Ignore my earlier complaining (see reviews of Issues 6, 7 and 8) about how this series was going downhill. Yes I was tired of the same old, yes I was impressed with the ridiculous ending of #8. But Here We Remains reignited the old flame. 
 Here We Remain sets off the story on a whole new story arc. We've got some of the original characters and some new ones. The addition of new characters added a much needed shaking up. There's some new developments regarding the roamers as well - nice to see they haven't been forgotten! 
 Most of all I loved some of the quality character development seen in this issue. Especially Rick, Carl and Michonne. Rick and Michonne have definitely gone through more than their fair share of suffering and we've watched how this has affected them. Watched how they've become more numb to the world, more cut off from who they once were. In Here We Remain, we get to see a much more psychological change taking place - something more than just numbness and I really appreciated this development. 
 Last but not least, Carl. Carl has been an important and central character throughout the entire series. He's survived when so many others haven't and yet we haven't got to know him very much at all - UNTIL NOW!! There was some pretty severe and intense scenes with Carl and you realize how much he's grown and how much he's changed. I really hope we get to see more and more of Carl in the next few issues, I can't wait to see how he takes part in what's going to happen next.