I was a little concerned that I was losing interest in The Walking Dead around Volume 16 or 17. It was beginning to feel a bit like the same old stuff once again. The All Out War arc reinvigorated my interest and I liked the time skip a couple of volumes back, showing how life is progressing in the post-apocalypse. 
 Carl continues to be one of my favourite characters and I hope he survives for the duration of the series because I really want to see how this once cute little kid finds life as an adult. 
 Rick has mostly fallen into the background in recent story arcs, which gives other characters like Maggie a chance to grow as a character. 
 The Whisperers are an awesome addition to this series, something I've never seen in any other zombie literature and they're going to help keep things interesting in the ongoing story. I've always liked that Kirkman has shown that it's not the walkers that are a threat to humanity, it's humanity itself... so I wonder how Rick and the other survivors are going to deal with those who have rejected humanity.