| Issue | #4 The Heart's Desire |
| Cover Price | 14.99 USD |
| Pages | 140 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Fourth Printing 2008. |
| Genre | Horror |
| Pencils | Tony Moore |
| Inks | Tony Moore |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | in Walking Dead, The (Image, 2006 series) #2 |
| Pencils | Charlie Adlard |
| Inks | Charlie Adlard |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Rick Grimes; Lori Grimes; Carl Grimes; Dexter (Death); Andrew (Death?); Patricia; Axel; Allen (Death); Andrea; Glenn; Tyreese; Dale; Billy (Donna & Allen's child); Ben (Donna & Allen's child); Sophia; Carol; Hershel Greene; Maggie Greene; Billy Greene; Otis; Michonne |
| Synopsis | Rick stops Dexter from kicking them out of the prison sanctuary by killing him. A mysterious woman, Michonne, arrives and is added to the group. Michonne seduces Tyreese, causing Donna to leave Tyreese and try to kill herself. Rick and Tyreese have a fight which results in Rick being removed as leader and a committee of four elected to lead the survivors. |
| Genre | Horror |
| Script | Robert Kirkman |
| Pencils | Charlie Adlard |
| Inks | Charlie Adlard |
| Colors | Cliff Rathburn (Gray Tones) |
| Letters | Rus Wooten |
| Reprinted | from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #19; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #20; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #21; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #22; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #23; from Walking Dead, The (Image, 2003 Series) #24 |
| Pencils | Charlie Adlard |
| Inks | Charlie Adlard |
| Synopsis | Promo information on other Robert Kirkman trade paperbacks by Image Comics. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Most likely this sequence changes from printing to printing. |
| Pencils | Charlie Adlard |
| Inks | Charlie Adlard |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Synopsis | Promotional copy explaining what this series is about. |
| Pencils | Charlie Adlard |
| Inks | Charlie Adlard |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Back Cover. |