Like everything involving The Walking Dead these days, the comic book is getting a massive new addition.

Due out Oct. 3 from Image Comics' Skybound imprint, The Walking Dead: Compendium Two collects the second eight trade-paperback volumes of writer Robert Kirkman's award-winning survival horror series.

For those who are coming to the comic from the popular AMC TV show or who are catching up from the first compendium (which topped Amazon's list of top-selling graphic novels), the new 1,068-page book will cost fans $59.99 — a good deal since the single volumes retail for $14.99 each — and contain issues 49-96 of the comic.

With a new cover by Walking Dead artists Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn, the second compendium begins with Rick Grimes and his boy Carl coming to grips with a major change in their lives — as if the zombie apocalypse wasn't a big enough change — and features fan-favorite characters such as Michonne in stories that lead up to the current monthly story line. (The landmark 100th issue comes out July 11.)

The monster compendium also happens to be Kirkman's favorite format for The Walking Dead.

"It's just such a big, huge book that really offers a lot of bang for your buck," he says. "The idea of having Volume 1 and 2 sitting next to each other on a reinforced shelf really excites me.

"I'm thrilled that we finally have enough issues released to be able to produce Volume 2. Now I'm looking forward to four years of 'When does Volume 3 come out?' "