The walking dead takes an unexpected turn the new york times. In the comic book and television mediums, glenn is murdered by negan, who uses his infamous barbwire bat lucille to repeatedly bash his head in to a pulp as his wife and friends watch horrified, and helplessly after being captured by the saviors. Would the walking dead show follow the comic book path on this pivotal death, or would it remix the moment as its done so many times before. Glenn is one of the characters that never killed a living human in the comics. Death is always a flexible concept in superhero comic books, but here we look at ones that resonated for both readers and characters. In the comic book fan community, the apparent death and subsequent return of a longrunning character is often called a comic book death. Here are 11 characters from amcs the walking dead that were killed off in significantly different ways from how they met their maker in the comic books. Glenns death is the perfect opportunity for a similar remix but in order for the moment to have full impact. The walking dead show loves few things more than riffing on expectations from the comics. Spoilers for the walking dead comic book and television show. Glenn is one of the few characters to have appeared in almost every form of walking dead media, having appeared in the comic series, tv series, video game, assault game, social game, and the novels.
Negan kills rapist david death comparison the walking dead tv show vs comic 7x15 duration. Several unnamed saviors caused and possibly direct. Hershels decapitation on the show belonged to tyreese in the comics, for instance. Why the walking dead was wrong to stick with the comics this.