. However, their goodbye is interrupted when a zombie reaches for them from behind the parking lot fence.

Rick nearly shoots it, but is stopped by Morgan, who advises him not to waste the bullet. Rick and the Jones' part ways. On his way out of Cynthiana, Rick returns to find the severely decomposed bike zombie and puts it out of its misery (which causes him to shed a tear).

On his way to Atlanta, Rick's car runs out of gas forcing him to scavenge for gasoline at a nearby ranch. Inside the home, Rick finds the remains of a family that committed a religiously motivated group suicide, causing Rick to run outside and puke.

Exploring the property, Rick finds horse and hatchet inside the family's barn (his trademark weapon in the comics).

Riding it to Alanta, Rick talks to the horse out of loneliness, reminiscing about how things were before the outbreak. He recounts to the horse the events of the day his son, Carl, was born, stating it was the happiest day of his life. However, Rick realizes that thinking about the good old times makes the outbreak seem much worse, opting for silence for the remainder of his trip.

Rick arrives in Atlanta and enters the city, only to find it in ruins. As he progresses into the city, zombies begin to congregate and swarm him, knocking him off of his horse. As he sees his horse being eaten by zombies, he becomes enraged, calling them "animals, what the hell is wrong with you!?", and begins shooting and bashing oncoming zombies.

He runs into an alley where he meets a supply runner named Glenn (yes THAT Glenn).

Glenn tells Rick to stop using his gun, as it will attract the entirety of the city's zombie population. Glenn advises Rick to follow him onto a building using its fire escape, then hop over an alleyway to another building from which they descend.

Rick and Glenn exit the city safely as Glenn explains to Rick that the government's plan to herd everyone into the cities only "put all the food in one place," resulting in everyone in the city dying in under a week." Glenn says. Rick breaks down, deducing that his family must have been killed.

Glenn then explains to Rick that there is a camp outside of the city where a group of survivors live, explaining there is a chance his family might be there.

When Rick and Glenn get to the camp, Rick, sure enough, is reunited with his wife, Lori, and his son, Carl.. Unlike the show, we had no idea if they were alive or dead, not sure why the show did that.. We already knew the answer, so took away the suspense.. Anyway, Rick is also reunited Shane, who has been protecting Rick's family since the outbreak.

Shane introduces Rick to the other survivors at the camp; Allen, Dale, Jim, Carol, Sophia, Amy, Andrea, Donna, Billy, and Ben. Allen and Donna are husband and wife and Ben and Billy are their twin boys. Carol is the mother of Sophia. Amy and Andrea are sisters.

PS: Carol is NOTHING like the tv show, she's just weak the entire series. Last one you'd want in an zombie plague..