Since its based on a comic book, the walking dead doesnt catch us completely off guard all that often. Some of these characters have already died in the comic book on which the show is based. Funny enough, one of the most popular characters in the series has never appeared a single time in the comics. However, pointed out a shot from the new york city comic con walking dead trailer that might have given fans a huge clue.
Who died and who survived the walking dead season 10. The walking dead comic the saviors characters tv tropes. He used his authority and resources to subjugate other communities tribute to the saviors. Negan pronounced neegan is a main character and a former antagonist first encountered in issue 100 of image comics the walking dead as well as the protagonist of heres negan. Walking dead comic book ending, explained hollywood. List of the walking dead tv series characters wikipedia. The walking dead comic has come to an end, revealing the fate of most of the remaining characters, including negan.
But in the original comic book she meets a grisly end and heres. Ahead of the midseason premiere, we look at the series most evil antagonist to date. Shockingly, in the comic book series, negan is still alive. First, we watched him kill two major characters in the season premiere. Thats all we get of negan in the book, a quiet moment for a villain who once presented himself as a. The characters of the walking dead comic come across the whisperers in a suitably spooky fashion. In the final issue of the walking dead s 12issue all out war arc. If youre a fan of the walking dead, but you didnt want to buy a monthly magazine publication to read small chunks of negan s history spread out over the course of a year, then heres negan. The walking dead is gearing up for its tenth season and it seems there could be another death incoming as a new comic book clue hints at negan.
In fact, its in a way weve already seen on the show through rosita and eugenes. The following is a list of character deaths in image comics the walking dead. This was how the comic book version of the story killed off alpha, but some had wondered if the show would take a different approach by having someone like lydia or carol kill the character. Negan is a fictional character in the comic book series the walking dead and in the television series of the same name. Killing a major character in their very first episode, things only got bloodier from there. In the final issue of the walking deads 12issue all out war arc, rick and. But while the deaths were themselves a bit surprising, but what came after them, at the very end of the episode, was the real shocker. Of course, the franchises head honcho is, no surprise, rick grimes, the character andrew lincoln brought to life from the image comics series for nine years. The walking dead tv show negan characters tv tropes. By now, youve probably heard that negan s violent introduction to the walking deads core characters was eerily similar to the comic book s plot. Negan, with other members of the saviors, ambushed rick and his small group after they agreed to set camp for the night while they were on their way to the hilltop to enlist jesus to help them. With rick dead, the walking dead comic book series list of surviving main characters recognizable to viewers of the television series continues to dwindle. Kindle edition by kirkman, robert, adlard, charlie, stewart, dave, adlard, charlie, rathburn, cliff.
Kill count zombies 45, andrea grimes 42 1 indirectly caused, negan 28, hilltop colony soldiers 29, michonne hawthorne 29 2 caused, rick grimes 28, dwight 20 including himself. He plays a big role during the comic book whisperer war. Simon is the secondincommand of the saviors and the personal righthand man of their supreme leader. His policies could change when jeffrey dean morgan debuts as negan on the walking dead tv show. The walking dead introduced an unexpected pairing late in season 10 when carol was revealed to have freed negan from his jail cell so he could infiltrate the whisperers and kill alpha. List of deaths comic series walking dead wiki fandom. In more recent episodes, several more people fall victim to his sadistic killing streak. Negan and rick eventually enter into all out war, an important storyline within the book series.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the walking dead. Every character death from season 9 the walking dead. Simon is instrumental in capturing rick grimes and his group as they head in an rv to get maggie greene to the hilltop colony. The following is a list of characters from the walking dead comic book series, created by robert kirkman. Heres what happens next with negan and alpha in the. This story contains spoilers for the walking dead comics and season 8 of amcs the walking dead. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series can be similar, derivative, or in many cases almost entirely irrelevant. But his murder of glenn in the comics was the first of many violent deaths that he either directly or indirectly contributed to. Sam morton, who plays alpha in the hit tv show, has spoke about her characters demise. Meanwhile, certain key characters from the books have now passed on in the show while they are still the main characters in the books specifically carl grimes. Heres the list of walking dead characters i cannot see dying in this war. Having negan kill alpha instead of carol was the best direction for the walking dead to take, even though comics readers likely saw the twist coming. Carl grimes is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in the comic book series the walking dead and was.
Several years after rick grimes death, he continues to live as a. Ezekiel dodged his comic book death last season by a hair, but we dont think hell be as lucky this season. The walking dead comic book ending guarantees a very different finale when amcs tv series eventually wraps. Negan uses lucille in the walking dead comic book series image comics. But it happened this week, in an episode that featured three major character deaths. Negan pronounced neegan is a main character and a former antagonist first encountered in. Amcs the walking dead has had many leaders recently with the likes of michonne, daryl, maggie, carol, ezekiel, and father gabriel stepping up. The walking dead comic book has come to an end, and heres how it closed things. The following is a list of characters from the walking dead television series based on the eponymous comic book series.
Though the walking dead comic book and tv show were largely on the same page with negan s incarceration story through most of season 9, the amc drama went off. The saviors are a large group of survivors in the washington d. Heres what happens next with negan and the whisperers in the walking dead comics if the show follows the comics at all, then its not a good sign that negan and alpha are finally. Would the walking dead show follow the comic book path on. List of the walking dead comics characters wikipedia. Here are the walking dead characters who will survive. He is the leader of a group of survivors in the sanctuary, called the saviors, a group that oppresses other survivor communities and forces them to pay tribute to him. The walking deads newest big bad, whisperer leader alpha samantha morton, could be nearing her expiration date with carol melissa mcbride gunning for her to avenge murdered son henry matt. Characters from the saviors in the comic series the walking dead. The walking dead has been fairly loyal to the comic books in certain areas but has wildly veered from the books in others. Walking dead was right to have negan not carol kill alpha. Even if negan does not kill women and children, that is in the comic books.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You would think the other characters would seize their first available opportunity to take out the. Negan has been an unfortunate plague upon season seven of the walking dead. With the walking dead s all out war story set to conclude with sundays season eight finale, fans of the amc show are curious about what happens to negan in robert kirkmans comic book source material. The funs only just beginning for negan, who survived all the way to the end of robert kirkman and charlie adlards comic book series. The whisperer war is coming on the walking dead, but comic book readers have already lived through this epic saga. Although some characters appear in both the television and comic series, the continuity of the television series is not shared with the original comic book series. Robert kirkman and charlie adlards skybound series wrapped in a way the amc drama. Hes become such an important character in the comics that kirkman even. Negan grows a liking for carl, although carl remains resentful towards him. Much like daryl dixon, simon is an original character not included in the comic book series of the same name.