Summary

It ’s no secret thatThe Walking Deadtelevision show diverge from the storyline of the original Image Comics serial in a great number of path . However , The Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman has always firmly endure much every change made on the show thus far , something he ’s notably made clear while answering questions from fans inThe Walking Dead Deluxeissues . Though it appears Kirkman ’s good free grace have come up to a fleet end , asThe Walking Dead ’s creator does n’t seem sold on the TV show ’s new zombi variant ( for one important reason ) .

InThe Walking Dead Deluxe#73 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard , readers are shown a full - color version of the original comedian , complete with all the drama and zombie - killing activity of the mordant and lily-white version . However , color was n’t the only plus to this edition , as this issue also contained the aforesaid notes drop a line by Robert Kirkman answering fans ’ questions about the series - and one of them was incredibly telling .

One fan send in a alphabetic character asking Kirkman how he feel aboutThe Walking Deadtelevision serial bring in zombie variants in the final season , notice that the live - military action adaptation seemed to be deviate fromKirkman ’s two ‘ golden rules ’ aboutThe Walking Dead- those being : no variant zombi and no excuse the origin of the Walkers . To that , Kirkman gave a brief yet telling reception :

Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes with the other survivors.

Robert Kirkman : I ’m felicitous to be leaven awry if these thing run and end up being nerveless .

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Robert Kirkman Usually Supports the TV Show’s Changes to The Walking Dead - But Not This Time

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As previously noted , AMC’sThe walk Deadhas made some drastic changes to the serial publication ’ lore - from the graphic symbol growing of Carol and the creation of Daryl Dixon , to even kill off Carl - and every time , Robert Kirkman seemed to offer complete and full support for those changes . Kirkman has always maintained that he like the fact that the TV show is search alternative avenues when it comes to the wider storyline and characters ofThe Walking Dead .

That being said , AMC’sThe Walking Deadnever attempt to change Kirkman ’s aforementioned ‘ golden rules ’ before , and now that it has , it does n’t seem like Kirkman has much support to propose . say that he ’d be “ happy to be evidence wrong ” implies that he does not agree with shift one of his two ‘ golden linguistic rule ’ - indeed , Kirkman made the rules for a cause .

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Zombie Variants Isn’t the Only ‘Golden Rule’ AMC’s The Walking Dead Seems to be Breaking

The future of The Walking Dead series will likely unravel the mystery of the Walkers’ origin!

The fan who asked Kirkman how he feel about AMC’sThe walk Deadbreaking his ‘ no variants ’ pattern also concern on how it seems the many spin - off / continuation serial will explore the blood of the Walkers . Kirkman ’s answer to the first question also applied to the 2nd , as even that ’s something he ’d be “ well-chosen to be proven wrong ” by . But , again , that respond only sustain his discontentedness with the TV show breaking those ‘ golden ruler ’ in the first place .

Robert Kirkman has always maintained thatThe Walking Deadwouldn’t be as cool if the zombie maintain start upgrade throughout , and he also never want to reveal the origination of the Walkers , as he believe most of the fun of zombie stories is the mystery of how the zombies get to be in the first place .

Unfortunately , no matter how significant they are to him , Robert Kirkman ’s ‘ golden rule ’ are not being applied to the live - action serial publication , andThe walk Dead ’s creator still is n’t sold on those change , despite supporting nearly every other one in the past .

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The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes looking at zombies from the comic series.

Abraham shooting zombies in The Walking Dead comic series.

Zombies from The Walking Dead comic series.

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