The news has been dominated this week by NYCC. Newly announced series like the Witcher and Serenity as well as returning series like Buffy have given Dark Horse have an especially strong show. However the week really belonged to Image (and Skybound) thanks to the Walking Dead hitting its 10th anniversary.

The War is moving on and the time has come for civilization (whatever that means) to start a new but who will prevail. Robert Kirkman and his team start us off with the opener and you can read the review here

Fans across the world celebrated the release of THE WALKING DEAD #115 this week, with thousands attending midnight release parties throughout the United States. The parties officially ignited the 10th anniversary of THE WALKING DEAD and the introduction of the most intense storyline in the series to date: ALL OUT WAR. Accordingly, the response has been overwhelming.

THE WALKING DEAD #115, written by Robert Kirkman with art by Charlie Adlard, instantly sold out at the distributor, selling over 352,000 copies on the day of release. This makes THE WALKING DEAD #115 the top selling single comic issue of the year to date.

“Ten years in and THE WALKING DEAD never fails to surprise me.  I wanted our tenth anniversary to be a big event but I never could have anticipated this,” said Robert Kirkman.  “The level of support we continue to get from retailers and readers is astounding.  I only hope we can somehow top if for the 20th anniversary.”

With the release of THE WALKING DEAD #115, the storyline ALL OUT WAR moves the title to a bi-weekly release schedule for the duration of the story. THE WALKING DEAD #115 features 10 interlocking covers which celebrate the THE WALKING DEAD by spotlighting classic moments from the comic's past with all-new art from series artist Charlie Adlard. The second printing of THE WALKING DEAD #115 will feature a gatefold cover depicting the range of characters in the ALL OUT WAR storyline.

Fans are not the only ones raving about THE WALKING DEAD as critics celebrate this issue with universal praise:

“GREAT”
- Jesse Schedeen, IGN

“This is not something readers will want to miss.”
- Tony Guerrero, ComicVine

“THE WALKING DEAD is on a collision course. The narrative barrels ahead and promises to leave many in its wake. I can think of no better way to celebrate ten years of this fantastic series than the orgy of blood promised by this conflict.”

- Jimbus Christ, BloodyDisgusting

Issues of THE WALKING DEAD #115 may still be available at comic stores and is available digitally on the Image website (imagecomics.com) and the official Image Comics iOS app, as well as on Comixology on the web (comixology.com), iOS, and Android.

The second printing of THE WALKING DEAD #115, featuring a gatefold cover by Charlie Adlard, arrives on 11/6 and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code AUG138407.

Its been 10 years since we were first introduced to Officer Rick Grimes.
In that time he has been through a whole host of traumas with a sprinkling of triumphs, but now he looks to be facing the biggest ordeal so far.

However does the 10th Anniversary edition create a buzz or does it fizzle out with a low level pop?

Check our review out by clicking here to see.