: The island is physically cut off from the mainland, creating a pressure-cooker environment.
Unlike the sprawling rural settings of the parent series, Dead City utilizes Manhattan's unique geography to create a sense of claustrophobia and "vertical" danger. The Walking Dead: Dead City
: Survivors utilize the city's infrastructure in grim ways, such as harvesting methane from mass graves in the sewers for energy. The Maggie-Negan Dynamic: A Study in Stasis : The island is physically cut off from