Who was Bane before the mask? Condemned to life in the Pit, a young journalist finds refuge with a man born in the darkness. Faced with the brutal realities of life in hell on Earth, every day becomes a battle as her protector fights to ascend the prison's ranks, endangering the lives of those he cares about in the process and taking his first steps down a devastating path.

Dreams have always been an escape for Alice, until one night she finds herself thrown into a quest to slay a Dragon; it becomes apparent that the borders between worlds are breaking down when she wakes to find a Dwarf from the previous night beside her in bed.

When Daryl and Merle return to the prison after Woodbury, the older of the two brothers finds comfort in the most unlikely of people; a fervent young woman found alone and starving on the highway. The two form an unlikely friendship in spite of their differences, but with the Governor on the march and new threats on the horizon, can anything survive in a world of the dead?